The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-21
Thfrty-Seven Hundred Persons
Bought Ticket Good from Indian
apolis to Chicago.
AT THE UNION STATION
WHITE AND COLORED PEOPLE Ell.
BOWED FACE OTHER THERE.
The Trains Began Leaving mt 10
o'clock Last Night and Will Re-
turn Tomorrow Morning.

From Z until half-past 10 O'Clock last
night the Union Station was one wriggling
mass of humanity as the thirty-seven hum
dred purchasers of excursion tickets to Chi
cago over the Lake Erie & Western railroad
contested with each other for places on
each of the seven sections of coaches leav-
ing there.
The crowd in the train sheds, in the sta
ton proper and in the adjoining streets of
excursionists and friends who had gathered
to see them off for Chicago, was a hetero-
geneous one, white and black people elbow
ing each other in frantic endeavor to keep
with their friends, and by their exertions
gradually drawing farther and farther
away from them and the anxious calls that
guided their endeavors. Old people and
young people. all intent on securing the
best seat in the best coach of each train,
rushed forward to the gates as the call of
the ~gatekeeper announced. A aboard for
Chicago" The majority of them, unsuc-
cessful. in making the train, remained on
the outside of the gates, and in establishing
their position of vantage for the next Sec
ton crowded back on other people similarly
inclined.
Fully so per cent. of the excursionists
"SiS NoAoAcu PCOpiC, WHOiC diihicS VI taC"
together, and a number of younger men
accompanied by girls and friends, all SEEM
ing to know each other and anxiously
awaiting the time when they could board
the trains. Many of the passengers on the
trains were Inconvenience by baggage
which they were forced to take care of
themselves, no baggage coaches having
been attached to any of the trains.
FIVE DETECTIVES ABOARD.
Five detectives of the city's force were
distributed on the sections as they left
the station, and they, together with the
train officials, are expected to keep order
during the trip. George Sellars, of the
Lake Erie & Western road, personally took
charge of the last section and made the
preliminary arrangement for the excur-
sion. Two Of the nine sections of the ex-
cursion were started from the Lake Erie
& Western yards at Noble and Washington
streets, and many Of the ticket holders,
figuring on getting seats at that point with
ease, were surprised to find that many
others had thought the same thing, and
as a result these two sections of the ex-
cursion were more crowded than any Of
the others.
The trains which left here last night will
arrive in Chicago before 6 o'clock this
morning, the railroad officials promise, and
en- route to Chicago alternate sections will
pick up excursionists from way points in
Indiana. Instead of following the main
line of the Lake Erie into Michigan City
and thence to Chicago over Lake Michi-
gam, as was formerly the route of ex-
cursion trains to Chicago over this road,
the trains will branch off at Laporte
and go into Chicago over the tracks of
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern road.
The first section is due to leave Chicago
for indianapolis tomorrow night at 10
o'clock and will be followed Immediately
by the others. Mr.. Sellars expects to
bring all of the trains back into Indianap-
oils before 2 o'clock Monday morning.
Seventy-nine coaches made UP the nine
sections of the excursion and as a con-
venience chair and tourist sleeping cars
were attached to the rear of each, and
places in them were sold at the ticket
offices of the road yesterday afternoon.
After the last train left the station al
1870 O'Clock the employees of the Union
Station breathed a sigh of relief and the
tired gatekeepers and callers prepared 10
rest after their wearisome work of keeping
the crowd in order and explaining to nun
dreds of anxious inquirers that the yellow
coaches in the shed were not Lake Erie
cars for Chicago, but Big Four cars.