The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-01
MANY INAUGURAL VISITORS.
fhe streetsi and Hotel Lobiies
Crowded With Strangers.

| Inc streetNt and Hotel bObI1es
Crowded with Strangers.
Tomorrow VIII commence the rush of
| inaugural visitors to this city. The rail-
roads hare-msde preparations to handle
| the crowds, and the officials say that the
visitors win be pushed along with such
! promptness and despatch that they will
| think that handling inauguration crow DIS
is an everyday affair with railroad Of
| Cials.
For the benefit of the travelling public
and for such persons who may have cc-
! casion to leave the city during the next
/ few days, 1t may be stated that com
mencing March , and up to and including
next Tuesday, no local trains will come
in at or leave the Baltimore and Ohio or
! the Pennsylvania depots. The through
trains and the special excursion t: { ins
| Will come in at these stations. but all
local trains over the Baltimore and Clio
line will stop at the New York Avenue
! junction. where a ticket office will be
established
The Pennsylvania Railway officials have
established a ticket Office Al Ninth Street
and Maryland Avenue, from which pace
all local trains will arrive and depart.
| These changes, as stated. will go iEto
effect on the morning of March ) and will
remain in force until the morning Of
March 6, so that prospective travt iers
from the city will save themselves both
time and trouble by remembering that no
local train will leave from either depot
during these three days. This Is fact
the railroad officials want TO impress upon
the travelling public.
The rush visitors TO the city has
started in manner that leaves no room
for doubt as tc the size of the arowd that
! will be here within the next few days
All the trains that arrived IN the city last
night were in double sections. and the
railway officials say this condition will
prevail from now on until late Monday
night, as many persons will t.elay coming
to the city until the last moment, aud as
result double section trains will have
TO be run all day Monday in order to get
everybody in the city to take part either
in the inaugural ceremonies or the ball.
Stationmaster Carr of the Baltimore
and Ohio says that he has handled in
| auGural crowds for the past twenty years,
and the indications are that this ear $
crowd will surpass all others in the num-
ber of persons who will visit the c.ty.
The hotel proprietors are racking their
brains to find places for all who desire
accommodations. Last night none of the
hotel clerks would book a guest for
longer time than night. The reason
for this, they explained. was due to the
fact that all the rooms had been engaged.
An effort will be made. however, to ac-
commodate a Dat many more. and to
do this the employees quarters will be
utilized and cots will be provided for
those who are not fortunate enough to
secure a beftiprsberth.
The hotels last night presented an
animated dipcairance The visitors rev
in the city swarmed through the corr-
dors and I'll the Hobbies. giving one the
impression that the ceremonies we're al
ready under way and not four days away.
All OF the hostel1ies are being handsomely
decorated, the American flag and red,
white, and blue bunting being prominent
ly displayed. while pictures of Mckinley
and Roosevelt occupy places of honor.
Pennsylvania Avenue last night gave
every evidence of the large. number of
visitors now in the city. The street was
swarmed with sghtseers and it was only
with the creates. difficulty that one could
make any headway against the mass OF
humanity that was in evidence. That the
visitor formed the greater part of the
crowd was sevidenced by the lelsurely
manner In which they passed up and
down the Avenue. stopping every now ana
then to look into a shop window or to
admire one of the many electrical con
ceits that are displayed by the more en-
terprising business men who have fin
ished decorating their stores.
From present indications the decora-
tions will surpass anything ever before at
tempted in this city. Electrical signs.
with flags and bunting will form the chief
decorations, but the hundred and one diff
ferent ways in which these have been les
tooned combine to make a harmonious
and elaborately decorative display
When the Lincoln Republican Club OF
New York arrives in Washington tomor-
row evening for the inauguration il will
be met at the depot by the New York
State Republican club of Washington
which Will escort the Gothamites from the
Baltimore and Ohio station to the Riggs
House, where they viii be quartered.
The Lincoln Club will come 500 men
strong and will bring with it Prof
Bayne's SiNty-flinth Regiment Band OF
seventy pieces. This Will be the largest
delegation from Greater New York and
will be accompanied by Postmaster Van
members Of the New York State Repub
lican Club of Washington calling upon
them to meet at Oppenheimer's Hall. 514
Ninth Street northwest, At 5 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon TO proceed to the depot
with their president, William G. Counor
ana the Executive Committee of the club