The New York herald., 1877-12-01
i CRUSH AT THE SHOW.


SOMETHING LIKE 4 PANIC At MIDGET HALL
LADY PAINTS AND THE BAsIsrERs OF
STAIRCASE GIVE wAY--A DANGEROUS CON-
DITIos OF THINGS WHICH SHOULD BE
STOPPED.
On Thanksgiving Day the babies the show called
for general sympathy and pity, but yesterday the
babies revenged themselves tho persons for whose
idle curiosity they have bcen subjected TO the humia-
tions and discomiorts OF exposure. Indeed, II tho
sweet innocent baby heart could feel the satisfaction
OF such an evil sentiment malice u must have
gloated yesterday upon tho tortures which these
visitors were put eastng their eyes upon their
various babyish pecuartcs The visitors TO tho show
yesterday were stihed, beaten. battered, knocked
about, crushcd-they had their corns trodden upon
(beg pardon, ladiesl thcir dresses spoiled, their
tcmpers RULED. and IL almost miracle that no
one was suffocated in the crush. AS u was, sew
eral ladies tainted away but fortunately Game to
alter some slight excrtons OF the good naurcd ladies'
close by. the arrangements for entrance and exit
provided by the management inadequate in tho
extreme and aroused yesterday tue indignation OF
hundreds OF ladies' Many were hemmed in by the
crowd which made walking ncxt TO m impossibty
and even tree breathing undertaking OF no little
difficulty. and had 10 leave without even having
looked baby. The entrance stairs, winch are on
she Filth avenue side, are wrctchedly narrow. Two
persons can scarcely ascend them comfortably,
while yesterday three and four at time
wodged themselves In. Al times the crowd
became SO dcnso that 1t camo 10 a stop, and then
three or ushers had 10 be placed at the head OF
the stairs to pull up as to clear them
IRON the wedge. Two OF these men were extromely
rough, taking hold OF the adcs us thoughthey were
so many bales OF cotton ana dinging them up Sew
eral ladies' whose treatment at tho hands OF these
men was positively Outrageous. bitterly complained
to the gentlemen who stood py.
FIGHTING HER WAY.
s.Heavons how shall we over get inY' "Oh, de9r.
wen be crushedl" ''Why, this is awful" Such
werc tho exclamations continually heard. But the
entrance was really delightfully."- easy and comfortable
compared to tue exit which was placed at the other
end the halL From the top OF tho exit stars the
staircase leads up to the second noor, and wnat with
tho people that wanted TO 80 up stars ana shoso
tuat tired to regain tho street, whore they might DO
able to breathe again. tho sJam'' was impencrabie
few minutes before three O'Clock al elegantly
dressed very stout lady, accompanied BY two pretty
iittle daughters having IN vain sought to fight thor
way tho last stairs and beng quite exhausted
ana dizzy from exertion, declared that she must
fnnt II she did not regain Tho fresh air. So she re-
traced steps the entrance and declared tnat shc
must descend these stairs, she had repeatedly tried
ID gain the others and invariably failed With rough
ness sho rcpeed, the little girls crying in great
woman held her ground until gentleman standing by
interered and she was suffered TO pass out painting,
breatness her orcss in ptiabie state OF disorder,
street.
.sOhl they ought DO something about this, -
many ladies' cried, Indignantly; they ought to have
pollcemen mere to that NO ona IS Killed In The
crushn This general demand was hnaly heedcd anu
a policeman stationed, as usual, where he was least
requ,rednamely, little way up Tho second hight Of
stars. What should have been done was TO regu
the entrance ol visitors In such manner that the
nall was not overcrowded. Every well ordered theatre
place Of amusement when It ~ SO ui that iurtner
standing room;" bu, Mr. Hitchcock, the manager Of
the BABY show, evidently though. that his
little narrow hall which the babies and their mothers
alone sufficiently I'LL, not subject " this rule. 1t
was easy 70 imagine this densc packed crowd, with
500 babies all shrieking together from tho iou air
aud the impossbilty Of gaining the wrelchad or
exit what would have been the consequences oil cry
of Gre roal or simulated 9--and The question must
have occurred TO many present, how many OF those
tender infants and weak women would escape the con-
sequences OF panics A. three o'clock lhe oan-
listers OF tho stars leading to the second floor
partially gave way, and there was trcmen-
do, 1ous ,s'N sxcsomsn. ono poor woman white as
small managers box at tho end OF the hall
asked the writer exciledy els there room 10 theres
other end Of the hall or some other dreadful thing
happened.n IL turned out that the noise which she
had mistaken for tight was the crash OF the banister
that partially gave way. t1.e3 stta#
OF course tho mothers and babies suffered drcadfuIiy
during this crush Tho became thoroughly vtiaed
by the crowded masses OF humanity wedged IN the
hail. aud II ptiful 10 see these poor children cry
ing from the want OF air, motion and the exciting
BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE BABY SHOW.
To THE EDITOR THE HEKALD:-
Knowing your paper to be the only medium through
which 70 reach the masses o! the people write you
in the interest OF tho three four hundred mothers
who have for the past week been negectns their
homes and work, devoting all their time to the
interest OF the managers OF the baby show.
In some instances they have been compelled
TO remain up until two o'clock at night preparing
their children's clothes or doing up their work,
to say nothing OF the expense attendant upon 60
ing and returning. Al tho best IL Is thankess task
for them and great many particularly those with
the heavy weight babiss) will testify that they
nurse their children from the miserable biscuit and
cup OF tea when the so-calied managers style meal
Tho mothers arc carefully informed, however.
that " they want anything more they
get it-by paying Tor II. Now, then,
contend. and alone, that the least the managers
can do keep their agreement winch, every
knows VINO reads the numerous advertisements, was
to tho effect that the show would continue Que week
and the premiums would DO distributed on Saturday
evening" December ]. We are all aware that the man.
ayers simply astounded as we'll as delighted at
the immense success Of the affair, and do not
blame them tor wanting TO continue $50 long
they can com oncy) out to whom do they their
success2 Now want to ask Is 1t iair aud just, after
repeatedly giving the mothers 10 understand that ali
would get some compensation for their trouble-is II
Just say, for the managers TO politely inform them
tput the show will be contn ucd then
the OF Will take place The mothers
vote emp phatically No! and merely ask the managers
compensate them ior their weeks hard lauor, loss
OF time aud extra expense; then begin on Monday
with renewed vgor Otherwise, lake this means Of
informing Mr II. that he Will bo minus MS show next
week u uiess he can dupe lhree four hundred
mothers time, whicn he certainly knows 10 be an
'im DO ssi bility. Good showmen take VI their
s.anmas' and will not s'rde Tree horse TO deatn'
Mr. H., your sdipoma game will not work. True
you are Unexpectedly making money now, and trie
independent, but is not your integrity worth some
thing? 1 trust Mr.. Editor, you will give this space
IN your columns and thereby place the matter before
the pubic its true light Yours, DC, hastily,
MOTHER.
NEW TEnsEV DARIES