The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
TRAINS CARRIED RECORD
CROWDS FROM N. CITY
New Haven Handled 10000
Persons, While Many Went
in Automobiles.

II was Just 6 :35 o'clock last night when
the first twelve car special train from
New Haven arrived at the Grand Central
station. A moment or so later the big
concourse began TO tighten up with young
men and young women wearing The
heaviest of heavy coats, swinging
sweaters over their shoulders. brandish-
ing flags which ran mostly 10 crimson and
speaking strange jargon OF Mshan.
Coolidge. Trumbul. Hlnkey and Knowles.
to say nothing OF peculiar institution or
individual called a Brickley.
The first detachment OF 600 or 700 had
hardly vanished when another passed
through with the same kind Of talk and
still with predom!nance of crimson
colofs There was some blue now and
then, but It was subdued blue and the
possessors of II did not have much to say
Before the crowds finally did leave the
station just nineteen special trains had ar
rived. 10 say nothing Of nine regular
trains. These trains which IN the morn
ing had taken up 10000 persons, brought
hem all back 50 far as could be known
They were still coming at midnight and
there were reports that among the late
stragglers might h some young gentl--
men who ended yesterday a period OF hard
training. Some OF them would come o
rejoice others would come to sorrow.
The New Haven planned its way OF
handling the crowds from Boston and New
York week ago and everything was
carried out without a hitch. The road
eliminated the private car nuisance. which
in former years demoralized all rvice.
private car could not travel on the New
Haven after 5 o'clock Yesterday morning
and until after o'clock last night As a
result here were only nine private cars
this year, as compared with forty or fifty
in years gone by.
The trains all travelled on ten minute
Roadway going up and coming back last
night. one feature was that in every seat
of every train was little card which
told exactly where that train would be
in the New Haven yards after the game
and exactly what time II would starr.
that he small station at New Haven
would not be congested. This helped out
wonderfully well, according 70 railroad
officials for the first OF the trains TO
come back left Mt 4 40 o'clock and in tho
next hour eight more got away, not to
count the regular train service.
The crowd to go through the Geand
Central station Yesterday broke all foot
ball records. The trains took up 5000
persons last year. and the record was
beaten 10y 10000 this year. officials OF
the road he'd not received the figures
from the Boston end OF the line last
night. but they figured that the ten or
up with the regulars 10000 or 1900
NOR" persons.
There was no way OF finding out how
many persons went nv automobile to
New Haven from New York The Bronx
policemen say that the procession really
began FRIDAY and Il was continuous IN
to II o'clock yesterday morning They
expected late return and consequen,
trouble from the uuwary They SAID
that 5000 persons must have gone up in
cars.
The theatres did not benefit much las-
night by the return, because II was too
late, but the tango and cabaret resorts
were doing an unusual business around
II o'clock
The special cars yesterday We're Car
Advtnce-Nr Hardness and party. Ca-s
Commonwealth and MetropoN-
tan club. Car AdNvn.urrr--Jumes c,
Brady and party. Mrs James G. BRADY
is the daughter OF the Earl Of Limerick,
and this was hcr first experience at
football game in this country. Union
Pacific special car No. 99--Bsniamln l..
winchell, diiector of traffic Union Pa
cinc Railroad Delaware and Hud on
special car No. 5o0--pro sident L. +. Loree
and rarty Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern special car No 3Ol--President
A. H. Smith. New York Central, and
marty Car W1nderer--liarry PAYNE
whitney and party Baltimore and ohio
private ear No. 09-Prcs dent Daniel Wi
lard and party. Car Manana--Mr. Graz
ven and party.