Evening journal., 1897-09-13
THOUSANDS TRAVELLED
Big Railroad Systems Handled
Crushing Crowds,
WITHOUT A SINGLE ACCIDENT

CITY. BALTIMORE AND WASH |
INGTON-PEOPLE NOW WANT A
WEEKDAY CHANCE AT CUT
RATES.
A surging throng moved out of Will
mington and through the city, going
north and south on the two big rail
road systems that gridiron this section,
again yesterday.
The threatening condition of the
weather prevented a repetition of last
Sundays rush to take advantage of the
cut rate excursions provided by both
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads between Philadelphia
and Baltimore and Washington, and
from the last two cities to Philadelphia
with the additional advantage of a trip
TO Atlantic City in the latter instance.
But the crowds were nevertheless
great
The railroads are certainly doing
what they set out to Accomplishments
ting very much Of a portion of the good
money being expended by working peo-
pie for trolley fare on Sundays.
The great throngs of people who went
| from Wilmington to and from the large
sorts of Atlantic City, Bay Ridge and
other places, were handled by both the
big railroad concerns without a single
mishap. Accidents are so few on these
great systems that even in yesterdays
crush passengers settled themselves
| back comfortably in the seats and
laughed and chatted merrily some tak-
ing their customary Sunday morning
maps without an iota of fear or alarm.
d From the Philadelphia end the rec
ords of yesterdays travel showed that
tho Pennsylvania railroad handled
1 about 1900 excursiOnists. OF this num-
!, ber 400 were taken to Baltimore. 900
to Washington, and 800 to Annapolis,
and 4 300 were brought to Philadelphia
!, from Washington and Baltimore. OF
this number 5000 went through to At
lantic, and 1 100 stopped over in Phila-
delphia. The Baltimore and Ohio's
D quota of travel was 5000 in round num-
bers. OF whom 900 were carried TO
Washington and 900 to Baltimore, and
3.1OO were brought from Washington.
Baltimore and intermediate points to
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
I SOME ESTIMATES FROM "ATLAN-
TIC"
ldklHk IL all IL WAS a bAtdN Ahg ANA
= Atlantic City. dispatch from there
last evening says: To-day was another
record breaker in the matter of rail
road travel in this city During yester
8 day and to-day the two railroads
v brought $1,000 passengers here. o
# these the Philadelphia and Reading
n carried 14,4OO and the Pennsylvania
q 600 OF the total number OF passen
gers in the two days about $4,000 came
to-day, and il is estimated that ovel
5000 of these we're patrons of the spe
2. cial excursions from Washington, Bal
q timore and points in that direction
= This record Genes within 1000 of thai
n established last week. This was thu
e largest number of people ever brough
n here in two days during the month o
September"
CRYING FOR AWEEK-DAY CHANCE
Wilmington people who are advers'
I, to travelling on Sunday or unable to ge
: away on that day, are now clamorinl
- for a weekday shot at these cheal
! rates and through trains.
A well-known citizen said TO al
Evening Journal man this morning
that if the companies would boom up
series of excursions for next Thursda
ana lue lOlloWlub uuloha9 VI oNpNNAh
y Der, they could not handle all the peo
pie who would rush in for tickets.
Railroad men claim that mid-weel
I excursions could not be run with any
'. thing like the facilities q
or Sunday traffic, which goe
along on comparatively clear tracks. /
: the week, however the regular loca
freight and passenger traffic woul
,, have to be interrupted.
B. & o. s WILMINGTON PATRONAGE
to The Baltimore and Ohio road carrie
nd from here yesterday 1.l0S passengers
)i OF these 1S0 went to Atlantic City
800 to Baltimore; iO5 to Washington
no and 2O5 to Philadelphia
hei Altogether there passed over the Ba
b. timore and Ohio's tracks here $500 e'
,Ia cursionists beside the regular tratfl
during the day.