The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-19
THE PEOPLE were WILD.
Unparalleled Excitement When. Mr..
Harrison's Sensation" Wss
Made Known.
The journal Cf1ce Surrounded By
. Great Surging Crowd o.
Anxious People.
what Our Prominent Citizens Think OF
the Ahhir In the Different Parts
Of the state.

The publication Of the long looksd-for
sensation In Mr.. Harrison's paper crested
great excitement In this city yesterday.
For fully two honrs before the paper went
to press the journal building was
surrounded by a crowd Of several thousand
people anxiously awaiting the first copies Of
tho paper. Many Of them had remained out
all night to make sure Of getting the paper.
and Others were called up at two o'clock in
the morning. Perhaps the best instance Of
the iptenso interest ID the sale Of over 1,50O
alarm clocks in the city on Saturday. 1t
Was, indeed, 4 scene ia be remembered.
Thousands were pushing, jostling and
fighting for places near the PRESS room
door az bulletins were given out announc-
ing tie progress OF The work. Marshal
Cronsn and fifty sspscial policemen were. on
gurrd during the greater part Of the night;
but their efforts were powerless to restrain
The maddeninR crowd. When tho last bul-
lstin. Sensation now being stereotypsd,"
came out the mob broke through the iron
door and surrounded the press. When it
was seen that the policemen wore
helpless committee Of prom
inent citizens made a guard
typed forms. When these were placed on
the cylinders and the press Was started a
mighty yell arose and the crowd jumped for
the box where the papers were falling like
drops Of rain. The first copy Of the paper
was sliatched by the editor Of the journal
it was snatched out Of his hand BY Col. w.
+. Wheeler, who will preserve II in the ar
chives Of the historical society. Al the crowd
increased in numbers and the excitement
jumped to the highest pitch II was found
impossible to distribute the papers. 10
enatched the piles OF papers and. standing
in the second-story window, threw them at
the mob. The scene following is beyond
imagination. II the reader can picture ten
thousand starved coyotes rushing for a sin
gle piece Of meat, some idea Of the situation
clothes we're torn from the bodies OF the
wearers and limbs were broken in the rush.
Finally, when after GO,00O copies of the
paper had been turned OF the crowd COM
menced to scatter. When Old Sol, with q
grin of surprise, peeped over the mountain
a moment to gaze at the street in front Of
the Journal Office. There he saw sisters Of
charity and attaches Of the hospital busily
engaged in carrying the wounded to Rmbu-
lance wagons while the small boys sur
rounding were picking up the remnants Of
tu6 BtTuR8les lu0E0 were Enough D6sLeYoQ
silk hats to tile the American continent.
Over 5000 five dollar pieces were found on
the ground. These had been occurred by the
people to purchase papers, but were dropped
when the wild rush was made for the free
distribution.
The scenes about the city yesterday were
hardly less exciting. All day long the hotel
Hobbies were filled with people talking
about this great sensation OF the day, II
was a happy time for the journal people.
The editor was hauled out of bed before
noon to receive congratulations. So fast
did these come that he was compelled to
bring out the entire staff to assist in receiv-
ing. Tit kilograms came in showers. Per-
haps the most conspicuous OF these was a
dispatch from his excellency the president
of the United States, informing the
editor that he had directed congress
to Immediately order two bronze medals
for the editor and treasurer OF his sons pa
paper. He added that his hopes that Rus
'sellB. was worthy of his sire had at last
been realized. Later a dispatch was re-
ceived from Colonel Sanders stating that
the force bill had been laid aside until the
full effect of the sensation on the country
WAS known. The mikado in a congratula-
tory dispatch said that he had yesterday
knighted the editor and business nlanager
of the Journal. Another significant tele-
gram WAS: II breathe easy. Thought Rus
sell had the dots on me. M. y. Quay"
Senator Grandmother Hoar te~legraphed:
Nov that tine thing is out l expect to 90
ahead and pass the force bill"