The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-09

and bruised He was in fact. so seriously in
jured that he had to be removed to hospital;
bat he insisted on going sareheaded, and after
his wounds were dressed he returned to occupy
his seat.
2P. M.-The weather is warm, clear and beau
tful. After exhausting expedients to kill time
outside, the members began to assemble in the
House after o'clock. In an hour the floor was
pretty well covered with groups of members in
discussion of the day and debating the possible
outcome. The crowds outside the House had by
this time increased greatly and presented un-
usual temptations for enterprising advertisers.
The thrifty people made their ingenious appeals
to the assembled thousands by moving their
cards along on sand wich men, hundreds of whom
found occupation to-day in the vicinity of the
Parliament houses. The Conservative politi-
clans were not without hope to influence feeling
against the orator of the day, in the last
| available moment, for they, too, had sandwich
and placard bearers among the crowd, carrying
| such appeals as "Let Us Consolidate and not
Dismember the Empire" ETC.
At 3 o'clock the crowd outside the palace gates
was enormous. 1t covered all the space down to
Westminster bridge, and extended pretty we'll
up Parliament street toward Whitehall At
that hour perfect jam of people filled Downing
street, where Mr.. Gladstenes official residence
is situated This crowd was patiently waiting
for the Premier to make his appearance on his
departure for the House of Commons.
Mr. Gladstone finished reading his papers and
telegraphic and mail correspondence at an early
hour. He spent the remainder of the morning
and part Of the afternoon in contemplation. He
refused to permit himself to be disturbed by
calls from any Of the large number of persons
who attempted to see him. He made but one
exception, and that was in favor of Mr. John
Morley, tho Chief Ses- -etary for Ireland whom
he sent for and conferred with for short
time.
The enormous clock, to which Big Ben.
England's giant bell, rings time in the Victoria
tower, on the southwest corner of the Parlia-
ment building stopped this afternoon. It's
stoppage was noticed by the crowds in the
streets, who depended on its tones for knowing
the time Of day, and was regarded by thousands
as an occurrence of il-omen.
Soon after 3 o'clock all the thoroughfares
about st. Stephens were so crowded with people
that attempts to carry on traffic in the neighbor
hood had to be suspended. Mounted police
were placed on duty patrolling, because it was
impossible for officers afoot to get about.
IN THE STREETS AND IN THE CHAMBER
A crowd began assembling outside the Palace
yard about o'clock this morning, and amused
itself for awhile watching the members who
came early to secure seats At this time the
greater number in the crowd were Irishmen. and
they cheered every Parnellite who came along.
AS the day advanced the assernblage increased
until 1t filled up all the thoroughfares and open
spaces Of ground in the neighborhood as far as
Downing street At o'clock the entire mass
of people was the largest collected in one body
in London for many years. The entire throng
was thickly dotted with individuals wearing the
Irish coiors and National League emblsms OF
course. in a crowd 80 immense, there was great
deal of noise and pushing about, but a whole,
good order was preserved, and no police inter
ference yas at any time required.
Mr.. Gladstone left his residence in Downing
street, for the House of Commons, precisely at
4:20 this afternoon, accompanied by Mrs. Glad
stone. At this time every inch of roadway
cept the path kept open by the police for the
Premisr's carriage, and every inch Of sidewalk,
besides all points of vantage afforded by door
steps, windows and roofs from Downing street
to Westminster was covered by people. the
crowd swarining oFer to Westminster bridge, and
excluding all locomotion by the people. The rain
now became steady, penetrating down.pour,
but there was break in the crowds until Mr..
Gladstones carriage passed. The tremendous.
continued cheering with which he was greeted
during the whole of his progress was accom-.
panied by groans every here and there but the
i'll feeling was not manifested with sufficient
strength either to irritate the majority of the
crowd or to attract Mr. Gladstone's attention
When the Premier disappeared within the Par
lament buildings the crowd melted away, and
it had disappeared entirely within half an hour
after Mr.. Gladstone began his speech
AT this time all outside was bereft Of excite
ment. while the chamber of the House was in a
perfect quiver. Before the speaker entered the
floor of the House, the lobbies, stairways and
galleries were all in possession of scattered
mob of gentle and aristocratic people, struggling
for places to hear and see the orator of the day
There were fifty times as many persons engaged
in the struggle as could possibly be accommo-
dated, and in the surge bishops, peers and pleni-
potentiaries ran foul of commoners, reporters
and people of every sort. In one group were
seen at one time the Greek ambassador, the
United States minister, Cardinal Manning, Ed
itor Burnand, of Punch, the Japanese ambassador
and Michael Davtt, these six were jammed in
struggle about the door of the Speakers gallery.
They were rescued, and after being marched and
countermarched about the lobby, into the outer
lobby and back again, were finally enabled to
get to the places secured for them by another
door Several score of noblemen asserted their
privileges too boisterously, and had to be
checked by the policemen on duty. The tall
form Of Earl Spencer. ex-Irish Viceroy
towering above the police, and the
diminutive figure of the Marquis of Ripon,
nesting close to him AS if for protection, were