The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-30

At s and IL o'clock the Burlington
road run special trains from the union
station and these carried 500 Chicago
and Illinois delegates. Fourteen sleep
ing cars were occupied by the Illinois
people. The Burlington is the official
line for delegates from this stale. The
! Rock Island carried a, number of spe-
cial coachehs. Five eieepers were filled
with Chicago Passengers for San Fran
cisco. Three were received, in addition,
from the Pennsylvania road, three from
the Michigan Central and FIVE from the
Baltimore and Ohio. The Northwestern
divided its o'clock and / 80 trains into
sections, with as many cars as were
necessary.
Among those who reached Chicago
early today the largest delegation was
that from Pennsylvania. 1t came over
the Pennsylvania road and was divided
into two sections There were 800 dele
! gates, representing the banner Christ
! ian Endeavor state. The train bearing
the party from Philadelphia attractd at
tenton because it were the national of
floers Of the Christian Endeavor society.
Every road is taxed to its utmost ca
pacity. The Pullman company has every
car in use and is repairing many old
cars to meet the demand.
THROUGH ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, June 29.-The city was full
today of Christian Endeavorers who
had stopped over here on their wey to
the international convention in San
Francisco. More than $50 coach loads
were landed in the city this morning,
| there being an aggregate of 1000 tour
| lists. These people, who came in six
teen special trains over the Wabash,
vandalia, Clover Leaf, Big -Four and
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern roads,
represented nearly every state east of
the Mississippi and north of Mason and
Dixon's line. Ohio, Pennsylvania, In
diana, New Jersey, Virginia and south
ern Illinois each had big delegations.
Several hundred local members of Chris
tain Endeavorer societies were on. hand
when the trains arrived and took the
visitors in charge. Special street cars
had been chatered and such of the Wis
ftors as desired were taken to the Mis-
souri, CShaws) botanical gardens and
other points of interest about the city.
They continued their journey west to-
night with other delegations that had
arrived later.
THE RUSH AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, No, June 2s.-The rush
of excursionists to the Christian Endeav-
or convention in San Francisco is already
straining the resources Of the Union de-
rot and railroad officials at this point.
Kansas City being the natural gateway
for this traffic from the east and south,
there is every indication of the biggest
crush Of excursionists that has ever been
known here, The baggage departments
are already overrun, and the prospects
are that excursionists who did not carry
q liberal supply of raiment in hand sat
chefs will be sorely Inconvenience on
reaching the coast. The Wabash road
brought in two car loads OF Endeavorers
from Decatur. Ill., this morning and
three more car loads picked UP along the
route. Tomorrow's trains from st. Louis
will be run in Eve sections. each section
carrying six to eight sleepers. Tomor-
row the Rock Island viii have a special
Of fourteen sleepers through from New
Jersey, and another of eight sleepers
from Ohio points The Santa Fe took out
twenty-five extra chair cars ard s.eepers
today. Tomorrow II viii carry a special
Of fourteen sleepeFs from St Louis and
one of nineteen from Chicago and the
east. Ten sleepers were sent to Topeka
today, to transport a crowd Of nearly 500
Kansans. Thirteen extra sIeepsrs win
come in over the Chicago and Alton to-
morrow morning. Nine Of them will be
occupied by the Kentucky delegation, 400
strong. The Memphis road win bring in
several carloads Of Endeayorers from
Memphis and Birmingham. The Union
Pacific tomorrow will send out two spe-
cial trains OF excursionists from the two
Kansas Citys and neighboring points.
The Missouri Pacific and Burlington car
ried several extra coaches west this morn
ing. and both the roads will send out
special trains in the morning. Every
train west today carried extra coaches.
REPORTS FROM DENVER,
Denver. June 29-The Christian En-
deavor movement from the large cities
Thursday the prairie lines viii be dot
ted with long trains bearing excursion
,sIs westward.
Major S. K. Hooper, general passen-
ger agent Of the Denver and Rio Grande
road. estimates taat the transportation
department of the Rio Grande viii re-
quire ffty-two special trains 70 carry
the business which viii be offered dur
ing the last three days Of the week. Or
ders have been given for thirty-one en-
gines to be ready for use out OF Denver
forces in the repair shops and at dlvis-
ion points have been largely augument-
ed IN anticipation OF the tremendous
rush.
The Union Pacific. through Colonel
George Ady. reports twelve specials en-
gagged for the trip over the line from
Chicago and Missouri river points snd
the demand Tor train accommodations AZ
Ogden. over the Central Pacific, is said
70 be the heaviest in the history OF the
road. Indeed. iEtimatIons are given out
that the southern Pacific has attempted
more than even such a great system can
hope 70 perform and II late corners fail
70 reach San. Francisco in time for the
Endeavor meeting i VII be because
fIle cars could not Be secured for carry
ing the vast throag.
The santa Fe reports eight SPECIAL
trains through la JunFa westward next
Thursday and SIX on the day following.
RATES TO OTHER CONVENTIONS.
New York. june 2s.---hs managers o.
the joint Trafhc association have fixed