New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-29
RUSH Of HOMECOMING
VACAT|ON|STS ON TODAY
Roads Prepare for biggest
Ever" Business, Owing to Out
going Labor Day Travel.
EXTRA TRAINS PUT ON
Special Six Day Service Will Be
Run from Down East Points
River Boats Expect
Heavy Traffic.

Sunburned and frecklcd. the vanguard
| OF yacationlsts will begin 90 arrive to-
day in thu city's biz terminals from
| seaside and lake resorts. At the same
/ time thousands of outgoing passengers
/ viii be hurrying away bound FOR other
points 20 spend the week end and Labor
pav. In consequence 81 this douhie
| volume OF trafic the railroads arc util-
| izing every available facility 10 handle
| the greatest four days business in their
/ history
! Although many who have been spend
/ ing the summer In other places will not
/ return until after the Labor Day period.
others who have children 90 get ready
/ for private schools. which open Tuesday.
are returning to the city to-day and to-
morrow.
! Last year tho Sew York Central and
the PENNSYLVANIA rods transported
/ l.lls.0O persons during the four days
/ ended with the day after Labor Day.
| II is expected that many more will be
/ handled this wear. For outgoing passen-
gers special rates have been hXed to the
more important resorts
The New York Central has increased
/ its working force for the passenger and
baggage trafiic over the week end ON
Gals say that a. least 100000 persons
| Will pass through tho new terminal on
Labor Day. To accommodate the extra
' travellers ten special trains viii be run
! Nest OF those who will leave the city
/ are expected to go to the Adirondacks.
| the Thousand Islands and suburban
water resorts
! The Pennsylvania road is also running
many Of its trains in sections. Wash
ington. Pittsburgh. the Delaware Water
! Gap and points along the Long Island
| shore are the main centres OF the eN-
! odus.
\ special service for a period OF six
DAYS has been arranged by the New
York, New Haven & Hartford 10 handle
the Labor Day crush In addition TO the
| Labor Day week enders the tide Of re-
turning travel. rs shown by experience.
will be the greatest during this period.
| To-day. tomorrow and Sunday outbound
trains from New York and Boston will
have extra sections and many extra cars.
TO prevent baggage congestion extra
baggage ears also have been added and
in some cases special baggage trains
| will be run 10 take care of the overflow
on through lines AS many as ten extra
trains will be put on Monday between
| Proyincetown Woods Hole and, Boston
TO bring passengers from the region about
Cape cod. The Plymouth, Providence.
| Worcester ana Middlcboro service will
also be increased by extras
The number Of persons going To Nj
agara Falls win break all records on
the Lehigh Vale Railroad Among the
! crowds will be two big singing societies
! from greater New York on their annual
! outings. The officials OF the rOdd expect
| that the traffic for mountain. lake and
country VIII be more than doubled by the
| Weekend business The same reports
come from the Erie. the Lackawanna
| tho New Jersey Central and other rail
| roads
THE biggest year ever" IS the gem
eral expression OF satisfaction over the
/ baggage laden Vacationists, either coming
! or going through the stations and piers
Steamship companies are preparing
! for a corresponding volume Of business
! II the weather remains fair the Hudson
! River and Long Island Sound boats will
! be filled TO caTacity on Sunday and
| Monday everywhere there is the APP
pcarance of prosperity. and many good
dollars are passing through the tickle,
! windows.