Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-04

THOUSANDS OF VISITORS ARRIVE
IN CAPITAL FOR INAUGURATION
Special Trains and $1,000 Autos Transport
Enormous Influx for Hoover
Celebration.

Thousands OF visitors intent on Wit
Messing the inaugural parade continued
to pour into Washington this morning
by scores Of special trains and long
lines of automobiles and buses.
All yesterday and far into the night
Pennsylvania avenue and adjoining
downtown thoroughfares were the scene
Of the worst trafic snaIl since the days
of the Shrine parade five years ago.
Across Highway and Key Bridges and
over the roads of Maryland visitors
poured into the city and down the
Avenue" in continuous stream
Union Station officials estimate that
$4,000 visitors arrived by train yester-
day and that the total will have swelled
to 275,000 by noon today. At the Traf-
fic Bureau no one could be found who
would hazard a guess at the number
who had arrived by automobile, but 1t
was thought that they would equal
those who came to Washington by train.
Pedestrians thronged the, sidewalks
and upon occasions, overlooking into the
streets, adding to the confusion and
were the causes of a goodly proportion
of the frequent accidents which marred
the day. Most of the mishaps, how
ever, occurred In the outlying districts
of the city. Policemen in the congested
areas were able to force the visitors
to comply with the traffic regulations in
most cases, even If they could not keep
the procession of motorists moving.
As many as four officers were placed
In some of the corners on Pennsylvania
avenue. Despite their efforts the ma
chimes proceeded at snail pace, some
moving not more than a dozen blocks
in an hour. The heaviest congestion
was along Pennsylvania avenue at the
court of honor and at the Capitol
plaza. Opposite the Treasury little at
tention was paid to traffic lights, motor
lists being more intent on edging for
ward a few yards than obeying the
warning Of the signals which police
men on duty did not try to enforce. A
great part Of the congestion between
Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets was
caused, Inspector Ernest w. Brown, in
NC u Vi d1tlC. bllllhC, Wy OllC 4C0u(Cu
width of the roadway. due to the erec-
ton of the stands. Police officials
say the worst offenders were taxicab
drivers who persisted in cruising UP and
down r and G streets between Ninth
and Fifteenth streets in search of pas
sengers despite prohibitory regulations.
Many of the F street theaters held mid
night shows and the downtown streets
were thronged long after midnight.
Virginia Governor Arrives.
Gov Byrd of Virginia, and his mill
tary escort, including the famed Rich
mond Blues, arrived last night. Home
town admirers Of Herbert Hoover from
Palo Alto, Calf, also arrived on a spe-
cial train, and at about the same time
men and women from Northern Ohio
who were delegates to the Kansas City
convention that nominated Mr.. Hoover
came in.
1.-THE Prosperity Special" from Chica-
20, and the Union League Of Michigan;
the Hudson County Republican Club of
Newark, N. j., and the Middlesex Coun-
ty Club of Matawan, N. j., arrived last
night.
From the South came trains bearing
Texas Republicans and group from
Montgomery, Ala.
Reports from city garages were that
most we're filled to capacity. The
Tourist Camp in East Potomac Park
was a city in itself. Managers said the
place was filled to capacity with 1900
persons making 1t their headquarters.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton headquarters reported this morn
ing that nearly IS 5000 machines laden
with inaugural visitors from every State
in the Union had poured into the Ma
tional Capital in the past three days.
crowding the highways from every di-
rection. OF this number, about $4,000
were from distant States, while the
others came from Maryland. Virginia
and nearby points. Cars from the New
England States, New York, Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey were in the ina
jority of the distant points, the asso-
citation stated.
Crowds in Good Humor.
The crowds, which for the most part
were said to be in a jovial holiday
spirit mood, encountered comparatively
little difficulty along the roads and,
considering the congested conditions
under which the huge motor caravans
moved toward the city, mishaps and
casualties Of the more serious nature
were at a minimum.
Up to a late hour this morning, ON