Evening journal., 1905-03-04
TICKETS
WERE PURCHASED
Wilmington Represented at
Inauguration byH Nearly
5000 People
RAILROADS. WERE FORTUNATE

IN round numbers there are 5000 VIII
mingtonians m Washington today.
scattered about tho Capital City view
ing the ceremonies attendant upon the
Inauguration OF President Roosevelt.
All last night and unth early this
morning trains on the B. & O. and
Pennsylvania railroads ran at irregular
Intervals carrying thousands upon
thousands of passengers who were bent
upon Witnessing the grandost inaugu-
ration that ever fell to the lot OF a
President OF the United States. How
many of this enormous thrOng viii
suooumb TO the ravages OF colds con-
tructed today ia Washington no one can
venture, but that many viii suffer from
the effects OF pneumonia, grip and pos
sibly consumption is undoubted.
! IL Is estimated that several thousand
! Wilmingtonians are gathered In Wash
lington today. having gone thither dur
ling the past thirty-five hours. At the
1 p. b. & w. station nearly 700 tickets
were sold. At the downtown Office of
the p. a. o. 200 tickets were disposed Of,
while az the Delaware avenue station
800 tickets were purchased. To this
] AAeAtA'NA - AAAAA N-AN ANNhNANAtNNA N@ttAHAf
the Governor and stan, the Monday
Marching Club and the many persons
who Travelled on individual passes.
After O'Clock this morning railroad
travel 30 Washington fell off greatly as
nearly all the persons who attended
the inauguration were well on their
way or had reached their destination.
Both the Pennsylvania railroad and the
B. & o., operating in this section were
particularly fortunate, as no accidents
have been reported. Travel northward
Will begin this afternoon and officials OF
the noad have made every preparation
to move trains as speedily as pOssi-
BILE. oa Lra .a.. la
Delawhre's Delegation iao
Delaware's delegation to the inau-
guration left yesterday Afternoon and
evening on trains over the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore & Ohio railroads,
and the Diamond State was represented
in today's pageant by Governor Lea
and stan. the National Guard OF the
State and the Monday Marching Club. a
colored organization.
Members of the General Assembly,
the Governors staff and their guests
went to Washington yesterday after
noon, occupying three Pullman cars,
which were attached to the Pennsyl-
vania railroad train leaving this city
at 430 o'clock. On arriving in
Washington they proceeded at once to
their headquarters in the Aldlne Hotel
The Governors staff Joined Governor
Lea at the Shoreham where the head
quarters OF the staff were located.
Soldiers Leave City.
. Fri,o Nf,tt,,,.r ft,,,,-1 LEI .-.--,. A.
ttmore & Ohio railroad last evening and
proceeded by special train to the Cap
ital. Company II, Of New Castle, was
the first company to arrive and join
the Wilmington troops at the Armory.
The company came from New Castle on
special cars Of the Wilmington New
Castle and Southern Railway Company
? and marched up Market street and
thence to the Armory, in command Of
, Captain c. p. Holcomb.
= Shortly after 5 o'clock Company b, of
, Milford, under Captain W. +. Lank, ar
rived over the Delaware railroad and
then proceeded to join the Wilmington
: troops. As soon as this company ar
, rived the regiment was formed in line
and headed by the First Infantry Band
proceeded to Delaware avenue and
, thence out the avenue to the Baltimore
: & Ohio railroad station. The men were
In command Of Lieutenant Colonel
Stevenson. Colonel Theodore Townsend
, being detained at home by a business
engagement. The battauons We're i'm
command of Majors Simon p. Doherty
and Evan G. Boyd.
AT the station an immense crowd had
collected to see the soldiers off. The
usual guard was maintained as soon as
the call TO arms was sounded at the
l Armory and was maintained en- route
, and at the barracks while the regiment
! was quartered there. Captain w. e.
4 Lank was officer of the day and Lieu
tenant c. n. Evans was officer of the
. guard. AS soon as the men arrived IN
e. Washington last night they proceeded
a to the quarters provided for them. To-
e day horses and equipments win be fur
I nished the officers. Each enlisted mar
!. VIII be given 75 cents a day for meals
and allowed TO shift for himself.
At Newark the troops were Joined
lby Company E, of Newark
= The Monday Marching Club was III,
+. first organization to leave the city, oc,
cupying a special car attached to tn,
train OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-.
. road leaving this city at 3.12 O'Clock yes.
terday afternoon. The members of tn,
}, club expected to have 100 members il
line, accompanied by a band, but wa
unable to get as large a delegation "a
desired. Richard Weeks was their mar
. shal. The members wore dark cloth
ing, black overcoats and black derbl
4 hats and wore purple badges contain
ing portrait OF S. V. B. Carty. presi
dent Of the club, who was unable {,
d make the trip on account of a business
a | engag cement.
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