New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02
BAGGAGEH4STERS SHOULD BE PITIFD.
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LEAv.
ING THE CITY REQUIRE THEIR ASSISTANCE

THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LEAv.
ING THE CITY REQUIRE THEIR ASSISTANCE
SCENES AT THE CROWDED STATIONS.
"1runks trunks. everywhere. and not drop to
drink sighed tlred-out baggngemaster yesterday
His assistant said IT'S so.' and all the baggage
handlers took up the cry. Just then n travelling
delegate OF the Womens Christian Temperance Union,
who had been searching for her trunk for three
hours and a half, came in. She had heard the last
remark OF the baggagemaster. Looking AT him she
said "Oh you poor man, you must be thirsty after
handling all those trunks. Here Is tract for you'
aNow can you tell me-" she continued. "why II
is that the expressman has not brought my frunkf
I have been here three hours and hall waiting Tor
IT, lie said he would have It here by O'Clock, but
now It Is nearly six. When he does get II here, VIII
YOU see that it is handled carefully And when the
trunk IS put on the train. how will get II on at
CohOes so that take n train for"
The woman got further. The patience OF the
bocgaCemaster was exhausted and he Informed her
that when her trunk came he would put 1t on the
train for CohOes.
This is an example OF what the meek and long.
suffering baggage men have to endure at this time
OF the year II has been said. however, that call
the world loves a baggagemaster on the LIST OF
July. 1t is we'll to love him, for when ones trunk
IS at the bottom OF d pile numbering about
thou and the more tendcrly he talks 10 the baggage
master the more chance he has Of seeing his trunk
start out on the same train with himself.
Yesterday was day Of trunks and crowds at all
the points OF departure from the city. II was the
day when the real summer rush OF people from New
York began and from early dawn until late In the
evening every passenger station In the city was
nlled with happy summer tourists. AT least, they
said they happy. bat their looks belied their
Some Of them had missed their trains; others
had missed their baggage and still Others had no idea
OF anything except that they wished to get ont Of
town as possible
Another reason that made yesterday an exceptional
day In the history OF station crowds was that, be-
sides the regular band OF people who went out OF town
for the summer, there thousands Of Others who
went out Just to spend the Fourth.
In the latter part OF the afternoon a Tribune re.
porter stroled about the Grand Central station On
his way there he met an individual who bore traces
Of having once been a dude lie had a pathetcay
sad expression his face. He was covered all over
with huge drops OF persplration. and his once well.
groomed costume was sadly depressed lie looked as
II he had been through Of the squeezing machines
Of the Inquisition, and he evidently In dis
ress the reporter pltied him.
my good fellow" said the young man. al have
been trying for the last two hours 20 get through the
crowd at the station. but have had no more sue
cess than some poor little dog would have. say,
my good fellow. can't you help met
The reporter a large and strong man. lie had
always gone wherever lie pleased, and crowds gave
and when he got TO the station finally pushed him
through the crowd. Although the dude" lost the
remaining piece Of his collar he caught his train and
was grateful.
Down at the ferry house Of the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey, where thousands Of people bound
for the seashore. there such jam at time in
the afternoon that people who had come to take tie
3 80 train did get of until after o'clock. Every
one hot and tired and inclined q bc snappsh.
one incident however, caused many OF them To laugh
for awhile and for the time there WAS little
element. II was all caused 10y the loss Of a wife.
An old German and his worthy wife the
station take the 80 train for Long Branch. The
husband told his wife TO 90 into Ia" waiting room while
he got the tickets There about 1000
ahead OF lin IT, the ticket ne and IT hoir
before he finally got his tickets. In the mean time
fhe wife began TO worry about her other half ana,
leaving her traps and bundles she todded toward the
ticket office. She never got there, however. but be-
,ame entangied in the crowd Her husband. not find.
ng her whore he had directed her 10 stand. set mp
The cry My wife! Ny wife! Who has seen my
lie rushed hither and thither. and asked questions
II every one about her. For time IL seemed
hough the wife WAS no more. but finally squeaky
title voice heard in one corner Of the room. II
aid Mrn mann! Mein manu- Then the excited
ierman rushed to the corner, and all was peace
gain.
md boat landings yesterday. and every baggage
master told the story. They said that the
Of trunks they had handled unprec edcntedly
arge, and that It was impossible to tell just how
many had gone out Of town. Every train carried
xtra baggage cars, and In many cases good many
runss were left behind until to-day. Up 10 II
o'clock last night the expressmen continued TO take
asgage to the stations All the sound and Hudson
River boats were crowded and not single berth or
through trains for Chicago ran in several sections.
day the rush OF people from the city will continue
nd BY tomorrow night the regular population Of the
lily viii be greatly lessaned.
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