Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-01


1t was announced today by Chairman
Cans of the fireworks committee that he
has arranged with the New Willard Ho-
tel in case the weather is Indictment on
the night of March 4. thereby making it
Undesirable to display the fireworks. for
:, red light and red flag to be displayed
on the roof OF the Willard Hotel at =
q o'clock that evening, which VIII serve to
notify the public that the fireworks dis
play is postponed until the following
evening.
\ preliminary test of some of the il
luminations of the city was held last
night and Pennsylvania avenue. 10th
street and many other thoroushfares
were crowded by persons Interested in the
spectacle The lights fastened IN the
vines and cedarS in the court OF honor
and at the Lafayette Square stands were
switched on ami their red, white ana plue
beams twinkling among the sreehery AT
traCted enthusiastic comment from GU
Zens and strangers.
Chairman Weller OF the public comfort
committee, who has served in that capac-
ity for seven inauSurations, alter CONFER
tuCe with railroad and other trdmc om-
Gals has made an estimate OF the num-
her of visitors to the city during TINS IN
augural which, he saws, VIII be greater
by 7Oto0 than have ever been mere De
fore.
Mr. Weller declares that his figures
show that there will he i'm the neighbor-
hood of 10000 visitors to the city TINS
March 4. The largest number OIL Nisitors
10 the city on previous lnaug urdtioi
was lSI.,s1. during the Roosevelt lnausu-
ratiou The figures of course. are esti-
mated. hut traffic officials to whom tne
making nf such figures Is 1anllaf wpIh
10y reason of long practice declare tna'
tho estimate of 25oHo visitors TINS liiau
.uratiOn is not too high
Preparations of Railroads.
Tho various railroads entering Wash
inCton calculate that they Will bring INTO
the city between March and IN the
neighbcrhood of 100000 visitors. Inc
trolley lines, Norfolk and other boats
expect TO handle about 10000
The Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railroad Company III
common with all other railroads entering
Washington. is making provisions LOT
extraordinarily heavy traffic.
Trains will be operated on that ROAD
between this city and Baltimore every
ten minutes practically all of March 8,
4 and j until midnight, and frequent
service will be maintained between mid
night and q am March j and 4.
Baltimore. being the nearest of the
great cities to the National Capital, always
sends very large number of visitors
TO Washington on the occasion or the
inauguration. but 1t is expected that a
larger number than usual will come this
Additional service has been provided
from Annapolis and the local stations on
the line. and the electric line is doubling
its force of ticket agents and baggage
agents and employees in various other
capacities at it's stations in washington,
Baltimore ana Annapolis.
This company has recently opened a
commodious new station In the heart or
Washington two short blocks from the
White House, and an information bureau
is maintained there which will be OF
great service to many strangers in the
city.
Members of the fire protection commit
tee. a subcommittee of the public order
committee, are busy today. under orders
of Chief Engineer F. j. Wagner of the
District fire department, chairman, ex-
amining all stands, temporary quarters,
hospitals, stations, etc, where heating is
temporarily installed
This committee is reporting to the
fire chief. 1t is as follows: Walter A
Brown. Pierce Boteler. Max Cohen.
Meyer Cohen. r. w. Dutton, w. K.
Ellis, Isaac Cans. Il. G. Graham. Her
man f. Gasch, w. C.. Haskell, A. T.
Hensey. Morris Hacker. w. c. Hibbs,
j. Fred Kelley, Ralph w. Lee, George
a. Mills. Thomas p. Morgan, tr.. p. w.
Nicholson. r. A. O'Brien, r. B. Pratt
w. r. Roberts, Revere Rogers, George
w Stuart. Emil G. Schafer. T. F.
Schneider. s. III. Walker. G. s. Watson,
L. c. Wilson. Somerset R. Waters
John c. Walker, ]. A Wilson, Floyd p
Waggaman. r. III. Walker and A
Stuard Young.