The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23
A HOSTESS FOR TRAVELLERS.
THE PATHETIC, COMICAL AND RO-
MANTIC STORIES THEREBY
BROUGHT TO LIGHT.

DOcume nts-Dcserted Wives, Run
away Girls, FOrsaken Children
Hystericnl EIopers, Etc, Who Tel
Their Strange Stories and Are Usu-
ally Helped From the Railroads
Emergency Fund-A Report OF
Everyday Happenings Tint Reads
Like Romance.
New York. July IA department that
may be described as that OF the Post
Transit Travellers is now regularly Off
cered and provided for by the popular
railroad companies. The passengers who
are to take the outgoing trains are looked
after, those who arrive on the incoming
trains are sent to, the Through" travellers
are directed comforted and shifted con-
! yenienIy on their way, the local" travel
! properly disposed of, and then comes the
Post Transits-the wait-overs and don't
know-whe re-or-h how to-s o-contingent. a
motley squad awkward to handle, and
brought often, and so directly to the
notice of the supervising officials that
| they were impeled to create a bureau
! for the reconciliug and disentangling Of
! their difficulties
That girl in the waiting rooms been
here six hours. It's near closing time. ana
she has no money and no place to go.
the attendant of the woman's room would
report to the station master some night.
! just as he was about to go home.
There's a boy standing round who says
! his aunt was 10 meet him aud she hasn't
! met him, and he's hungry and scared. g"
q
That Old soul sitting in the rocking
chair came from Ohio to take the Swedish
steamer to-day, but she's missed it, and
the next boat doesn't go for a week"
There's a lady really i'll in the woman $
room and she's lost her pocketbook and
wants some body to telegraph Cincinnati"
These and dozens of similar p!ights and
predcaments decided the road officials to
install some worldly wise compelent ner-
son 10 look after them body, as main
referee IN case needing wardenship.
AL one station a wise and capable gen
teWoman, the widow of a former emplove
Is charge de affairs for the post trancits
At another, the main terminal for half
Gozen cross-coUntry lines and trunk lines
man speaking five languages is the guide
ana cicerone with a young woman as staff
ass slant, and in most of the widely
known junction stations, where many
routes make connection, officials other
t.o'i ~ 81 up women ana those attend
ANS retained for personal service are at
hand to give counsel and smooth out diff
cu.ties- The principal deposit of post
tfanslts, however is at the door of the
great cities 10 which people flock for vari-
80 10 easo'lS' Sonle 10 secure business posi-
lloHs tlaI thSy ihought We're assured,
9OiiG Ioi duNeuIuIt' the social runaWays
eh."s 20 better loItune' ana the Woe
S So anu dhe ulsnen class to whom any
destination is the right one So if serves to
r, - - , iIeltl'y' Tragedy comedy,
ANA fanny secrets, fam
10y iiI3 Nus ana nappy -8o-lucky, ire
9Poliai''S9 81 IIoau tle way OF Inc post
'a'9'' 'toNSi SUPERVISOR
Don't l Act Awfdl Green"
This was gasped out by a Young wo-
man at a big city station lately on relat-
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,I,'iiie ,liN GU go anu "l''teh promise 10
P@S 'ne oulnpdHy as soon as might De.
ms am no 'lu company aHo"s regular
~ 80 g 90 pt ~, TcIout 20 lne ulrec-
.oIs, oo One u moe ueIpeH out Of troup4e
IeLu Ii,l. me money ana others 40 not but
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