Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-06
DEPICTS THR0NCED
Thousands of Visitors Pass
Through the Gates.
RECORD OF YESTERDAY
DELAY OF TRAINS CAUSES GREAT
INCONVENIENCE.
Incidents of the Early Morning Hours
in Waiting Rooms and
Restaurants.
RECORD OF YESTERDAY

The downpour of rain yesterday had a
| dampening effect the thousands of visi-
| tors who arrived at the two depots, but
| with the excellent street car service and
the number of public vehicles at the sta
tons, the guests experienced but little diff
fculty in reaching their destinations. Early
in the morning the men, women ana chill
dren, who had occupied the floors and
benches during the entire night, started out
in search of boarding houses and hotels
Scores of people who reached the depots
about the midnight hour and who had not
made hotel arrangements, preferred to sleep
in the stations rather than go in search of
lodgings at that late hour.
One man from the far west expressed the
sentiments of many when he inquired:
who do you thinks going about after
midnight in a strange city looking for a
boarding house when he can stay in here
| till daylight?'
Those who had occupied the waiting rooms
| in the early morning hours had hardly de-
| parted when long trains filled with other
| strangers began to arrive. Members of the
| public comfort committee hand
early, as were detectives and policemen to
| protect the crowds from the possible in
VaSion of pickpocketS Hotel and boarding
| house representatives, as we'll as people
| looking for friends, were also on hand in
large numbers, and by breakfast time the
rush had become so great that people were
unable to distinguish their friends as they
arrived Additional trouble was experienced
by these people for the reason that all the
excursion trains were not brought into the
stations. Occasionally a train would stop
far enough away to give the passengers
an opportunity to take the street cars at
distance from the regular depots.
Nearly every train was late, some of them
hpiT th1r Io1, i,,1
They were all heavy, many of the regulars
coming in as many as six sections Be-
cause Of the great amount of rolling stock
on the roads, some of the trains were ex-
ira heavy, coming in as double headers"
drawn by two engines. One Chesapeake
and Ohio train reached from the 9th street
depot out to point over two squares away
on Maryland avenue.
Congested Conditions.
At the Baltimore and Potomac depot
the building was more congested than was
the Baltimore and Ohio station. Terminal
Agent Legge, at the Baltimore and Ohio
depot, arranged for the incoming crowds
to pass around the building from the sheds
instead of coming through it and this plan
lessened the confusion.
After reaching the street of course the
eXcursionists had the right to return to
the building, and this right was exercised
by those who expected to meet friends.
Men and boys selling much-needed umbrel-
las gathered about the railroad depots, and
found ready customers. One policeman
who thought they had no right to be so en-
gagged incurred the enmity of the crowd by
attempting to put stop to the business.
In some way the trouble was adjusted, and
umbrellas were on sale at 81 each all day.
Hundreds of guests asked to be directed
to the Capitol or Congressional Library
upon their arrival, saying they wanted to
| make use of all their time, and more espe-
cially to visit these buildings when they
thought the rush would be the least. While
a number of Grand Army Posts came in a
body during the day, most of yesterdays
arrivals were in small groups. Thousands
of them had come to see the sights at the
capital, as well as to witness the parade
and other celebrations incident to the en-
camDment.
Members of the public comfort committee
performed duty in squads, so that number
of them were on duty all the time.
Public Comfort Committee.
| Those who performed this duty at the
| Baltimore and Ohio depot included Amzi
| Smith, Clifford w. Smith, Henry W. Sohon,
| George w. Taylor, w. NJ. Thomas, julius
| W. Tolson. w. F. Turner, ]. B. Thatcher,
| Samuel Sowerbutts, W. L. Soleau, j. F.
! Strattan, E. B. Stocking, w. A. Sellers,
| Emmons S. Smith, Robert Small, James j.
| Scheely, T NJ. Shepherd, Charles W. shinn,
| c. W. Sherwood, ]. T. Sheckels w. P. Sc
| vile, f. A. Sebring, Caleb NJ. Sears, Joseph
A. Settle, Charles w. Schneider. Warner
| Stutler, William Rothwell, c. H. Ripley,
! James Robbins, NJ Rosenberg, H. B. Ma
| son, w. C. Butler. c. w Smith. G. w.
| Gladmon, B. F. Graham H. A. Dobson. ].
| NJ. Hiatt, Alphonse Girouard, j. j. Fuller,
| T: F. Cusseck, p c; George, A S; Triman.
| William ]. Meyers T. H. Pickford, Charles
| NJ. Filler, John F. O'Neill, A. o. O'Neill, F.
V. Powderly w. C. OMara, John F. O'Don-
| nell, Patrick O'FarreIl, B. NJ. Kennedy, F.
]. Newton, E. T. Nottingham, H. NJ. Moss,
Joseph s. Moss l. E. Kirk, NJ. Kitchen, DR..
R. Kingsman, H. K. Simpson. Thomas P.
Kennedy, Joseph L; Jackson. H S.
f F. Harbin P. J. halt e. Il. F. 1 Letz
John A. Gartside, w. ]. Frizzell,
Charles NJ Fairfax, J. NJ. Edger H. C. Wat
son, E. ]. BURT, Moncure Burke, w. ].
Browning, T. ]. higgins, William Barnum.
Frank Barrett, Frank Baker, George r.
Lewis, Michael Lynch, DR. William Tindall.
Evan H. Tucker, Harry Williams, S. NJ.
s. S: Wilson. G: E. Winter, Harvey 7.
Winfield R. E. White. C. E. White, F. R.
Weller, F. P. Weller. Baker Warren. Ed ].
Walsh, S. H. Walker, Michael Wallace.
George P. Conn, w. H. Collins, Henry Cas-
son, w. B. Bryan, Harry w. Barney, j. w.
Babson. C. F. Benjamin, ]. S. Flannery,
w H. Tless, c. B. Hunt, P. M Hughes, Ed.
H. Davenport, John Cook. c. A. Mccarthy,
Ed. A. Mosely, David Moore, j. D. Maher,
R. B. Mosher, G. w. Ross, Charles Moore,
J. w. Mckinley. R: A. o'Brien, Andrew
Glass. Thomas J. Sullivan. Alexander T.
Stuart. A. F. Sperry, A. r. Server, A. ].
Schafhirt. T. H. Mckee. ]. C. Malcolm,
George Haslam. David Hutchinson. Waldo
| c. Hibbs, C. E. Kern. Phiander c. Johnson,
| o. L. Ingalls, L. H. Ridenour, r. E. Grant,
| w. r. Reynolds, G.. E. Helm, G. F. WILL
Jams Dan Williams, Augustus Williams,
| Frederick p. Whitney.
At B. and P. Depot.
| The members of the committee who per-
formed similar duty at the B. and P. depot
were:
A. b. Copies, Eugene Arnold, w. c. Allen,
John Bayley, L. l.. Apple, B. M. Bridget
II. T. Brian, Aaron Bradshaw James Berry
William II. Baum William T. Baldus, John
Shughrue. Frank Gillian Allen It Curran