Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-26
Newport News Hampton, Ph0ebus,
Old Point and Counties VIII
Furnish Big Crowds.
PROSPECTS FOR Transportation
Forty Steamers Provided by Chess,
peate 6 Ohio and Old Dominion,
With ivy Avenue Line and In.
Vulnerable Steamers From OH
Point Should Provide Adequate
Facilities For Handling People.

IL IL estimated That not less than
10000 people from the Peninsula will
20 over to tho Exposition grounds
today. Newport News viii send Ii,
tho ncighborllood of 10000 and as
many more will he furnished by
Hampton, Plloebus ana Old Point and
tho counties. This estimate, or
course, does not include the crowds
That VIII he brought down by tho
.Ghesapcakc4& Ohio railway ami the
steamer lines.
B business will be suspended ali over
lhel Peninaula. Every bank Will
close is doors, Tho .apost; offices Win,
4tatsy lcigt6lnfa
houses iiere aiid AZ '1.oihis SNisf 8be6
closed and the Indications are that.
n very small number or the stores and
business houses will be kept open for
moro than Il few hours during tha
day.
Almost Everybody is Going.
Almost everybody who can arrange
IT is preparing to attend the opening.
Many people will close their houses
and 90 over to spend the day, as it
VIII be at least Q o'clock In the after.
noC:t before the President touches
the button and formally opens tho
TGrccntpmial
a lew CT the buildings on business
streets have been decorated in hdmnr
ol The occasOn ana others will bo
hrrSSc,! III gTll attire today
lhrsc who desire to IL on The Roads
iit Time IN geo President tie5Wvc.t.
on lS1ard The Yacht MaNflowcr. pass
me American and foreign Fleets ana
lanil ut thc grounds. should l,ayn
home not lI.er thniI s O'Clock. Tin
opening ceremonies on Lees Parade
VII lHGin promptly ri 1850 g a;ock
ana. on account Of tho large crowds
which t!ir transportation companies
viii have 10 handle and the probable
diiricniS IN reaching the Parade
without tlciay after landing on The
ether side IL will bu advisable for All
"hn expcct IL hear President Thicker
speak. 'n start from Tho Pcnins,lu
rcIcrr noon. and II will hc msnrly 2
c,c!rCk before tito review Of troops
on Lees Parade.
Can Star. Homo Early,
After oclGck Hicrc viii be little
IN he sr"n OH The grounds, so ne
ninauln folk may start !io,ncwnul
about that time. This should IN, ey.
FrHbohy homo In lime for 8uppcr,and
prevent amy great crowLliug OF The
steamers.
Transportation Facilities.
ample TRANSFORMATION facilities
have bccn provided for tho accommo,E
~ "A IN ,,f Ill. ~ T.
tho Exposition from the peninsula
Not including launches ana other
email craft. there will he altrIt twcn-a
ty steamers plying throughout The
day between this city, HAMPTON.
i'hocbus, Old Point and tlie Expos.
iiion. u Is estimated that on each
Trim these steamers will be able 10
carrS Il total Of about l0,0O0 people
ana ns zach one will make several
ir!rn during Tho day there is every
.;iss':rancc that tho crowds goimg from
tho peniI:Fl;la and all visitors coming
in over he Chesapeake & Ohio rail
rond VIII be landed al the Exposition
IN line for he nponin. ceremonies.
From this City.
From Newport News The hic dou
hlc,c:dch ferry boat John Callahan.
accommodating 25n0 pcop;s. 5,ici ferry
steamers tid"aYnr and hnuic H. Van
scivcr. tlc OLD Dominion stcamcra
Hampton and Ocracpwo will he cpcr,
atcd 10 tic Exposition Thr John
Callahan viii leave the cheaHpcake
s Ohio depot on her first trip at .
O'Clock This morning ard re,nnnng
Herr VIII start on q second trim Mt
1880 O'clock. Aftcl that time SHE
viii make rs many trips AS necessary
The Hampton and the Oraookhe will
stop here cnroute from Smitbflcl,l 10
The Exposition
Bcrinning nj z o'clock ti,is morn.
ing The ferry steamers ynnsciycrand
EndcayOr will make hourly trips be-
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