Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-28
HE AvERTED A PANIC
Goodness Shown BY Ex-Ppsidsut
Harrison at Woddrs Fair
RESCUED A fAIKTIEG WOMAN
SERIOUS Aocidens Pr~<eas~d Dursnr
Indiana sssts Day--fhe Ex-rree-
idents Addres< on ths oooa<laa-


cHloAoo. Sept q. -ExPresldent
Harrison plzyec = heruie part af indh
Ens's state ceiebrafion az jackson Para
to-day While the excrrins a the state
building were N frogress ne crowd
which had gathered D. bear TIE speak.
ere became unmsnagcabie. Those In
the rear sorged forward pushing those
ia front against the Fposkers' plaffnrin
and the walls u The buiidine. May
women scFeamed. and throe nho uero
standing Gloss % the speakers tainted.
A panic vas fhruaienosL Thea II Nas
that Mr.. Harrison showed kis coararp
and ooolness lie sas speaking a The
time. but raising bis Voice - hat al in
the ssssmhlags could heAr him be called
on the crowd % mose back Thea
hurryiDg 20 the edge - the plaffoFm ho
reached over and caught fainting 40.
man- Governor Matthews cane b his
AID and the woman Uas carried ibailie
the building. where she soon revived
Al the Same time other persons on the
platform were doing their beet % relieve
the women and 10 qulei the crowd
SAVED ~ Harrison.
Those In the rear were beyond tie
hearing 81 the speakers yoice. Some-
thing had 10 be done and that quickly.
Mounting a chair the ex president
shouted 10 the restless throne that Il
must he still n il would prevent serious
accident Executive CommiseionoF la.
yens had gone among the people ant
two other members q the eommission
with General Harrieon bescughi the
people 20 be quiet To add to the can-
fusion the anbulsnces which had i,ccn
called came changing toN ard the boiia-
ing. but xere unable o. get neer The
prustrafe women During the latter
part of the trouble Governor Matthews
was at the rear of the little piaifagpi
tanning a woman who had tainted. Tie
crowd was 10 dense that the SICK women
could not be removed. and the dislin-
guished persons on the llatfd<n assisted
them recover an beet they could
Wanted to See the i.s-Prcsident
Everybody wanted % see en- President
Harrison. There was 70 mistakiug
his rather short form The people kpex
him and cheered him right heartily a.
he rode through the linea ~ visitors
along the way. Arriving ~ the Indiana
building the visitors entered add were
received by the state commissioners
Promptly az IL o'clock the EXERCISES u
the DAY began with Governor Aatthcwa
presiding Music was furnished by the
Fort Wayne band. also the Iowa State
hand. which had offered he services
courtesy highly appreciated by the In
diana people.
Governor Natfhex, made The fir~f nd-
dress welcoming bis fellow -citizens
What be had 10 say was short. FOR he an
nounced al the beginning that there
was too much 30 be seen IN the White
City 20 waste time masking and hearing
speeches
Ex-Prc~idcns Speaks.
Ex-P President Harrison was the next
speaker. lie needed no Introduction.
bat was heartily greeted by the az
semhlage of yisitorA lis address Was
also short General Harrison never
speaks from cory. lie saws what the IN
splrstion q the moment suggests The
exprcsident began hls address by az
pressing regret that Gen. Lew Nallacc.
the soldier and author; senator NsIoF.
bees. of whom they were all proud. and
Richard W. Thompson we're poi pros-
ent lie remarked incidentslly that he
had talked on different occasions -
nearly al the people Of Indiana. hat be
had done 20 ia sections. he had never
before undertaken o. addrcss them al
st once. Continuing. the speaker said.
This great exposition WAS organized.
think. upon q competitive basis he
states 81 our union. the nations and frlirs
- the world have bromght tho leei
products 20 their minds and hands that
they might be here ploced ~ friendly
competition. Indiana has contributed
II the products ~ her soIl and mines
and qaarries. @, the pcn u her writers
and the chieel of her eculptore 90 this
great contribution. and. my countrymen.
the study o. inadequate. FOR We ece bot
the material results ~ man lahora and
30 theee state days have fneen appointed
that the people - the hofld ard sil these
competing friendly efaies may aee not
only what the haads have done. hul
might Sc what theee NorkH have doue
FOR the people that wrought theta The
study is very inconlriefe that does not
place the workman by his aork We
can tell ~ Ne look through these great
lalildings What the vofkman has done
for maSkiud. bot | vanf this further
question answered: What hss the wofk
done for the workman"
Plea fBr Law and Ordcr.
In conclusion General Barrieon made
eorne complimentary remar<s about
Chicago. bot a1dea that lndinna Did
not feel under obliEziions - TIE Nofl d .
fair city for Der f,fizefighfers of her
train robbers The on president eAsd be
4 -. fE.s..~a -.
upon his hearers that ali social Dfder,
domestic happiness and constitutional
and legal institutions depended on the
principles ~ cbedience o. the ieN. The
lynchinrs that have rrcsnfly faken placs
IN this country be branded ss outrs
eeoua. shameful aud bnrbarops. spd
urgently pleaded nifh tho people - cn.
Iiss themselves opon the side a ia~ and
order. NO matter ehaf night he The
ienptafion o. break away from a.