The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-07
MONSTER CROWD
/. ON CLARK OUTING
TO ASBURY PARK
One Hundred Cars Necessary
to Accommodate $500 Per-
sons Who Went.
EXCURSIONISTS FAVORED
BY IDEAL WEATHER
Big Throng Will Spend Day at
the Shore, First Batch Leav-
ing for Home at 7 P. M.

A. record breaker in more than one
way was the excursion today of the
employees of the Clark Thread Com
pany to Asbury Park and Ocean Grove.
One hundred cars We're necessary to
accommodate the crowd of 1900 that
turned out. It was the largest ex-
cursion that has ever been held from
this city
Those gathered at the station to see
them off were unanimous, in their opin-
Ion that they had never before seen
such a pretty collection of girls in their
lives Arrayed In costumes of rainbow
hues. which failed to outshine their
brilliant and happy faces, they pre-
sented an imposing spectacle in the
bright sunlight of one of those days
that come so rare in June. 1t is a
well-known fact that good weather
always blesses the Clark outing
Mothers, with babies in their arms.
joined with the girls in the spirit of
the OCCASION and not a single thing
occurred to mar the happy event
Newark was well represented-so was
Harrison, Kearny. East Orange and
many other nearby towns.
Police Not Needed.
The girls came along, and they were
laughing and talking at the top of
their voices. Some had their escorts
and some were without, but the goodly
attendance of unsupplied youths made
them feel all the more cheerful.
All was in perfect order and the
special Gordon of police that Captain
Ryan had on hand was not needed.
But their appearance lent color to the
large assen1blage, and their hearts
must have ached to think that they
would have to spend the day in the
city.
Trains from all roads were pressed
into service to accommodate the ex-
cursionists. The committee had made
arrangements to have seven sections
of twelve cars each. The eighty-fou
cars could not carry them all. and SO
it was necessary to put on several
other sections. AS the cars pulled out
it was seen that the people were just
jammed in and even the floor space
was monopolized by the smaller chill
dren. In some cases the large lunch
boxes were placed on the floor of the
train and used as seats. Everyone
vas bent only on getting to the pleas
ure park-they did not care how.
Before the fourth section had pulled
out all the tickets had been sold. AS
many as 1900 had been printed and
the committee was compelled to get
extra tickets from the railroad o~ce
The excursionists will return to this
city at different times. The first train
will leave Asbury Park about p. m.
and the last to leave will be 10 p. m,
thus giving those who go down in the
last section as much time at the park
o. those who were fortunate enough
to go down in the first.
Committees in Charge.
A general committee Of thirty had
charge of the affair. they being
Walter Mcmillan, James Hill. James
H. Mullarky, Frank Condit, Joseph
Marsden. John O,Rourke, Luke Ter
\hune, Charles Fenton, John Hodgkin-
Non, Arnold Oldham, Joseph Howell,
Aenjamin Holden, Robert Mather,
George Mccall Robert Rodgers, Fred
erick Devine, James Gallagher. George
Williams, Theodore Randles. Robert
Hart, Joseph Heyes, Andrew Marr,
Andrew Fountain, William Bannon,
Edward Walker, William Hicklin, Pat
rick Hughes, David Douglas, Charles
Sandford, William Davey, Andrew
Gray, John Baxter, William Shannon,
Andrew Beveredse, John O'Keefe' and
Thomas Shuttleworth.
The officers Of the committee are:
President, Robert Mather; secretary
Robert Rodgers; treasurer, Joseph
Marsden; assistant treasurer, Patrick
Hughes.
The transportation committee con-
sists of Robert Mather, Edward Wal
l<er and Walter MCMILLAN.