Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14
ACRES ON ACRGS
Of Enthusiastic People Welcome
Bryan on His Arrival at
Pittsburg.
IT WAS A GENUINE OVATION
Candidate Sewall Talks Briefly on
Pending Political
Campaign.

PITTsBURC, Aug. 10-The Bryan neet.
ings in this city have proved fitting
capsheaf of the days triumph, for every
station en- route WAS place for shout
ing crowd of enthusiasts. 1t has ex-
cited the amazement of the people of
Pittaburg, and the JOY that it has af-
forded Bryan and the redoubtable "Sil-
yer Dick" has manifested itself in their
beaming features since they struck the
city limits. The exceptionally long train
on the Pennsylvania Central, which it
was almost Impossible to traverse dur
ing the .last hundred miles because of
the numerous committees and enthusi-
asts who had boarded and spread them
selves out over its conveniencee, ran into
the Pittsburg depot at $50 p. m. 1t was
Immediately surrounded by acres on
acres of frantic people. When Bryan
emerged from the train, in spite of the
efforts of the large local committee to
carry out its program, the crowd closed
around him and it was a free for all
fight from that time on for every person
in the Bryan party except Mr.. and Mrs,
Bryan and Mr.. and Mrs. Bland. When
they entered their carriages the relent-
loss throng closed around them aud
seemed to bear them along at its will.
Through the various streets traversed
tnpra n avail a hIa 6icpnrpi hln
Every foot Of ground along the way was
occupied by enthusiasts. When the
Central hotel was reached Gordon Of
police was stationed at the main On
trance and formed narrow passageway
leading to the staircaEe. No one was al
lowed to tread it except be could show
uDmistakable credontiela There were
police on the stairs, police in the halle
police at the dining room door, ard
everywhere else where men and women
might seek to 20, and even at the door
Of Bryan's room, While MIR. aud Mrs.
Bryan were aupping with COMMITTEES
Of ladies' and gentlemen the streets re-
thousands Of throata. Many marching
clubs pierced the stubborn crowds amid
ehowere Of pyrotechnics and roar that
would have riyaled Nlagara'e thunders.
The evening meeting had been an
nOunced TO occur at O'Clock in the
Grand opera house and AZ the Avenue
theater, kindred halle side by side AID
owned by ihe same parties. Each hall
will scat between 1900 and 5000, and
meetings were to bo held in each. j. )ng
before the hour for opening the doors
the entire street IN front of these
structures was packed full along the en-
tire block, and after the doore haG! been
the crowd outside had suffered little
perceptible dimlnution. A corps of about
100 policemen was on duty at the vati-
GUS entrances, and in the course OF the
early evening there was an incipient
riot, in which one person was severely
beaten and some of the officers mad their
brass buttons torn off.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and the
members Of their party arrived from the
Motel and entered the first hall, both
halls were packed to their full standing
room capacity, and it is said that half
who applied had not been admitted.
The crowd fingered outside in noisy but
peaceful disappointment, singing, cheer
ing and burning red fire, and the rain
that came soon after the speaking began
diminished it but little, the Gtreet re-
manning full until the meetings closed
At the first meeting Bryan wag intro
duced by James Mills, editor of tht
pitteburg Post, and spoke at confider
able length