The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-07
ALIVE WITH PEOPLE.



The City Streets ThrOngcd win Anxious
Seekers for News.
The streets were fairly alive with peo-
pie last night. Everybody, it seemed,
was down town awaiting the returns,
and from the shadows of the evening
till the gray dawn of approaching day
made its appearance. the crowds at the
various places where the returns were
received, and especially in front of The
lost, fingered, some hoping against hope,
ANA some too full of enthusiasm TO lind
their way home.
Tho fever and excitement That charac-
tcrizcd the reception of returns IN "a
were absent last night but instead the
best of good nature and feeling prevailed.
The crowds were mainly composed OF
office holders and about evenly divided
MS TO politics.
In front of the Harris House. Drivers
saloon, and in the lobby of the Metro
politan Hotel, large number % people
witnessed the returns in an orderly man
ncr. The chief center. however, was the
bulletin board in front of The Post. Here
the crowd was largest and II anything
the most enthusiastic Fully 1000 poo
pie were conglcgatcd in front OF the
building and bul ctins thrown upon the
screen from the stcreopt!can in tue editor
ial room were eagerly read and COM
mcntcd on.
During the evening the crowds were
treated to little excitement by alarms
of fire sounding at three different times,
caused by bonfres.
The theaters having advertised that
they would announce the returns dur-
ing the performances resulted IN draw
ing crowded houses. At the National
between the acts the news was given out
and il was received by the Widest cheer
ing. 1t was the same at Albaugh's ana
Harris Biou Kcrnan's was packed to
suifocation, and as the returns were read
from the stage the audience would give
vent to their feelings without stunt
1t made no difference whether ~ was
| Democratic or Republican gains, the APP
Aroval was the same.
About IL o'clock, when the excite
mcnt was ut its highest pitch, colorcd
boy named Lcmuel Jackson, just for
lark, fired a pistol in the air. He was
promptly arrested by officer Hughes ana
locked up at the First Precinct Station
house.
Perry Carson's was the colored Repub,
lican Headquarters. The news received
there was Harrison's. As the various
places closed up for the night the crowd
came to The Post where the returns
were displayed as fast as received. 1t was
about half past one, when the last but
letin was given out by The Post, il
read Harrison is elected. Pay YOU
election bets and read the morning Post
Good night"
The yell that greeted the announce
ment has never been equaled. 1t con
tinued for full twenty minutes and coult
be heard for squares around Inc
crowd then began to slowly disperse but
considerable number OF them tarrlet
around till daylight
AT the White House President ant
Mrs. Cleveland, Colonel and Mrs. La
mont, Mrs. Dickinson, Mrs. Endicott
Secretary and Mrs. Whitney, Attorney
General Garland, Assistant Secretarie:
Thompson and Maynard, Reprcsentativt
, Martin A. Foran and Colonel John Nj
Wilson received the returns IN the Cab
, net room. AS the evening were on thu
President and the other gentlemen be
came more interested, and went into TIT
, telegraph room and read the dispatche
as they were written by the operator.
, Col. Lamont had told the newspape
men during the afternoon that the.
5 would be given quarters in q room OF
the first floor, where the DISPATCHES re
1 ceived by the President would be give
out for publication. The newspape
/ men were on time. but no dispatche
, were given out. About midnight Col
lamont sent WORT to the correspondent
: that the PresidelF had received nothin
s in addition to thd regular press bwlletin
except three specials one from Mr.. SheC
rim, of the Indiana Committee, anothe
from Mr.. n s. Hsscl, of Buffalo, and Il
: nally telegram from Senator Gonna
< in New York, assuring hin that he ha
carried New York. and had been electe
b beyond a doubt. tduah