New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02
THE RUSH HOME CONTINUES.
MANY RETURNING NEW-YORKERS AR
RIVE ON EVERY TRAIN
THEY COME FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. But PRIN-
CIPALLY FROM THE MOUNTAINS AND THE
NEW-JERSEY COAST-INCIDENTs

AT THE STATIONS
The rush into town of New-Yorkers who have been
spending the summer in the country was tremendous
yesterday and taxed the carrying capacity of the
railroad and steamboat lines 1t Will probably be
as heavy, if not heavier. next Monday. many
will wait over until to-day before starting home
Almost every 10 walt until September
before returning to the city. The consequence is
that the crowd is difficult TO handle, and the baggage
piles up in the stations in such Quantities that ii
usually takes two or three days to get things in
their normal condition again after the rush ends.
And, Of course. there is much growing" and
tain persons cant why the express companies
are slow" The rush is expected to keep up all
next week. The recent cool weather has had the
effect Of bringing people into town few days
earlier than usual, and reported In The Tribune
last Friday the travel this city from summer
sorts. especially from the coast and the noun
tains. had been extremely heavy all the week. Re
turning New-Yorkers came from all directions yes
terday, but. Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. principally from the Catskils and places
on the New-Jersey coast They rather disap
pointed on reaching to find that 1t was not as
cool here they thought 1t would be.
An extra force of men was put on in the baggage
of the Grand Central Station yesterday, but
the porters had their hands full to keep the seem
iney endless pile Of luggage moving in the long.
narrow room. 1t somewhat resembed apartment
in insane asylum part OF the day. People who
were wise gave their cnecks 10 an eNpfeSSnldn
then home and waited perhaps) for their
trunks 10 arrive. Others who were not so wise
wanted their luggage right away. because. you
know, they wished to take II on the cab with them.
Well these persons insisted upon rushing about the
ROOM humping into every trunk they could ind.
stopping every porter with trunk upon his sh"ui-
der feeling positive theirs: barking their shins
in most painful manner and. altogether. quite dis
tracing everybody includns. Of course. themselves
SURE 1T WAS HIS TRUNK.
Hey there. porter exclaimed an excited man
at one of the stations. where you taking my
trunk" He short and fat and his left eye
had a CLASSY stare. and his voice was tremulous
with suppressed emotion.
This your trunk" inquired the porter. stopping
but showing no surprise The gent out there IN
the coop it's his"
mo faint; put 1t down. ] kin tell 1t n mile OF.
replied the fat
The porter started to put down the piece Of bag
gage. and the alleged owner getting too near
IL received a sharp rap the side Of the head
Something seemed TO leave his face: he uttered
d.smayed groan. and the next instant the aston
ished porter him rush toward pile OF bag
gage. and putting his left hand to his face. began
pulling frantically at the heavy trunks After
minute or two IL daWned on the porters nina that
his fat friend vas looking for something 80 going
up him he sad
My left. eye! Help me find It," returned the
what" exclaimed the astonshed HEAVIER of
MY eye. my eye-you idiot-can't you under
anything. and III give you s.:
But the porter was speeches. from laughter
and 1t was several minutes before he couid ass'st
in the search Then he pulled down the pile ,S Si
missing optic covered with dust and looking more
like a large-sized mig" with which boys play
marbles than what IT was intended to resemble
The fat man rubbed of the dust In a furtive way;
and after putting the eye back In place slipped
the money into the grnning porter's hand. and
walked rapidly out Of the building. forgetting all
about his trunk
SHE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
An elderly splnster came in on the pennsylvania
road and when she reached Corlandt-st.. insisted
upon having her trunk sent at once to her home
She WAS told that the baggage-room was at the
Desbrosses-st. station .,-,,- Non,
she demanded AMI,
"Didn't Jest come over the ferry. and didn't
lest come from ocean Grove?'
IL suppose you did. marin
81 guess IT'S comm across the river now marin;
an II you'll go TO the Desorosses-s'' station you "
probably find It,. . ,,u 49, ,,,aors,or,
We'll il took some time 10 make her understand
.h., n.rt ~ IT, and when she got 10 (esDrosses-
az of course the trunk had not arrived. ana she
was going to have all kinds or things dpnc 70 the
hersef on a trunk directly In the way ana STAYED
,bare until her piece came over. when she secured
before they could get 1t of the truck ana had II
borne off in triumph to cafr'a ", all tho stations
"A ~ naesongers loaded with bags ana pack
a~cs noured in almost contnuaiiy, me tA" ,t
c6mna MES had all they could 40 feoie WHO nTe
In the West and South and VINO nave Deen spe M,
III '' The summer in this part OF the country VIII
ing me , for their homes The tide. In fact has
already turned. II Is saio'