Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-09
IA Large Crowd
Goes to Augusta

The largest crowd of people that
| ever left Waterville in a single day
went from here to Augusta Tuesday
morning. The day was perfect for the
event, practically every business place
In the city was closed, the Lockwood
mill being about the only one and all
employees there were given the privilege
Of going IL they wished. the car shops
being the one place where there was no
observance. The crowds began to go
to the station before Z o'clock in the
morning and Ticket Agent Fernald, as
! sisted by Night Ticket Agent Goodno.
were the busiest mortals in the city
for the next two hours and a half.
The first train left at 7.45 and although
this was early for those who wished
to go, seven Of it's 10 cars were loaded
to the doors and the other three carried
good load. The next train went at
$40 and it was this that the marchers
in the parade took. and it contained IL
cars. every one Of which was packed.
The crowd on the station platform and
about the lawns did not seem to thin
out any and it was evident that there
was going to be all that the other trains
could handle. When the regular from
/ Bangor. Train No Ga, came in CondUc-
tor Johnny Mace announced that excur-
sion tickets would not be taken on that
train but the people did not take him
, seriously and the train was quickly
fpacked. In the meantime another spe-
cial had run down on the second track
which was to be taken by the Hollings-
worth & Whitney employees. The II. &
w. Company had endeavored to get the
railroad to run the train over to the
mill and start from there but this was
refused and so the arrangement was
| made in order to give the HolingSworth
people chance to get aboard together.
all Of the people of the mill staying
over on the lawn. 1t wori-2l fairly well.
but there were not even cars enough
for them. AS soon as the regular pulled
out another special came in and this
was quickly loaded. An effort was made
| to find more cars and g shifter made a
quick run to. the shops and got q cou-
pie that had just bee n fini-hed there but
as it was evident that nearly everyone
who wanted to go could be packed onto
| the cars that were on the train it did
not wait for them. A couple Of bag
gage cars We're used and they came in
handy as more people could be packed
into them by everyone standing up.
1 SOiNc ~ or 81 people VINO naQ maze
up their minds to so changed it as
they saw no chance of getting a seat
and did not care to stand UP all the
way. Over 1000 people left the city to
/ attend the demonstration. a most con-
, vincing evidence that Natervillc peo-
pie are patriotic and awake to do ev-
crything that they can to help out in
! the cause. The train service was fine
/
! ent Mclaughlin for his splendid hon
, ding Of, the situation. The making UP
of four special trains at this station.
u requiring four crews and extra men for
conductors and balSemen, and the get
| ting together of over 40 extra cars and
having them all move out on time and
without accident. required some careful
work and that it was done without the
slightest hitch speaks volumes for the
efficiency Of Mr.. Mclaughlin and the
men under him here.