The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-12-12
At CHICAGO.
President Harrison and Party
Badly Squeezed
By a Crowd Of Ill hammered
Citizens.
A Drunken Policeman Shoots
Into a Crowd
Guard Fatally WOunded--WOman
Stabbed to Death.

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-President Harri- |
son and party arrived in this city at
O'Clock, the train being somewhat be-
hind time. He was met at Eighteenth
street by committee of citizens and
brought to the Fort Wayne depot where
he was met by the First and Second
regiments, Illinois National Guards,
aud attachments of cavalry and artil-
lery and escorted to the house of Pres
ident Ferd. P. Peck of the Auditorium
company.
The Ulnon depot at Canal and Mad
ison streets was beseiged by mass of
people by 8 o'clock this morning anx-
ious to catch glimpse of rrsident
Harrison, who was expected to arrive
at that hour. preparatory to participant
ing in the ceremonies attendant upon
the formal opening of the auditorium
building. Mayor Cregier, General
Crook, Postmaster Sexton, President
Peck, of the auditorium company and
the other members of the reception
committee boarded a special Pan
Handle train, and accompanied by
number of other prominent citizens
| and press representatives, were taken
| to Western avenue and Eighteenth
/ street, where they awaited the arrival
of the presidential train. When it ar
| TIR0u CIlo pIOSluSuI 3 Cal was 6LldCuSu
to the special train. The trip to the
city was without event, within all was
handshaking and congratulations Over
twenty suburban trains had discharged
their passengers on the depot during
the time between and o'clock. at
last the train stopped and the presi-
dent Was ready to alight on Chicago
soil.
''Three cheers for Harrisoni hurrah!
hurrah! hurrah!'' A roar that ratified
the big windows of the Union depot
burst out from 5 900 Threats; there was
hush and then a crush and scramble
: and the passage way between the
crowd that had been made by the pO-
lice closed up with the vicious snap OF
a mob. Mad for d look at the chief eX-
ecutive the crowd closed up behind the
, president who was compelled to walls
huTriedly, If not actually run, arm IN
arm with Mayor Cregier and Major
General Crooks to the stone steps lead
ing to th6 entrance to escape the light
ing screaming mob behind him. In q
moment the president was at the TOP
!. of the steps and in an OPEN baronchE
waiting To take him away. If the
police arrangements were had while
tile president pa ,sed up TO t carria-
: 1t seemei to be the general opinion
that they We're worse when the bal
; lance of the party left the rain. Mr.
, Peck csc IrLHu MIS-. GARRISON ana Mt
c. F. BisselI followed with Mrs. Nc
/, Kee, and Mr.. ClarksOn's portly fOru
: followed by that of Russell HarI isuI
and d muse hearing the irrepresSiOit
and growing Baby Mckee. The unl'
excuse the pol &c Can give is that the
walk from the Car to the carriage WAT
made s., suddenly that they We're moi
: prepared. There was a line of blue
!. coats extending from the DO tom Cf the
entrance step to keep the crowd back
, but as soon as the president got Il
! theSe doors. officers deserted then
: pusts and ran up behind the head OF
The nation like so many school boys
=, tagging after the village magnate
the result was a crush, as anyone Cal
readily guess when it is known that &
mob of 5000 people, hot and eager, were
thrown against two narrow exits
Three boys were badly hurt by being
: pressed against the great Oaken duOrs
: the sharp corners of which pressed in
: to their delicate frames and made
them screech in agony. Many grow
: people were hurt. tuo, but none seri
: ousIy. 1t was only through the per
sonaf efforts of Mayor Cregier that
Mrs. Harrison was saved the indig
nifty of being pressed upon by thu
throng, and the Iest of the party were
actually pushed upstairs in n most un
dignlfed way as a result, and there
was Strengthening of bonnetS by TIT
ladies', and smoothing of silk hats By
the gentlemen, when they at last GO
: into the cal riaPeS.