The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-05

There was a scene of wild disorder
at the Delaware and Hudson station
on Lackawanna avenue yesterday
morning because q thousand or more
persons who wanted to go to Bingham
ton could not be furnished with trans
portation. Ii was probably due to the
efforts OF station policeman Spellman
that no one was injured.
Sometime ago the knights of Py-
thias Of Jermyn and Carbondale ar
ranged to run an excursion to Bing-
hamton yesterday and fixed the fare
at 81. They had evidently no idea of
what q popular excursion it would
prove to be for their contract with the
Delaware and Hudson company was for
only thirty cars about half Of that
number to start from this city and
make stops at the various stations
along the valley. A large number of
tickets were sold in advance and yes
terday morning the members of the
Knights of Pythias committee who
were selling tickets at the station did
a rushing business until all their tick
cts were gone.
Soon afterwards the rushing business
was resumed but this time it was of
a different nature. The committeeman
were doing their best to keep out of
the way of the irate ticket holders.
THE FIRST SECTION.
The first section of the excursion
train left this city at 73O a. IN. and
consisted of twelve passenger coaches
| and one combination car. Every car
was crowded, in fact so dense was
the throng that the conductor induced
a number to leave the cars and wait
for the next section. AT s o'clock the
second section of five cars were loaded
with their human freight and again
the crowd was SO dense that the con-
ductor had to get many of the pass
| engers to vacate the cars before he
would allow the train to leave the sta
ton.
Those who left did so under the be-
lief that another section would follow
| Immediately. Their rage, and that of
the other clamorous ticket holders
when thev learned that another train
would not leave for Binghamton until
2.20 u. m. knew no bounds and they
yelled and demanded in no uncertain
tones that their money be returned to
them.
| The Delaware and Hudson officials
had received none of the money and
were of course powerless to give relief
in that direction. They had furnished
all the cars contracted for and a few
besides and We're unable on such short
notice to furnish additional cars.
During this time the thousand anG
more ticket holders were surgins
through the station demanding trans.
portation to Binghamton or the re-
turn of their money. Finally one OF
the would-be excursionists espied
stephen Summerhil in the crowd He
was one of the men who sold the tick.
cts and a rush was made for him.
STARTED FOR SUMMERHILL.
, He started up the steps toward Agent
Whites office, followed by a detach
ment of the crowd. Instantly he wal
pinned in a corner and demands o
the return of money was made.
During all this time officer Spelmar
was doing his best to preserve orde
and when he saw the rush for Summer
hill he went to his rescue and got hin
down to the main floor of the station
and while the attention of the crowC
was distracted he told Summerhill t,
go.
The advice did not have to be repeat
ed. Summerhil went.
While these exciting events We're go
ing on a telephone message for Off
> GERS was sent to the central police sta
tion to which there was a prompt re
T sponse by four officers. BY the tim
) they arrived. however, the eXctemen
had in measure subsided and tn
, crowd was leaving the station.
About 100 of the ticket holders wen
l to Binghamton on the afternoon trai
2 The first section of the excursion trai
2 which left this city at 7.30 a. m. reach
ed Binghamton at 1890 p. m. and tn
eXcursionists who left here at s a. n
arrived in the Parlor City at 1.30 D. n
At all the stations along the vale
there was much disappointment be-
= cause all those who desired to go
Binghamton could not be furnishe
5 transportation. Altogether thirty -fou
4 cars left Carbondale on the variou
. sections.
= Nearly as many more cars woul
T. have been required to accommodat
e those who could not go. 1t was lat
last night when the eXcursionist
a returned to the city.