Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-03-06

| &c. So dense was the mass that the passen'
! gers (this being the regular accommodates
traln) were unable for some time to get out
| upon the platform.
assembled, that Mr.. Lincoln was not upon
the train, and another rush was made for the
street at the end of the depot, carrying every
thing before them s'pell NELL"
The excitement here partially subsidized
when another yell was heard from the crowd
outside-another train having appeared in
| sight upon the top of the hill on North street.
rms proved to be the special train containing
Mrs. Lincoln and her three sons, and the suite
of the President.
The platforms were again besieged, and in
an instant, as it were, the platforms of the
cars were filled with an excited mass. The
most terrific shouts and yells were sent up.
erceiiing anything in The wGy Of eraitenlent we
hare ever ,citnessed. This continued for sew
ersl minutes, mhen several gentlemen of Mr..
Liucoln's suite stepped upon the platform,
accompanied by Mrs. Lincoln.
One of these gentleman was taken for the
President, and rush being made the entire
party were soon in ssjam 20 and so violent
was the pressure from all sides that many
were pushed headong from the platform,
which is about three feet high.
The excitement was momentarily growing
IN lore intense, and the yells were again repeat
ed, when the gentleman taken for Mr.. Lin
coin managed to escape by rushing quickly
through the freight department of the depot
and taking carriage.
Mrs. Lincoln and family were then escorted
to carriages, which were in waiting, and moved
Oft. The people We're now completely non-
plussed, being unable to Judge as to whether
the President was in the train not, and for
perhaps half an hour the dense mass swayed
to and fro, uttering every imaginable dscrip-
ton of noise.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE SAME SCENE.
The correspondent of the New York Times,
who was in the same train with Mrs. Lincoln
and the suite of the President elect, gives the
following description OF their reception in Bal
timore =
sIt was well that Mr.. Lincoln went as he
did-there is no doubt about it. The City
Authorities declined to extend him an invita-
tion TO visit the city, although the Mayor had
made up his mind to receive him at the depot
and ride with him to the Eutaw House, and
many of the police were disaffected, although
the Marshal says he would have taken him
through in entire safety. The scene that oc-
Cured when the car containing Mrs. Lincoln
and her family reached the Baltimore depot,
showed plainly what undoubtedly would have
happened had Mr.. Lincoln been of the party.
vast crowd-a multitude, in fact-had gath
cred in and about the premises. 1t was evil
dent that they considered the announcement
of Mr.. Lincoln's presence in Washington a
mere ruse, for, thrusting their heads in at the
windows, they shouted sTrot him OUT Let S
have him. Come out, Old Abe,' sWe'll give
you hell,' you bloody Black Republicans,
and other equally polite but more profane
calculations. Some rude fellows entered the
private apartment in which Mrs. Lincoln was
sitting. with the accomplished daughters of the
Speaker of the Pennsylvania Legislature, but
were promptly turned out by MIR. Hay, who
locked the door. As the parties composing
the suite, and the various correspondents, is
sued from the car, there was an exhibition of
rude vulgarity and disregard of personal COM
fort that have never seen equaled. Without
thinking of the consequences to us, the crowd
rolled in upon US like vast tidal waves, and
bore us with irresistible force against the side
OF the car. To 60 either way was a physical
impossbiIity. If we had been in the crowd,
we could have moved with or through them !;
but as it was we were compelled to stand still,
and sustain, as well as we were able, the terri
BILE rush OF an excited, rude and thoughtless
populace. Oaths, obscenity, disgusting cpl
thets and unpleasant gesticulations, were the
order of the Gay. After half an hours expert
ence of this sort of thing. Mrs. Lincoln and
her son were taken to q carriage, which they
entered without attracting much attention,
and were driven to the house of the President
of the road. A huge omnibus that chanced to
be tn the yard was chartered by Mr.. Wood,
and into it were piled Miss Williams, her SIS
ter, Hon. Mr.. Williams, of Pennsylvania, Mr..
Wood, Mr.. Forbes, Mr.. Nicolay, Mr.. Hay,
Col. Ellsworth, Hon. Judge Davis, DR.. Wal
lace, Mr. Todd. Mr.. Frisbee and the Times cor
respondent. AS we drove through the dense
masses of people we were saluted in divers
and sundry familiar and jocular styles. At
one point knowing chap discovered that Mr..
Wood, who has very handsome beard, was
the President elect, and at once the people
began to hurrah and shout and run after the
bus. The scene was withal an exciting one,
and long to be remembered.