New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-12
RA HROADS' PREPARA 7IONS.
EVERY EFFORT BEING PIT FORTH To
HAND F. THE RIG CROWDS.

Like the hotels the railroads having terminals
IN the city sra ming every nerve 20 be able 20
accommodate the enormous influx Of people coming
to do honor - tho hero Of the battle of Manila
Bay. Admiral George Dewey. They coming
from everywhere. from nearby towns and far
Western cities. from the adjacent countryside and
from the more rural places.
The Tribune has already told the story Of the
overcrowdng Of the hotels. and 10 complete the
tale Tribune reporter yesterday visited the var-
Gus railroad ofir ais in the city having these mat
ters in hand. with results follows:
All roads have adopted this uniform rate: For
military organizations and bands In uniform. TWEEN
fv-ive more ticket. cent mile,
short line distances. via route over which one way
tickets regularly sold. Tickets TO be sold Sep
TENDER q and 2S. Returning leave New-York TO Oc-
tober . inclusive.
For general public. from points distant one hun
dred and twenty-five miles more from New
York city and one-half OF regular author
tied fare. via travelled. sold September p
and %. returning not later than October T. For
points distant less than hundred and twenty
five miles. regular excursion fare
The Pennsylvania Railroad: I'VE making
adequate preparations to car for the crowds. By
adding 70 the size OF our regular trains and run
ming large numbers of specials In addition. We do
not expect any trouble in handling the people, eX-
cept possibly in the ferryboats where there may be
some slight delay. have extra ones TO add
TO our regular number"
Passenger department OF the Erie Railroad: I'VE
making every possible preparation 70 care FOR
the coming crowds We have made thorough can
along lines. and making our prepare
lions accordingly ! think It will be the largest
number OF people we have ever been called on 70
handle We have been advertising this thing ex-
tensivey and have ISSUED bulletins regularly since
Admiral Dewey's departure from Manila, showing
his journey homeward."
These bulletins are so ingenious call for
passing reference They number. now. seven The
first shows picture OF the Olympia the second Of
the Admiral the third OF the bronze tablet the
forward turret of the Olympia etc. up 10 No. Z.
which shows view Of the harbor Of New-York ms
It will probably appear during the Nominations.
Each one shows the exact whereabouts Of the
Admiral on that date. and hit Of appropriate
miscellaneous information Bulletin No Is about
to he issued
II. p Baldwin. general passenger agent OF the Cen
trail Railroad Of New-Jersey We expect 10 take
care Of any crowd that may come We will add to
the size Of our regular trains. and Will put as
many extra ones as may he necessary. Judging
by the previous naval parade We may suffer some
delay in the crossing Of ferryboats. but Il
Guild he only slight
Lyman McCarty. assistant general passenger
agent Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; We are
fully prepared so far as equipment goes to handle
inquiries are large and think II will be the great
any one man in The history Of the world.
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad
The business will undoubtedly be enormous. hui
We are prepared 70 handle all that comes II will
be large from New Jersey. but bids fair r. be even
greater from Buffalo and the West
. NJ Shepherd. superintendent OF the New ork
Division of the Nev-York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad We will have extra trains. and eN-
ira coaches on AL regular trains We have not re-
ceived inquiries from regularly organized bodies or
troops. as they have not as yet perfected their
plans We will have no trouble handling the in
coming crowds bur the outgoing ones NAV neon
venience US one Of the hardest things In making
such arrangements is TO guess the train the crowd
is likely 70 take train may start at i com,
paratiVely empty. and The one AZ $50 be ja1nme1
10 suffocation. To guard against getting caught IN
this way intend having extra equipments a. 2 .
our local stations. TO be used as needed
Edgar Van Etten. general superintendent or the
NeweYork Central and Hudson River Railroad
I'VE expect large business. and 70 he able 70 care
for all that may along We shall run as
many special trains as necessary. The great DIM
Guilty in handling crowds Is not the incoming. but
the outgoing ones. every one seems to want 70
return home on the first train. have never known
any one be able 70 handle crowd IN manner
wholly satisfactory TO the crowd itself we ex-
pect 10 handle great many thousands OF people
and IN our usual way o,,-,- ...
Without exception all the railroad oflclaIs seen 81,
by The Tribune reporter were united ana eInphd.lc
in their belief that the coming crowd would be ne
greatest the history Of the city. and one OF the
in the history Of the world.