Evening star., 1927-06-10
CAPITAL PREPARES
FOR HUGE THRONG
$4,000 to! 10000 Visitors
Expected for Lindbergh
Reception Program.

All agencies for accommodation o.
visitors were prepared this Afternoon
for $4,000 to $50, 900 persons who viii
throng through the city's various gate
ways before tomorrow morning t.
welcome Col. Charles A. Lindbergh.
One guess as to the number of visi.
tors. it seems, is as good as the next.
Supt. of Police Edwin b. Hesse thinks
approximately 100000 strangers will
be in the Capital tomorrow. Other
guesses range from $4,000 to 10000
The only certainty is that enough will
be here to give police, hotels and
other agencies all they can do to ac-
commodate them.
They're coming by all routes. Inter-
urban trains will bring visitors from
Virginia and Maryland, especially from
Baltimore. Railroads already have
seven scheduled excursions and are
placing extra cars today on regular
trains to this city. The motor roads
this afternoon leading here from the
South, North and West were swarm
ing with pilgrims en- route to pay
homage to the arman.
Hotels to Be Crowded.
Hotels were not completely filled
today. Almost universally, however.
;
that reservations were piling up and
ii was certain that nightfall would
find capacity houses. The general be-
lief among the hotel people was that
there would be sufficient accommOda-
:ions for the crowds coming here.
Gtit;;;;Idtti;3z from the hotel reserva=
aons were that the crowds, in the main,
intend to leave Sunday night, al
though many have indicated they
would stay until Monday night.
At the office Of B. r. Tolson, man.
ager of the Washington Terminal and
Union Station, announcement was
made today that arrangements had
been completed for facilitating the
handling of the throngs of tourists
expected to enter by that gateway to
the city.
TT is difficult to estimate exactly
the numbers who will come by train"
Mr.. Tolson said today. This is be-
cause we have not yet had reports
finally from railroads as to the popular
response to the Lindbergh excursions
recently announced"
Excursion Trains Coming.
Thus far seven excursion trains |
have been scheduled over the Penn
sylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, Rich
mond, Fredericksburg & Potomac |
and Southern routes. These eXcur- |
slons will start from Pittsburgh, Baltf- |
more, Philadelphia, Hagerstown, Rich |
nond and other points.
Al of the large trains, it was said,
are running at least one or two extra |
cars already on every train and on the
Southern many trains were being |
spin up into two or three sections. The
railroads, generally, it was stated, are |
prepared to handle emergencies occa-
siohed by larger crowds than antici-
pated at the time when and where |
such emergencies arise.
Public garages and hotel garages |
anticipate capacity business during /
the week end. Special arrangements |
have been made by police to prevent |
jams on the Baltimore Washington |
Boulevard, the Richmond Washington |
Boulevard and other highways enter
srg Washington.
bianJ thousands from surrounding |
sections accessible readily by automo-
biles are Expected to make up a large |
part of tie Lindbergh welcoming host. |
In the majority of these cases, it is |
expected the visitors will leave tomor- |
row night.