Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-10-14
The Greatest Mr.. Conkling
Has Made in Many
Years.
SPEECH OF THE DISTINGUISHED
SENATOR IN NEW YORK
Before an Enthusiastic Audi
ence OF Ten Thousand
People.
Twenty-Five Thousand Others
Unable to Gain Adj
mittaECc.

New YORK, Sept. 1.-THE meeting at
The Academy of Music this evening to
hear the address of Roscoe Conkhng
was an immense gathering. The hall
WAS packed and the galleries were filed.
There were 800 people on the stage,
and $4,000 people III the streets were
unable to gain admittance. The
speaking was advertised TO commence
(at 30 o'clock, but Mr.. Conkling did
not appear urtil o'clock. The doors
OF the Academy of Music were thrown
open at O'clock A large number of
policemen had been stationed in front
of the building in Irving Place to con
troll the crowd and assist in the
collection Of tickets. There we're at
this hoar at least $4,000 people wait
ing TO rush in. As soon IS the doors
were open the scramble commenced.
THE CRUSH WAS TERRIFIC.
The police were borne down by the
weight of the crowd, and we're com
pletely powerless. The doorkeepers
were entirely unable to collect the
tickets, and were pushed aside or
trampled on. They were glad to save
themselves from bodily harm by getting
themselves out of the way, and allow
ing the mass Of humanity TO rush bv
They might as veil have tried to stop
herd of bufalocs on g western
prairie when in full fight. People
were carried from the street into the
hail without touching their feet to the
ground. The immense building was
filled from roof to basement IN fifteen
minutes, and those outside struggled
yainly to get through the doors, until
it seemed rs if the walls would burst.
Meu shouted and cursed, women
screamed, the police alternately men
aced the mob with their clubs and
expostulate9 with them. A scene was
enacted which it is impossible ado-
qusteIy to describe, and the like of
when will not occur again IN SIS city.
Once inside,
THE UTMOST GOOD HUMoB
prevailed. A voice in the auditorium
! struck up john Browns Body" and
it was Immediately joined by a
a thousand other voices in the audience,
which sang the verse through. The
singing was excellent, and the effect
prodigious, arousing enthusiastic cheers
After a brief interval, America
was sung by the same cnorus of thou
sand voices. Then followed the Star
Spangled Banner" Abort this time
some patriot discovered Gov. Cornell
in a private box with some of the ladies
OF his family He was greeted with
three rousing cheers, and would not be
left alone until he arose and bowed his
acknowledgement to the audience
Then sone one proposed three cheers
for Grant, which brought tie whole
audience 70 6neir feet III response to
the call. The cheers were given with
viii.
For few minutes the audience had
nothing to occupy its attention Then
gentleman in the parluet arose and
appealed to the gallantyy of those near
him on behalf of lady who wanted a
scat After considerable delay,
7,,inc. which the attention OF the
an5ience had been attracted that way,
a colored citizen arose and politely
gave his seat to the lady. The inn
Tnense audience recognized the gracious
act, and broke into prolonged shout
OF approval.
ENTER SENATOR CCNRLING.
Promptly 1T : o'clock MIR. Conklinq
accompanied by Hamilton Fish an,
several other prominent gentlemen, ap
peared on the side entrance of the plat
form. Instantly every man and woman
in the building arose to their fee., anC
swinging hats anG handkerchiefs in tn
air, shouted until the building trembled
Mir. Conking walked upon the platform