The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-25
MYAIADS Of PEOPLE
Seven Trains Went South on
Rock Island.
SMALL BOYS GETTING RICH
Selling Sandwiches Coffee
and Lemonade.
SMALL BOYS GETTING RICH

Again the Rock Island railroad had
nlyrtads Of people to transport south to
FL Reno yesterday. without a doubt the
busiest place in town is the Rock Island
ticket Office. one does not have to go
10 New York City or to a street fair 70
experience what jam Of people is The
deYot platform Of the Rock Island has
held a surging mass ever since the big
REGISTRATION at Fl Reno was begun, and
lately. when one would think the matter
had become monotonous and that the
crowds had dwindled to a few, 1t has
been lust the reverse, and more people
than ever have been coming in, or going
Il IS reported by travellers that yesterday
an immense concourse Of people had con-
eregated at the Union depot at Kansas
civ bound for FL Reno. Every train
pulling out for the south and west was
crowded TO it's fullest capacity and 800
people had 70 be left standing on the
DEPOT platform on account Of lack OF car
room. Last night the Rock Island depot
platform was being paced. slept on ana
sat On by people waiting for the arrival
of the e.25 train this morning TO take
section OF the 6.45 train pulled in 81 9:45,
them south.
Last night, when the last section o.
the 6:45 train pulled in, boy selling
lemonade was standing on car step and
as that train rushed by the depot the boy
Jumped off backwards and stumbled
against one of the swiftly moving cars.
barely missing the whels and IN some
way the contact with the car threw him
back onto the platform, which saved
him from from what seemed sure death
As the boy started to fall under the car,
everyone who saw him involuntarily
turned their faces away to avoid seeing
him killed. as they expected. but fortu-
nately for the boy he was not seriously
hurt.
All the railroads running into the city
are ca~ryirr extra coaches TO accOmmo-
date the rccIle. Wichita IS the point
where n great many change trains AMI
60 to II Reno. There are hundreds Of
strangers IN town. Almost every other
man has a conductors slip IN his hat.
All cone IN hungry and when the trains
restaurants. The trains on all the roads
which bring the people are generally two
or three hours ahead Of the Rock Island
trains and tks crowds walk up town and
see the sights and get square meal.
The restaurants are crowded 81 meal
time and the short order houses are
busy all day and night.
About one hundred boys and girls and
women meet the trains and sell sand
wiches, lemonade and coffee without any
cream and almost everything 70 eat OF
drink. Some of the larger boys try to
bundoze the smaller ones, but the police
and the men see that the little fellows
have a fair show. These boys are hus-
tiers. One of them made three trips
home and back yesterday when the Z
o'clock train came in to get sandwiches
and weinerwursts that his mother was
preparing at home. An Eagle reporter
asked him how the business was and he
said: GO along. I haven't time to talk
to you If you don't want 70 buy some
thing The boys carry their wares in
sacks, baskets. boxes and buckets and
the people in the cars almost fan out OF
the windows to get something good TO
eat. one boy stood before one window
last night and sold five dozen sandwiches
without moving. The boy with the cof-
fee charges cents for small cup OF
coffee. He has three-gaIlon bucket and
made four trips 70 a nearby restaurant
to get his bucket relied. When the train
pulled out, he had only satisfied the
thirst Of the people in four Of the seven
cars.
The boys are doing a lsnd-oncs bus
mess and none OF them have time 20
take stock until after AL the trains have
passed for the night. The money they
take IN bulses out OF their pockets. One
boy wanted to pay up a sandwich whole
saler last night and began hauling out
nickcls. dimes and pennies from his
pocket and putting them into his hat
He had almost q hat full when he QUIT
4 large crowd stood around and watched
him and several said they wished they
were young and had a chance Ike that