Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30
BRYAN rs IN CHICAGO
STUDENTS THREW EGGS AT DEMO-
CRATIC LEADERS, ESCORT.
Sheriff's Office, Milford, Pa, I
Oct. 81, 1896 :

Reward offered For Their Arrest-Mr.
Bryan Addresses Large Audiences and
Receives an ovation-vice President
Stevenson Also Speaks.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28.-While the Demo-
cratic parade in honor of the arrival of
Mr.. Bryan In Chicago was passing the
corner of Michigan avenue and Monroe
street several eggs were thrown at it by
young students in the Metropolitan Busi-
hess college. None of the eggs came near
Mr.. Bryan or his wife, and neither Of them
knew of the episode until after the parade
was over. All sorts of stories we're cur
rent about the affair, one of them being
that Mrs Bryan was struck with an egg,
another that heroarriage was hit. Neither
of these stories was true however.
The first egg thrown at the parade came
from boy standing on the sidewalk in
front Of the Powers building, in which the
Metropolitan Business college is situated
The egg was, to all appearances, thrown
at the parade generally and at no particu-
lar individual, as ii was not hurled with
any violence. A policeman who witnessed
the aot made a rush for the youngste., who
darted up the stairway into the building.
second officer Joined the first, and as the
two ran for the doorway several more eggs
we're thrown from the windows of the
business college, which occupies the fifth
floor OF the building The Cook County
Marching club, which was esoorting Mr..
Bryan, received the bombardment, and
several prince albert coats and glossy
black ties were spattered with yellow.
One or two eggs struck the sidewalk, and
the crowd was decorated accordingly.
Arrests Demanded.
Later a delegation from the Cook county
DEMOCRACY descended on the college with
every symptom Of hostility and demanded
that the students who had done the
throwing be turned over to it. They held
possession Of the college for a time and
finally left without learning who the mis-
creants were. The police had no better
success, and Mf. Powers, the owner of the
building, who Is also the president of the
college, said that he did not know who
had thrown the eggs, although he admit
ted that they came from students in his
institution. He was much distressed by
the occurrence and declared II he knew
who had done the work he would have no
beaitancy in turning them over to the po-
hoe Later a reporter for II morning Re-
publican paper, while looking up the facts
IN the case, was severely beaten by party
OF men who had taken part In the parade.
Mr.. Powers has offered reward of $500
for the apprehension Of the person OF per-
sons who threw the eggs. Chief Of Police
badenooh has put o dozen detectives on
bhe case and says be will exhaust every
effort to find the egg throwers.
Mr.. Bryan arrived in Chicago over the
Alton road and was met at ths depot by a
large and enthusiastic crowd of admirers.
The crush to see him was so great In the
narrow space Of the first floor OF the Alton
depot that the police had a difficult task
70 prevent people from being injured. The
Cook County Democratic Marching club
and several silver clubs, with a large
numbeF Of bands and drum corps, were
waiting for him on Canal street, and aa
soon az he appeared the march was taken
up for Battery d on Michigan avenue. A
short parade through the down town
streets preceded the arrival at the battery,
Entering the city from Brighton park,
where Mrs. Bryan appeared on the plat
form and distributed flowers, there were
crowds at every street crossing until the
Union depot was REACHED.
Several People Injured.
while the crowds were dispensing after
the Bryan demonstration at the depot the
sidewalk in front Of 1sl Canal street gave
way, and nearly 100 people we're pFeoipis
tated into the basement, a distance Of ~
feet. Many received slight injuries. The
most seriously injured were Patrick Hous-
ton, Michael Finan, Albert Powers and
William Nolan, all middle aged men.
None OF them was fatally injured, but all
will be confined to their beds for some
time to come
Mr.. Bryan's first address was at Battery
d, following which half dozen shorter
speeches were made at various places. be-
ing greeted by large and enthusiastic au-
dienoes- The star meeting, however, was
Of Iattersalls, a huge structure which
vas rival OF the Coliseum for the
Democratic national convention. The
vast audience, numbering far up In the
thousands, cheered Mr.. Bryan for five
minutes. He was presented with two
noral tributes, one from the Fourteenth
Ward Hebrew Democratic club. bearing
the inscription IN flowers "No crown Of
thornsi no GROSS Of gold" and another
pom the Iourneymen Horseshoers' asso-
eiation In the shape Of q huge horseshoe,
with the inscription, GOOD Luck
Vice President Stevenson Speaks,
Preceding Mr.. Bryan, Vice President
Stevenson made quite lengthy address
He said be brought advioss Of good cheer
nom central and southern Illinois. The
Democrats were in line and marching to
esrtAin victory. He declared the question