Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19
SPECIAL TRAINS CARRY
THRONGS SHOREWARD
Easter Visitors Estimated at 800, .
600 Tax Facilities at Various
Seaside Resorts
Fair tonight. with probable light frost, and
fair and warmer Sunday is the Easter fore
east Of the Weather Bureau.

Railroads today aunounccd the schedule
of extra trains put on to care fer the heavy
Easter rush to Atlantic City.
Early report on the number Of persons
who made the trip last night and this morn
ing indicate the biggest crowd of Easter
visitors to the shore from this city since the
beginning of the war.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced OK .
ira trains at ,. go. 4 and Z o'clock this
afternoon. with extra trains at s. $40. 10.
1880 and II O'Clock tomorrow morning
All these trains will run on the electric line,
starting from Market street ferries. In
addition to these. two special bridge trains
will be, run from Broad Street Station. ono
Mt NIB and one at q :O2 tomorrow morning.
The Reading announced special trains nj
I and 10 O'Clock j.. m today and at and
lO O'Clock tomorrow morning. All these
trains rln in addition to the regularly
scheduled trains.
300. 200 Going to Shore
The crowds began filling the railroad sta
tions early this morning. After noon they
became greater and as the day wore on the
crush at the ferries was such as to try TO
the utmost the capacity of both railroads.
conservative estimate of the number who
are making the trip to Atlantic City and
other resorts today and tomorrow placed it
at more than 200. 900 persons
The fact that one had 10 part with S3.2i
for a return trip to Atlantic City. and So 50
if they went by bridge train from Broad
Street Station. did not deter tho Easter
travellers in the least.
Money seemed 70 he mo- object to those
SEWARD hound
One who would venture fyurcs IN th.
crowd would ba dor;,o ;ndooJ Tho mast
expert matbematic;an would fail divmaIlv
were bc to +rr 70 ,;ro ,ba ..,,l - ,lo oeran,
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| TO rush for the parting ferryboats with pig =
cons step strides, In some cases she reached
the objective point in time aud in several
| instances she had to be carried aboard by y
masculine admirer.
The eveque Cat. of Mrs. Wilson frame.
was much in evidence as well as four story
| shoes. which truly represented a big finan-
| cial outlay in leather.
Those who pride themselves on being equal
| to all emergencies carried both umbrellas aud
| parasols. Incidentally. there were some
! dazzling displays in the latter. most of which
| appeared to be more handle than parasol.
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