, 1880-08-19
THE CROWD.

0h3Vy ~ AAAtAt3 A'3 SVI]|t't6s
THE CROWD.
srEcTAToRs BY THE THOUSAND.
It WIS, without exception, the grentest
crowd Of people Chicago ever saw together.
Imagine line Of humanity ono mile long
and eighty feet wide, renching at intervals
over 20o feet. md that wns the mass OF swell
terlnE people who stood over three hours TO
sec "tho great surprlse.'
It WIS un orderly. patient, and gootl-na-
tNred crowd. 1t extended from the north rs
fNr rs Washington street, anu s1sttl. ns far MS
Harmon court. 1t WIS packed ntOng Nlichi-
gan avenue In dense, seething llass,
wcdgcd III among which were vehicles Of
every kind md known description, also
crowded with people. They commenced to
gather as enrly rs z o'clock, and tic
display Itself did not commence Ill.,
I'll six minutes pnst II o'clock
precisely, and they stood It patiently for
those four long md weary hours. Tie
house-tops all had their quotas. From every
window peerel fnces, and from tho windows
e tbors ans wus M I '5el !G q
All Il: my 1nassed for battle, really to advance,
would .'aye been hut fraction In thatcEowd.
II "as n number beyond the estimation Of
ey ense i" one to s1Sey s{yve o< a ~ fffnf tSi"R
deep to iinu out where 50 maily. human
beings 50 suddenly sprang: Fur buck oil
Adams, Van Uure,l, alu Jackson streets tlnt
sfst sto%d stosa cod ard %a!tea a. or Xa M nnre
Wabnsh ayensle. And there were 50 many
!lttle children, In that crowd that It
Is a wonder that none we're
tr,a,npled 10 degtI!, Anu what hnrvest for
q aid fro. and now and then cry went up
tint u
WATCH or A rocKErnooK
Ind been tnken from some nnlucky wight.
,Iilo scene .yas one OF beauty anu Interest.
There could not haye been less than l5o,o00
but the lIns was lol,g wide, and very dellsc.
threatening clouds. aud tic calcium lighis
thss~ t s'n1eyy Eeit aa hKa ns,eay ightt gyht WIZ IN
ssnred rs yell US mannE;sI to show
Homeopathic Medical Collego, furnished
refuge fur upwards Of q hundred md fifty
stands. to view the procession which
hul bstn erected opposit the camp
were occupied by thousands WHO
hau paid dollar each for = sent, and the
Of tho residences optoslt lie ciil'p, lust
Illuminated viii chlnsse ian,eris, and
throughout the entire. festivities 1t has
SRVTA " ACCVlAt04 CIkkE4 R4 4aE IlVL OA%
cellvd by any private dwelling Iii the city.
And that crowd kept wniLlng md waiting,
and It gathered strength tic lilOr0 u1sl more.
An attempt wns iilate to keep u. clear lntll
to Cnmp AolaI, but It WINS Of III avail, the
crowd thfckeiGd and only Decnllu lnure Lensg.
Theirs were guards OF militia, police, and
civilians. The crowd ctoifeu t6on. now and
found hard row to hoo. 10 And ground
ROOM to march upon his own beut. This crowd
by 10 o'clock bcca.ue q little impatient ut
Van Buren, street, al,u thought TINT some
y ; Was a. aaroanced tilat the concert BY lSo 80
O'clock. but iians was conspicuous
Sy S 5 y a s Slesss aessss %lls Sna IL a5 esx % bs %
morning. Tho ca,np Itself presented a
pretty sight, mud the caleian lights
Kayo II knlcidgsc9r!G . ctlGet: Tl!oro
been In thu camp Enclosure. The railroatl
track outside Ut tho camp, and along the
aks S.o,Fs as weFs as ID W p pGop'% % s!s9:
| uSE reuorter found illnsclf ut tic camp
areh-staild. alml he took look at the sen ot
humanity. CItywarsl, on Michigan avenue,
Mas this anxious, patient, waiting people.
iuniresds s ~ Of s"' Rnteits gisl'i'sif a,,l si'eli
if1%n,I"n+a "r.ft MI" r,nnn ,v"n ft.ti"~ Iv
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,ta she co IL, md i"ci, ~ srfane ~
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not Mo n.y. R9.e h IN" v @ ca' ;{,,a,a Mus 'v .r ~,
= %'1wad ~;ti,o,,t ,rorcw ,,,,t thnv ate",i Y
f,Kqriy wo} "''"oo' "'s'''' '"' 'A'o' oso"u :, ~
ssThrr" wns s1toht cxh,b1ttou of fstrcuH4
" to csow' 1nt 10 oe s sSo.assy Sao. Mss
ama III sst isn,r nacs ~ wsa s ,,oW "a n,nn
1is mrInn iTsl MI t"int h.aIa"ii "" ns nu,.
in h"' liz cau,,,. @ '" hit sgfiil theTU cts WINS