Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-11

MOTHERS AND BABIES LOST
Ianghabie Incidents of fersons Rash-
ing tor the Irains--fwenty Chii-
drcn Are ssili Mi-sing.

women careing baby, forced his way
through the throng. lie pushed people
right aud left and dragged bis wtie with
him, keeping tight grip on hrr coat.
A the pair reached the top of
the stairway leading 10 the trains he
gave his wife an extra hard jerk that
caused her TO drop the baby. A cry of
alarm went up from the women who saw
the accident Stand back shouted
half a dozen men. and In less than sec
ond the swirling crowd had parted. feav-
ing a clefn space around the poor
woman with the baby. The child was
picked mp uniniured. but there were q
half hundred men present who would
have paid literally for the privilege of
kicking the coat tails OF its father.
During tho forenoon big man In tho
uniform Of an Illinois Central special
officer stood on high stool on the via.
duct at the point where the roadway is
di sided into different passageways Tor
persons wishing 10 take the trains or the
boats lie was evidently a circus bar
ker % high ability. In stentorian
tones he cried the merits of the last
express trains" step right that way.
ladies and gentlemen. We take you
10 the gates Ia fifteen minutes You
don't have 10 walk mile on dock and
you don't have 20 wear life prserycrs.
No danger of getting drowned. You
can't get seasick haven't heard any
thing about .whaleback' for two hours.
and talking about whaleback. | never
hear the namo that il docsn't remind nae
of Jonah. Right this way, gentlemen.
there's no Jonah on our worlds fair fast
express trains"
Crowds on All sides.
All this time the representatives of
the steamboat line stood beside this ora
tor. By some rule or other they had
been prohibited FROM inviting, by word
or mouth, the public 10 patronize the
boats But their silence was most ex-
pressiye. la pa1tomime and dumb show
they waved people away from the crowd
and directed them 10 the boats gang
ways. With most laughable gesture
they initiated and ridiculed the Illinois
CentFal's man and the crovd enjoyed the
show.
In the afternoon the steamboat people
having either succeeded IN having the
rules modified or else ignoring them.
looscned them, the tongues OF their em-
issaries. One of these was percleu on a
stool several feet higher than that occu-
pied by the rallroad man In the high.
est style of the "barker's" art he called
people To the boats. made fun of tho
"cattle-cars" and ieered at the now
cracked and harsh voice OF his rival.
The fun was worth the smashing one
received in the ruish.
There were many children on the
GROUNDS. How they were brought alive
TO the park through the crush was a
mystery. But they were there and
most II them seemed happy. Lots Of
them were separated froG their parents
or guar ilns during the day. The
little one would stray few feet from
mamma. who would bo caught in
the sweep Of the crowd. and then both
mamma and baby would be lost Dur.
ing the day some one hundred and
fifty children were picked up boy the
guards. Most Of these were restored 10
their parents promptly. bat more than
twanty were still lost" when the last
belated visitor had left the park. The
children were fed and cared for at Capt.
Paxtons office, and were put 10 bed In
cots and impravised couches. Some
where a score IL eorrowing parents were
bewailing their missing babes
Experience of the Cables
The cable cars running 10 the fair are
strongly built Otherwise they would
have broken down under the fearful
loads piled on them yesterday Every
inch of space was occupied and
each car carried score or %
on the roof where the conductors
had hard work to pick the nickels.
City people tried all sorts of schemes 10
get seats. They walked out 10 Twelfth
street and boarded north bound trains
which were half empty. rode round the
loop and thus had seats at the expense
of an extra fare This plan worked well
for an hour or 80. but by 40 o'clock II
seemed as il the whole United States
knew just that same game and was
working H.
The newshoys are rich today. They
sold hundreds ot thousands of papers
yesterday. and IL was astonishing how
ecarco copper coins were. Unless one
had the proper price Tor paper he had
20 pay cents for Il or do without. be
cause the boys would not make change
for less amount ~Nofin' lcrsn n q
nickel goes" was the newsboy's prin.
ciplc.
Five people we're killed and many in.
jurcd during the Chicago day celebfa.
ton.
All Ous OF Debt.
Now tho worlds doesn't owe anybody
a cent.
The last penny vas paid OF and re
ceipfesl for at 10 o'clock today when
John ]. Mitchell. president II the Hin
ois Trust and Savings hank. signed the
final recrspt voucher. turned Y over 10
Treasurer seel,erger end that o3iciai
placed the document in his inside pocket
and buftoned up he coat
The hig check f9 el .ssS.5i0 wns
turned over a. the hank, the fair funds
we're releaee,l tatey n the bsntls. snd
whatever ia TIA rsy - money cofnes
into the faif from ttss tine Ga 4fll lse.
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