Evening star., 1897-03-02
THEY c o M E
The Railroads Are Bringing Thousands to
the Inauguration.
The Pennsylvania Brought 10000
People Yesterday and Last Night
Arrivals Expected Tonight.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
brought about 10000 excursionists to
Washington during the twenty-four hours
Ell ding at 6 a m today, and today's arrivals
will, it is expected, foot up at least 25 600
more. This il outside of those belonging
to various organizations, each of whom
me or will arrive on a special train, ard
which was as follows: Gov. Black of New
York. with staff and escort; Troop A Of
Cleveland, Ohio, which was assigned to
duty as the escort of the President-elect;
Company E, 9th Massachusetts Regiment
of Medford, and large excursion Of
teachers from Boston, and the Sd United
States Cavalry, headquarters Fort Ethan
Allen, Connecticut, the latter occupying
two trains; Battery d from Fort Hamfi-
ton and Battery E from Governors Island
Every train that has arrived thus far to-
day at the Baltimore and Potomac depot
and all that are scheduled to reach here
as late as midnight comprise three or
TOUR sections. This was equally true of the
trains of the Southern and Chesapeake and
Ohio companies.
While the arrivals at the Baltimore and
Ohio station of excursionists has been un-
usually large, the movement of organiZa-
uonS has hardly as yet begun. District
passenger Agent Hege said today that
from the adviceS he had received he be-
lieved that there would be more than twice
as many persons come in over the B. and
o. lines to attend the inauguration of Pres
ident Mckinley as there We're at the in
auguration of Mr.. Cleveland in 1893.
Expected Arrivals Tonight.
During this afternoon and tonight special
trains are expected as follows: Governor
Pingree and party from Detroit (the car in
which the governor is travelling will be
stopped at the New York avenue yards
where 1t will remain during his stay in this
city,; members of Illinois legislature and
Wooster, Ohio. Drum Corps: Wooster
Guards, also a very large number of clubs,
each occupying a private car or sleeper
attached to a regular train or to one of its
several sections. 4,
The organizations which are booked for
tomorrow over the Baltimore and Ohio are
Cook County Marching Club of Chicago,
H.; Company G, 9Th Regiment, OHIO Ma
tional Guard. of Norwaik. Ohio; 23d Ohio
Regiment, headquarters in Columbus, Ohio;
Washington. Pa. Infantry. Gates party of
Toledo, Ohio: party froma Hanover, Pa.
party from York, Pa; special party from
Chillicothe; special party from Akron
Ohio; party from Franklin, Pa; the Aleer
Club of Detroit: Americus Club of Pitts
burg: special train from Lehigh Valley
road: continental and League Clubs of
Philadelphia; Young Mems Republican
Club of Gloucester. N. j.: party from Will
mington, Del; Brooklyn, N. Y, Provisional
battalion He'll Gate Republican Club: Hud-
County, New Jersey, League; cadets
from West Point and troops from Willetts
Point; naval reserves of Newport, r. l..
Alexander Crow Club of Philadelphia:
Kurtz Club of Columbus, Ohio: artillery of
Newport r. l., and many smaller organiza-
tons. f7i
Over the Ii. anGk @.
The Baltimore and Ohio has also
ranged to bring to this city on the morning
of Inauguration day" special parties from
Chilicothe and Akron, Ohio: the Tippeca
noe Club of Cleveland, list New York Reg
iment, Hudson County, N. j., League;
Quigg League of New York. and the fol-
lowing organizations from Baltimore:
Fourth, first and fifth Regiments; Lincoln
Post, G. A. r.: Columbian Club, Merchants
and Manufacturers Association; TWen
tieth Ward Republican Club, colored regi-
ment and naval reserves.