The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-01
LARGEST CROWDS
 IN C|TY'S HISTORY Thousands Sought Places of Amusement Monday THE STREET GAR HAULAGE More Than 1ee,ooo People Rode on the Cars Monday, an Increase of
 25,ooo Over Any Pre-
 vious Record.
THE STREET GAR HAULAGE

Information from every source indi- cates that the crowd in Birmingham Mon day was the largest which has ever gath cred on the streets in one day.
 One of the best indications of the size of the crowd is the number of people hauled by the street car company. While exact figures cannot be obtained, it can be stated on reliable authority that more than 165,OOO people paid fares.
 The number of passengers Monday ex ceeded the number on any previous day by at last 25,O0O.
 The railroads handled record breaking crowds into the city. It was estimated yesterday by passenger representatives of the various Ines that at least 25,OOO people purchased tickets to come to Bir- mingham for the circus and to see the fair.
 J. N. Harrison, district passenger agent of the Southern; l.. B. Washington, travelling passenger agent of the Frisco, and other railroad men stated that Mon day every train into the city was pack ed with people, and that passengers were standing in the aisles and on the plat forms, and that in many instances people stood on the steps. Special trains were run by nearly all the roads to accommo- date the crowds, but even then the facil- ities were inadequate.
 Conservative estimates made yesterday placed the crowd on the streets during the parade Monday at 10000 more than the number of people who were out 0 week ago yesterday when President Roosevelt was in the city.
 It is understood that street car records show that fully 40,000 more people rode on the cars Monday than on the day the President was a guest in Birmingham. Practically the only place where the size of the crowd was smaller was at the fair grounds. More than 10000 were at the fair grounds Tuesday of last week, while not more than 5000 went out last Mon day
 The crowd last Monday was scattered over a. much larger territory than when the President was in Birmingham. On Presidents day everything surged to- wards Twentieth street and Capitol park, but on Monday-circus day-people were packed on Eighth avenue to Nineteenth  avenue, on Sixth avenue to Twentieth street, on Twentieth street, Twenty y-first street, First, Second and Third avenues and Nineteenth street. It was impossi- ble for people to walk on those streets with any comfort on account of the crowd
 The chief subject of discussion yester- day the statement of Ali Ringing that Birmingham was the greatest show town he had never seen. People on all sides agreed with him that the people of this city showed plainly Monday that they were lovers of amusement and that they would patronize places of amusement lib- orally.
 Between 25O00 and 5000 people saw the circus at the two performances. Both the Bijou and the Jeffrson theatres were packed and standing room signs were in evidence, which means that something like 5000 more people sought places of amusment Monday night, and fully 5000 went to the fair grounds, total of be- tween 35,0O0 and 10000 people who were seeking pleasure.
 Even those figures, it is thought, do not give an estimate which is large enough Many people were unable to get into the circus tents and others could not secure admission to the theatre Monday night All were accommodated at the fair grounds, however.
 dozen strangers from large eastern cities yesterday discussed the crowds that were on the streets the day before and all of them expressed amazement. They stated that they would leave Bir- mingham after their present visit with renewed and magnified impressions of the size and importance of the city, and they also said that never in their lives had they seen a sight exactly similar to the pne they witnessed here.