Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-12
TIE POLICE ARRANGEMENTS.

No Accidents, but the Doors Had to be
CIOsed-Crooks Ordered Out and One
Arrested-The Art Gallery Will be Open
for Two Weeks.
The police arrangements were superb and
could not have been better. Chief Kirsch-
Ter was on hand at the beginning with 25
men and distributed them throughout the
building Detectives Glenn, Murphy, Nc
CIure, Johnston and Wilson were present
all day and evening and put ont of the
building half dozen or more suspicious
looking individuals. The police officers in
uniform were under the charge of Lieuten-
ants Clark, McNinery, Thornton, Wilson,
Livingston, Shields and Scott. The officers
deserve mention for the admirable manner
in which they handled the crowds.
Several of the officers were stationed on
the stairway leading to the art gallery, and
were the means of saving manv people from
getting hurt. About S:45 O'Clock there was
such a rush of people up and down the stairs
that some of them were almost pushed over
the balustrades. In the music hall the crowd
was kent moving by Lieutenant Clark and
Oficer Jacob Snyder. The former played
usher and did it in q manner becoming to him
self and highly credItable to his position.
Among the suspicious individuals run out of
the building was a young man named Heller,
who was at work as mechanic. Chief kirsch-
Ter didn't like him, and had him placed In the
lookup. Upon the promise that he would
leave the city, Heller was given his coat and
hat and allowed to depart. Up in the art gal
lery Detective Murphy saw several people who
he knew had no business there, and thinking
they were trying to get their hands into pockets
other than their own, he forced them to leave,
AS a result of the admirable police arrange
nent not one article was reported stolen, and
nobody was hurt.
At S:45 the crowd was so great at the front
entrance that nobody could get in or out The
lam was suffocating, and several small children
were crushed. For fully ten minutes the crowd
surged backward and forward in the lobby
and many ladies almost tainted. The police
seemed to be powerless, and had it not been for
the GOODNESS of James B. Scott q serious acci-
dent might have occurred. Mr.. Scott ordered
che police to clear the crowd away from the
steps and then had them close the doors As
soon as this was done and the people stopped
the crowd was finally squeezed out. As soon as
they got moving again, they were not allowed
to block up the lobby. The people came in on
one side and passed out on the other
Mr.. Scott was kept busy all evening receiving
the congratulations of the people on the sue
cess of the work Everybody was lavish in
their praise of the building, and the commits
sion was very modest about receiving the con-
gratulations. To DISPATCH representative
Mr.. Scott said:
81 cannot express my feelings at the satisfac-
tion of the people over the building. Every
one is delighted, and this is enough gratifca-
ton for the commissioners. 1t is need
less to say that we are satisfied
with the result of the work. During the
two years and three months spent in the
erection of the building there was not one man
killed or seriously injured. The fact that the
people are here shows that it is appreciated. 1
should Judge that there were between 10000
and 30 600 people in the building TODAY At
the lowest estimate would say 25, 600 passed in
and out. We had the building closed from to
7o'clock. This gave the people eight hours to
inspect the place. To get them in and out of
the building we had to run them at the rate of
over 100 per hour. This is nearly go people
every minute.
1--WE will have the building open tomorrow
and Thursday at the usual hour. Tomorrow
"wednesday we will close at 10 O'Clock On
Thursday think we will close the building at
8. 1t will be open for the public all next week
art gallery. The pictures will be kept in the
hall for two weeks, and nobody can say that
they did not get chance to see the fine paintings
On Thursday of next week the President will
be here, and the building will not be open to
the public. As we had originally intended, the
admission will be by card. No. have not got
anything to do with the tickets, and am
that night will have to fight it out with some
other person."
c. L Magee, when told that the art exhibi-
ton in the Allegheny Free Library would be
continued open for two weeks. said: 81 am
glad of it; we have been so long regarded as a
of a roling-min or the roofs of a glass house
that it is relief to have evidences of our art
appreciation. 1t is more gratifying to me to
see this extension of time than can express,
as it gives an opportunity for all to enjoy a
view of the fine creations of genius"