The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-03
DEP07S CROWDED DAILY
Passenger Traffic to Washing
ton Enormous Scenes
at the Station.


The rush to Washington begun yester-
day was resumed this morning with the
difference that the crowds we're infinitely
bigger today and tonight the climax viii
be reached. The railroad officials both
at the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio depots say that they never had
such mass of travellers to handle Every
train which left either depot today had
additional cars and was divided into sec
tions. and all Of these were crowded
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has had its powers taxed to the topmcst
notch, and the officials have handled the
enormous traffic admirably To estimate
the number of people who have passed
through the Pennsylvania depot from the
ferries ds almost impossible The num-
bers run into hundreds of thousands.
Whenever there is a crowd there thieves
and pickpockets congregate to ply, their
depot during these few days is a splendid
field for their peculiar industry. Re
eognizing this the company has secured
the detail of Detectives Dalton and Doyle,
two of Jersey City sharpest sleuths, and
with Officer Boyle, who is never asleep
these mix in with the incoming crowds
fbe other y, ~, ssooAs sau
which thev ca,elessix, I,,, u, AZ
At the rentraI Raiyroad se,o+ raatastis,ss
MeNallv and paarson s,,, ,ri,,s, :,
thing n tho cras1i+ 49,, 49,,
eornnaaw have t ..eo,,sd
as yet of theft
work cut oft fo +r,.,,
,a,,au II - supply
s,,ner.n teodent Iar,,as :, c,hba,,- 80. 80.
ever was e,,sI - tts -. ~,
tact and good mana cement sou,a,oa, ,,,lJ
MANAGED ~ A. ~
nat,ro1s ,,,a sya5 sne ooii'paiy
I want the lower berth in my section,
said a portly lady of at least 30 ,Sso, no,,nds
of female lovaliness 10 ntr 1s es,hos pouus 4s;s
morning as he happened to be in the
company,s Office in the denot
Sorry, madame replied the courteous
Superintendent, sbut the lower section
has just been engaged nv This ladv,, IN
aicating a slim little woman in specta-
cles. When the little woman saw who
was 70 occupy the berth above her. fears
o. collapse rushed through her active
little brain and she hurriedly gasped:-
pleasure" and 50 a dreadful catas-
trophe was avoided.
Just then along cayna f.rs,;ox,a,,,..
uresseo young woman with a wheezy
asthmatic corpulent. bleary eyed littte
mug dog il, bar ar,,s :. - .,-s -
Lart,. Gu. - - q i,s Gnu dsAsu lot
oeith. ohe was politely informed that
dogs were not permitted on the Pul,raas,
cars. She exnost,,la ted 1zboo7,e, ,,or-als
ana ,1aa,,s -. ~ eoeAeu
p4seosu' pue 1nr. Gipoons was mex
oraple.
tOh-but-he' s-such dear-you-knov- he
s,,st ne s.
80 - !" ee ee'-ior-ahything-and l-could-
u L Inlnk-of going tow ashington- with
ouI-hi % =, n to-death-
lI-i,left-him at-home-Now please Mr.
5I,,, SI,Dpeo;sns7won e;s t-you please-let-me take
iliii " *,sal' sne SAID all in one breath.
n,anation ~ Sfotuhreeous ~ Gus relsnsaI and an ex-
PassenserS x.a,,l5 eason fsu LOT the rigid rule.
pa1,v ner1r,itte5 ~ - otpJeei even II the com
ssOhl that inst fbe - NC up7trrvsu. ,.sts
replied the lady deiiverinpw wf,l IN 5ne baa men,
ter kissing its cold hlaclr nosa sne Uedst' az
of maid. s.theV nh can ha ,losei 70 dae care
filthy cigars but The laf5iee baV5e bn1,u~eu aneIr
forts. and she scnnned 10 lfaye no com-
rushed through the barrier To "a ttuAes tha r ana an,
fted, -iu-
~ Outslde IN the freight yard there was,
JJiS JuSs as much hustle and confusion as in
sue sa the depot only there were no ladies
-, -, accommodate They were men and
sbbiipis,rs, sbiIn,r, too, whom the company were
aii,.ppiais nv 4 ~, 70 washington: A troop of cav
Companies of infa 91 III aargiiery and several
last night - plfssnt ~ sltTy We're despatched
Sam's bovs 3rayEe s3raiIed tnsir departure Uncle
visited tbn saIon,,s ILva,esi 1nrough the streets,
and enioyed fhemSsil,ssssa ssaisa i az the stores
BY seven o,eloclt Iasf ,sde-Slt II lnelf own way:
these were gone and ~ 3bag nigilt me last of
Csenersl s IJai.anece IJJaraace.