New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-24

prchensive of the danger IN the Nas' "is""n
crowded with $4,000 persons. and thelr ahAe :,
in this respect must have been increased W VI.
terrific thunder storms accompanied ny ram VIM.
| have passed over Chicago every day whie ''
, convention was in session. shaking Hie VIE ""''
and heating furiously upon us walls az" wv
Some fear had also been expressed 'nal '"o Wv
trio lamps which were hung from 'ne ioo'
by what looked like slender ropes, might se'
in some manner. and fall upon the heaGs OF ''ie
delc,atcs lust before the convention was 10 a..
journ to-day. General Patrick NoHIHS' VI
| Massachusetts, addressing tao convention lfo'1
the chairman's desk, said Mr. Nha"H''"
think every delegate present al TINS coh,'u''oD
must have been forcibly struck win tiie ""'7e
OF these great assemblies OF human peHlsS pa ~
AWAY in ore big hall, and also that IL was aD'",
to consider a convention dclibcrative ROXY
when IL was surrounded with such ehou.iis
and clamoring crowds as we have had
hero every day II has been with the greatest
difficulty that even the delegates have heard what
has been said by the various speakers. Many oi
the speakers have been silenced by the mob III
.he galleries For many years now the conNcn-
tione of our party have been held in these wigWaS
and these structures have been steadily lncief GU
in size, until we have rcacheu the cli" l"!>or ~
absurdity in this ore. l have 1ealri LOT Le'cihhii
wreck the convention Now it is high time u
mi an end (, this foolish manner OF conducting
our conventions We should make our conventions
truly dehbentivc therefore move una, ,I ,hc
tional Democratic Committee he directed to hO" 'he
next Democratic National CONVENTION IN m"i
of Just sufficient size 10 hold the delegates anu
altcrnates the National Democratic Comhiioee
and the members of the press.
FALL OF AN ELECTRIC LAMP.
General Collins had barely concluded his speech
when there tremendous CRASH
as if some heavy body containing glass
which had fallen from great
height. The rope supporting one of the electric
lights in the centre of the hall had broken anu
,le lamp had lien to the floor beneath, dragging
with il the electric wire which supplied IL WIN.
light All of the other electric lamps cast ouo
sparks swayed in the air, ana ," ,he
was uniycr,. fear that they would all drop 10 wv
floor. No one present, Of course, wished 70 haEe I"
closer acquaintance with I've elccfilc VIII. no
lamp which had dropped upon uie s.a, o or"nr
Flower. of Ncw-York Luckily, that gen'leman'
md indeed ali the members OF the newborn dele
CATION, had left the convention hsil rs soun as ~
was thpt ,Se seats Of the
we're vacant II the lamp had taueh ias d.
night while the aisle was crowded nnOu,
MIR Flowers seat It. Is possible '"a' So"e pe'''"'
w0 When ho the electric light fell the DELEGATES II
the vicinity OF the spot Where Ielreo,i,n i"
landed plcclpltattly III c'N'' 90
The great throng of delegates arcs, as
one man to their feet and swayeu bacN ana i?r.h
in alarm. Some ran up the asses which I''i lhIo
the seats occupied by the newspaper coFrcspoii" INV.
ents. The thousands Of spectators III the galleries
were also greatly alarmed. il another amp r'n
fallen nj that instant. there wouh navy ',H' i
terrible panic, and many lives would nave neca
sacrificed But there were cooI-hraucI nirn
nrcspnt who shouted ont that the danger wa,
hast and resisted with all their mght
the the movements of those who were, attempting
70 fee from the hall. Several l'ei'en
dashed down the main aisle AMI conra.c9neN
lifted high in the air the fa len electric lght ihA
thcn tied together the broken rope ana holsteu
the amp into It's place. This also lifted from the
floor good many electric wires lhls acton OF
the policemen suhdued the panic, NrvcrthcicsS
the delegates did not again go to their fcats
Positive proof had thus been obtained oil Inc
truth Of what General Collins had been saying about
the danger OF such enormous asscmoil"s. nu'
General Collins saw that the convention was
In too disorderly n condition for him to obtain
vote upon his resolution, and he uhere-
fore accented an amendment 10 II recon-
mcnding TO the Democratic National COMMITTEE,
that tho Democratic National Convention be hcd
In q hall lust LARGE enough TO contain the drie,
gates and altcrnates, the members OF the National
Committee and the members of the pres', SPEC
tators "a lie excluded. In this share the rcsolu.
ton was adopted After adopting resolution OF
thanks to its permanent chairman, Congressman
Wilson, the convention ADJOURNED