New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-03
Biggest Crowds
Ever Seen Will
Leave Over 4th
Railroad Officials Say They
Have Greatest Transporta-
ton Problem This Year
They Have Ever Faced
High Wages Are a Factor
Lines Try to Borrow Cars
All Over the Country,
but With Little Success

Every car that can be used has been
mustered into service by the local rail
roads to provide adequate transporta-
ton for the tremendous holiday crowds
that are forsaking the city to spend
the Fourth Of July week end in nearby
mountain and seashore resorts.
Railroad officials said yesterday that
the size of the crowds is unprecedented
and that their systems never before
have been called upon to take care Of
so many people at ono time. One rail-
road man said the crowds were larger
this year because so many people,
especially laboring men and their
families, could afford to go away for
short holiday for the first time in
their lives on account Of the high
wages they are receiving.
The greatest rush seems to be in
the general direction of Atlantic City.
According to Pennsylvania Railroad
officials, every seat has been disposed
OF to that place for the next three
days. Great crowds are also on their
way to various points on Long bland.
$4,000 Leave Grand Central
At the New York Central offices it
was said last night that before the day
was over $4,000 people would have
left the Grand Central Terminal.
Thursday 100000 people left this tcrmi-
nal, but to-day the number is expected
to be about 10000.
New York Central officials said that
the greatest crowds are going to the
Adirondacks and the Catskills and the
Lake George region, and that great
many people are leaving for the Berk-
shires and Maine.
The local railroad terminals were
greatly crowded all day yesterday.
When 1t became apparent that the
crowds would be very large Pennsyl-
wanna oiiclals attempted to borrow cars
from sixteen different railroad sys-
TENS in the Eastern and Southern sec
tons OF the country, as we'll as from
the Pullman Company, but were not
able to get even one. To meet the
emergency they fastened to completion
the repair of all cars in the shops with
the exception of nineteen.
More Atlantic City Cars
From 200 to $50 extra coaches from
otner divisions nave Dccn transferred
to the Atlantic division Of the Penn
sylvania; to supplement the coaches in
the regular seashore service. On the
electric line, between Camden, N. j.,
and Atlantic City, thirty extra cars
will be diverted from the Woodbury.,
Glassboro and Millville service
The Pennsylvania officials expect
some crowding during the popular
hours Of travel and also anticipate
great difficulty in handling returning
crowds from Atlantic City on the even
ing Of July 5, beginning with about
TOO p. m. They suggest that con-
gestion can be avoided by arranging
to return to New York on the after
noon Of July 5.
Will Take Care of All
at is the intention Of the Pennsyl-
vana company, however, to continue
running trains on the evening Of July
until all Of its passengers desiring
to leave Atlantic City have been ac-
commodatcd," it was announced at the
local Pennsylvania Offices. CAS- fast
as train arrives in Camden the empty
cars will be returned and made up into
extra sections to be operated in addi-
ton to the scheduled trains"
The Public Service Commission sent
letters yesterday to the local transit
systems requiring the latter to provide
the utmost service possible during the
holidays.