Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09
EXODUS OF VISITORS
Many Strangers Wend Their
WaS. Homeward'
sIDE EXCURSIONS
TRIPS MADE TO NEARBY PLACES
OF INTEREST.
Scenes About the Depots-Good Work
Of Railway officials in Han
ding the Crowds.

Everybody was tired last night, after nav
ing spent the day along the line of march,
but nobody gave up until the last event of
the night was over. The downtown streets
were crowded and the fakir was more
largely in evidence along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. than he had been earlier IN the week.
1t seemed II every man, woman and
child who had souvenirs was in the lineup
| along the curbstones on both sides Of the
street.
A young man and his wife, who were in
business near the intersection OF TIN street,
caused some amusement to the passersby.
He was a quiet little fellow. whose voice
could hardly be heard across the sidewalk,
but his wifes. lung power indicated that
she was not bordering on consumption. He
held to board, which was covered with
novelties, while canes sold by his better
half were declared to be from Mexico, hand
carved and hand painted.
why don't you holler," his wife would
call to him, land liven up things. If you
don't make a noise you won't do any busi-
ness
She would keep up her admonitions to her
husband in this way until she gathered a
crowd and and many dimes would be taken ak in
hesitate to grab pedestrians by the arm,
and her persuasive powers frequently re-
suited in sale.
men ana women went along IN groups,
blowing miniature bagpipes or some other
noisy instruments, enjoying the freedom OF
the city. During the early evening the
crowd moved in the direction of the Monu-
ment lot, and not until the last piece Of
fireworks had been exploded were they in
cilned to go home.
Street Cars Crowded.
Street cars were overcrowded, and rather
than wait an hour or more many of the
nnla tror mad tIa Tn,
of saloon on Pennsylvania avenue a hot
sausage man had big boiler. Crying out
Get a sausage sandwich for nickel and
step inside and get glass of beer" he did
rushing business Many dSappointmentS
followed, for scores of his purchasers
thought the nickel included both the sand
witch and beer. .
Departing Visitors.
Long before the rear end of the big pro-
cession had passed the Peace monument
yesterday afternoon hundreds of strangers
in the city were on their way to the two
railroad depots anxious to catch trains and
get to their homes last night. Most Of those
who were in such a hurry were the ex-
cursionists who had arrived here the night
before or previous morning. All day long
the visitors have! been departing for their
homes and taking advantage of the excur-
sions to the battlefields. Trains from both
stations LOOK large CROWDS TO the places or
historic interest, the railroads having pro-
vided cheap rates to the various places.
The committee on transportation to bat
tlefelds Is composed of the following: S.
B. Hege. chairman: John Callahan, vice
s. Brown. G. E. Abbott, H. W. Full
Ter, ]. Edwin Browne, E. A. Hara-
don. JOS A Brooks, VIM. F. Reed, Chas.
Cramer, w H. Doll. c. w. Ridley. E. K.
Somborn, Jos. A. Sparks. Fred T. Bickford,
C. NJ. Parker. Chas. F. Persons, John F.
Meacham. A. H. Van Deusen, E. S. Ran
dali, A. P. Tasker. w: H. Callahan, Chas.
Rheem, w. H Greegor, A. L. Reed, Robt
S. Dyrenforth, Thos. H. Martin. A. c. Ir-
vine, J. Tyler Powell. Geo. w. Fletcher, j.
H. Grossman Louis D. Wine, M. Freeland,
E. j. Lockwood, Geo. T. Dunlop, N. H. Mil
Ter, Louis Mundheim. ]. c. S. Burger, H.
P. Baldwin. A. c. Wilson, w. w. Porter,
E. r. Campbell and d. W. Beach.
Excursion Rates.
Excursion tickets to these places are be-
ing sold at reduced rates and good for
from five to ten days. Most Of them are
made to expire the 14th of the month. An
tietam, Charlottesville, Harper's Ferry,
Bull Run and Smokers Gap were among
the places many Of the veterans were anx-
ious to visit.
Hundreds of the city's guests who had
not been able to go to Mount Vernon, Ar
lington and other places of interest near
the city earlier in the week crowded the
electric cars during the day. At times the
rush was so great that many of the excur-
sionists were willing to climb through the
car windows in order to prevent the pos
sibility of being deprived Of trip to one
of the places to be visited.
In most of the electric cars members Of
local committees or others who live here
were passengers, and as the cars sped
along the road they pointed out places Of
note to the strangers.
Railroads Make Good Record.
The steam railroad companies made an
exceptionally good record in the matter Of
transporting the two hundred thousand peo-
pie here from the various parts Of the
country. While 1t Is true that the trains
were not always on time, the hundreds Of
carloads of passengers were brought here
without a single accident having occurred