The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12

the car was shifted again. Cheering,
shouting aad pushing with might and
main, the people around the car sought
to regain their advantageous positions.
Hundreds. of them were struggling on
the track between the car in which MI.
Bryan was and the rest of the tram
AS they saw the coach bearing down
upon them, almost q panic ensued IN
the endeavor to get out of harm way
Men seemd to leap over the heads OF
Others and some went down; but no.
body was injured, and the big assem-
blage-or, rather, the male part OF 1t
made another dash toward the ta4l'
smooth-faced man, who looked ten
years older than he did when he left
Chicago Sunday night. Mr.. Bryan
stood on the steps of car and reached
cut both hands. to be grasped by nun
dreds of extended fists.
While he shook hands at the rate or
SIXTY A MINUTE
with each hand, Mr.. Bland tried to
talk about the great issue OF the cam
p1ign. but his voice was lost IN the
shouts of these around the car. Al
last the train moved away, and Mr..
BRYAN. with a. relieved look, went back
to his drrawing-room.
Barring thu handshaking process, the
Bryan reception at Lancaster was quite
as wildly interesting. The station was
crowded with the people to the number
of 1000. Mr. Bryan stood on the rear
platform of his car, which had been re-
turned to its original position at the
end OF the train. The crowd shouted,
and there was a constant struggle TO
get near the nominee. Mr.. Bland
speech was again lost. The only PEG
pie who Gid not appear anxious to join
in the grand rush for the Nebraska
mans swollen hands were the women
standing at the other end of the plat
form and the members of the brass
band who had been engaged TO play
PATRIOTIC airs and were fulfilling tlna1T
contract without intermission. The yell
ling of the audience which, while con-
slant, had not been united, concen-
trated itself into
ONE LAST HURRAH
as the train moved away. No further
stop wes made until Philadelphia was
reached
AT Philadelphia there was a crowd OF
5000 pushing, perspiring people gath
cred behind the iron gates barring the
entrance to the trains in the Philanel-
phia railroad station. A noticeable fea-
fu~a of the crowd was its make up. 1t
was essentially a crowd of plain people
the working man. the mechanic and the
laiborer. The pressure became so strong
that men and women caught in the
crush We're in danger of being trampaed
under foot and the railroad officials,
to relieve the pressure, threw open the
gates and let the people through upon
the platform With a wild rush the
crowd poured through and, reckless OF
constantly shifting cars, risked life
and limb upon the tracks.
The Democratic city committee, head
ed by Chairman John Curley, was in
waiting to welcome Mr.. Bryan on his
arrival. but as the train pulled into the
station at $50 the crowd, with a cheer,
made a wild rush and the committee
was
SWAMPED IN THE HUMAN TIDE
and swept away. Before the train stop
ped the crowd was surging up to the
side of tine last car, and those in the
front swung upon the steps at the risk
of their lives. Cheer after cheer went
up and Mr.. Bryan appeared on the
mack platform and the crush was ter
rifle 10 get near him. Mrs. Bryan stood
beside her husband and bowed and
smiled as some enthusiast in the crowd
held up TO her a bouquet Of roses. Mr..
Bryan leaned over the rail of the plat
form and shook adj the outstretched
hands in reach. Cries for a speech, the
tired nominee could only respond by a
shake of has head and raise a protest
ing hand.
In the meantime the city committee
had succeeded in forcing its way into
the car and none too soon, as after q
stop of nine minutes the train pulled
out for New York amid the cheers OF
the surrounding people. Chairman Cur
ley then greeted Mr.. Bryan and wish
ed him success and expressed regret
thar his stay in Philadelphia was sc
brief. as otherwise the committee would
have arranged foe a fitting reception
Mr.. Bryan responded briefly and sank
wesr:lsy into seat.
Mrs. Bryan was presented with a
beautiful bunch of roses. the gift Of tbs
sllperintendent of sub postoffices cd
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 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
guard rail. Those behind pushed. an6
showed untiE those in front broke intC
q. run out of sheer self-protectior and
on a rapid. disorderly trot, men anc
bows ten deep, went past the platform
where Mr.. Bryan was standing, making
vain endeavors in the quick progress tx
grasp his hand. The cheering of taoss
in this unchecked human stream and o.
the great crowds in quieter positions
was continuous. Mr.. Bryan kept bott
hands working constantly. Sky rocket:
and Roman candles were fired and rec
lights burned, and altogether the scene
was one Of the widest excitement and