The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-28
EFFORTS OF A REPORTER TO GAIN AD-
MITTANCE.

One OF reporters reached tho Academy short tino
before half past !, the hour fixed FOR the meeting Tho
crowd In Fourteenth street between Fourth and Third
avenues showed that he would have no easy pro
curing admtancc. still he thought that he might manage
to effect entrance by the stage door Fourteenth
An orator holding forth from the stoop the
large boarding house Irving place opposite the main
entrance TO the Academy another speaking from the
stoop of house Fourteenth street opposite the gallery
entrance another holding by n the large Ian
posts Of the Academy, and addressing his fellow
citizens" from that precarious foothod others st
speaking from various other points in Fourteenth street
and Irving place. Altogether there hadoyen
addresses being made the time, to audiences that
were ndescrbably excited and voerous. Our reporter
made his way with difficulty through the dense crowd and
at length reached point sidewalk stage
door The itself besiegod by three hun
drcd noisy applicants and through these all bo, an
impossibity 10 wedge ones way In Mr.. Richard schcll
was the only one who succeeded In doing vainy he
strove 10 mako way for reporter and half a dosen
other representatives of various newspapers. Net
one of them could MANAGE 10 penetrate the crowd Mr.
Scbeli demonstrated, caoedall to purpose. Hs ap
peal the boys 70 make way for the reporter 81 tho
ivRafp would bring three cheers for the HEs.ID hut
would not get the reporter six inches the door
Al length the door opened and closed upon Mr. she and
sired than when they made the attempt,
Then they changed the point u attack The door lead
that by this door they might have pos chance
~ getting sight at the meeting ins'ic. Fasicous
hope The current making It's way NJ not
strong that rushing down; aud the general cry
there's no chance up that way" eur reporter found
that there too much truth the There dd
not seem 10 be the remoest shad W Of possibility 0t
attaining stand point in that direction from which q sec
hear glimpse word of the rroceefine' Down the
iron staircase again md once more cut ~ ne mponhgh
The speakers still holding forh rom thsr several
stands There appears 10 be lack ot eicqaence or 10
absence of audiences Again assault made upon the
stage door but with no better success-athough this
time our reporter informed that Mayor Wood has Just got
through-haying been lfted boaty over the heads OF
the dense mass and safely deposited at the door which
opened TO receive HIM , 80.
sols ,nucb ~ bis comfort more on the sidewalk,
ara ,eneyei from the sufocatng pressure which he had
49, seaIly and good naturediy enduring for the pre-
scd;rs balf hour. By and by be IL joined by dozen
~ Hon John Cochrane, who probably wishes 70
haze an opportunity Of making an eloquent classical
,,nn ur Cochrane and the committee the effort
t,p admission for themselves aud for the reporters
hong and well sustained effort, but results, like all tho
others in discontinue The political aud polite Cerberus
who guarded the door the inside having kicked out
panc of glass the door poked out his head through
The aperture thus made and assured the committee that
there was standing for another person the
stage and that apprehcnsons entertained lest the
stage should break down
There was no use in making further efforts but hun.
dres Of enthusiastic democrats still kept besieging this
and the other cf the building the vain hope that
same opportunity for their admission would present Itself
Fortunately others Of reporters had been on
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