The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23


Hoyt. James B. Lowell. Z. r. Adee. II. B
Hollins. Henry ". Taft, W. X. Kuntz and
J. F. Harris. TIE Harvard Club spccicl
left at 1880 and it resembled huge Crimson
| snake as II steamed out OF the station
| The last special to leave was made up OF
private cars. the cars and those having
them being: Jonaul. James B. Taylor
Vivian. j. Buckley: Goodwin. Allen Ward.
| we'll; Talequah r. Limburger; Diore
W p Hamilon Gilboa. John A. Mccall
Emmalita, George Croker: Lucania, r
Dewitt Cuyler: Mishawaka. Francis Burt on
Harrison; Porta. Ogden Mills. and Mariquita
DR.. Seward Webb On the II clock train
were more private ars-that Of Mrs White.
law Reid. the GcEcssec. l.. A. BiGdle, and the
Iris. Mr. Gillispie.
There was comparatively little hustle
when the first train pulled out, but from
go 10 10: 80 o'clock the concourse as fairly
alive with football enthusiasts. There was
great animation and scurrying to and fro
but scarcely any confusion, so we'll was the
crowd handled. The uniformed attendants
gatemen and station masters we're az busy
as they possibly could he. but knew what
they were about, apparently. and answered
the multitude of questions regarding trains
put to them readily and without loss Of
time. Cops were stationed at the gates to
see that there was no undue crowding.
and central Office men mingled with the
crowd to look after it's welfare The light :
fingered gentry gave the place a wide
berth.
Such "A gathering of pretty women with
their galants In attendance Rever before
was assembled under one roof. The show
of feminine comelness even overshadowed
the horticultural display, and the display
of flowers was rare one. She was luck
less maid who did not sport sonnet hing in
the way OF fowers-violets. chrysanthe-
NUNS. pansies. American beauties or car
nations, One girl, attired in black, wore
big purple orchid. They all paid allie
glance one way or the other. and the Grim
son and blue flowers often were supple
mented by yards and yards of ribbon to
match. Several football stars were seen
N the. crowd. among them Bloomer Of
Yale, Weekes OF Columbia. Hare of Penn
sylvania and Mills Of Princeton. Weekes
was spotted al once by small boy, who
pointed him out to his companions in awe
struck whispers.
1t was brave and dazzling display Of
toggery. Some came clad a. II they were
going TO Alaska, instead Of only two-hour
journey on . pleasant day.
Those folks must he going to Europe"
remarked a bystander qs two men and
two women passed through the waiting
room. with. stack Of furs and robes and
shawls sufficient for a Polar expedition;
One OF the men wore checked cap, atweed
suit, with waistcoat Of lurid hue. pink
and .black striPed. necktis and staggered
under his load of wraps He was too busy
hanging on to his pile Of habiliments to
reply to the rapd-fire questioning con-
s,e &c. the game and trains, put to him
scopic display Of color offered by the gowns
of the women was sufficient to make a rain
bow look like dull blur There was tall
girl in blue whose height prompted one
man 70 remark:
say INt that girl alongside Of Glass
and the big Yale guard W ould look like
pygmy."
As soon az one train was filled the gate
leading thereto WAS closed and then there
was a tandem formation rush for the next
gate by those who were left behind. Some
of both sexes were so expert in squeezing
up to points of vantage that it was source
OF wonder how they escaped darling by
the Harvard and Yale coaches. Not few
carried field glasses.
Here's how the Yale team will look
said youth with upturned trousers and
bright red socks as he gazed through the
small end Of his glasses. THAT sol" re-
torted another youth with a blue feather
In his lapel. They'll look so big to you
before the game is over you'll need the
Lick telescope to size them up
train to take-whether it would he better
to take an early train and Sc the town or
take late train and go right out to the game
One woman did not want to leave from
track Is and insisted on waiting a while
Many were the anxious glances cast at the
doors by those who had appointments at
the station and were getting uneasy.
Finally, however, the last New Haven
bound passenger wa aboard and the station
settled down Ia its normal state until
again stirred up by the returning crowds
in the evening.
Ii was the homeward journey of the big
crowd that went from this city TO see the
game that gave the railroad the most
trouble. Before the game ended so many
New Workers started for the New Haven
station with the idea Of avoiding the rush
that they formed jam all their own. The
first special train left New Haven packed
to the doors with such persons and another
with as big a crowd followed soon after
ward. Both were able to keep close to their
schedule and arrived In this city at a little
after O'Clock, They we're made up of day
coaches, and officials at the Grand Central
Station estimated that each carried at least
.OO0 passengers.
When the crowd which had seen the end
Of the game reached the New Haven tation,
II made such crush that 1t seemed Won
der that anybody was able TO board a train
/ he Boston express for New York arrived
Al $40. and there was such scramble for il
hat parties were broken up and couples
separated. Every bit Of standing room
was filed when the. train pulled out nearly
an hour late, and none Of the time was made
up; but II was a good-natured crowd and
little kicking was heard.
On that train was party consisting Of |
man and three women. Ii had originally |
)een composed Of two more men and one |
more woman, but the train pulled out be- !
ore all got aboard The man with the |
hree women waited half an hour in the |
irand Central 5 alton until the next special |
rain arrived. Then the women and their |
original escorts were able TO pair OF again. |
] he special trains got in promptly and the |
ast Of them landed its passe myers at little |
liter 10 o'clock. All the specials made |
Up Of day coaches carried crowds which |
axed their capacity. and 30 did the locals, |
which arrived anywhere from forty minutes |
o an hour behind their schedule time
Everybody arrived here hungry, and |
most OF the crowd scattered Immediately to
restaurants. New Haven was pretty well |
stocked with provisions. but the immense
'rowd ate up nearly everything in sight in
| hurry after the game. Food became so
scarce that a sandwich WAS luxury,
md those who travelled on the local trains
yrumbled a good deal at the delay which
Vas postponing their much-needcd suppers
II was an unusually quiet crow q that
eft the trains at the Grand Central Station.
Not single college yell was heard; there was
lot college song Perhaps that was be-
'ause more Harvard than Yale sympa-
hizers came back on the early trains. At
INV rate everybOdy seemed 10 bc thor |