The Washington times., 1905-03-05
Many Thousands Depart
For Homes Last NIGHT
Unruly Crowds at Stations Delay Train Move
ments-OrganiZatio Which Have
Left the Capital.

Fully 10000 people left the city. or
tried to leave the city. after the parade
had disbanded. Many succeeded III get
ting away.
They were the more fortunate who
caught the regular trains before the
Gro wds began to realize that the show
was over. They had paid their homage
TO the nations chief, and knew it was
time to get away.
Tired and impatient, mob of hu-
manity surged into the Baltimore and
Ohio Station after the parade and
sought home-going trains. The one idea
seemed to be to secure the first seat. re-
gardless of danger of injury or of mis-
take in the train.
Never before has such an unru1y eIe-
ment appeared at the station, and it was
almost Impossible TO control the crowd.
Officials did their best to expedite mat
ters. Only through the wisdom Of Major
Sylvester in detailing a large number Of
police and specials was anything ac-
eomplished
Announcing the Trains.
The mob pressed toward the gates TO
get to the trains. The doors leading to
the platform, however. were closed
When a train was ready for passengers
an official would stand in the door with
a megaphone, shouting out the names
OF cities at which the irain would stop.
The gates we're then thrown open.
Only those who showed tickets We're al
lowed TO pass
Women were severely mashed in the
crush. Children were screaming at the
top of their voices. Everything and
everybody seemed confused. 1t was a
wild mass of people apparently bereft of
all sense of reason.
Company after company OF troops
poured into the station. All were worn
out. Many were drunk. These began
to get aboard the trains and tried to
push through the crowd.
Order was finally compelled In a
measure BY the police.
Governor WarheId Goes Home.
Governor warfieId and his staff ar
rived at the station shortly after the
parade. At once the party entered the
specially equipped Pullman car train for
Annapolis.
The Naval Cadets and cadets from st.
Johns College also left early in the
evening for Annapolis to attend their
regular Sunday morning services and
the schools.
On a later train a company of small
J
home. The youngsters were happy and
also anxious to get back. The Maryland
/ Union League Club. followed by three
{ companies OF United States troops from
/. Fort McHenry, started home feeling
very weary from their long march
At the Pennsylvania Station. .,
Another contingent swarmed toward
| The Pennsylvania Depot about O'Clock,
and from that hour until early this
morning, the depot. yards. and the
streets in the vicinity of the station
| were jammed wiz an impatient. anx-
| ious and not oycfgenerous crowd of
travellers, whose only one desire was to
reach home. They worried the railway
officials and would not understand tha<
all haste possible was being made.
In marked contrast with the crowds
that came to the city a few days ago
was that leaving the city last night
They arrived tired, but expectant and
happy; they left having seen all that
was to be seen, worn, weary. and
worried.
Special trains went made up for the
accommodation of the travelling pub
dc, but they had little appreciable eff
feet Early in the evening the con-
fusion was so great that the regular
trains were delayed several hours, and
this added to the congested condition
involved by the making up of the
special trains.
Conditions Better Today.
The railway officials say. however.
that today they will be in better con
dition to handle the traffic, as a spe-
cial force of employees Will be put at
work. and extra train crews will be
organized so that all trains-reguiar
and special-will leave the depot
time, or only few moments late.
Many political organizations left
city last night aaong them the T.
ty-ninth Ward Peter Smith Mare
Club and the Durham Marching
both of Philadelphia the County