The New York herald., 1922-07-02
HALF A MILLION JOIN
in HOLIDAY EXODUS
Trains and Steamboats, for
Many Resorts Crowded
With VacatiOnists.
VAST RUSH TO SEASIDE
Railway Men Recall Big
Travel Movements as
Not Much Greater.
CAMPERS ARE NUMEROUS
Mountains Will Have Many
Visitors--New England
Points Also Favored.

New York started on it's four day
vacation yesterday with severe
storm raging and accompanied by an
unprecedented rush to the railroad
terminals and steamship piers. Added
to the other little pleasantries the
strike of the railroad shopmen helped
things along. Estimates made by rail-
road officials last night placed the
number Of persons who left the city
during the day at close to 100000.
Taking advantage of the opportunity
to leave the city either Friday night
or early yesterday and remain away
from offices and shops until Wednes-
day morning, virtually every one who
could get away to resorts either dis
tant or nearby, crowded into the spe-
cial trains which were run at frequent
Intervals by all of the roads. The rush
Of tourists had not ended last night
and stragglers in large numbers are
expected to keep up a steady stream
through the railroad stations to-day.
IN fact, the entire period will be un-
usually busy according to the railroad
men, as those who are unable to get
away until tomorrow night will be,
travelling and by Tuesday afternoon
the return rush will be getting under
way.
Standing room in Grand Central Ter
minal war vt premium from O'clock
In the mos ming until o'clock at night
Coupled with the trouble which the Cen
tral had with the striking shopmen. the
unusually large rush to TIE Adirondacks
Maine ana the further points of traS e.
kept the trainmen busy getting the las-
sengers moving without undue conges-
ton or trouble. Forty uniformed
2at-olmen under the direction Of In
spector William J. McCirath of the Thir
Inspection district were on duty aidei
by almost as many plain clothes men
No arrests were made and no accidents
reported.
At the Pennsylvania station, where
more than 100000 persons took trains
during the day. thereby breaking al
records for travel from that depot. things
went very smoothly under the direction
OF Stationmaster w. Il Egan. Tlera
was general absence of congestion with
few exceptions, these being chiefly the
Atlantic City and Long Branch trains
which carried nearly one-third OF The
passengers.
Early Crowds BUY Tickets.
AS early as.6 o'clock in the morning
long queues began forming in front of
the ticket windows, where about a score
Of extra helpers had been put to work.
In the Grand Central the crowds were
composed mainly of campers. who were
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up the New Haven road. Pennsylvania
Station was thronged with excursionists
for Atlantic City and the New Jersey
coast resorts, and the baggage handled
In that station was said to have exceeded
al previous quantities. Two extra bag
gage and parcel rooms were utilized.
The Pennsylvania and Long Island
roads ran forty-five extra trains, mostly
to Atlantic City Long Branch and the
Rockaways. This figure is exclusive OF
the Flatbush Avenue terminal, where a
large number of extra locals were put
into operation and will continue to run
to-day for the short trips to points be-
tween Atlantic Avenue and the Rock
aways. Relief trains were run to Phila-
delpha from Pennsylvania Station and
nearly every Atlantic City or Philadel-
phia train ran in several sections.
On most of the trains the passengers
were packed in the DAY coaches in a
close imitation of the New York sub
ways at the rush hour Despite the un-
usually large traffic, the trains were
reasonably on time. and reports from
the other end showed that they were ar
irving on schedule.
From the Pennsylvania Station $40
regular trains left yesterday. each train
taking extra coaches and averaging
about fourteen coaches to the train.
Nearly 100 extra ticket and baggage men
we're on duty No children got lost and
things ran on a fine schedule, consider
ing the difficulties under which the op-
Grafton of the trains was carried on.
At Grand Central the congestion was
more serious, and added to this the
trains coming into the terminal were
between half an hour 10 an hour late on
the average. This was true of the Lake
shore Limited. Chicago Express. Knick-
erbocker Special and several other fast
trains. The traffic, nevertheless was
slightly less than on Friday. when more
than 10000 persons took trains from
Grand Central for the more distant
roints In Maine and the Adirondacks.
Yesterdays travel was confined mostly
10 points along the New Haven and short
hauls up the Hudson. the majority OF
the travellers being campers. One boys
camp reported with nearly 200 young
sters.
Many Extra Cars and Trains.
There we're 100 extra Pullman cars
put on during the day by the New York
Central and thirty extra trains ran on
the shorter trips between this city and
Albany. The troubles OF Stationmaster
W. A. Cramer and his force were in
creased when the storm drove hundreds
OF persons who were not taking trains
into the terminal for shelter. According
TO the officials of the New York Central
road the days traffic was second only to
that In 1919 when the elevated and sub
way tieup drove thousands into the
terminal TO take trains for points be-
tween Il and the outskirts.
A1atistcians would have had theiI
sands and pads full trying to make an,
sort of showing In figuring out thu
number OF persons travelling. where
they were going to. or how many bags
trunks, parcels, &c. were carried ir
and out of the terminals or aboard the
Hudson River and Sound boats.
An unusually large number of brida
couples were sent off rejoicing am
,nrapfripO from Grand Central accord