The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-25
MERRY THRONG
IN BRIDGEPORT
GOING TO GAME
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filled to their capacity. In some in
stances guests at leading hotels slept
five and six in one room.
The rooms and the corridors Of the
Stratfield, filled to its utmost, last
night contained 10 additional cot
beds. Nine track teams of various
colleges throughout the country were
quartered there.
This morning a continuous break
fast luncheon without interruption
was scheduled, the Zig ballroom be-
ing temporarily converted into an adj
ditiOnal dining room. 1t is estimated
that fully 1000 combination meals
were served to guests and transients.
Tonight another big rush is expected
with provision made in advance for
more than 800 guests. Similar con-
ditions prevail in other hotels neG:-
by.
Observers of the automobile parade
today asserted that the contrast of
color between other years and this was
most notable. Heretofore cars were
gaily bedecked with colors of the OPP
posing college teams. This year few
Of the cars carried such display even
the customary violet and chysanthe-
mum appearing on few of the women
riding through this city by automobile
and on the trains.
At the railroad station it was csti-
mated that 5000 railroad tickets above
the normal had been sold for New
Haven. From early morning until
late tonight special trains from New
York used the freight tracks while To-
calls and regular passenger trains from
New York used the regular passenger
tracks. No freight was permitted to
move on the line between New York
and New Haven after o'clock this
morning.
A new designation of trains took
place for the day over previous sys-
TENS. With extra sections leaving
New York and way points about Is
minutes apart, the regular schedule
was maintained only on the through
trains to Boston an eastern New
England points. Each engine was so
designated by number and special
section number that the yard masters
at New Haven could net fail to rec
ognize it's arrival and so place it on
the proper siding.
Employees from Bridgeport and other
points on the division have been or
dered to report at New Haven to han
die the after he-game rush.
With Is special constables at Mil
for, and likewise at Fairfield, danger
at the BIZ curves and grades was OBJ
waited and no serious accidents were
reported from those sections Strait
ford also made special police provision
for the two lines of traffic that con-
verged at the Center
Most of the automobiles passing
through this city came from New York
state. New Jersey had the second
largest number. Pennsylvania was
lightly represented Several from CAL
ifornia and Ohio were noticed.
Traffic reports furnished by the
police at L o'clock showed that the
original estimate of outside cars had
been greatly swelled by local traffic.
clock system at Fairfield and Park
avenues showed 6,323 cars passed that
point today, IS per cent of which
turned down John street to go through
to New Haven. At Kossuth street the
total number of cars had been sweIled
to 1873, showing the number Of cars
leaving Bridgeport east of Stratford
avenue bridge.
No accidents were reported from
the direct line of travel established
under police supervision.