The evening world., 1911-09-05
Pennsylvania and Grand Gen.
trail Station Handling Facili-
ties Strained to Capacity.
TRAINS IN 8 SECTIONS.
Station Masters Declare That
All Carrying Records Wi.
Be Broken This Year.

Station Master Big Bill Eagan tipped
his white linen cap as he stood In the
c%oncourse Of the Pennsylvania Station
to-day and dabbed at his head with a
capacious handkerchief. lie was watch
ing what appeared TO he the world. his
wife and his neighbor streaming
through the incoming gates. and he
thanked his lucky star that the great
new terminal and Its manifold improve
ments for handling the crowds had
stood we'll the test of the greatest rush
In its brief history.
For to-day is the big day on which
scores Of thousands of vacationists who
ny the city's heat begin coming back.
and the start Of the innux last night
indicated that this years home-bound
crowds would be larger h ever.
Every year Labor DAY IL az q day set
apart for the breaking up OF the recre-
alton period. and every year II IL a bit
OF a problem TO the officials at the
city's two great gateways-the Grand
Central and Pennsylvania terminals
how to rush everything through with
IS "ttie inconvenience and delay Is
poss.-!e.
The problem this year was a trine
knottier than before because, In addi-
ton to the fact that the records showed
y larger number Of New Workers absent
this summer. the Grand Central termi-
nal Is all torn up to make room for tho
new depot and the Pennsylvania had
uavar hofara haan auhiartah IN a hl-
rush.
CITATION MASTER eAoAN's e.
INNATE OF THE CROWDS.
Look at EN- said Station Master
Eagan. 'swarming In like bees. 1 nE-
ured roughly that 1000 came IN yes
terday n last night and vas Just .
vanguard. To-day that figure will be
swelled by 10000 n we are looking for
. record-breaker for the week"
The throngs that came In yesterday
were mostly ment returning from the
holiday weekend as w.il as from vsca-
tion. To-day the mothers n children
are coming home and furnishing an
object Lesson on the democracy OF
crowds and the American fashion OF
handling them. The station master and
ar Evening World reporter watched the
thousands tramping along the runway.
Stout and exclusive Mrs. Riverside Drive
with Master Harold and Miss Gwen
dolyn. Fihne the maid and Francois the
chauffeur following. was jostled by Mrs.
Harlem-Flat. with little Jimmy and
little Mamie hustling the luggage to
the subway. Tired women with hats
IT,. sA.t.
Ing babies; smart, athletic young women
with ennis rackets and caddie bags; old
aides In black bombazlne carrying
reticules. collegians tanned from 70 wing
and swimming. all rushed along to-
gether. intent onlv Cd one thing-to get
home.
EVERY train since yesterday has been
divided into fou and five sections"
said Mr.. Eagan. and many OF them
have what We call a relief tina Is
a train that brings in passengers bound
direct for New York, for instance, and
gets runs ten or twelve minute ahead
Of the regular train. Tho travel from
Atlantic City and eFom the Jersey
Coast is exceptionally heavy and from
Long Island also. We get most OF the
Long Island homecomers here in this
station, but Of course hundreds come
by way Of Long Islanc City and Thirty
fourth street and our reports show
that there also the record will be
beaten.
"One way we have OF figuring how
big the crowds are" lie continued, us
from the taxicab calls. In the early
rush to-day there were 9Oc calls to the
minute, and We can take care of more.
And We can also tell a good deal b. the
tax on our baggage arrangements. We
have a little advantage on the other
fellows In this respect because our
method Is all electric, and the trunks
being taken away on motor trucks elm
mates delay n inconvenience on
Wednesday and Thursday our troubles
will be increased because the thousands
Of Southern and Western people who
la been spending ;helr summers on
the seashore and at the mountains will
start for home. and most Of them pass
through New York
GREATER CROWDS At THE
GRAND CENTRAL.
Station Master Kramer. at the Grand
Central. said that terminal woula