Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-29
SUNDAY WAS RECORD DAY
 FOR PLEASURE SEEKERS
City Deserted For Attractions of Nu- merous Picnics and Seashore Diver sions.

The summer flow of pleasure seekers to shore and country reached it's highest point of the season on Sun day. The ideal week end conditions brought out thousands, all with the aim of seeking enjoyment and com ford by the sea, to judge by the crowds that thronged the trolleys or filled to capacity the Block Island and the river boats Sunday Coming, as it did, after two Sundays spoiled for the excursionist by rain, the faultless weather during the day was all that could be asked. Not until 9 o'clock at night, when most of the travellers were on trolleys homeward bound, did rain begin to fall. There was just enough of a shower to put Sunday, with it's professors, in the wet col
 umn, but not in any way to spoil the 9un of anyone out for the day
 On the trolley roads, itw as the first real summer riding. In addition to the people on their way to the beaches, the Connecticut company had several hundred to look after from here bound for the German County Field day at Richards grove In spector Ladd had the through cars on the main line tripled between Norwich and New London, and the half hour cars were doubled during the after noons There were 12 extras in all on the Connecticut company's lines, bring ing the total number of cars up to 30, yet notwithstanding the extra traf- fic and the corresponding demand for power, the electric station worked smoothly all day. and the big dynamo, repaired after the recent injury, gave excellent satisfaction. On the New London line, the cars had to drop a aHrr1o
 but in spite of the riding, they were not more than a quarter of an hour late an any time. Once or twice dur ing the evening, the power was off for a few seconds, probably due to d sudden strain on the power plant causing the automatic circuit breaker
 to work
 The river boats had a banner day
 The Block Islands capacity was taxed
 by the joyous crowd it took down to the Hill and the Island. At New London it was reported that many were turned away as the boat was fiu- ed to it's legal limit. It seemed d small city that disembarl4ed from that boat at S.30 in the evening, The twins,
 Yantic and Shetucket, carried loads that took all of their available space and the Gardiner was equally well patronized. Upon the arrival of the Thames River Navigation company boat here on the 6.30 trip, 1t was re- ported that 2S6 passengers got off and the boat had been so full that no stop was made at Kitemaug
 Franklin square and the streets had | a decidedly deserted appearance Sun day afternoon. But at 7.30 they were ! in striking contrast when the Gardiner ! brought up it's passengers from the | beaches. Then an hour later the hun dreds fro mthe Block Island were add : ] ed and the city had more animated i Sunday night appearance than it has ' had for a twelve month. There were ! twelve cars in the square at S.55 O. | clock and half of them were damned i full of passengers. By ten o'clock the i place had resumed it's usual quiet tone | and Inspector Ladd and Starter Kin ' ney knew that their biggest day this 1 summer had been successfully met.