Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-07-14
Garfeld's Power.
HOW liz uUELLED An ANGRY CROWD or
PEOPLE WHO WE'RE RIPE FOR ANY ACT or
VIOLENCE.

The following story possesses peculiar
/ interest at this date:
Il shall never forget the first time | saw
| Gen. Garfield II was the morning after
| President Llncoln's assassination. The
country vas excited to It's utmost tension
and New York city seemed ready for the
scenes OF the French Revolution. The in.
telligence of Lincoln, murder had been
/ flashed by the wires over the whole land
The newspaper headlines of the Transaction
we're set up in the largest type, and the high
CRIME Vas on every ones tongue Fear
took possession of mems minds as 10 the
fate of the Government, for IN few hours
the news came that Stewards throat was cut
and that attempts had been made upon the
lives Of others OF the Government officers.
Posters we're stuck up every where, IN great
black letters, calling upon the lo,al citizens
Of New York, brooklyn. Jersey CITY and
neIghborlng places to meet around the Wall
Street Exchange and give expression To
Their sentiments. IL was dark and terrible
I hour hat might come next no one could
tell and men spoke with bated breath The
wrath OF the vOTkingmen was simply un-
oonirollahle, and revol,crs and knives we're
IN the hands of thousands Of Lincoln.
friends, ready, at the first opportunity. To
take the las into their own hands. and
a'enge the death Of the martyred Presiden,.
upon any and all who dared utter a word
against him. Eleven O'Clock A. NJ. was
the hour set for the rendezvous. Fitty thou
sand people crowded around the Exchange
building, cramming and jamming the streets,
Sedged IN ught as men could stand 10.
gether. With a few to whom a .nrcial
favor was extended. | went over from
bTookINn al A. NJ, and even then With
the utmost difficulty found way to the rrcep-
u"h room Tor the speakers IN the front of
the Exchange building. and looking out on
to the high and massive balcony, whose
front vas protected by heavy iron railing.
We sat in soemniiy and silence. waiting for
tth'ra! Butler. who, il was announced, had
started from Washington and vas either
ALREADY IN the city or expected every mo
mrni. Nearly hundred Generals. Judge,
statesmen. lawyerS, editors. clergy men. were
m that room waiting Butler's arrival. We
stepped out 10 the balcony TO watch the
ieariully solemn and swaying mass of peo-
pie. Not hurrah Was heard, but for th.
most part dead silence or a deep. omlnou,
muttering ran like a rising wave up the
street toward Broadway. and again down
tow ard the rlyer on the right. Al length
the hatous Of the police we're seen ~ luyiuy
IN the air, far up on the left, parting the
crowd and pressing it back to make way for
cArrage that moved SLOWLY. ana with
DIN at Jogs, through the compact multitude
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:" - ",Aii''''' ana next thIhg To
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=, me "t'ef IN Tue gutter.
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., o"s''' :" nave oeeH sho' long ago
I |" -. AGAIN
,'on W." 'ols pieces of scahtIing stood out
ao"'e "ie "eaa> oi the crowd, crossed At
~ - t"e etet - ana looped
ioiii ule junction, dozen
~ / ,"s ~ 'ioN n'otloh through the
80 "'' SaS the cry On
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-, ~ "mta the once oi the
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.ils!' ,n y perhaps S"" or 1000, turning
! t'i'n iaees ~ 'he direction q mat building,
oesa" 70 n oe executed II "aN a critical mo-
u,J '' "at ,n'sn' come no one could tell,
u,u ~ '"a' crown set IN 'front.' OF that office.
4, o''.' anu hi'ii'af. ~ouid nave availed lit
! tie Z oeeh 700 iate, 4 telegram had just
ore" ,ead rom ashihgton Seward is
u.ns Sus' 'neh az that Jun ture' a man
1sePPeu ,o'"aru win a Small nag In his
hI''u' anu oecAoned 10 the crowd Another
.sn sieiem ,sn IRON rom a'hIngton And then, IN
Tue auiui s.iiihess OF the crisis, taking ad-
Ih nahlase OF 'hs hesitation OF the crowd,
whose steps had been arrested moment,
out; reiio~-citlZens. Clouds and dark