The sun., 1919-09-01
ROADS SWAMPED BY
| HOMING TOURISTS
Exodus for Labor Day Holiday
Adds to Record Breaking
Traffic.
AVALANCHE OF BAGGAGE
Trunk Lines Put on All Extra
Equipment-Boat Lines
Overtaxed.

rcachih6 INTO Mhnnhttan--tne new YORK
Central, Pennsylvania and New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroads
started last night to put all their energy
into the enormous task OF handling the
first RUIZ Of vacationists and holiday
travellers who will come travelling Man
hattanward soine time around s o'clock
tonight. From that hour on and con-
tinuing for several days the terminals
will be q continuous scene OF hurrying
passengers and clutter of some 100, 900
pieces OF baggage. A prelude OF what Ia
coming In the business Of baggage alone
was forecast yesterday at the Pennsyl-
vania Terminal, where the incoming
trunks, boxes and packages amounted to
10000 pieces.
Besides this gigantic accumulation the
baggage department OF the Pennsylvania,
which looks after the traffic from the
baltimore and Ohio, Lehigh Valley. New
Haven and Long Island railroads, was
CONFRONTED with the task of forwarding
over the country to other points 10000
pieces OF freight and some 5000 pieces
belonging to passengers outward bound.
This great pyramid of trunks took in
a space equal to one half mile around
the Seventh avenue terminal. 1t Ii
packed underneath the sidewalk from
Thirty-third street to Thirty-first, then
goes west to Eighth avenue and north to
Thirty-third street. 1t represents sales
mems sample trunks. camoufiaged boxes
peionging to marines bound for Guam
tico. Va. and the old fashioned family
trunk with the oval tin covering.
Avalanche of Trunks.
AZ the Grand Central Terminal, where
the New Haven road Joins with the
Central In depositing thousands of va
cationists, the baggage men declared
they are being buffeted by the same
avalanche with which the other railroad
men are wrestling. This sudden onrush
OF trunks at the local depots Ia always
the forerunner OF capacity passenger
travel. the officials all agres.
Nearly all of the business which was
transacted by the railroads yesterday
came from passengers who sojourned
to what are termed local points" All
OF the Albany trains over the Central
did q heavy business during the day.
and the Montreal express and Adiron-
dack and Montreal special which left at
:S0 In the evening carried big crowds.
Nearly one hundred Canadian army Of
fcers made OF to Montreal and carried
30 many souvenirs from France to the
Dominion that a special baggage car
had to be coupled to the Montreal ex-
and other places was normal.
The Pennsylvania bulletin board
showed that several of the crack trains
over that system to New York were
several hours late. This was primarily
occasioned by the fact that the trains
which generally have the right of way
were being held up by the abnormal
schedules outside of Philadelphia. The
Keystone express from st. Louis, due at
:46, did not get in until o'clock.
Other trains delayed included the New
Yorker from st. Louis, due at :b2.
which arrived at 1850. and the Sea-
board, which touches at Cincinnati.
Louisville and Chicago. due at 3 as. and
delayed until o'clock.
The Colonial Express over the New
Haven road from Boston. which reaches
the Pennsylvania Terminal At 3 10 every
afternoon, ran into the jam Of holiday
traffic between the Hub city and Man.
haitian and did not get away for Wash
ington until after o'clock. 1t ran in
two sections. officials of the Pennsyl-,
vsnia said their operating departments
had put all available equipment at Long
Branch, Asbury Park. Atlantic City.
Norfolk and Washington
yesterday in order that the first rush
which will commence early to-day may
be brought into this city late this eve
ming.
Rush From Long Island.
Preparations to bring home the vaca-
ation and holiday crowds over the
Long Island Railroad are in readi-
ness when the rush will start to-day.
The peak Of this traffic will come from
Oyster Bay. Hampstead, Long Beach.
Babylon and Far Rockaway.
The New York Central win have every
train over its system pick up sections
wherever conditions warrant such action.
Buffalo, Syracuse and Utica will be the
principal points involved. Passenger
traffic from Albany down will be subject
only to small delays and accommoda-
tons for the people from the mountain
resorts are available.
All the steamboat service Of the Hud-
son will be at the disposal OF home
who prefer the water voyage to
the city. The Sound steamers arriving
Tuesday morning from New England
coast points all have been booked by
thousands Of persons who made applica-
ton some three weeks ago. The steam
ship and railroad men are not giving
any serious thought to the Labor Day
travel around the city to-day; what is
them, though. is the problem
of how successful they are going to be
in bringing the immense population into
the city within the next few days.
Parcel Rooms swamped.
The parcel rooms at both terminals
have been taxed to full capacity during
the rush over the triple holiday period
and have been solicited to care for all
sorts of unusual pieces. The Pennsyl-
vania parcel room, to which Big Bill
Egan chief station master. built an ex-
tension in the terminal, listed yesterday
Ave pet dogs. three canaries, Jocko, n
pet monkey belonging to Lieut.. Harry
Budde Of the Marine Corps, who was on
his way to Quantico. Va, and one prize
Maltese cat, which the owner. fussy
matron. gave strict Instructions about to
the checker pending her departure to a
luncheon engagement.
All OF the big hotels about town have
been doing a dull business the last three
weeks and are now looking forward to
accommodating the biggest rush OF pa
irons since the period before the war.
The Waldorf, Vanderbilt, McAlpin, Penn
sylvania, Commodore, Majestic and Bret.
ton Hal! announce that they are booked
to take care OF families who expect TO
reach the city this week from mountain
and scashore resorts. They are persons
who have been forced to live in the
apartment hotels on account of the seri-
ous lack OF apartments for rent.
Copeland Townsend of the Majestic
pointed out that the hotels are due for a
banner winter season because New York
will again DO the chief travel centre,
now that ocean traffic IL about 10 be
resumed. John NEE Bowman OF the
lsiiunore was likewise optimistic about
the trend OF hotel business for the next