New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-12
MET BY CURIOUS CROWDS.
BRYAN's PROGRESS FROM PITTsBuRa TO
THIS CITY
THE CANDIDATE MAKES NO SPEECHES. HIS VOICE
HAVING GIVEN oUT-INcIoENTs

HAVING GIVEN oUT-INcIoENTs
! OF THE DAY.
/ Pittsburg Aug r-Wlam J. Bryan. the Demo-
| cratic nominee for President. and his party Vi
| friends occupied special parlor cars "n'c" WEI
| attached to the day express on the fehnes"""
| Railroad. leaving Pittsburg at 1880 O'CLOCK .h's
| morning Aside from hoarseness. Mr.. Bryan was
| In excellent health having been greatly refreshed
bv six hours continuous sleep. Mr.. and Mrs'
| Bryan were enthusiastic over their recepuo" III
| Pittsburg and promised return VIE" who" III
| opportunity to do was presented Inc con-
| ductor of the train was crying "AH aboard! when
Mr.. and Mrs Bryan and some others wiz, 49, 49,
| came down the station platform. KNOT OF ri''s-
| burg Democrats were at the Union stauoh 10 SEQ
| Mr. Bryan of and they cheered MIN as 'ne o"'''
moved out James Kerr. Of Clearheld' fenh'' eA-
| CONGRESSMAN and ex-Cierk of the House OF fepre-
| sentatives who will probably manage the Bryan
campaign in Pennsylvania had chartered sleeper
attached to the train. and he turned 'his over W
| Mr. Bryan and some of his friends. Among 'nose
| in the car In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Bryan weio
| Mr. and Mrs Richard ?. Bland Mr. ana MIS- Neii'
| ] r. SNYDER Of Clearheld; Major John ~ "a,
! man secretary OF the Democratic Club OF Penns'i-
| vania who will accompany the candidate 10 Ne"
| York: Colonel Spangler. Of Belefon'e anu 'o'''
Carman Of Wilkesbarre IA. '. DiVeiy anu
| ception committee from Altoona were a'o VIZ WV
| train. ,--s nan.
Mo were awaiting Mr.. Bryan at Johnstown' Inc
| train stopped short of the station ana .heie Voc
rush by the crowd down the tracks 20 the rear ea,
Elk Congressman Kerr presented MI p's' 49,.
! Mr. Rand who were cheered. Neither spohc W..
~ pr,,an shook hands with a large number OF
| persons 40, .,, .rd
| Al Cresson 300 residents greeted the train anu
| cheered the nominee with whom many shooA
{ hands.
EX-GOVERNOR HOGG SLIPS ABOARD.
Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas, who is also on his
NOV IN New-York was discovered In for"aIu
car of the train. and Mr. Bryan invited MN ~ -"
| coach Just before Cresson was reached
| Iu,tirgaon Penn Aug 11.-Altoona gave MI.
| Brvan a rousing reception When the tram came
! 70 a standst at the station there THOUSANDS "
people were lined UP along The tracks MANY
were crowding balconies and wihoo"s Vi ~
| neighboring houses. while boxcars ana o'"ei
| no,r,s NJ vantage were lined with workmen from
| Tho railroad shops The rear platform OF the 'rah'
was not in an advantageous positioh W e''
| most Of those composing the throng 10 get he".
| Mr. BRYAN and Of all of the vast assehp'aso "o'
more than five hundred could crowd into the na,.
row space between the rain ana uaro-"a' ~
| rlaces directly in front Of where the hoHhce
| GOOD The appearance OF Mr.. Bryan on the uain
platform brought out cheer. lhere "as 81
| gle 10 get near him and much confusion resulted
Tbars we're wells of Bryan" and Speech
Standing beside Mr.. Bryan was Mr. bahd, anu III.
| latter started 10 address the audience ine
| cheered Bland but II did not want TO near MN
speak and cries of "Bryln. Bryan drowned ~, ,,'s
words Mr.. Bryan shook his head ana piaN''e ''.
hand TO his throat called out IN a hushS w
! cant boys | can't" Then rush toward the
oor was made and Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan went
through the handshaking ordeal until the tram
/ moved out at IL 0j O'clock.
Several hundred people were in the crowd that
| greeted Mr. Bryan at Tyrone. They gave MIN TWO
or three good cheers MI biahd MAJ D..
| speech and Mr. Bryan again s'Pp'
| sylvana hands.
philadelphia, Aug u.-When Huntington was
| reached at noon Mr.. Bland talked to the crowd
numbering couple Of hundred. while MT ara NIB
BRYAN shook hands with those composing IT,
| Lewistown Junction turned out small crowd
! and the story was repeated. There were counter
| cheers for Mckinley. Mrs. Bryan ives IN great
| demand at Iewistown. and attracted nearly as
| much attention as her husband.
| One hundred and fifty people at Newport cheered
J Bland but forgot TO cheer Bryan, SO intent "elc
they In shaking hands with him.
GREAT CURIOSITY AT HARRISBURG.
| An excited overheated mass Of people swarmed
| beneath the broad roof Of the big Pennsylvania
| station building Harrisburg. They CROWDED the
| nlatform hung two deep on ratings and ran along
| with the train 1t slowed down preparatory
| to stopping. Among the members OF the Bryan
| party estimates OF the size of the crowd were
varied Some placed It as high as 5000 Most OF
| them gathered In that part or the station
| where brass band was playing but the band
| leader had not calculated his distance correctly.
! for the train halted far down the track A wild
rush followed. and just as those who TOOK part IN
It reached the train, the engineer started ahead
| again When the train stopped people pushed ana
struggled to get near the rear car, but the sue
cessful ones found that their efforts were futile,
for Mr. Bryan he'd been conducted to day coach
in front to enable his to be shifted. When 1t
became known that he was forward. back went
the people rushing over each other.
Imbb ~ harrisburg Timetable
League presented Mr.. Bryan Cheers followed
and a cry Of Speech" went up. But MI Bryan
pointed TO his throat and shook his head. Just In
the midst Of the fast and furious handshakng In
progress and Just Mr.. Bland had started q
speech the car was shifted again. Fighting. shout
Ing pushing with might and main, the people In
the throng around the day car sought 10 regain
their advantageous positions. Hundreds OF them
were struggling the track between the In
which Mr.. Bryan and the of the train:
As they saw the coach bearing down upon them
almost a panic ensued In the endeavor to get out
OF harms way. Men seemed to leap over the
heads Of others and come went down. But nobody
was injured. and the big assemblage. or rather the
male part Of IT, made another dash toward the
tall smoothfaced man. who looked ten years older
than he did when he left Chicago Sunday night.
SHOOK 1D HANDS A MINUTE.
Mr. Bryan stood on the steps OF and
reached out both hands TO be grasped by hun
dreds Of extended fists His white hat hal been
displaced by black skull cap that gave him a
| priesily appearance While he shook hands at the
| rate OF sixty a minute for each hand Mr. Bland
| tried to talk about the great issue OF the CAM
paign but his voice was lost in the shouts OF
those around the At last the train moved
away and Mr. Bryan. with a relieved look. went
| back 10 his drawing room car.
| Barring the shifting process. the Bryan recep-
ton at Lancaster quite wildly interesting.
| The station was crowded with people to the num-
| Der OF 200. Mr. Bryan stood on the rear platform
OF his car which had been returned to Its origi-
| nal position the end OF the train. The crowd
| shouted all the time and there was a constant
| struggle to get near the nominee. Mr. Bland 8
| speech was again lost The only people who did
| not appear anxious to Join In the grand rush for
| the Nebraska mans swollen hands the