Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-21
Railroads Prepare to Handle
Inauguration Crowds.
SPECIAL TRAINS GALORE
Citizens From All Parts of United
States to Travel de Luxe.
STATION FORCE IS DRILLED
Omcials Frame Details of Traffic,
Which Is Expected to Be
Greatest Ever Handled. -

Railroad officials are beginning TO make
predictions as to the number OF people
VINO Will attend the Inauguration. and the
conclusion they have come TO, after going
over their figures, is that the tide OF
travel this year will exceed that OF any
previous Inauguration.
At Union station a special force is being
drilled from day to day TO handle the
traffic. STAFF meetings of the officials OF
the Terminal Company. which has charge
of the traffic of all the railroads enter
ing Washington, have been held periodi-
cally for several weeks past. i'm order TO
acquaint these officials with what their
'interlockinS" duties will be at the time
Of the Inauguration.
A number Of significant reports have
been received by the Terminal officials
from Baltimore and Ohio, Pennsylvania.
Southern and other passenger traffic men.
from which they say an idea of the eX-
tent Of the business can be gained.
Many Special Trains.
Special trains have been arranged for
10 come from all parts OF the country.
The Massachusetts democratic state com
mittee with $50 members, will arrive in
Washington the afternoon of March =.
That same afternoon the Sth Massachu-
setts Regiment. with GOO men. will ar
rive in the capital The 9th Massachu-
setts Regiment COO men. is due i'm Wash
ington March 5. The West Point Cadets.
occupying two special trains. with -"
cadets and officers. will reach Washing
ton the morning of March 4. Troop
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, sixty
men. will occupy a special car on one or
the regular trains which will reach
Washington the morning Of March T.
From New York several special trains
will reach Washington. the first being
the Queens county delegation OF 100 men.
who will reach the capital March !. The
Naval Militia of New York, with jOO
men, will follow.
Arrival of Troops.
Two other special trains which will
reach Washington the morning of the
Inauguration will contain the 18th Infan-
try, n. v. n. G., with COZ men. The 18th
Regiment. Coast Artillery of New York.
1.OOO men in special trai.s. will reach
Baltimore March =. where it will be the
guest of the 5th Maryland Regiment un-
til the morning of March t. when the
regiment will leave for Washington, ar
irving here about O'Clock.
The Essex Troop Of New Jersey. which
has been selected as the personal escort
of President Wilson. will arrive i'm Wash
ington March 3. The Gottfried Kruger
Association of Newark. y. j.. 30 people.
will arrive i'm Washington shortly after
the escort party.
The Maryland National Guard will
leave for Washington the afternoon OF
March 3. according to present arrange
ments with the Baltimore and Ohio. Brig
Gen. Gather and staff will leave by spe-
cial train in the afternoon. followed by
the 9th Regiment, Col. Rawling COM
manding. 600 men. The 4th Regiment.
600 men. will leave the night before the
Inauguration.
Maryland Companies.
The evening of March 3 the lst Regi-
ment. Maryland National Guard. will ar
rive in Washington, and Companies \ Of
Frederick 3 of Hagerstown and g 81
Cumberland will join their regiment at
the capital The democratic clubs of
Baltimore. numbering :..U0 people, VIII
leave on special trains on the morning
of March L. followed by the Peabody
Heights Association and eNcursionists
from Baltimore.
The indications are that the west also
will be well represented. The Duckworth
Club of Cincinnati, 2oo people. will ar
rive i'm Washington by special train day
or SO before the Inauguration. the demo
cratic organization of Milwaukee, 10V
people. will arrive by special train prior
to the 4th. though the exact time of ar
rival Of these organiza tions has not been
fixed
Numerous other political organizations
from the west, southwest and northwest
are arranging to come. One special viii
carry several hundred citizens of Okla
homa to Washington, ii being expected 10
arrive March 3.
Belt to Lead Students.
The student body of the University of
Virginia will come TO Washington on the
morning of March 4, and will have a
place of honor we'll up in the third divi-
sion Of the procession. j. W. Belt.
Washington boy. who is a native or Ken
tucky but whose home here is with BIS
mother Mrs. James Pryor Tarvin, was
commissioned by the university students
to make all necessary ARRANGEMENTS FOR
their stay in Washington, and is expect
ed to lead the contingent in the process
sion.
Special cars have been provided for the
students from Charlottesville by the
Southern railway. and they VIII live IN
the cars while in the city. the railroad
company having arranged to sidetrack the
cars for them.
Young Belt is law school man AT the
university, and figured to some extent in
the Baltimore convention whlch nohi-
mated Wilson when he did the announc-
ing for Chairman Ollie James of the
final vote i'm the convention.
To Ride With Wilson.
Senator w Murray Crane of Massa-
chusetts and Senator Bacon of Georgia
will ride TO and from the White House In
the presidential barouche before and dur
ing the inaugural parade. Senator Crane
is chairman of the joint congressional
committee in charge of the Inauguration
and Senator Bacon is the ranking demo-
crat.
Senator Overman of North Carolina
and Representative Ruclier of Missouri
are to ride in the carriage with Vice
President Marshall. The other members
Of the joint congressional committee
Representatives Mckinley of Illinois and
Garrett of Tennessee, will ride alone dur
ing the parade in a carriage following
those of Wilson and Marshall.
The final plans for the inaugural parade
are getting 50 nearly in complete shape
that Robert n. Harper. chairman of the
civic division. held conference this
morning with Col. Allen, aid to Maj. Gen
Wood grand marshal, for the purpose OF
making draft of the list OF or2aniza-
tons and their places I'm line. The i'm
auyural committee is getting ready to
print the program and Mr.. Harper and
Col Allen went over the list of the or
in preparation for this print
ing.
The inaugural committee has decided to
the program ana NOT TO fur-
nish the newspapers with copies OF it un-