New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-20
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS COMING.
AND STEAMSHIP LINES MAKING
GREAT PREPARATIONS.


The various railroad and steamship lines 81 the
city are making unusual preparations in View or the
naval celebration The preparations. particularly in
the case Of the floating craft include not only ar
rangements FOR Transporting large numbers OF peo-
pie from outside towns and cities 20 New-York.
but also provisions for enabling them to view the
parade satisfactorily and comfortably.
Many thousands Of visitors are expected from
Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and suburban
points along the lines OF the New-York Central.
Pennsylvania Erie and Harlem railroads. and spc-
cal EXCURSIONS have been advertised on many OF
the railroad and steamship lines having terminals
IN Ncw-York. At the railroad Offices yesterday II
was said that every possible effort will be made
TO handle the crowds with llt,le inconvenience
10 the passengers possible. Most OF tho rail-
roads will special trains into the city but tho
number OF trains and the makeup Of them can only
be determined from the actual demand as II be-
comes apparent this morning.
Superintendent Brooke. CT the Pennsylvania Rail-
road said YESTERDAY that no less than Ave specials
Viii come from Philadelphia alone. but u was ~
iional tfain service that will be necessary. II
anticipated however that 1t would be FAR In
excess ~ what was required on any previous occa'
SION IN q long time The steamship lines also ex-
poet heavy traffic. number OF ihem VII run
they will make iae trip aons tn" waterfront 50
as TO afford those on board an opportunity 10 We"
Thc Iron Steamboat Company Will press Eve OF IFS
boats lnto service for the use 81 sghtseers one ~
service. and the seventh. IN" Cygnus. mas been
chartered by the New-Nork Yacht club. This com
pIuy alone expects t0 carry ur Its boats over ten
thousand people. and ~ was said yesterday that
the advance stl" of - k~'s had already been 80
large that 70 was necessary to adNanc" the pric"
from - cents To ., cents fpr the irin The repre-
sentative % the limo said that they had never be-
bring orders from nli over the country
Tho Sardfoga. - fh" Troy Line the ely q,
Lawrence. = the Norwich Line. the steamers Grand
Republic ami General Siocum. the city OF Lowell.
the steamer ETasIuS to9llLg. Ia" Foster and many
other boats. laree and small. VIII furnish oppo.-
tun.ties Tor viewing tho wnr-hips Tickets OF ad-
mission 20 many ~ me Broadway skyscrapers are
ois1 beius sold which viii admit the bearers 10 tho
root. whence "a C0ot view ~ tho parade may De
had
WHOM Tribune reporter visited the large hotels
iu fhe cly Doc wt- told fla' thor" had been no very
noticeable lnc.saAf Do fa- number n persons VINO
have sust- d rooms in the last daN or TWO. NJ
the Wfld0rf-Asforit ~ was stated that the number
81 guests was ahout fhe sam" Us week ago. II ia.
however. difficult - compute the number VI Nisltors
o. the clty on account ~ the parade by any IN
them a. the present time Is extraordinarily large
Tor this time ~ IN" year AZ the Hoffman House
and other large hotels IL WAS stated that every
room was srEaEcf. and thar visitors - tho clfy
on account oi the parade would have 10 go else
where There are now IN the city many buyers
.0r wholesale ana retail houses IA almost every
sta.e % the Union. The general prosperity which
has come since the close Of The war has resulted
IN moro business visitors being In tho city AZ the
who arrive he to-day 20 see The parade and de-
sire % sfay night VIII probably have dim
Guilty N securns rooms at lcas; ~ tho nrsi-class
hotels.