The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-04
VACATION RUSH JUST
AS Big AS LAST YEAR
III Carloads Of Passengers
Leave for AdirOndacks and
Thousand Islands.

Vacation travel. which has been under
way for a week. reached Its height yes
terday when many thousands OF persons
went to the seaside and country resorts
for the Fourth or TO spend their annual
season of rest and recreation.
II was impossible TO estimate the great
number that left town. but railroad men
thought II safe guess that tho vaca-
uonists who thus far have gone away
are equal In number TO those OF last year.
Notwithstanding the reports of business
depression from all parts of the country.
Nearly every through train. excepting
the extra fare limited ones. which left
the Grand Central station went out in two
or more sections. All told III carloads OF
passengers left for the Adironda cks
Thousand Islands and Montreal yesterday.
They carried about $3.50 passengers. An
Idea of the popularity OF Lake Placid as
a summer resort is TO be seen from the
fact that ten Pullman sleepers with every
berth taken went out last night bound for
that place.
There were extra coaches on every
train bound for the Catsklls and New
England points, and the officials OF the
operating departments were obliged to be
on the jump every minute to keep the
great system moving without bitches
II was said that at no time during the
day was there more than five minutes
delay In handling the great rush of traffic.
total OF $500 outgoing trunks We're
received at the great baggage room in
the Grand Central on Thursday and s,400
on the preceding day Yesterdays figures
were probably about the same. All were
handled cxpeditiously. There Was no
plling trunks mountain high AZ in the
daya ypbe, the Central Waa crnnnpcd for
room.
The Pennsylvania's great concourse in
the uptown station was jammed with
happy humanity of for a holiday during
the runl, hours The travel to Long
Branch and other Jersey resorts was par
ticulariy heavy. Six additional trains for
Long Branch. with Point Pleasant as the
destination, were run out of the Jersey
City station and there We're an equal
number OF Long Branch relief trains from
this city The Philadelphia trains all
went out in two sections
The Long Island Railroad also did a
big business, running many additional
trains from the Pennsylvania Station.
1t was estimated that the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad will carry 5000 holiday eS-
cursonists to Niagara, Mauch Chunk,
Glen Onoko and Bellewood Park The
rush will not stop until noon to-day.
Inc LhchhNhiilu SsIiiou 40 ihh"S D''N
sengers as a year ago. when the weather
was clear. Travel on the Buffalo trains
was particularly heavy. The 1915 A. NJ
went out In three sections and the 2l5,
6 :55 and 80 =. NJ. in two sections. All
the Scranton trains were made up In two
sections. Many of the trains bound for
Hopttcong and other Jersey country re-
sorts had from ten to fourteen cars each
Campers and "bungalowers' were much
In evidence.
Travel on the Erie was heavier than
last year The big rush was on the main
and the Greenwood Lake and Susque-
hanna lines. The Tuxedo Express which
left AT 4: IA p. NJ, the Mountain express
ut . 30 =. NJ the Orange county express
at 4:45 =. NJ. and the Buffalo express al
$50 p. NJ went out in two sections. Sc
did the Greenwood Lake train at 49,
T. NJ