The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-06

UNION DEPOT RUSH
1T WAS THE GREATEST WEEK IN
The TERMINAL STATIONS
HISTORY.
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PLACE THE NUMBER OF ARRIVALS.
in THREE DAYS Al 49,
900.
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EVERY ROAD CARRIED A CITY,
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Without serious Casualty, AL
most Without Incident.
ESTIMATES, OF THE CROWD


Yesterday the army Of nearly $50
satemen, Engagement, porters. ticket
and passenger agents and special DO
l1cemen on duty at the Union denot
curing the week, took time for breath,
aitnough there was still a great rush
Tor outgoing trains on all roads.
Half OF the extra force was laid off.
and in few days matters at the big
terminal station will assume their
usual condition. 1t was the greatest
week for the depot in its history, and
the greatest six days the ST. Paul rail-
ROADS ever experienced. The figures
are something startling. The railroads
nave reaped a handsome harvest out
OF the encampment.s Every line run
ming into the city had it's Just share
OF business, and with the exception of
one unlmportant smash-up in the
yards, there was not a mishap report
ed.
Great credit is due to Supt. w. F.
Mcmillan, Of the Union depot company.
Tor the very able manner in which he
handled the crowd and looked after the
rush generally The managers of all
the lines gave the superintendent full
sway and directed him to make what
preparations were deemed necessary.
ana that any orders he might issue
would be respected The result of the
weeks work shows that the confidence
In the superintendent was not mis-
placed.
Yesterday there remained but two or
three people in-the- Union depot emer,
gency hospitair and these cases were
not at all serious. SThis feature of the
arrangements was IA great success
Had it not beenofor~ the temporary
hospital, great difficulty would have
been experienced in handling passen-
gers who were taken sick on trains,
and those who Were injured
1t will be week before all the tickets
taken up by conductors are checked
up by the auditing department of the
various roads. s When this is completed
there will. very likely, be some sur
prises in store for those interested in
knowing just how big the rush was.
Competent railroad men say that no
less than 175,00O people were brought
into the city by the railroads Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday, This mum,
Der doubled the population of the city.
The work of handling the crowd with
the baggage which came with it, was
job which would have muddled a
less cool brain than that of Supt Nc
MILAN. Rough estimates are. all that
can be given at the present time as
none of the railroads are ready to make
correct Statement Taflfa,tr- .fs.~.e
The Milwaukee undoubtedly carried
the greatest number of people, having
four lines of it's own running into the
city. That system, according to rough
estimates by itss officials carried 40, 900
people, or $4,000 going and coming.
The Northwestern with its three lines
came next with from $4,000 to 100000
The Great Northern carried about TO-
600, the Northern Pacific somewhat
less, the Minneapolis & st. Louis about
10000 the Wisconsin Central about TO-
600, the Burlington $4,000. the 500 10000
the ST. Paul g. Duluth 5000, the
Great Western $4,000, total estimated
business, 175,0Oo, or when estimated
both going and coming, a total Of $780,
900 passengers. When the official
figures have been returned by the
auditing departments, these estimates
will be liable to material change