Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07
LIVELY AT THE DEPICTS
CROWDS OF INCoMERs AUG
MENTED BY LOCAL PEOPLE.
Search for Expected Visitors Often
Barren of Results - The
Weary Watchers.

There were some lively scenes witnessed
at the railroad stations last night, where
the crowds from all sections continued to
pour in. Extra clerks were on duty and the
trainmasters had a number of assistants to
help them. All the trains coming from
points beyond the local runs from this city
came in number of sections This applied
more especially to the trains from the west.
One Chesapeake and Ohio train was report
ed to have been made up of fifteen sections,
while there were sixteen sections to a Chi
cago express train on the Baltimore and
Ohio road.
Has No. 6 arrived yet?" was the re-
peated inquiry made at the latter station
every few minutes during the evening.
THE tenth section of the train one in
qurer was informed, has just arrived"
1.-The tenth section?" queried the man
who was looking for friends. How many
sections are there to the train?'
about six more he was told.
Good night he remarked. eff you see
my friends just tell EN- that you saw me-"
Considerable interest was shown in the
arrival at the Baltimore and Potomac of a
Chicago post. The train was late, and the
hundreds of people who were waiting to
greet the passengers made their way from
one place to another every time they heard
an engine moving. Prof. Haley's Band was
also in waiting, and cheers were given for
the band and the visitors as they marched
from the depot toward Pennsylvania ave-
nue.
depots, the number of excursionsts had not
been recorded, and it was impossible to get
a fair estimate of the number here The
rush at the depots was kept up today. 1t
is expected that even greater crowds will
come tonight and tomorrow morning as
thousands of people from New York, Phla-
delphia, Baltimore and nearby points are
yet to arrive
oro,ds tLo 5ooo+, 49,
police think the people were extremely for
tunate, there were no serious accidents,
nor were any robberies reported. Some COM
plants were made because of the work of
ticket scalpers selling worthless tickets.
Several persons who had bought tickets
from them had to leave the trains, and
those who had the money bought regular
tickets. Others were referred to the police.
Anthracite Miners Arrive
I The strangers who probably attracted the
most attention about the streets and hotels
last night were ten anthracite miners from
Edwardsdale, Pa, who formed the Miners
Glee Club. Wearing clothes such as are
worn when they are getting out the black
diamonds from the mines, and wearing their
lamps on their hats, the miners came in
over the Baltimore and Ohio road yester-
day afternoon. They registered at Engefs
Hotel opposite the depot and then went
out to get authority to entertain audiences
Oh tIle StTeetS anu take up cOlleCtlOnS- Get
ting the necessary legal permit from the
police authorities, the men returned and
serenaded Mr.. Engel. who is to entertain
them during their stay in the city. During
the night the members of the club enter
tanned many audiences and collected neat
sum of money for the benefit of the strikers.
Didn't Recognize His Father.
"In these days Of excitement about the
railroad depots it's possible for man not
to know his own father" was the remark
made to Star reporter in the Pennsylvania
station last night. Such thing was dem
onstrated here this afternoon"
Detective Pratt of the local force was on
duty, when the father of his partner De-
| tective Bob Hewlett, arrived from New Or
leans, where he had been for months en-
gagged in the construction of dry dock In
addition to have broadened considerably he
was covered with dust and SCOT, his appear
ance being that of a man who had Travelled
on a road where soft coal was used for fir
ing.
1t was arranged that Pratt should find his
partner and suggest that he overlook the re-
cent arrival a suspect
Bob" said Pratt. when he found his
partner. there's man standing across the
room l would like you to look over point
ing to Howletts father
Walking across the station Bob" as his
friends Familiarity called him, sized up the
supposed stranger and it was some little
time before he succeeded in penetrating the
| car aust ana recognizing the additional
amount of flesh his father had gained The
treat was on Bob
Made Him Cussin' Mad.
There's the bureau of information" an
old man In one Of the railway depots re-
| marked yesterday afternoon when he had
failed to make connection between Balti-
more train and train on one of the short
branches of the road. What 1 am looking
for he added. sis tha hureau Of copo-
plants"
whats the trouble friend?" inquired
| one of the messengers in the station.
"See here. boy" said the disappointed
man. don't ask me what's the trouble
My troubles are numerous just now. It's
all well enough for you people who are
here celebrating to fix the trains the way
you please, but when I'm told my train
starts from a country station instead of
from the city, and I can't get to where 1
was going to get married tonight. it makes
me cussin' mad
Don't blame you, old man." the messen-
ger remarked.
"And 1 don't care if you do, either" the
latter expressed himself.
Its a good thing 1 send telegram
the 'cussin mad man said, "but even
that wouldn't do if the tracks were not so
full Of cars. If I wasn't scared to do it I d
steal hand car and get to my destination
tonight or bust, and 1 wouldn't st,
either"
The disappointed prospective groom reg
istered at a nearby hotel, but he did not
This he