The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-11
poWELL AHEAD OF 0'LEARY
voSrtyTERFSTING WALKING EYER
'"" srry IN THE UNITED STATES.

Mr Inspector Murray was informed yes
...,ov morning Of the very narrow escape from
.ro, inst after the pedestrians had started
aIras also told ly the manager of the match
,h., thcy hal fears ot recurrence Of the
,.o,ble any night. The Inspector at once per-
,.,,aJ ,oli,c arrangements. Reserves were or
So,o1 ON duty at Gilmores Garden from all the
oI,.o stations The Inspector takes personal
charge
yorv few persons in the Garden knew how
.orrow the escape was. Only Ivy the quick
,usbing Of Capt Williams and twenty
aocors with clubs drawn. was an
avalanche Of 10.9I0 persons stopped at
,ne Madison avenue door. A second later and
@e Garden would have been crushed and
;ammel by mob that had boon excited beyond
an control. and was bound 20 got in. II appears
,hai Cant Williams. who had walked rapidly
.round the track about II q o'clock and scanned
the tiers and the multitude on the floor. gavo
,aremp'ory orders that no more tickets be sold.
ue aaid that the force Of police in the building
was utterly Inadequate, Tor no such throng had
been anticipated. and tho spectators were in
such feyerish condition that spark would
have turned those inside into mob But there
were ton thousand persons outside still trying
10 60, in dozen tcke; takers were passing
them by rapidly when the order from Can't.
Williams was given. The doors were shut.
They are strong and massive. but they yielded
like a balloon to breeze. There was the
pressure Of thousands OF men upon them.
There were shouts. and not little cursing,
and when the cheers from the inside attested
that the pedestrians were on the track. the
fury Of the outside mob could not be restrained.
There were men in the crush who would have
given big sum TO have got out. But there was
tfpf ,uto op n m hauuei thpun A
stop crushing him. and said that they were
killing him. and he shrieked with pain. No
one paid any attention to him. Tho cheers and
clapping that were continuous inside infamed
those outside the more. 1t was black. dense
mass moving as one body. and stretching up
and down Madison avenue Tor several blocks
Under the pressure OF the mob
the massive doors began TO creak and
then crash Those nearest the doors
ohecrcl and they at last got them open then
there was only the thin barricade Of tho parti-
ton doors One bump against 1t and 1t creaked
dismay another and the elastic lattice-work
pine bulged like a bag. Tho wood would stand
not more than one or two more pressures OF
that kind. Planks were put against 1t to brace
II up. Two police officers wero there power
less. That peculiar ominous sound that arises
from mob could be heard inside. but only by
away. They knew that once the slight barri
cade down. that the mass Of people would come
In with a rush that must make everything in
side chaos.
There WIS another crash. Even tho police
officers stepped aside. One more and the mob
would be in and the chances were would be
tampling over every one who lost his foothold.
Just then there was a rush from within.
Men were swept aside so quickly and violently
that thoy had time only 10 sec the fash OF blue
coats. With his long club held up over his
head. and his tail form conspicuous among
twenty OF his men also swinging their clubs
Capt. Williams swung open the little side door.
There was no time for delay. There WAS the
whistle OF clubs: but the officers were discreet.
Tho blows. so far rs could be learned yester-
day. fell upon the shoulders and bodies OF the
foremost. Tho attack was SO sudden that the
mob halted. staggered. and turned. In fifteen
minutes the street wns cleared on the block
that fronts the building.
But Of all this the immense throng inside
knew nothing. The excitement attending the
start was ~ intense that no heed was paid to
tho apparently little buzz by the door. Had the
doors come down. 1t is hard to say what might
not have happened. Many persons were bruised
and crushed 10y the outside jam. but there were
no injuries serious enough TO be reported. or
all the immense throng that was inside, fully
one-halt stayed until daybreak. and not few
were IN the building all day. AT 10 o'clock
there were $500 people there. and the number
was constantly augmented as hours passed. BY
oclook Il WIS evident that there would be an
other crush before midnight
After Oh" first IMP had been walked yestrrdhy
morning. and just ms he passed the stand,
E0wcll slid into gentle cantcr. that cnused MS
round head to lob up and down liOwell is
short nul Frequently has to listen to words of
honestly meant OF TO IL.
sawed on." This makes him smile. He
kept W. the canter for five miles. and
took no n0tirc. They caught their gait in a
few LAYS. and for three hours kept il. Once In a
while one or the other gliled into "A gentle run
oi a. lnu or two and this always was encour-
ncrdhyt tie most enthusiastic cheering and run.
n'ng to AMI fro OF ID" sprclatorsi spurt %
ur- SORT set everybody frantic. and u
There Happened 10 be- two ~ them running at
on time. rn the scgne was Ike That at tho
finish of 20 hn1i rare. The iayors ot the spe''ta-
tor were fairly distributed. ani there WAS
much syWuathy expressed when Just before
iYnr-aN il was announc"d mt EnnlS ., hni
IT, hul sun rcd thpt way hoiore, hut he said
MAT n 'roud master II by might II wouldn't
trouble llm again IN ihe match; 90,
S,m"hine ~ other about Rowel's trunks
A. hos" didn't suit H. i'm. after ne had walked
unny "li miles, md he dashed IN his cabin.
uii with the crlcrty OF lightning change
'or upp'ured a minute or two after IN two
grW"lt- ON" Of whirh was as near inll tlgnt rs
c'uli have h""n convenient. ana the other
2'url ls. shirt. Then with a sponge IN ono
hHul. Nhirh bee now and then crammet into
hi- n.u.h and spccdly withdr~w, he forged
around the track. Their" was no slhekenlng oi
GHt. Thnre WAS often squirt ot Ian or two.
1ils brought out the prrspiratiOn. HIS never
loif f'Nurirnunre benanc very ruddy ana glls-
hufug, hut he kept up his pace, and his chest
shn,T"l nosigu OF being Winded. ..
OLHuy, with n do idedly earnest cast on
colN'"rHnoe. swung hls arms. that were bal
an"l hN the corn cob he held in each hand TO
gather thr moisture . TIE palms, with his back
very straight. aud his mead set at Ius' the most
laN!tNle angle. and forged ahead without tho
tlPlte~t apparent slnckening Of pace for
MY miles. The articulation OF every
ll'hl seemed perfect. There WAS not q
h.tie more of color in his face At the end
OF i'N miles thun there WAS Ht the start. Enrh
ihilyidual hair laid as slick and smooth on his
IrHd hs II did when he quit the barbrr's chair.
II" "dlrut seem To- breathe. and he stepped 20
Irsumry ard evenly. that no sawdust was dis
kpw"l' h"gan early in the day TO gauge him.
t.l 10y O'LrHry. Giving the champion lend
OF ih5r" feet Or thoreabOuts Rowell closod IN
rn,l hung pertnAcioURly to his heels, II
OL'hry quirkenrd. Rowrll did ths same; II the
snaiup0n ran. the EngshmAn balanced for
ward into a oanter Ofths compliment O'Lrary
V!k DO notice. although it was kept ny oil day
Aipui noon III" champion began TO be aware
uHl h' nad stomach, ana in 4 few minutes II
,"lIlrr, such attention m 10 call him from The
u"k' II WAS ut ths moment that Mr.. Chhrlre
h1'kus Anl Mr. VIM. Bach ~ the San Fran
'SH 5ln-lrrlH walked in, and Mr.. BackuH ex