Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-02
HOLIDAY FOLKS IN
RUSH TO GET HOME
vacationists Hurry Back to
Newark on Almost Every
Train.

| railroad experts eStlmaIeu 1nal
more than 5000 persons returned to
Newark today after their sojourns
at the seashore, mountain, lake and
country resorts, loading the depots
4 down with the heaviest cargo of bag
gage ever seen here. At the Penn
| sylvania Central, Lackawanna and
Erie railroad stations here special
| preparations were made to accom-
modate the expected rush of return
ing trunks, bags, suit-cases and other
| luggage. The baggage rush exceeded
all expectations and was much great
err than at the close of the vacation
season of 1912.
The large baggage rooms at the
Pennsylvania depot resembled pier
of the docks of a great steamship
company while one of the giant ocean
liners was being unloaded. Trunks
were stacked up close to the tall cell
ing, and 1t looked as though 1t would
| take months to clear away the
mountains of baggage. Local express
men and express wagons were az q
| premium. Some might think tnat
preparations for war with Mexico
wer under way, SO huge were the piles
| of baggage and so busy the WORKERS
Baggage very hehVy,
| Families who had been spending
the summer at the popular resorts III
mountain and seashore were busy
packing away their effects yesterday
| afternoon, and during the night spe-
| cial baggage trains were sent aiong
! the routes Of the various railroads TO
pick up this cargo. More speclai
| baggage trains were used this year
| by the railroads than ever before. IL
was estimated that between noon
Yesterday and the same hour today
about 5000 pieces of baggage We're
received at the baggage rooms or Tue
Pennsylvania. The baggage master
at this station declared that more
l.extra men were required to handle
| the overflow of baggage this year
than ever. Never in the memory OF
| the agent was the capacity or the
| large baggage rooms SO taxed.
| Local express and transfer COM
| panies had their wagons and men
out early this morning to assist IN
clearing away the mass of trunks.
| Even small delivery wagons, such as
| those used by the retail grocers'
were pressed into service in dis
tributing the baggage to their re-
spective owners throughout the city.
| 1--WE received fully as much baggage
here today as the steampship I'm.
perator carries on an ocean voyage,
! declared the baggage-master at the
ennsylvania depot.
At the Lackawanna depot there was
also an unprecedented rush of bag
gage. Lake Hopatcong and other
| pleasure resorts along the line con-
| tributed their share of the unusual
| crush. At this depot more than 1,5oo
| pieces of baggage were received TO-DAY,
| At the Central and Erie railroad
depots the employees were kept busy
all day handling the heavy income OF
| baggage.
100000 at Atlantic City.
The crowds returning to the city to-
| day were augmented by the throne
which took advantage of the holiday
yesterday for lengthy weekend stay
at the pleasure resorts. Every tralr
into Newark this morning from the
| seashore was jammed With the noii'
day excursionists. In Atlantic Clts
| alone it was estimated that ,00'
| persons visited That place lor lh'
| weekend.
The passenger traffic on the railroad
running into this city was also very
heavy last night. On one special tran
j of the ennsylvania railroad from AS
| bury nearly 1000 persons returned u
| Newark. THE train left the seashor'
at O.: 80 o'clock last night, arriving her'
in five sections of from eight to tel
coaches each. Coney Island, Brighton
Beach and other ocean resorts also go
| their share of Newark patronage yes
! terday, judging by the number of per
sons who used the ennsylvania shor
line from the Park place terminal
The passenger rush did not end on thl
line until an early hour today, Whei
if was estimated that nearly 50,OO
persons had used the line during tn
previous twenty-four hours.
Transporting Methods Changed.
The changes in the method o
transporting trunks and kindred par
aphernalia from seashore and noun
| tain to "home, sweet home diffe
materially from the time that tn
low of part of the existence o
the baggage smasher" was to as
sert his supreme authority and tax
1t out" on the innocent and 1noHen
sive treasures entrusted TO MS tenue
mercies. In the heyday of his pow
er the baggage smasher IN Tn
hurry and hustle of the close OF IN
pleasure season could kick and tos
and throw and jam and pound to nj
hearts content, and there was non
to say him nay.
Then the tourists thought thei
very weIl-being and the safety o
their possessions depended upon thei
travelling on the same train. some
thing would be lost in the shuttle
owner and trunk didn't keep stead
company. 80
New the reverse is the proper ca
ner. own as many trunks as the Dal
ance of your bank account IN exces
of the bills for the high cost OF NV
ing will warrant you in puylne, re
turn to Newark and your GEAR one
hut Won must separate yourself fror
your nossessions at the railroad sta
, lion IL business Is at all brisk, an
: during the short interval immedlatel
following Labor Day there be som
| "terrible' doings at the depots.
"Go Home and Be Happy"
"co home and be happy is the sic
| gan of the baggageman; your gooo
, will Join you in Newark, If not
; this train. then on the next or mayt
the next. One train for human freight
other trains not crowded with hi
manity will tote your trunks alon
Call at your home station ana q
Them
The plan works well. Not only. al
the burdens of the baggage smashel
q Jiehtened. but he has absolutely 7
excuse to exploit mischievous incline
tions. and he will be as gentle wit
YOUR trunks as a child could be of
net. If no one is around to see hi
try his strength. For there is nothir
to reward a husky baggage smashel
for a display of strenuosity If no OF
is looking at him perform. AT lea
this is the view of railroad official