New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
ALTERING OF THE CLANS.
A WILD RUSH WHEN THE DOORS WERE
OPENED
DEMONSTRATION AT THE ENTRANcE oF THE
CANDIDATE SENATOR JONES CALLS
TIE MEETING TO OKDER

DEMONSTRATION AT THE ENTRANcE oF THE
CANDIDATE JONES CALLS
THE MEETING TO ORDER
Rarely before in the history Of anything be.
longing to the earth and demanding police pro-
lection has there been such elaborateness and
perfection of detail as were plainly manifested
at this meeting. which presumably a Demo
cratic assembage. at which the whole body
polite would be welcome. The details were -
elaborate and so perfect that the orators ~"r"
nearly debarrci from the pleasure OF having
nybody TO talk TO at all The Chief OF Police had
issued personally signed orders for the benefit
of newspaper men, who are supposedly neces-
sary concomitant of a successful meeting. but
the orders did not go as the phrase runs one
burlv sergeant even asked the Tribune reporter.
who the divls that" when he saw the order.
1t took one entire hour for the newspaper man
TO get TO the interior OF the hall from twenty
seventh-st and Fourth-ave.
INSIDE THE HALL.
1t was an instance of marvellousy perfected
plan gone to seed. Once within, wonderful
sight was presented to the eye. The first thing
that attracted attention was the widespread
lack of conventionaity, first noticeable in the
newspaper seats which extended out from the
front Of the stage for distance Of nearly thirty
feet and stretched away to either side until a
very respectable audience could be found behind
the press rail alone. Coats We're thrown aside
collars and ties were loosened brows were
mopped at frequent intervals and fervd petit
tions were sent up through the open skylight
for anything which would reduce the awful
temperature of the place But the petitions
We're not answered ON the contrary just as the
clock was on the stroke Of the three-quarters
after I o'clock new element WAS added To the
superburdened atmosphere The doors at the
western or Madison ave. end were opened. and
the mass Of people who had been swetering I'm
the hot streets for two hours or more under that
superb police restraint began 10 pour in Up the
entrance stairs they rushed those In front inn
PEELED by the mercess throne behind. until the
entire picture took on the shape. not of crowd
seeking admission. but of frightened multi
tude seeking some way of escape from threat
cned disaster II panic To all ntents and
purposes. and the weakest was sent 10 the wall.
once inside the large space offered 10y the open
floor relieved the congestion. and strong men
drew aside 70 adjust their garments after the
Wild stampede for place. and women gasped
,ho,r r,,ief NJ so narrow an escape from physical
injury. ,, s,.,rs
:, ,, ,u,e was followed in the matter OF se-
curing TO those who held tickets u'- .'eseS ot
resaryed-seat promises. II could not be observed
With any degree Of accuracy 80 great ana 80
,uuul,uous was the confusion. Those hrst In
,,oL ,ossession of the seats on the main floor.
,,,.rs some thousands OF chairs had been placed
surrounding the press rail. Back Of that there
was a wide open space for possible prcnenaders
The galleries OF course. were resorted To at the
last for no anxious To get beyond the
hearing limit Yet in an Incredibly short space