Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-02
MANY WOMEN FAINT.
Almost a Fatal Panic Resulting from tho
Crush-Guurds POwerless

AIhNH-Niudius sNNttANn'F
CuIc,co. May While waiting the
arrival of the presidential party a number
o. women IN the crown, who had been on
thclr feet for hours. tainted, and the ser
vices Of several Red CroSs ambulance
chars were IN constant requisitIon for
over half an hour No sooner had the
opening ceremonies commenced than the
bad police arrangements were shown IN
an unfortunate manner for many people.
4 handful Of Columbian guards had
been detailed for duty t. keep the
inside border OF the mass Of humanity
FROM encrolchlng on the presS seat =,
which were rrangcd below tho grand
| stand on either side. Tho pushing and
crowding at the northeast end OF the Ad-
mIn.strauon Building soon became 50
! severe that many women tainted, while
/ others became so sick that they had TO be
lifted bodily over the railing INTO the
/ pr . seats until the arrival Of the Red
| Cross corps with the wheel-chaus. While
/ the poem was being read 1t looked as
| though a panic with fatal consequences
/ could not be ayer'ed. ne guards Wefe
/ powerle,s. their work being no more
efectual than chlid's play. Women con-
| tnued to FAINT and the weaker ones VINO
were getting IN q fa,nting condition were
/ lifted over the heads OF the crowd by the
guards and newspaper men INTO their
/ seats and the graud-stand -eseryed Tor
| distinguished guests,
! ALMOST 4 CATASTROPHE.
/ CITY police mingled with the guards and
| eudeavored 10 quiet the excited. sWaylug
mass within the bounds Of personal safety.
! For several minutes II looked as though "a
terrible catastrophe could not be ayertcd.
| Ihe multitude continued 10 sway to and
/ fro and the ar was filed with the shTleks
] of women. the hOarse shouts of mon, tho
| cries of little children of whom tiere
were many hundreds. II not thousands,
aud the warning Yolls OF the occupants
of the grand-stand. With o view % taclll-
tating the disposal Of the throng, President
/ Higginbotham escorted Mr.. Cleveland and
the ducal party from the platform with
ali possible haste, but tins dIi not suIt the
/ temper Of the spectators and they yelled,
Come back we want 10 see more OF the
| President" Finally, hy breaking into the
/ thronc from half dozen points the CO.
| lumbar guards succeeded IN turning u
into half as many channels, but not before
the section Of the platform occupied few
minutes before by the President and his
party had been turned into harbor Of re-
| iuge for no less than twentv-sX sick or
UNCONSCIOUS women and children.
Az ADMINIsTRATIoN LUNCH.
When tho opening exercises had ended
| the prcsllentIal and ducal parties were
escorted to tie third floor IF the Admins
| tratlOn Building. whore covers had been
! LAID for seventy people. and luncheon
! was served. At the conclusion of the
/ luncl con President Cleveland was escort
/ ed to the foreign section of Manufacturers
Hall whore he received the commits
sl0uer5 from foreign countries. After
| wards be was driven over 10 the woman J
| Hmldlng and witnessed "A portion Of the
| exercises incident to Its formal dcdlca-
/ ton. from here ho was driven directly
! back 10 the terminal station on the
| " orld's Ialr-Grounds.
TIE woNANs BUILDING.
| The most satisfactory feature of the
! DAYS proceedings from a feminine stand
polut was the formal dedication of the
! II Nomau'5 building. These began with a
grand march. by Jean lngeborg Won l}ron-
/ slrt. Wc.mar, Germany, followed bv
| PRAYER by Miss Ida Hulln. Miss Frances
! Elncott. London. Ing, favored the as
! semblcd women with dramatic overture.
! eiter which Mrs. Potter Palmer delivered
az eloquent address. A "Jubllate,' by
/ Mrs. II. II. 4. Bcechcr, Of Boston, was the
| next feature Of the programme. Addresses
! were then delivered by the following DIS
! tnguisned representatives Of foreign ma
| uous: Spain, Duchess dc Neragua; italy,
! Counties. DibrazZa; England, Mrs. Bed
! ford Iernwick: Russia, Princes Scha-
| choGskv. The hymn America" and a
| bcnchcton brought the exercises 10 a
! close.
! Bedicatory exercises were also held IN q
number uf State buildings n the course
| OF the afternoon.