The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-01
EASTER MONDAY
IN RICHMOND ID
.--...-...- $1,000.
Thousands Of Visitors Came and
Home People Had Holiday.
THE ROUNDS OF PLEASURE.
Visitors See the Capitol, Library, Hear
Concert, Go Shopping and See the
PIay-Richmond People See
Country Cousins Merry.

Easter Monday came and went with all
its rounds of fun, II was a blustery day.
Old March died hard with colors lying.
It was rough and cold. except in the sun
shine, and unlike Sunday as day cotuo
be- But the fun went on.
The streets were thronged all day. Some
Of the large manufacturing plants were
closed. smaller business institutions gave
holiday, and thus the usual crowd upon
the streets was greatly increased.
The railroads brought in many slght-
seers from the country and nelghDorlns
cities.
The attractions for the people we're the
concert in the Capitol Square, the oase-
ball game, the meeting Of the Good Eel
lows, club at Blandon Park, fishing on
the river the Bijou, and so forth.
The day was not such as to make one
go wild in the search for oVt-of-door
pleasure The hat of the most dlgnlheo
and respectable man in town would not
STAY on his head unless. he watched II,
and peoples eyes filled with dust and
tears. while their breasts hlled with rags
and their mouths with imprecations:
"OUR COUNTRY COUSINS HERE.
.Our Country Cousins were with ''us
yesterday. They began to arrive
from every point Of the conf
mass about o:30 o'clock. and 1t was
nearly noon before tho last batch hao
gotten in. But they had possession OF
the streets, the Capitol Square, the puolic
buildings and the stores. The merchants
on Broad and Main Streets did a rush
Ing business and many a ream OF wrap
ping paper was borne OUT u tiio St''
yesterday evening.
The crowd divided itself into two ;af :
those who came to get glimpse OF the
things to be seen. and those who to!h
advantage Of the cheap railroad rates 70
come on business. Many country nlci-
chants were in the latter class.
Asa rule the older people came on e.
rands Of business and the younger oile
Tor pleasure and to be tosetne.; -, The 4he
the .'co,1sins'' were evident only IN -, .iie
business section of the city, and theA
thev overlooked everywhere and frequent
" vas heard the comment, 'Ihere goes
some of our country kin" or the farm
ers." as the young and disrespectful youns
men would say. The visitors hau ~.
Of trouble, getting on wrong cars, oei,.s
carried to almost Opposite p paris ~ ~
citv from their desired destinations ~
irving TO get the cars to stop III the
Middle of suuares-a thing which CITY
neon1e have not yet been able TO sel
item TO do but which they sofne.lliies
try. and make the moton1an use alnlost
profane language.
THEY NUMBERED THOCeANDo.
sons came in by the railroads ana nldlls
| others came from nearby places by prl-
| yate conveyanceS So
Cartain X. T. Adams brought IN a loils
| train load from Norfolk and intermediate
! points over the Norfolk and Wes:, u,
Road. over 100 persona came on ths .
train. The Chesapeake and Ohio brought
in two excursions, one from Ne"p pa ;ntsr-
a1.i The other from Gladstone ana Inter
| mediate points The up-the-country couS-
! ms numbered 1850. The train from New
| port News brought 100 passengers. Cap
| tain j. c. West, the excursion anaser
| of the Chesa peal1e and ONO was III
| charge.
:i;so from F'armville and intermediate
coi.lis. About $50 persons came from that
section of Virginia
! q lis elevators at the Capitol and IL
rraly did d big days work yesterday.
| THE visitors spent much Tune iookl,iS
through the big buildings. These are TIE
| two structures in the city which the couh-
try people feel that they have an interest
in. The right Of possession is in conscious
|. form in their minds, and the air OF IN
| nocent proprietorship iss assumed. Inc
| old stove at the Capitol and the splendid
collection of portraits at the Library are
unfailing objects Of interest and anus
| ing comment. Tho concert of the Blues
/ Band in the CapltOl Square attracted tiie
| attention and attendance not only of the
visitors, but quite number of Rich
! mond people also. 1t was genuine and
| somewhat rare treat to the visitors
WENT TO THE PENITENTIARY.
The penitentiary was another object oil
| interest to the visitors. The prison had
! gotten so much advertisement recently
| on account of the reputed bad condition
| of it that tho country people are very
| much stirred up and many of then
| wanted to see for themselves. All the
| guards were busy during the middle OF
! the day in conducting parties through
The baseball game attracted some Of
the young men who love that sport. 9th
! c.s went to the special matinee Of The
| Bijo,1 Some of the visitors love drink
| Of something warming: the dust and the
! wind dried their threats. and the saloons
! cot few Of their slcllels before the day
| was ever.
When the evening hours were come j
| was n scene of great interest about the
| Capots. 1t was a mass of bundles ant
| pccrle-tired. nomesick people, who hat
| been on an excursion and were nov
/ waiting for the train that was to taks
them home. Everybody has been on al
/ excursion some time or other, and so al
| know the feeling.
They were tired, but happy