The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-12
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mittee. consisting OF Senator J. X. Jones
OF Arkansas, Treasurer St. John. J. T.
TOmlinsOn, national committeeman from
Alabama and Arthur Sewau. candidate for
vice president. Jimmy Oliver. sergeant
alarms OF the democratic national COM
mittee. was also in waiting.
At $40 O'Clock the headlight OF the en-
CINE OF Bryan's train was sighted. and
amid cries OF Here he comes" Look
out for Bryan" the train bearing Mr..
Bryan rolled into the station. Contrary
to general expectation the Bryan party
were in the first car. and not IN the rear
one, which was a drawing room car. As
soon as the train had come to a full stop,
Mr.. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard +. Bland, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Kerr OF Clearfield, Pa. John A. Creighton,
from Nebraska, J. S. Malone. J. T. Sny-
der OF Clearfield, Pa, John d. Wirman,
John Garman, II. V. Dively and Clar-
ence B. Gallagher. a personal friend OF
other members of the reception commit
tee rushed forward. and in turn shook
hands with Mr.. and Mrs Bryan.
The entire party stepped on to a freight
elevator at the east end OF track four,
on which track they entered the station,
and were at once lowered TO the ground
floor. While the Bryan party were stand
ing on the freight elevator platform, the
and many climbed up to the very top OF
the high railing separating the station
platform from the tracks
The crowd expected to see Mr.. Bryan
and his party pass through the gates. and
through the station. but in this it was dis
appointed, and howl of dismay went up
as the elevator was lowered and Bryan and
his party disappeared as though by magic.
1T did not take long for the crowd to dis
cover what had happened, and a rush was
made for the floor below. The crowds
IRON up stairs pouring down upon the
large crowd that had congregated on the
md A. a..
and the Jersey City police who
had already lost control Of the
crowd became demoralized and
rushed first one way and another with
drawn club.
AS the Bryan party stepped from the
elevator they were so completely hemmed
in by the eager, shouting crowd that they
could not move in any direction. While
they were waiting for the police to come
10 their rescue the hundreds of excited
men pushed, and showed and shouted for
Bryan and cried Speech, speech"
Finally a pathway was made through
the crowd, and at S;25 O'Clock, Mr.. Bryan
and his friends boarded the ferryboat
Hudson City.
During the passage over the river Mr.
Bryan was checred, but aside from bow
ing and saying Thank you, my friends"
did not speak.
Before the ferryboat had reached the
New York side, the large crowd on the
dock taking up the cheers of those on
Wv AAeAooAA Ivy oAAOuACu anu tHttEHu loE
Bryan
The police management on that side
was as nearly perfect as could be expected.
! A line was opened through the crowd and
| Mr.. Bryan, accompanied by Mr.. Bland
| Senator Jones and Mr. Sewall passed
| through the shouting throng of persons
| to carriages which were in waiting, and
were driven to Mr.. St. Johns house, where
| they arrived at 9;25, and were again met
/ by an immense crowd there, who cheered
| and shouted until Mr. Bryan and his party
| disappeared behind the closed doors.