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EXCURSION ME HITS HI6H NARK OR SURATChicago Excursion on Peirn-Ejlranis Railroad Is the Biggest in Years,Nr. Y. C. TURNS AWAY MANY• Excursion travel from this city hit the high mark for the summer Suit-'day morning, when some- of the railroad* found it necessary to turn away large numbers of people whom they unable .to accommodate.''Seven hundred and twenty-eight passengers were accommodated on the Pennsylvania. eicurabn to Chicago Sunday morning. That this com-pare* with the heaviest travel for the summer on. the Pennsylvania line and ir one of the mo*t successful excumtons. In ygarg. Is the statement of Johi? P- .Rom. local agent for the Pennsylvania, ,. ?ftw*eh 20D and 300 people were Wjiad away by the New*York Central railroad early Supday morning because they could not be accommo-dat ad on the 'Cincinnati excursion with .member of the Walthcr League for; whom the train had been charter**., .There were 51 d who made the Cincinnati trip. . 2Jt took seven coaches ' *hd:» baggage car to hold the large ■ crown.Because the excursion was a privatev*ffalr, no effort, was made • to takf ‘the: outsiders along.: Although’: ho excursions were run tp take*, many extra coaches had to beprepeefl into, service in order to hold th«; hundredsof people who de-, sired 'to spend the day nt various ■ .^rnPl°yefi from the local plants whichi - have closed this week also helped;, to make the travel heavy.yWOlcaiThioniaGirrr-FovR i.v ' party.lrlkrwntoiw Park Special Will ., yr Leave Tomorrow.Eighty-four Fort Wayne people comprise the Yellowstone Park party 'Sponsored .‘by, John E. kois, agent for the Pennsylvania In this city. The 'train of throe .Pullmans and one .diner will .-leave the Pennsylvania station tomorrow • noon __at 1:10 o'clock.* The trip' will be made over the Peaoiylvanlaii Chicago, Milwaukee .and CL Paul; Atchison, Topeka and Bant* Fe; Denver1,and KIo Grande: .the Oregon Short Line and the XJnion Paclftc.y Because' the ‘party Is made up, for the meit-part, .of Invited men and .women, large'nuipbera were turned away when;they asked to be mem-'ben of the party.:V Following areitjie names of. those .who will make'the trip:
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Fort Wayne News and Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Mon, Aug 02, 1920
Page 16
Full Page
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Allen C.
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