The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-11
SUBSCRIBING FOR CITY RAILROAD STOCK
In PIILAnEIPHIA
From tNe Philadelphia ledger

From the Philadelphia LEDGER
The announcement having been made that the
books of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Street Pas
senger Railroad would be opened at the Washing
ton Building, Third street, below Walnut, yester-
day morning, Il crowd of persons, DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning stock and a fortune, assembled in front of
the building. number of men, not to be out
dOne as they were in the case of the Chestnut and
Walnut street road, met as early eleven o'clock
on Sunday evening, and for their accommodation,
as well as large number who, it said,
employed to keep off all subscribers except those in
the "ring,. the Restaurant under the building
opened at an early hour. The night was passed by
these anxious walters in testing the quality of GER
tain compounds, known gin sings, coctails,
smashes, &C., but as the day began to dawn upon
sleeping city, arousing the rich ard poor to the
tolls of active life, the would-be subscribers and
the hired gang took their position in the front of
the door, waiting for that eide which, taken at the
flood, leads on to fortune"
The weary hours from day break to eleven o'clock,
the time to make or quite undo them, passed
in cracking bad jokes, repeating old wGrn-out,
slang words, and occasional struggle to gain a
better position near the magic door, which shut
them out from the golden harvest. The crowd at
the opening of the door had become very large,
numbering between three and five hundred per-
sons, and as the clock commenced to strike the
hour, a scene of confusion ensued. The door was
flung open as the clock ceased to strike, and those
In the front ranks were pushed with great force
into the room, far the table, and in less time
than 1t takes to tell it, the room was packed with
a living mass. so tight that wedge could not be
driven between them. But still the outsiders
pres sed on, and few, not satisfied with endeavor-
ing to wedge their way in, got over the heads of
those in the doorway, and managed to settle down.
While the people were waiting outside, the COM
missioners named were quarrelling inside about the
manner OF subscribing for the stock. One party
the originators of the scheme insisted that the
stock should be portioned out among themselves
and friends, and for the purpose of concentrating
this laudable design, they had a man inside who
had been furnished on Saturday with powers of at
torney and the money. The other party objected
to this mode of doing business and insisted that all
the ctlZeps should have an opportunity to in,
and while this war of the "Kikenny CATS was pro-
gressing the doors were opened and the crowd
rushed in as stated above. The friend of the
Commissioners, with the powers of attorney
was about to spread himself for the purpose of
subscribing, but before he could put his val
liable autograph to paper, the opposition Com
mssioners pushed him aside and kept him away
until some other parties obtained the stock.
Mir. Millward was fortunate enough to obtain
some stock, but at the peril of his ribs for so tight
ly was he wedged in that he could not move limb
and all that was left for him to do was to wap his
mead and move his tongue for the purpose of making
his wants known. While he was in this fearful
position, friend prominent in newspaperdom at
tempted to persuade the crowd to stand back and
while in this philanthrophic work, one of the hired
gang obtained an officer and directed the arrest of
the editor. The officer was about performing his
work, but the editor, looking him sternly in the
face, told him to do it at his peril. The officer
backed down and the editor maintained his ground
One clever young man. with several hundred dollars
in his pocket, placed his hands upon his purse to
protect it from pickpockets, and catching his power
of attorney in his teeth pushed his way in
The pressure became great that he was I'M
able to move his hands from his pockets, and
when he reached the table all that he could do was
to make dumb motions and hold his head towards
the Commissioner. His endeavors were rewarded
with success. A great many were not only unable
to obtain stock, but were considerable losers in
having their coats and other clothing torn. Some
who went in with decent looking hats came out
with their casters very much dilapitated and
noses. One poor fellow came sutfocating, in
consequence of his hat being over his mouth and
ms hands in his pockets Some kind friend, with
loose hands, relieved him. just as he began to get
PACK IN his face. The scenes throughout of
the most exciting character, and those engaged in
they passed.