The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
The Nominees Wife the Re-
cipient Of Many Courte-
Gus Attentions.
A CRUSH AT PHILADELPHIA.
Both of the Nebraskan's Hands
Greatly Swollen by Too Much
Shaking.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Aug. 1L-William
J. Bryan arrived in this city tonight. He
reached Jersey City over the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad at $40 o'clock and was driven
to the residence of William P. st. John,
121 East Thirty-fourth street, where he
and Mrs. Bryan passed the night
Although Mr.. Bryan had expressly re-
quested that there should be no public
demonstration, no bands or marching
clubs, he was received by large and en-
thusiastic crowd both at Jersey City and
on the New York side. Long before the
hour at which the train was scheduled to
arrive the Pennsylvania station was
crowded with persons anxious to catch a
glimpse of the apostle of free silver. Sixty
police, under the command of Inspector
Lange and Captain Farrier, took charge OF
the crowd and were kept busy preventing
them from crowding against the gates.
AS it was, many of them climb ed on the
gates and cheered for Bryan.
The coming of the Democratic candidate
was eagerly awaited by reception COM
mittee consisting of Senator Jones of
Arkansas, Treasurer st. John, J. T. Tom
linson, National Committeeman from
AldUdDud, dnO hCbuuT DeWdIl,
for ice-President.
At $40 the headlight of the engine of
Mr.. Bryan's train was sighted and amid
cries of Here he comes" "Look out for
Bryan" the train bearing the Nebraskans
rolled into the station. Contrary to gem
eral expectation, the Bryan party was in
the first car and not in the rear one, which
was drawing room car. AS soon as the
train had come to a full stop, Mr.. Bryan,
Mrs. Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard p.
Bland. Mr.. and Mrs. James Kerr of Clear
field, Pa, John A. Creighton, mem Der the
notification committee, J. A. Malone, J.
T. Snyder of C!earfield, Pa, John D. War
man. John Garmon, II. V. Dively and
Clarence ]. Gallagher, q personal friend of
Mr.. Bryan, alighted.
Nj. Sewall and the other members of
the reception committee rushed forward
and in turn shook hands with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan. The entire party stepped
into freigh. elevator at the east end of
track 4, on which track the train entered
the station and were at once lowered to
the ground floor. While the Bryan party
were standing on the freight elevator plat
form, the crowd cheered and shouted
itself hoarse 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 discover what had happened and rush
was made for the floor below.
The crowds from upstairs, pouring down
upon the large crowd that had congrepated
on the ground floor created something like
a riot, and the Jersey City police, who had
already lost control OF the assemblage, be-
came demoraliZed and rushed first one
way and then another with drawn clubs.
As the Bryan party stepped from the ele-
vator they were so completely hemmed in
by the shouting crowd that they could not
move in any direction. While they were
waiting for the police to come to their res
cue the hundreds of excited men pushed
showed and shouted for Bryan and cried
"speechl speechl"
the crowd and at 8:25 Mr.. Bryan and mis-
friends boarded the ferryboat Hudson
City. During the passage over the river
Mr.. Bryan was cheered, but aside from
bowling and saying "Thank you, INV
friends" did not speak. Before the ferry
boat had reached the New York side the
large crowd on the dock, taking up the
cheers of those on the Hudson CITY.
shouted and cheered for 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