The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-18
TOOK EIGHTY CARS
South-Bound Rock Island
Train Came in Sections.
SANDWICH MAN GETS RICH
Baggage OF All Kinds Piled
High in Cars,
SANDWICH MAN GETS RICH

Eight sections Of the south bound Rock
Island train, due here at e:S5, passed
through Wichita yesterday morning on
their way to Il Reno. over eighty
coaches were in the eight sections and
they were filed TO overlooking with hui
manity AS the trains pulled in at the
depot, they were met by hundreds Of
people who tried to Chamber on board the
cars, some being successful in getting on.
but without finding seating room, and
others could not even gain a foothold
on the car steps. Although everything
was orderly, considering the crowd" said
Police Officer Fox, sit was e case Of hard
hustle for anyone trying to board any Of
the south bound Rock Island trains Dur
ing the time that the trains stopped at
the station, women and boys hurried
alongside OF the coaches with sandwiches
and other eatabies for sale. 1t was anus
ing to see hundreds of men who came in
on the trains jump of of the cars and
run for a saloon, coming back TO the
trains, loaded with large and small bot
contents, were thrown out Of the car win
dows. An army of small boys with gun
ny sacks kept running to ana fro along
side the cars picking up empty bottles,
which they put into the gunny sacks to
take to a dealer and sell.
Yesterday afternoon a special coach
and baggage car were put on the siding
to await the coming Of the afternoon
south bound train. The extra baggage
coach was sent from here on account Of
the regular trains not being able to carry
ell the baggage of the people who were
transferred from the other roads run
ming into the city, 20 the Rock Island.
Hundreds of pieces Of baggage belong
ing to people who left early yesterday
morning did not go on the same train,
but were shipped down late yesterday
afternoon. Among the baggage piled on
trucks at the depot were some very gro
tesque looking boxes. Some of the trunks,
partly broken open, revealed variety of
clothes. SUPPLIES for starting lunch stands.
lemonade stands. etc. Several pounds Of
sugar streaned out of the sides Of one Of
the trunks
At noon yesterday several train loads
Of people VINO Adu IcSlSLtItu went
through on their way north. No. ., first
section, came in at 1910; second section at
I o'clock; then the first section Of No. Sc
followed at 100. and the second section
came IN at o'clock; and No. IS, with
bigtrain arrived at 4 O'Clock. No. pass
ed south last night in two sections and
that was not enough to handle the i'm
nense crowd. Rock Island Passenger
Agent Bascom returned from II Reno
yesterday. He said to an Eagle reporter
that over ten thousand people were
brought into FL Reno by the Rock Island
and that they were well handled and
taken care of.
The Rock Island is certainly reaping a
harvest off the new land, but they de-
serve credit for the way in which they
handle the thousands Of people, riding
On their line TO the place Of registration. /
The streets last night and until early /
this morning were crowded with people /
who were looking for places to sleep or I
waiting for early trains. Nearly every /
man walking the streets was armed with /
e blanket and a tin cup.
BIr. Ben Eaton of the Carey hotel told /
an Eagle reporter yesterday that his /
hotel was crowded almost to its fun ca
pacity. A great deal Of this was caused |
by people who were going to FL Reno and /
were compelled TO spend the night in this 1
city.
Mr.. Fred Van Duyn also reported a fun /
house, giving the same reason that Mr..
Eaton stated.