The Washington times., 1913-03-05
VISITORS RAPIDLY
Ii LEAVING CAPITAL
Hundreds of Minor Accidents
and Numerous Robberies !!
Reported to Police.


ton fllled with travellers. Washington
today is being rapidly empued Of the
throng of visitors who came TO the
National Capital from all sections Of
the country to witness the Inauguration
Of President Wilson
Pullman accomn1oda tions in all direc-
Tor the visitors who obtained their
tickets in advance, the great majority
OF visitors were unable to obtain any,
thing but day-coach accommodations
until the latter part or the week.
The concourse at Union Station this
incoming and all last night was a great
mass of struggling humanity, every
one anxious to get through the gates
and on board the first train that would
Gerry them homeward For time last
night the crowd got so large that
Chief w. E. Nett, of the Terminal
police. experienced great difficulty In
handling II.
apparently many OF the visitors
failed TO find accommodations last
night, for not only did several hundred
persons spend the night on the benches
al Union Station, but at daylight this
morning there were many on the streets
whose appearance indicated they had
been Up all night. 1t was long after
midnight when the crowds on the
streets began to thin out. and the
street cars were filled almost all night.
Morning "Tales of Woe"
When the sun first came up this
morning the men who had imbibed too
freely in the cup that cheers began fl
ing into the police stations and head
quarters with hard luck stories of vari-
Gus descriptions. They came in dress
suits and frock coats. with shirt fronts,
collars and what were once white ties
much the worse for wear. Some had
lest their money. or possibly been
robbed; others had had a misunder-
standing or an argument which they
thought the police should straighten out
for them: but there were few who had
real grievances.
The hospital records generally and the
Emergency Hospital in particular show
today that several hundred persons
were injured or taken i'll while the
rarade was going by, but no one was
seriously hurt Ninety-three persons
we're treated at the Emergency Hospi-
tai and a large number were given first
aid along the line of march The Casu-
atty Hospital has seventy-three cases,
while the Red Cross tents also gave aid
to many. The police estimate that sew
revived without calling the ambulances.
Minor Accidents Reported.
While returning home from the fire.
works last evening, Howard Hardesty,
forty-five years old. OF silver Springs.
Nd, was struck by a United States
mail wagon at Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest and in
:ured internally He is in Emergency
Hospital Raymond Colbert, drive- of
the wagon. was detained b. the police.
Christian Surtzer, Of Springfield, Nd,
fell over a guard rail while attempting
10 board car at the White House sta
ton last evening and broke his leg. He
WAS taken 10 Casualty Hospital.
signal Corps. Of New Jersey,
had his back injured by his horse
fsiIing on him at Seventh and C streets
northeast, just before the parade
The police reports showed that some
light fingered gentry got in their work.
the heaviest loser was John Eicholtz, 2
Eye street northwest. VINO was relieved
Of $217. Alvey Shipman, of Worcester.
Mats. complained that he was robbed
. of $2fs in Delaware avenue southwest.
He thought caD driver might have
touched him. Several others reported
that they were robbed or lost in the
crowds small sums of money.
The only depreciation Of property re-
ported was charged against some New
York troopers, VINO cleaned Up the
grocery store of Mrs. l.. e. Slater, 30l
d street southeast. Hundreds of SOL
diers were waiting in the vicinity to fall
in line. There was much delay and the
Nee Workers., evidently getting tired
and hungry, raided the place, smashed
the glass in the door, and besides doing
about SIS damage carried away nearly
$50 worth of foodstuffs
The fact that much publicity was CIV
en- to the police plans for the inaugura-
tion is credited today with having kept
the city virtually clear Of professional
crooks: Hundreds of arrests were made
on Monday and Tuesday, but they were
The seventy-fve detectives from other
The seventy-five electives from other
cities and the local force found only
eight suspicious characters" or pan
handlers" as they are known to the po-