The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
Fifty CARS ENGAGED.
Ertdence That q FetU San Fran ncis cans
Eflt See the Fight.

Ertdence That u FetU San Franc cans
Flt See the Fight.
The Southern Pacific Company has
come to the conclusion that it will be all
it can do to carry the throngs of people
who want to see the worlds champion
ship battled for by Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons. Indeed the railroad has almost
despaired of its ability to take all who want
to go, despite the fact that it will not only
use all of the Pulimans available, but will
bring into requisition its ordinary passen-
ger and possibly its tourist cars.
The officers of the road are exerting
themselves TO gather in all the shekels
possible, out they are not certain that they
can do it. Still they will try very hard.
Up to yesterday fifty cars, each holding
twenty-five people, had been engaged rom
San Francisco alone. Besides this Fresno
is asking for five, Sacramento FIVE. and
even Wood and wants two or three, while
applications from other towns are coming
In pretty fast. AS one Of the leading off,
ciaIs of the road says, there ism. Sleep
ing accommodation al Carson for the peo-
pie who are going" Because of this as
many as possible are trying to arrange for
Pullman transportation.
Already about 1000 ad mIssion seats have
been sold for the pavilion where the fight
Is TO take place. Besides this iour special
trains of ten Pullmans and two baggage
cars each, and each drawn by two locomo-
tives, have been chartered from Chicago.
1t Is considered certain that there will be
from Chicago alone at least fifty cars of
people, while from San Francisco there
will probably be at least eighty.
New York, Cincinnati, Louisville, st.
Louis and other cities are also, of course
expected to contribute a great many, as
well as the Mississippi and Missouri
valleys. From up and down the coast also
there will be many.
1t Is considered lucky that there Is so
large an amount of siding at Carson. 1t is
what is known as "pusher" station.
From Carson to Virginia the road is very
preclpitous and as Carson is situated in
The Eagle Creek Valley, a couple of miles
very favorable good many switches have
been constructed in times past for the ac-
commodation of engines and cars
The cars coming from Chicago will, as
is now estimated, cover three-fourths OF a
mile OF track, while those from here will
require at ledst mile. That is a mile
and three-quarters to start with. When
other cities and towns are accommodated
IT is believed the switch yard at Carson
will look something like the business of q
transcontinental railroad
few days ago John P. Dunning, agent
here Of one of the press associations.
went to Carson. He wanted to make
arrangements for getting out a report and
proposed to take four men there. He
wanted 10 see what board and other ex-
penses would be. He was told that if he
would bring his four men on then and
remain till after the fight they could have
board for $28 week each, but il he waited
till near the time of the tight it would
cost HIM more.
1t was finally decided that A. c. Thomas
oil Chicago, general Western agent of the
association, First Assistant Agent Nat C.
wright and Harry L. Beach of Chicago
and a force from this CITY would 90 de-.
spite the high board prices.