The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-16
INDIANAPOLIS

east end of town. Those who went there
to see the parade, thinking It would be
good place, being so far from the center
of the city, to without being crowded,
were very much mistaken. After looking
at the crowd most OF the people came 10
the conclusion that all the people IN toWn tSa
crowd and thus made the east end more
crowded than the streets would De any
place else in town. but they were wonder
fully mistaken. There was scarceiv room
for another person out there and this was
street. From pine street to Noble there
were fewer people, but at Noble the crowd
was as large as further east ana continued
so all the way down town. The last street
car that came in before the parade round
1t almost impossible to break through the
mass mass % OF o people o ana state avene to penn
sylvania street. Those on that car nad q
good opportunity to see the people VINO VINO
were in waiting and many of them said
the crowd east of Pine street was equal
to the crowd that saw Bryan on the streets
in the center of the city
HEAVY SPECIAL TRAINS.
The Cincinnati, Cleveland, st. Louis and
Chicago divisions OF the Big Four each
brought in one heavy special train filled
with railroad men. who insisted that they
had not been "coerced." The two divisions
of the Peoria & Eastern, /. & v, j., NJ. &
l., l., D. G. W., c., Fl. & D., l.. Il. W.,
Monon, Panhandle and the Chicago division
of the Pennsylvania Company brought in
one train each. The Vandalia brought in
two special trains of twelve cars each and
the regular train, No. had two extra
coaches, filled with a delegation from st.
Louis. Every regular train coming into
the city yesterday afternoon and evening
had extra cars for the crowds.
All the trains went to the Panhandle 5
State-avenue yards. except the Big Four
trains, which went to that company state
avenue yards, and unloaded the passengers
where they would form in line for the
parade. There seemed to be no end of peo-
pie, and even those who have been actively
engaged in making the arrangements Ior
the affair were somewhat surprised at the
immense turnout. AS the trains passed
around the Belt or over the Union tracks
there were great cheers for Mckinley and
there were many who made much sport out
of the alleged coercion of railroad men 9sarsd one
Nit: Just Hear Us Yell And the occu-
pants of the car made their words good in
cheers for Major Mckinley.
V. 1t went directly to the State-street
The citizens in the neighborhood had an
ticpated that there would be large de-
mand for something to eat and had made
Preparations TO supply it. Every front yard
had a lunch stand and pictures OF Mckln-
ley and colored lights. The supply had not
been properly estimated, and long before
all the hungry people had secured bite to
eat the homemade sandwiches were gone.
At 6 o'clock last night there were many
people at the Union Station waiting to see
the people come in, not knowing that all
trains would go directly to the yards east
of the city. This crowd waited IL long White
and saw all the regular trains come and
go to which were attached extra cars, and
formed opinions that the demonstration
would not be such a monstrous one. Many
were the inquiries about the special trains,
and when the true condition became known,
the crowd began to leave. The two VAN
dalia trains and the L., u. & w. train
passed along the south side of the station
a little after o clock and then the watch
ers learned that they could not see the ar
rivals at the station anu soon dispersed.
These three trains were crowded to the
guards with people and each had twelve
cars. The Vandalia trains Were covered
with colored lanterns hanging from the
windows.