The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-20
Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred and
Seventy-Eight People Passed
Through Gates of Union Station.
SCALPERS DID BIG BUSINESS
RUNNERS INFESTED ILLINOIS ST.
SCENTING OUT CUSTOMERS.
Forty Thousand Enjoyed Beautiful
Day in the City's Parks-Driv.
ing and AutomObiling.

Fifteen thousand five hundred and seven
ty-eight Sunday excursionists passed
through the gates of the Union Station yes
terday, and all records for the season were
broken. The immense crowd was handled
remarkably well by the limited force of en-
ployes. who had their hands full in prevent
ing accidents. seeing that excursionists got
the right trains. and in attending to the
thousand and one details which taxed their
patience to the utmost.
OF the 15,57S $3.50 were brought In by the
Big Four Pennsylvania, L. E. & w, Van
dalia and c., II. & d. Excursions were run
by these roads from Madison, Greencastle.
Terre Haute. Union City. Elkhart. Cham
paisn, ILL.,, sandusky. o.. Peoria. Michigan
City. Fort Wayne. and two from Cincinnati.
The same roads carried 9.49s people to points
in this State Ohio and Illinois. The busi-
ness was pretty evenly divided, and all
roads Jared well. Some of the trains were
so crowded that passengers were hanging
on to the steps Of the cars.
CROWD HANDLED WELL.
The busiest hours at the Union Station
were from 10 o'clock in the morning until
noon, when the trains were coming in, and
from o'clock until in the evening, when
they were going out. During those hours
people passed through the gates and the
depot building in a steady stream. No one
who has not observed how the Union Sta
ton employees care for crowd of this kind
can realize the amount of and down.
right hard work there is in it. Excursion
lists have a mania for getting on the wrong
trains. for losing bundles-even babies-and.
most irritating of all, for asking absolutely
useless questions. So far as reported not a
single accident, even of minor nature oc
Cured, everybody caught hrs right train,
and there were no mothers weeping for lost
infants.
AS usual the ticket scalpers on Illinois
street did a thriving business. Many Of
the excursionists who came to the city
used their round-trip tickets as a conven-
lent way of saving money for longer trip.
With these, and some who come to make
extended visits, the scalpers did profit
able business, purchasing return coupons
for a few cents and selling them to regular
travellers who were looking for bargains in
transportation to Cincinnati, Terre Haute
Chicago and other points. for so cents or
tested Illinois street, smelling out likely
customers with keen noses. The railroads
are determined to break up this illegitimate
traffic If possible.
CROWDS AT THE PARKS.
The majority of the 5000 people who
came to indianapolis on pleasure bent went
to the city parks for a cool day. Fairview
and Riverside were the most favored The
estimate of the crowd at each place is
1900. At Fairview the Indianapolis Mill
tary Band played afternoon and evening
A special programme was played by the
band yesterday containing welI-seIected
classical and popular pieces. Rag time was
executed with vigor and vim, to the delight
of the many who never grow tired of syn
copated music At Riverside Miller's City
Band gave the concerts. AS usual the deer
and the bears and the rest of the menag-
erie at Riverside drew thousands of animal
lovers. The other amusements, the double
eight railway and the laughing gallery
were we'll patronized To these parks MANY
brought lunch and supper. forming merry
picnic parties under the big trees
Probably 10000 people visited the parks
Yesterday. The day was delightfully."- cool
spend the day i'm the open air. but still cool
enough to make life thoroughly ENJOYABLE
At Spades Place the concert by Mayer's
Military Band drew about 1900 people AT
Brookside about 1900 people spent the day
Garfield Park was not so we'll patronized
Hardly thousand people went to the beau
tiful South Side park
The day was ideal for driving and auto
MODELLING. Scarcely a vehicle was to be
obtained al livery stable for money or
favor. On every road out of the city Stan
hopes and runabouts bowled along and
autos whizzed at railroad speed.