The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-14
LYNCHBuRG CROWDED.
The GIories Of the Fair Attract
Many People.

Lynchburg, Va, Oct. 13.-Spec'al-
Lynchburg to-day is filled to Overlooking
with people. 1t is almost a matter of i'm.
possibility to elbow ones way through
the dense crowd packed along the princi-
pal thoroughfares. There are perhaps $50
or 200 Ropnokers here to take in the lair
from the Magic City. The great attrac-
ton to-day was Buffalo Bill and his troop
of Westerners
Lynchburg is not able for the occasion
and cannot accommodate the people.
Hundreds of people roRmed the streets
all OF last night, not being able to find
lodgingssor accommodation of the mean
est kind. Ladies were seen ON the street
at o'clock in the morning hunting for
lodging and were unable to geta place to
rest, other than the seats at the Union
depot or in the lobbies of the hotels.
About o'clock this morning the Nor
folk and Western eastbound train
brought about tour hundred people into
Lynchburg They came from points
along the road between this city and
Bristol, about seventy five or one hun
dred of them being from Roanoke. The
hotels of the city and n large number of
boarding houses were visited. but there
seemed to be no lodging loom for the Wis
itors. Owing to the lateness { f the hour
hundreds of people were unable to secure
quarters and they roamed the streets
until daylight.
Practical jokes were i'm order, and
many prauks were played on the unsus-
pectIng One of the best was perpetrated
by Il Roanoker who happened to be fairly
we'll acquainted with the topography OF
the town on II number of his Roanoke
friends. He offered to pilot the party to
place where, without doubt, nights
n ,Pi M I'M md No o,-
ious to snatch little sleep. readily as
scented and the new s-gatherer began the
ascent of a long flight of stone steps, and
much to the chagrin of his companions,
landed them safely at the station house,
where an application was made for adj.
mission. The young men soon discovered
that they were the victims of huge
practical joke, and it was only by the
display of much tact that the perpetrator
of the hoax saved himself from ducking
in the fountain ut the foot of the hill.
The boys who sought lodging at the sta
ton house were J. A. Hoover, Jack Air
heart, G.. w. Turner, NJ. j. Patel and
Claude Moore. The latter vas in the
joke md can hardly be regarded as hav-
ing been victim
The Gutfalo Bill show was great
feature of attraction and attendance was
limited by the seating capacity of the
great tent.
The city is dressed in it's best and the
national colcrs are very much in evil
dence. Business houses in every direction
are decorated with flags and bunting and
the business men are putting forth their
best efforts. and this fair is destined to
be big advertisement for The city
The Southern and Chesapeake and
Ohio railroads are running excursions
from every direction and the trains are
literally packed with people. A number
of large excursions from Washington
have been brought here by the Southern
road. Owing to the fact that the Norfolk
and Western refused to run any specials
for the accommodation of the people of
Southwest Virginia aud of Roanoke the
people of your city, who were compelled
to Tome here mt so unseemly an hour,
were put to much inconvenience and
many secured no rest ut all