The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-02
IS OPENED FOR USE
Passengers Gather at New
Missouri Pacific Station.
EVERY ONE is PLEASED
With Beauty of Wichita's
Fine Building,

/ The finest railway IN Kansas was for
mally opened to the public yesterday
morning on the first day Of new year
and a new century. This station is that
Of the Missouri Pacific at Douglas and
wichita
The first train to enter the new station
yesterday morning on the Missouri
Pacific was train No. 5, from Kan
sas City and it arrived in the city
at the ne VISITATION at 7;25. It was due
to arrive here at 10 and was fifteen min
utes late. The train was made up Of one
Baggage and one chair car and one
smoker with a sleeper attached. The en-
CINE which hauled this train into the new
station bore the legendary I'll omened
number Of rs" The conductor in charge
was Jim Sullivan whose run Is from KAN
sas City t oGeueseo. However. at Wich-
tia. Mr.. Sullivan was relieved and Mr..
August Anderson took the train the rest
of the way. The engineer who handled
the throttle Of the engine was Mr.. John
Page Of FL Dorado. He tok charge Of the
cab at that point and brought the first
train into the ne -wdepOt. His fireman
was Mr.. Ben Miller. also Of FL Dorado
There wa sno special demonstration at
the new passenger emporium when the
first train pulled in. As the yard fore
man said: ut was the same old routine
which has been carried out for a long
timg' Colonel Elmer z. Bleckley sold
the tickets which first passed over the
window desk at the new Offices and It
was bought 10y Mr.. ABE Goldstandt of the
Goldstandt-Poweu Hat company. He was
entitled to the first check for baggage
and he watched the checking of It and
when done he presented to Baggage Mas
ter J. c. Campbell the best hat be might
select from the large stock Of the house
There were several amusing Incidents
connected with the arriving Of the first
train into the new depot. Ose passenger
who had spent a part Of q lifetime trav-
cling over the Missouri Pacific, and who
had many scores of times left the train
at the old Second street station, sleepily
opened his eyes and vehemently declared
that ne was not in Wichita He swore
softly at the porter and told him he could
not work him. He knew he was not at
the old Missouri Pacific depot and he re-
fused to get off. a stream Of passengers
poured out Of the depot and wended their
way on East Douglas avenue. which was
a most unusual sight Probably 100 pas
sengers got of the first train into the
new depot. The second train, that from
the west. No. 10, brought In just eighty
five passengers.
The third train No. 9, from St Louis,
arriving at los brought In 105 passengers,
this representing the returning holiday
passengers.
One New Years eve Col. E. Bleckiey
sold the last ticket out Of the old sta
ito nand it was to Coffeyvnle and re-
turn on the O'Clock train No s. the last
train at the old depot. There was a large
number Of people present to witness the
arrival Of the first train into the new de-
pot and the line of passengers making
thei rway up Douglas avenue wa 50 new
and novel scene TO the old timers on that
route. may be said that there was no
jar or friction In the moving Of the ticket
department. After al tickets were sold
Monday night the cases were moved to
the new depot and made ready for use
next day. 1t came at an unfavorafole
time as the reports for the first OF the
month and also at first of the year were
due, and in the absence Of Dir. Norris,
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