Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-09
BIGGEST DAY IN
SALTAIR'S HISTORY
Auerbach Outing Sends all Preyi.
Gus Attendance Record to the
Tall Timb.rS
$4,000 TICKETS GIVEN AWAY
Crush Mas OF the Kind That Taxed
Railroad and Resort 10 rs Utmost
Capacity--Was Great "Ad

The attendance records were all
smashed yesterday, at Saltair, even the
boosted real estate day being left far
In the rear 1t was a crowd, or rather
succession Of crowds, that eQualed the
ctushes on the elevated trains In New
York or the morning and evening rush
over the Brooklyn Bridge. II was
Auerbach day and according 20 the
estimate OF Manager Wallace OF i,
Auerbach & Bro, 10000 people took adj
vantage Of the occasion to visit the
lake during the day and evening. The
firm distributed 1000 tickets, SO 5000
people who had transportation conclud-
ed not to make a trial In tina. jam OF
struggling humanity
JAM WAS TERRIFIC.
The successful handling Of such a
crowd was more than could well be eX-
pectcd of the little railroad, and the
situation was complicated by a balky
engine In the early afternoon But the
management ala the best II could under
the circumstances and considering the
unprecedented Jam and confusion and
risks run 10y Would-be pleasure seekers,
| the wonder ia that some one was not
| seriously hurt
THE RUSH BEGINS.
The rush began with the first train,
| 10 A. M, when the first train pulled ont
| loaded TO the gunwales." The chill
| dren from the Orphanages were sent
| out bright and early to avoid the
| rush. IN special street cars, and such
| careful attention was given TO them
| by the Auerbach employees that they
| were Well looked after during the day
! and kept out Of harms way. The chill
| dren were given nice luncheon and
| presented wiki sandwiches cake. cam
| dy, peanuts, penny each flags and
| other trinkets that delight most the
| youthful heart. And the children were
| brought safely home in due season, But
| the general crowds looked out for No.
as best they could. Fortunately for
| the fair sex the men and boys gave
| the girls and ladies the right OF way,
| and when the seating accommodations
! gave out. hung on anywhere, and even
| roasted on the tops Of the cars. II was
| dangerous up there, and the hot clnders
| were not pleasant, especially when
| lodging under the shirt collar but the
| boys stood II all right. The jam was
so great In getting on the trains that
| children were handed to their mothers
| through car windows, and the inspiring
| spectacle Of six women trying to crowd
| through car doorway all at the same
! time was not unusual. People climbed
| over seats and over one another, SUBJ
| mitted 10 all sorts Of dscomforts incl
| dent OF such surroundings, and
| imagined they were having A
real good time-ln their minds
People chung to the sides of the
cars and handed the conductors
! their tickets with their teeth, having
| put the tickets there before boarding
the cars, for II they hadn't they never
| could have reached into their pockets
for them.
JAM WAS EVERYWHERE.
| The vast aggregate Of humanity
| swarmed over the platforms, and push
ed and packed In through the gates
| With a momentum that gave the ticket
takers the time OF their lives to collect
the tickets, and after the crowds were
| within the gates there was not much
more room than out Oh the train plat
| form. up stairs, down stairs aud in
| my lady's chamber" the crowds pushed
| and jammed. The bathing facilities,
| from the necessities Of the situation,
| gave out comparatively early in the
| day, but nearly 5000 people managed
| 10 get p dip in the lake, and felt the
| better thereby There was a feeble at
tempt at dancIng-and such dancing.
| That Is 10 say the would-be dancers
bumped and bumped and bumped into
| anybody and everybody AT every turn
Of the wheel" until the dancers threw
up both hands and Quit I'm despair.
| The drinking water supply became
seriously Impaired because OF the
thirsty multitudes, but the manage
| ment repaired damages" IN that line
| at the earliest possible moment A
large force OF deputies from the sher-
iff's office kept such an Argus eyed
| watch Of things that the evils from
this source We're reduced to a minimum.
| People trod on one another's feet, and
when tired Of that, leaned against the
| nearest railinG--if place large enough
CHANGED 10 he vacant Lunches we're
eaten standlng-if there was room.
THE HOME CRUSH
There was another big rush for the
trains in the evening, and at mid
night crowds were waiting stlll for the
last train" II was a. IN before
the last Special pulled out with the
last Of the pleasure getters. and the
exhausted employees who had never
seen the like OF It IN their lives, drag
ged their paralyzed frames away to
their cots to sleep. The street car man
agement kept The cars running until
the last trains We're IN, and the last
ear did not reach the barn until after
4 o'clock.