The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-15
AT ANDERSON.
An Enthusiastic Reception from Ten
ThOusnnd PeOnle.

The special train bearing the distin-
guished generals left indianapolis this
morning at o'clock. In addition to those
accompanying the party Tuesday ex-Judse
D. w. Howe, Smiley n. Chambers. Thomas
Hanna, George E. Rockwell, of the Penn
syVania lines; H. M. Bronson, of the Big
Four C. F. DAILY, of the l.. L. e. W.. and
the Journals representative were aboard
the traih. The first stop, not on the
schedule, was made at Fortville where five
hundred people had assembled. salute
from the field piece of the Mckinley gun
squad set the echoes ringing and aroused
the zeal of the crowd until it vented itself
in prolonged cheering. Col /. N. Walker
in a few brief words presented Generals
Howard and Marden, both of whom made
wo-minute speeches.
Anderson was reached at 1912 o'clock.
Down the road from the town two or three
miles the gun squad fired a salute of five
gurs. The smoke had scarcely cleared
away when every one on the train was
made fully aware that anderson is one Of
the liveliest manufacturing towns in the
State by prolonged blasts from the steam
whistles of the place. The deep bass OF
the whistle of one of the numerous glass
works mingled with the shrill pipings OF
that on sawmll and the two were lost
in the general din ascending from scores
of others of more less depth and in
tensity Instinctvey everybody threw
bands to their ears to shut out the din.
While the whistles were blowing the train
drew near immense crowd gathered in
an open field the south side of the Big
Four tracks and the wild shouts ard cheers
from ten thousand throats effectively
drowned the discordant music of the whis-
ties. Opposite the works of the Anderson
d minute or two to take the reception
committee, composed of Dr. Chitenden,
West Poland, c. G. Studley. David Wood,
W. \. Hughes, James Hundley, Lafe Burr
ard Colonel l.. j. Parker 1t was known
that the train would stop at that point and
the mills were closed down temporarily to
allow the workmen an opportunity to see
and hear the war heroes, but through some
oversight the party was not apprised of the
fact that speeches were expected and the
train passed by. while scores of men with
grmy faces, arms bare to the elbow and
showing other signs that they had Just
left off working, stood beside the tracks
cheering for Mckinley.
About fifty feet south of the track mid
way between Brown and School streets. a
stand for the speakers had been erected,
but between it and the tracks thousands
of people were pushing and jamming, each
one anxious to obtain good place TO see
and hear. and at the last moment ii was
decided that the speeches should be made
from the battalion fiat car. Anderson
newspaper men who boarded the train
said that not many people had come in
from the surrounding country side. as Ii
was too early in the day and that most OF
the people gathered there lived In Ander-
SON However, there were q number OF
farmers, even that early as their wagons
could be seen drawn up at the street cross
ings a block away. General Alger made
the first speech. He was introduced by
Colonel Walker. General Alger stood
silently gazing at the uDturned faces
stretched far away 10 his right and left
and then said: Il give it up. The idea OF
10000 people being out at this time in the
morning. No living person could address
this crowd and make himself heard.
There's more of them at Marion"
shouted some one, statement which
afterwards proved TO be strictly true.
That was the only Interruption, and then
the immense crowd grew perfectly sllnnt.
While General Alger talked on. II would
like TO know" said General Alger, ''if aay