The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12

centrated itself into one last hurrah as
the train moved away. No further stop
was made until Philadelphia was reached.
AT Philadelphia there was a crowd OF
5000 pushing, perspiring people, gathered
behind the iron gates, barring the en-
trance to the trains in the Pennsylvania
Railroad station. A noticeable feature OF
the crowd was its makeup. 1t was essen
tally a crowd of plain people, the work
lngman, the mechanic and the laborer.
The pressure became so strong that men
and women caught in the crush were In
danger of being trampled under foot, and
the railroad officials to relieve the pressure
threw open the gates and let the people
through upon the platform. With wild
rush the crowd poured through, and reck-
less of constantly shifting cars riSked life
and limb upon the tracks.
The Democratic city committee, headed
by Chairman John Curley, was in waiting
TO welcome Mr.. Bryan on his arrival, but
as the train pulled into the station at $50
tn crowd with cheer made wild rush
and the committee was swamped in the
human tide and swept away. Before the
train stopped the crowd was surging up to
the side of the last car and those in the
front swung upon the steps at the risk of
their lives. Cheer after cheer went up as
Mr.. Bryan appeared on the back platform m
and the crush was terrific to get near him.
Mrs. Bryan stood beside her husband and
bowed and smiled as some enthusiast in
the crowd held up to her bouquet of
roses. Mr.. Bryan leaned over the rail of
the platform and shook all the out
stretched hands in reach. There were
cries for speech to which the tired
nominee could only respond by shake of
his head.
In the meantime the city committee
had succeeded in forcing its way into the
car, and none too soon, as after stop of
nine minutes the train pulled out for New
York amid the cheers of the surrounding
mob. Chairman Curley then greeted Mr..
Bryan, and wished him success. and ex-
pressed regret that his stay in Philadel-
| phia was so brief. as otherwise the COM
mittee would have arranged for fitting
reception. Mr.. Bryan responded briefly
and sank wearily into seat. Mrs. Bryan
was presented with beautiful bunch of
roses, the gift of the superintendent of
the sub-postofices of Philadelphia.
The train stopped only two minutes at
Trenton, but in this time Mr.. Bryan shook
hands with all in waiting.
Elizabeth turned out several people, who
cheered Justify during the half minute the
| train stopped there. When Newark was
reached a turbulent mob rushed toward
| the train, cheering like mad. A thousand
or more pressed into the enclosure between
the train and the guardrail. Those be-
hind pushed and showed until those in
| front broke into run out of sheer self
protection and on rapid, dinorderly trot,
men and boys ten deep, went past the
platform where Mr.. Bryan was standing,
making vain endeavors in the quick prog
ress to grasp his hand. The cheering of
those in this unchecked human stream and
of the great crowds in quieter positions
was continuous. Mr.. Bryan kept both
hands working constantly. Skyrockets
and Roman candles were fired and red
| lights burned, and altogether the scene
was one of the widest excitement and en-.
thusiasm.