New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
THOUSANDS ON THE OUTSIDE.
THE CROWD GOOD-NATURED AND
CAUSES LITTLE TROUBLE
MKINIEY AND BRYAN SfMPAthiHrH' "O
COULD NOT CRAFTY THEIR CVkioSi'' ID
GETTING IN THE BUILDING HOLD IN
PROMPTV DEBATES-lNsfECIoh
COPYRIGHT AFFECTED
ny THE HEAT.

hOiSterOuS, gOOu-nunloitu bN"HH''' ''''
| rounded the Madison Square Garden last night ana
49, hurdreds of bluecoats were hardly needed 49,
leen ,hem in order although the finest undoup'-
ed,v had A restraining effect upon them Long De-
fore the doors Of the huge building were thrown open
o the tcke.- holders the crowds began To gamer am
their rapidly increasing numbers gave warning 10 'ie
city authorities that they had an exceptional meet
ing TO deal with. Inspector Coriright VINO was III
charge of the police. had al his arrangements "auc
before O'Clock.
The boy Candidate" from Nebraska drrN'"
shortly before the time set for the eNhlpitloh 10
begin and he was received with welcoming NeiiS
from many of those who had been unaoie 10 Sccu'c
entrance to the Garden
Acting Inspector OKeefe. who had charge OF the
| Twenty -seV enth-st side of the Garden III" ms
men stationed to keep back the crowds an" Tue
| Popocratic candidate had comparatively ceAr
field in which TO make his entrance lie ana M'9.
| Bryan were wildly cheered until they dsappeareH
! within the doors of the Garden. Few OF me occu,
pants of the other carriages were recVsnzeu % f
| the only cries were Bryan Br!ah' iu'I"" i''
| Bryan
THE Fun BEGINS
| Then the fun began The crowd WAS most GER
tainy mixed in its politics, as the various and Wig
! orous arguments plainly showed There were
stanch McKinleyites and equally sturdy Organizes
! straight out Popusts and third-tlckct behociauC
| gold men. but the great majority was made up oil
curiosity seekers who were out to see ,he snow
| Trained Judges of great crowds thought tl''
there 1000 people surronndins the ~nT1Sr
at $1,000 Enthusiastic silver men said there were
! 5000 redhot Bryan men in the neghborhood.
Ii amusing 10 listen 10 the political arSumtn's
carried between the charge made by the police
There IS ne man Of ne hour ana re neX} rreS-
roar from inside the Garden announced me boy
"He'i be a man of the past in November" growled
a with d Mckinley button. az ne edeeG ny 10 ""
Popocrat Hen be showed unter, T4I' ' Tbe
cheer ana icers seemed be equally divided i'll re-
spoons to the sally Of the McKinley man
luSpPsrO COrtrigDL had aNOu. |lSEt uNl.Hi'+ "'' "
! on duty around the Garden IAa poii'' H na,as,
was slight, overcome by the heat and Worry IN the
course of the evening said to Tribune reporter H.
its vastness but is an easy handle because Of
its character and good nature
POLICE GOOD NATURED.
The police were good naturcd, but the people in
sisted on crowding toward the stage entrance on
the Fourth-ave side, despite all the EFFORTS OF the
peace guardians for there could be had signt
| Of the interior Occasionally word from inc
! BOY Orators" lips was waited through the open
! windows Of the Garden The man VINO coutu
truthfully say Il saw Bryan" was envled OF ms
con rarons. But about al that cquid De EN-, az
rose Al intervals from the throats of those inside
| The mounted police did good work durhg we
| night and kept the crowds at a reaSo'ao'' us
There were many mild 'scrap5 but none S. o.
them was Of a serious nature and clubbngH were
as scarce as the arrests ,,,,or,.ooa q, which no
Inspector OKeefe had an eNPerenred az WIZ 1cei
holders who wanted him TO get lheln mS To- s SU
Erancisco respectiveiy approached the big nspec-
tor and said they had come an If me me VIZ 20 h
officer looked at them ncreduously for moment
and then said Do You mean tba NJ Say nave
We do" they answered in uni $50 ,,,,o,.,,.....
take these two men in ana ST. that the! hear
something" and the men got IN. 49,, ~ -
that distance said the good -natured insDecior a.
the men disappeared. IF We have to kee? ou' or,
own people. New-York is a big place and her
heart is almost as big as she Is
nrsIEGED BY DISTANCE WALKERS"
From, that time out the unfortunate inspector
was besieged by men and urchins who bore all the
earmarks of de Fort Ward" who mnocenty de-
olared that they had come from Kalamazoo chi
cago and other out-of- the-way places. TO Their
importunng the inspector replied: lrs ON!
reading his speech and you fellows can near an" ,Se
crowd and cheers went up for the officer
Say, What YOU want ter hear t:nat ie ,; Ter
chin: wait until de Jimobriens break loose. ana
den yer'n hear speech-making wo's worm near
M" The outdoor gatherings were addressed by some
seven or eight orators who spoke from chalrs ana
fables They appeared TO De nearly all singlo-tax-
ers In short thousands who gathered around tho
element and a good time. Speakers for McKnie}
would undoubtedly have received as warm wei
come as hose who lauded TO the skies the orator
from Nebraska
p POLICE on DUTY
. ALTERNATING the large amount Of work which
was before them. the police spared no pains &c
make = thorough and systematic PREPARATION As
sisting Inspector Cortricht Acting inspectors
Harley O'Keefe. McCullagh Brooks and Thomp
son These were in turn assisted by Captains
d Brown Cross Westervelt. Price Groo, Meakim
: Affair Schultz, Frears and Schmittberger IN
@ | number of patroImen was estimated at 500. Six
tceh mounted police a score OF police surgeons an'
six police patrol wagons completed the forces o
p. the police The inspectors. captains and men wer
y Stationed as follows Madison ave Inspector Cort
:, I right with Captains WestcrVelt filcG ana pioW,
nty-sixth-st., Acting Inspector h&llea, VIZ
n Cautains Schinittbergcr and Freais; lWchN-Sof
enlist Acting Inspector O keeie WIN @ ii
Meakim; Fourth ave Acting inspector me- uIids,
= With CAPTAINS Allare and Schultz; inside Mauiso
T. square Garden. Inspector Brooks with captain
soon '1 as the full force ordered had reported
another Gordon Was perfected ' tr" TwnntV
Y 81 10 Twenty -eighth-st. This outer Sua'u coSiS'
stronts named Only those were permitted to pas
h who showed tickets OF course. many unsuspecuh
from the rest of the world on coming nom
from business little late were astounaeu Vo th
, own homes Those who were succesSaiul II, ri III
ming The blockade o. the 1gs i s lIGh phaa i
Of policemen, which had formed at me entrance
e Nadison-ave and Fourth-ave.
e. The heat and the unusual strain or the polc'
,yerc trcated bv police surgeons The worst rus
/ made by the crowd came at twenty min ~ an
Madsonave svs snpr byc G'O' Cap,aim Schmi'berge
Who was In command at this point called up IN
T. right ran TO the scene and took hand in quel
n ne the disturbance The effort was zoo mu mug Il
him and he sank down after the crowd hitd pc
: driven back in fainting condition u was a, mr.
r feared that he had been seriously prostrated b'
{, the prompt assistance of police surgeon quick
g brought him TO and he was soon able TO resume II
" command
n II was on immense relief when the order W.
issued to close the doors The Garden was famine me
- the line that further admittance was Impossible
:, LEAVING THE GARDEN.
n From this point on there was little If any cor
D.. motion the outside until the time OF the brca
- ing up Of the meeting. The hour for Mr.. Bryan
. leave the Garden not known. and this, cor
bined with extra precaution used by the polio
No. prevented any unpleasant scenes around the e.
~ IN twenty seventh-st There Acting inspect
e. Okeefe kept the street almost cleared from