New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-04
THRONCS QUIT THE CITY
Railroads Hard Pressed to
Handle Holiday Traffic.
VACATION SEASON BEGINS
Delay of Starting Time This
Year Adds to Fourth
Great Rush.

Railroad stations and ferry houses in this
city acted yesterday as the clearing house
for n record holiday army. Late trains last
night went out In two or three sections
II was the climax of a week of enormous
traffic. The local trains this morning are
expected to carry out capacity loads. but
the greater portion of mountain and sea-
shore traffic began eight days ago, for this
season the get away" was late for thou
sands who last year departed around
June 10
The passenger officials of the New York
Central, the New Haven, the Central of
New Jersey. the Lackawanna>and the Penn
sylvania railroads reported most of their
regular express trains running in two Sec
tons, and some In three.
Sixty thousand or more trunks went
through the Grand Central Station during
the last week Last Saturday $1,000 pas
sengers were handled.
At the Lackawanna offices II was said the
traffic had been so heavy Yesterday morning
that some trains went out in three sections
I'VE couldn't get enough sleepers' SAID
the station master Of that road. I'VE were
hard pressed because Of the heavy traffic
At the Pennsylvania offices It was de-
clared that throngs had been going TO the
shore resorts I'm the last few days, making
necessary additional cars on most of the
trains Asbury Park, Atlantic city ana
Point Pleasant were some Of the points or
destination over this road The Long Island
resorts drew such crowds that extra trains
were run over that branch Of the Pennsyl-
vania.
The trains and boats of the Central Rail-
road Of New Jersey were loaded down with
persons going TO the seashore resorts
touched by that line.
The Fourth Of July is generally suit
case" vacation period This year however
because OF the delayed start OF the vaca-
ton season suitcases have not been so
much I'm evidence as trunks. The latter in
the last six days have indicated that the
summer resorts are getting their quota OF
the city's population much later than usual
II all conspred to make the holiday traihc
heavier than a year ago
Extra baggage cars have been attached 70
the express trains besides the extra pas
senger cars Some Of the Boston expresses
Yesterday went ont in two sections Of
twelve cars each, four or i've more cars
than ordinarily
The heavy traffic began a. the Grand
Central Station early Yesterday morning.
The Saratoga and Montreal express went
out I'm TWO sections. one Of nine cars ana me
other of eleven The 1902 Boston express
was in two sections. as were the Boston ok
presses at Y o'clock. l.02 p. m. and at {
p. m.
The Adirondack express. in two sections
took a large number OF passengers TO the
Lake Champlain and Lake George regions
when Il left here at 40 p m, as did the
Montreal express at as. tn" Thousand
Islander. at s35 had capacity load and
was i'm two sections.
The Bar Harbor and Mount kineo
traffic has been exceptionally heavy. the
Rar Harbor express going ont in two or
three sections each night for week or
more.
III the seasons keep changing IN" way
they have" said one railroad official yes
torday. July ! will be the regular get
away time in the future. and the hotels
will remain open until october I. instead Of
closing earlier