, 1879-03-23

aud the northern entrance kent clear. Ever
snen II was difficult Tor reporter to get in, anc
as mueh SO to get out
lhere have probably never been so many
| people under the cover of one root before il
lhe history OF the city. Those who know
:, nne capacity Of the great Exposition
| bulldins can form an idea of tue immvnsty OF
N a9e tnrope when it is stated that thrcc-fourths
! ~ tAe main noor. was TILED SO thickly with
| numan beings Of nearly all nationalltics,
assd or all ages, sexes. and conditions, that it
vas otlflcult Tor one to move about at all, while
tne great galleries that skirt the whole struct-
| women, and children. Indeed, so great was
lhe crowd that fears we're entertained BY
many That the supports OF the galleries would
s'Te way and prccipliate the people to the floor,
aliu perh1ps klll and cripple many Of them, but
fortunately no such Occurrence took place. One
ac,lye Socialist stated That 1T,000 tickets were
solu before Tie doors we're opened and the sale
oi tickets at the Offices during last evening
numbered several thousand.
II Was thought on that night couple Of
years ago when Bub Iugerso]l delivered speech
IN the Exposition Building that it contained as
large crowd as would ever be gathered there :;
that no more attractive show than the smooth
ton9ued orator could ever DC set up within it's
~allsi but 1ngersolrs audience, large as it was,
Was but
4 HANDFUL, 4 CIPHER, NOTHING,
to the segregation Of humanity beneath the
roof Of that building last night. To be sure
only one-half the edlnce was occupied, the par
titlon being high and unusually strong fence,
for had it not been as firmly planted as the
lighthouse on Eddystonc Rock, it must have
gone down before the surging crowds
that beat against it continually. But
the hnlf Of the Exposition Building
is over 400 feet long and nearly 200
feet vide, aud all you will have to do to figure
self every square foot OF the floor covered, the
galleries thronged from the ratings pack to the
roof, the beams above spotted here and there,
for many feet above. with men and BOYS the
second se ,a gallery hlled,-n fact, imagine hu-
hold on, and you may form an
idea OF the crowd gang, mob, or whatever else
you may be Tor might he, had you been there,
ana SO co1nuetent TO pass criticism on the rsp-
ble} pleased to term it. Ii $4,000 individuals
can be crowded into that area-ncluding gal
lerics, floor, anu preserved seats in the inter
sttces of the girdcrs, then there were 10000
there; if 10000 then that was the number, for
the utmost limit ct capacity was tested.
mot, the personnel Of the motley mixture Of
humanity Skim the purleus Of The Fifth
Ward. drain the Bohemian Socialistic sluuas Of
the Sixth aud Seventh Wards; scour the Scandl-
marian dives of the Tenth aud Fourteenth
wards; cull the choicest thieves from Hal
sted, DesplaInes, Pacific avenue, and CLARK
street; pick out from Fourth avenue,
jackson street, Clark street, State street, and
other noted haunts, the worst specimens OF fc-
male depEavityi scatter in all the red-headed,
divisions OF the city, and bunch all these to-
gether, and you have a pretty good
idea OF the crowd that made up last
nights gathering. 1t was one OF
commoiatiig n,obs; a regular German-Sscandi-
n-Bohenian-Americanc crowd, that tranples
over one another, tears everybody's clothes,
steps on everyboly's feet, rune its fists
into everyoody's mouth, and jams its cl-
bows into cycrybody's ribs. 1t was Que Of
cent In their haste than are the men, where
ugly old bags and muscular young women run
everybody down; where the men affect total
ignorance OF English, and lack every essential
whose jarjon was made more than usually
ear-piercing by the free use Of wine and
beer. In short, it was such gathering
as only Socialistic community could bring out
or would tolerate. That portion of the nation
a!ities represented who are law-abdng citi
zcns have too much dccency and guod breeding
to be classed rs carrying. the same blood.
1t being such mob as to characteristics, and
SO many OF them as TO numbers, it follows that
the scene in the building
ALMOST PASSES DESCRIPTION.
From early in the evening until after midnight
ner there were stands erected where beer was
dispensed, and along the walls between, there
were more stands aud beer; and in the retiring
rooms beer, and beer in the vesttbules, and beer
favored few Of the. Socialists we're treated
There was dcluge OF beer. from the opening
OF the 'kgrand anniversary which was to COM
the ''dawn OF liberty" down to the
moment the last light was douscd, and the
whole affair was more grand swiling COM
memoration Of the dawn OF lager than any
thing else, except it was the smoking OF the
most Internally offensive cigars that ever |
carried poison tuto the atmosphere. The gas
jets were clouded with smoke, and the entire |
interior fairly obscured. Tables had been con- |
structed in various portions Of the room, on |
u hich it was proposed to dispense lager to men,
women, and children. They we're made OF pine, !
Of slight material, and the result was that when |
excited crowd jumped upon these tables to
catch q glimpse OF the moving spectacle, and |
nearly every one OF the frail structures went !
down. women, children, beer, and all.
1t was found necessary early in the evening to |
board up the entrances to the stairwavs leading |
to tho gallery, for, that part OF the building hay
ing become SO thronged, it was feared that any [
further influx might perhaps precipttate dis |
aster.
As usual wherever people Of this class ut
tempt to manage all assemblaCe,
WAS DONE AS IT OUGHT TO HAVE
BEEN DONE.
There WAS trouble at the ticket-oficc, trouble
1t the door, and trouble inside Those who
ganted TO ret out found it rs difficult to make
progress Us did those who wanted to come in.
No amount OF seItry duty would intimidate the
mob, or induce it to behave deccntly. The res
ibules, dotted here aud there with city police,
we're scenes of perpetual tunlult nnd constant
rusing OF children and females, while the police
ooked on comp!acently, and took no action to
ret order out Of the chaotic condition Of
hines. After 10 o'clock the ticket-of1ices were
1osed, but the outslde mob was more obstrep-
rous than ever, and hoyled, and crowded, and
ahmed, and pushed, and ran one another
own. Then there were fresh arrivals OF thieves
nd clpockets and other social scum. These
made organized breaks into the tide that was
owing out Of the building, ndagain and again
ct it back demoraIizcd, crushed, and pIunder-
d. But they could not be controlled. At least
he armed force OF the Socialists made no effort,
I'D the police never lifted finger
The partition wall which divided the cxposf-
ou hall in twain, was placardcd with notices
'hich stood forth in all the cmphaais of
ig type and quaint Bohemian. These
.gends were guarded by detachment
.om the Bohemian sharpshooters, who walked
p and down the short beat manifesting 2
reat degree Of importance land displaying con-
derablc irrcgu;arity Of uniform. There were
yo English sentiments sown broadcast across
1e wall, to this effect: "All for one and one
or all ~: Limited we stand, divided we fall,
u%u1. rse 11f,4a- /