Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-18
freight Service on Line Between
Here and Capital City Is
Ordered Suspended
Today.
TWfHJYsIx PASSENGER TRAINS
With Twenty Thousand People to
Handle, the Company viii Operate
Thirteen Trains Each Way, and
More II Necessary-vaneuard of
Crowd Came Yesterday, Some Stop
ping Here. 4

All freight traffic over the Chesa.
peake & Ohio railroad between New
port News and Richmond will be sus-
peneded from G o'clock this morning
until midnight tonight. In order TO give
clear track TO the many passenger
trains that will be operated during
mat time for the accommodation or
the thousands OF Richmond people
coming down to attend the Richmond
DAY celebration at the Exposition
Twenty-siX. and maybe more passen-
ger trains viii be operated between
this city and the State capital during
the day and night. and SO as to main
rain fast schedule for these trains.
and ut the same time minimize the
possibilities Of collisions and other
accidents which might result from
congestion OF traffic. the railway Of
iicials decided TO operate no freight
trainG over the division during the
day
This Is the first instance whore the
chesapeake Ohio or any other rail.
way In Virginia has suspended the.
freight traffic on one OF its divisions
Tor the accommodation OF the pas.
senger traffic. but more passengers
probably Will be carried between this
city and Richmond today than have
ever Travelled over the same length
or railroad in the same space OF time
anywhere in the state.
The onward movement OF Rich
monders to Tldewatcr hogan yester-
day. about thousand arriving in this
city over the Chesapeake e. Ohio dur
Ing the day. Several hundred of the
CT.
the Exposition this morning. while
others proceeded at once to the Ter
centennial.
Governor Swanson Arrives.
Governor Claude A. Swanson, sever
nj OF his staff officers and some OF the
state officers arrived over the Ches-
hpeake & Ohio railroad at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and proceeded To
the Exposition. making their head
quarters at the Inside Inn Mr.. Robt.
Lecky. Jr.. chairman OF the commit
tee of the Richmond Chamber OF Com
: merce Which has charge OF the ar
rangements for Richmond Day, came
down on the same train with Governor
Swanson and is staying at Hotel War
wick
state Secretary l. A. Coulter OF the
Young Mems Christian Association.
with party of four and many other
prominent business and professional
men. OF Richmond. arrived OH the
evening train and are stopping nj IIo-
tel Warwick and other hotels OF the
city.
Hundreds Coming by Steamer.
Besides the crowds arriving over
the Chesapeake C Ohio, the peoples
Line steamer Rosedale left Richmond
Mt o'clock yesterday afternoon with
nearly n thousand passengers. and
arrived at the Exposition about mid
night last night The Old Dominion
steamer Pocahontaa left the capital
Mt o'clock yesterday evening with
several hundred passengers and a
number of small craft are bringing
many passengers down the river.
Thirteen Trains over C. & o.
The real invasion OF Tidcwatcr by
the Richmonders will begin early this
morning. The first special train over
the Chesapeake & Ohio will leave
Richmond at 5:45 o'clock this morn
Ing. arriving here about o'clock
Another special train will leave at 6
a. m. third at 1880, fourth at s
n. m. and the fifth at $3.50 A. m. In
addition to these seven regular trains
will arrive from Richmond during the
day and In addition to these trains
n special train will leave Richmond
at a. m. bearing the members OF the
Richmond Chamber OF Commerce and
their guests. This will make thirteen
trains in from Richmond and If ncces-
sary. others VIII be run.
The ferry steamers Callahan and
Virginia will transport the excursion
lists across Hampton Roads to the Pine
Beach pier. The vessels have com
bined carrying capacity of about 5000
passengers and 1t Is estimated that
they Will be able to take about 1000
people across the Roads and back
again during the day.
In response to the invitation of the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce hun
dreds of Newport News people are ex-
pected to join in the Richmond Day
celebration at the Exposition.