Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-07-23

MANY VISITORS HERE
Over Two Thousand Excursionists in
the City, Sunday,

the City, Sunday.
The first excursion of any conse-
quence that has been run into this
place this year and in fact the largest
one III many years, was run by the
Northwesters Railway last Sunday.
Officials of that road in this division
have been working for some time in
conjunction with those Oh the Pierre
division and the result was surprise
to everyone as more people by half
took advantage of the low rates to
visit our city than were expected.
Saturday morning the excursion
train left Brookings, Huron and Pierre
and instead of one train to accomo.
date the crowd it was found necessary
to make two sections A conservative
estimate placed the number of people
on these trains from east of Rapid
City at 1850. At Rapid City upon the
arrival of the first section large
number of excursionists from the
Northern Hills we're waiting to board
the train and it was again found
necessary to divide the train and add
more coaches. The first section ar
rived here at about eight forty five p.
m. and the other two trains came in
about one hour later.
1t may be stated that upon the ar
| rival of these trains with their loads of
people is where Hot Springs did her
self proud, as heretofore when large
crowd was reported, about half the
number would arrive, but on this ocoa-
sion many more than we're expected
put in an appearance.
The Commercial Climb during the
afternoon had number of small post.
ers printed requesting the citizens to
furnish rooms for as many as possible
and to inform the secretary of the en-
tertainment committee Nearly every
resident responded. The hotels have
been taxed to their capacity for some
time but by having the citizens lend
helping hand, every one that wanted to
be, was taken care of by midnight.
Perhaps not another city the size of
Hot Springs in this state or in fact In
many states could have taken care of
the large number of people that came
here, with the ease with which this
crowd was handled. Another fact that
must be taken into consideration is
| that the city has had it's usual crowd
of summer visitors, and then to take
care of as many more is, to use slang
phrase, "going some''.
The regular train at nine thirty Sun
day morning. brought in about one
hundred and fifty from the east and
south and the eleven O'Clock train
from the north, two hundred and fifty
more. Everyone seemed to enjoy the
day, some at the plunges, others at
Wind Cave and some looking over the
National Sanitarium, Soldiers Home
and climbing Battle Mountain.
Three sections of the train besides
the regular north bound train, de-
parted SUNDAY evening at SIX O'Clock
Those who cared to, stayed over and
departed at four thirty Monday when
the last special train left. This crowd
was one of the most orderly ever seen
here. The majority of the people came
on q sight seeing excursion and any
thing in the way of rowdyism was
noticeably absent.
Had the people here expected the
number that came, preparations for
taking care of them would perhaps
have been more elaborate, but as it
was everyone was taken care of in fine
shape and left feeling that their trip
and visit here was oae long to be re-
membered.
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