New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
SWARMING TO THE GROUNDS.
4 HUMAN TIDE TINT HEAVILY TAXED HNL
ROAD FACILITIES THE CROWDS OR
DFnIY \S RULE.

| DENll " Ia IT..
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c'cock this morning the tide of tn" people WIS no."
! inc ia "A crca, vonlmc toward Jackson Park by every
av,lIab. means Of CONVEYANCE. The scene on the
| vncant pace known ~ the Lake Front was one OF
| great animation. Thousands 81 persons were moving
along tho Sidewalk IN Of the different big hotels
and came Pouring I'm current, out Of the streets from
the westward ~ the waters ~ river pour INTO 'h'
| ocean \ heavy fog at his tim" hanging over
! the lake though II WAS lifted somewhat from IN"
land.
II has beer noticed I'm these columns tli't the
illinois Central Railroad had made large preparations
for the handling Of passenger traffic IN connection
With II, local line to Jackson Park. tn" cars which
have boon built FOR this occasion r"N"itl" 'n th'r
APPEARANCE and construction those viii are used On
the Concy Island railroads running from Bay Ridc'
and from Erookyn. Rows 81 these ears have been
standing during ia. last month on the side track
and are nrcndy familiar objects 10 people who have
visited that locality. They ar" painted a bright vel
low Entrance * fr,,m the sides. and over thcs"
open spaces Il thick canvas curtain can l:' drawn
I'm cas-. NJ storm. IN" are lighted by windows
Of heavy glass In the panels between these
doors There l. for FIVE adults on each seat ::
: pa. ,cnccr, sit facing each other In
the on. case aud back 10 back In the other. No
persons are allowed 10 stand. As soon rs each car
1, filed the guard lowers tho iron bar. and people
cannot 20, ont of tho ear until hi, bar +, raised which
Is done In sections at the terminal point. The
patronage OF the Illinois Contra! for Worlds Fair
traffic comes from tho portion Of the city lyin, nort1
Of Van Hmrcns' and westward from IN" lake. Trims
leave the Iakc.st. station and run without stop 10
the >Ixiioth.st entrance 10 the grounds Another
-ct ~ train, leave Van lIurcnS and continuously
10 the same terminal point The time !, huecn
minute, and tlc charge l. 30 cents for the ronnd
trip Tho road Is along the Lake Front ana ot
will be pleasant avenue for traVci durhs 'h'
warmer season ~ the year.
1t evident early this morning that this was
going 10 bc popular route. It VA, ia" hr-t day on
which these trains were run. and tho charg" Of 20
evidently not too high 10 keep people WI"
conid conveniently rench the northern terminals from
going by that road despite r. uupopulafiv with
Chicago cooperation. Every f"w minutes one
Of these train, started southwark carving about
carond, Of people, In all about ZOO Passengers.
II must be- confessed that tho service today
admirably performed. The open cars
We're slightly uncomfortable on account
Of the chlliiucss Of the atmosphere The ,pnngS
ar not elastic. AMI ther" is ronghncSs In the
ton II car. but otherwise. and cpccinly because
n the shortness OF the time required IN making ihr
trip and Of the fact that ovcrcrowdln- /, per
nh,tcd. The route l. III" most desirable BE-
selected by persons near the great hotel IA return
Ing IN the afternoon the TaIns started from the
grounds with great frequency. matter whether the
cars were FLIED not. a complete system seem,
Llr precision Naturally the cable cnis which run BY
way OF Cottage lirvravc. directly To- the northern
entrance To the Exposition enclosure were crowded,
but they collected their passengers from points mile
south OF the Van urcn.st. station Of the Iho, Cen
tral.
Tie elevated railroad aSlo well patrorIz.d
but as IT'S tracks for running Ia III. Fair ground,
proper IRE not yet In order. and their nbSenc, made
necessary n long walk nom the southern terminal II
Was less popular than II doubtless viii be later on
Its northern terminus Is at Congrcss-,t and Il Is
only about "A block and half two block, from the
Auditorium Hotel and conveniently accessible to th.
stops being made at stations along the route and
more lime u required 10 make III. tourney me
cable ears consume fOrty.hvc minutes IN. elevated
thirty minutes and the fare by each ruutr Is = cent,
MANY persons patronyed the excursion boat, but
the wrntlrr was TOO cold fCh u pleasure Journey By
TIL, route. Tally hO-conch"s ran from some Of the
leading hotels. The entrances 10 the Exposition en-
some delay Ia making ones way through the crowd.
The ground In such horrible condition. that
people had to- step dantilv ana carefully ulong the
roads where the mud In some Instances wos over
ankle deep Indeed. the walks have no, ,yccnt IN
4, few occasions. been 50 bad MS they were today
cleared OF some ugly places. but tho constant ch1rnnr
up Of the mn1 by the feet of pc1es, rnms SOS,
destroyed the fleet OF the labor OF The cIc,ner. r.
wa, unfortunate too that In this condition Of things
some OF the freshly laid sod was badly tron nl.d md
In many Instances totally rured As tho sr"rm. ~
persons passed through the gates ther. were oc
easonaly evidences OF congestion the result Of efforts