The record-union., 1896-08-12

NEW YORK, Aug. 11-Candidate w.
]. Bryan arrived in this city tonight.
He reached Jersey City over the Penn
sylvania road and was driven to the
residence of William p. ST. John on East
Forty-Fourth street, where he and Mrs
Bryan passed the night.
Although Mr. Bryan had expressly
requested that there should be no public
demonstration, he was received by a
large and enthusiastic crowd both at
Jersey City and on the New York side.
Long before the hour at which the train
was scheduled to arrive the Pennsyl-
vania station was crowded with persons
anxious to catch glimpse of the apostle
of free silver. Sixty police, under the
command of Inspector Lange and Cap
tain Farrier, took charge of the crowd,
and We're kept busy in keeping them
from crowding against the gates. AS it
was many of them climbed on the gates
and cheered for Bryan.
The coming of the Democratic candi-
date was eagerly awaited by Recep-
tion Committee consisting of Senator
Jones of Arkansas, Treasurer St. John,
!. T. Tomlinson, National Committee
man from Alabama, and Arthur Sewall,
candidate for Vice-President.
AT $40 the headlight Of the engine of
Mr.. Bryan's train was sighted and amid
cries of Here he comes, Look out for
Bryan the train bearing Bryan rolled
into the station. Contrary TO general ex-
pectation, the Bryan party We're in the
first car and not in the rear one, which
was a drawing-room car.
AS soon as the train had come to full
stop Mr.. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard P. Bland, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Kerr of Clearfield, Pa, John A.
Creighton, member Of the Notification
Committee from Nebraska, j. T. Sny-
der of Clearfield, Pa, John d. Warman,
john Crarmon and Clarence J. Gallagher,
q personal friend of Mr.. Bryan, alighted.
Mr. Sewall and other members Of the
Reception Committe.. rual4&d forward
and in turn shook hands with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan. The entire party stepped
into a freight elevator at the east end
of track four, on which track the train
entered the station, and were at once
low cred to the ground floor.
While the Bryan party were standing
on the freight elevator platform the
crowd cheered and shouted itself hoarse
and many climbed up to the very top
of the high railing separating the sta
ton platform from the tracks. The
crowd expected to see MIR. Bryan and his
party pass through the gates and
through the station, but in this it was
disappointed, and a howl of dismay
went up as the elevator was lowered and
Bryan and his party disappeared as
though by magic.
1t did not take long for the crowd to
discover what had happened and a rush
was made for the floor below. The
crowds from up stairs pouring down
upon the large crowd that had congre-
gated on the ground floor created some
thing like q riot and the Jersey City
police. who had already lost control OF
the crowd became demoralized and
rushed first one way and then another
with drawn clubs. As the Bryan party
stepped from the elevator they We're SC
completely hemmed in by the eager
crowd that they could not move. While
they were waiting for the police to come
TO their rescue the hundreds of excited
men were pushing and showing and
shouting for Bryan and cried Speech
speech."
Finally pathway was made through
the crowd. and Mr.. BRYAN and his
friends boarded the ferryboat Hudson
City. During the passage over the river
Mr.. Bryan was cheered, but aside from
bcwing and saying THANK you, my
friends" he did not speak.
Before the ferryboat had reached the
New York side the large crowd on the
dock. taking up the cheers of those or
the Hudson Cit& shouted and cheereo
for Bryan.
The police management on that side
was as nearly perfect as could be ex-
z,ected. A line was opened through the
crowd. and Mr.. Bryan, accompanied By
Mr.. Bland. Senator Jones and Mr. Sc
wall. passed through the shouting
throng of persons TO carriages Wnicf
were in waiting, and wre driven 10 Mt
ST. Johns house, where they arrived
a.o5 and were again met by an i'm
rnense crowd there, who cheered ane
shouted until Mr.. Bryan and his party
aisaDpeared behind closed doors.