New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-06
RUSH BACK TO TOWN.
One of the Biggest Days on Record
at Grand Central.

Incoming Messengers returning from vacations
IN the mountains and by tAe seashore, thronged
the Grand Central Station yesterday. The num-
Der OF passengers brought into the city on Labor
Day always far larger than the number carrleu
on any other holiday. was not much more thal
half the number of those who came itno town
Yesterday from the Adirondacks and New-ESS-
land summer resorts, the station masters de-
clarea From two hundred thousand to two
hundred ard fifty thousand persons, they est
mated were brought into the Grand Central
Station. a number far larger than any recorded
in last years business.
The customary confusion was manifest every
where but the trains were handled well. Every
available car is in now on the New-Hork
Central and the New-YorB New-Haven and
Hartford. Pullman cars rushed out of the
station almost as they are emptied- All
the express trains are being run in three or
four sections each section in almost every case
carrying twelve
Trains from north Of Albany were almost uni
formiy late from fifteen minutes to half an hour.
Trains from New-England reached this city
from fifteen to forty-fve minutes behind sched-
ule time. The various sections OF these trains
preserved their relative running times. The
local traffic reached the station about on time,
and there was no difficulty about outbound
trains.
The vast number OF passengers has made nee
esssry an extra force of station attendants. and
extra policemen are detailed 10 watch the throns
P1n1nciothes men are duty to watch for the
crooks who always rush TO the station at holi-
DAY times. In spite Of the efforts Of the police
men and attendants. however, the station was
( 20 tammed with confused travellers that at
early morning and late last evening It was
almost impossible for the passengers to get from
their trains to the street
Vast mountains of trunks fill the trainshed
and baggage room. They have been accumu-
laftns. the station attendants and bagga gemen
say, for almost two weeks. Each incoming
train brings hundreds of trunks to add to those
which now choke the exits from the station
There IS barely room to drive a carriage
Into the station from 42d-st, and the confusion
is likely to be worse to-day. the bagga gemen
predicted, than yesterday. The express COM
panies have man working in regular Shifts night
and day, but will make promises to a
definite time Of delivery. If they get to
the trunks they tell inplortng passengers. they
q day or two. 1t may take three or four days.
Labor Day excursions in recent years have
added largely 20 the number Of people who have
TO get back to the city Immediately after that
holiday. a station master said. Fully one-tenth
OF the traffic yesterday, he estimated came
from ouch persons and the "week-enders' who
leave the city for Labor Day. The rush of in
coming traffic, however. Will continue for three
OF four days, he says, although day VIII
st be heavy as yesterday. The baggagemen
Will have their troubles for week or two yet
heSeclareS.
A the other railroad terminals there was un-
usuklly heavy travel, although their ferries dis
t-SSAed It more evenly in this city. The
trains of the Pennsylvania and the New-Jersey
Central full but arrived about on time.
The Lackawanna was somewhat handicapped
BY the recent fire, which destroyed its Hoboken
terminal and the great number of commuters
It carries. but its trains We're nearly on
schedule time. All the railroads are practically
swamped under the loads Of trunks which ar
rive with each train. The Hudson River
steamboat lines and the European lines also
show the end of the vacation season by their
great piles of ha gage.