Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-11
BRYAN En- Route to the CITY
of New York
Where Notification Will Be Held at
Madison Square Garden.
Scenes Along Route Panic Narrowly Averted
-SewaII at New York.

| last hight. ItDIlf were NdltInR 1DI
! him between daylight and dawn. and
although he went to his berth shortly
after midnight, he was routed out be
tween / and > to see a crowd at Val
| paraiso. Ind
| The train reached South Chicago at
| -. 10, this morning. and Ma Bryan
| found a big crowd awaiting him. The
| cheering was very enthusiastic and the
candidate was hauled down to the sta
| ton platform by lusty rolling mill men
| and made TO shake hands with the peo-
| pie. The lateness of the hour did not
| keep big crowd from gathering at
| lc0th street. They had brass bands
ana were prepared to give the heartieSt
sort of reception to the nominee but
the train moved off just as he APP
| peared on the platform.
Valparaiso, Ind, was reached at 1.3J
| A. NJ. Mr. Bryan was lying in his
| berth when Hon. j. 6. Kern. mem
Der Of the Indiana Legislature. routed
him out. Mr.. Bryan made a hasty
toilet and went to the platform. where
| he was again cheered. The crowd
| wanted speech. but Mr. Bryan told
| them that he could not talk at that
hour in the morning. There were more
cheers as the train moved off Column
| bia was reached at 4.40 and another
crowd was present with the regulation
| brass band. There was no lack of en-
thusiasm because of the early hour.
| People We're up early at Fort Wayne.
| this morning. and more than 1000 Of
! the toWnspeople Were waiting for the
| Bryan train when it rolled into the sta
| ton there at $50. The people rushed
| forward to shake hands. and during
| the Il inmates stop both arms of the
nominee were working necessarily.
Munroeyille, Ind, turned out a good
sized crowd, who cheered vigorously.
| ana then the train crossed into Ohio.
| The first stop in Major McKinley's
state was at Dixon. reached at $50. \
few people gathered there and cheered
| when the nominee showed himself.
| People We're lined by the hundreds
| along the streets of Van Vert when
the Bryan train reached that big town
al 6.46 O'Clock. Fully 1000 people We're
| there t. see Mr.. Bryan. Cries of
| speech went up after the cheer
| which marked the appearance of the
| candidate had died away, but Mr.
| Rryan shook his head and said ho
| really couldn't. Some girls in caps
| with Bryan ana SeWall ribbons at
| tachod, pressed well To the front to get
n handshake. and that agoniZing pro
| cess began at a rate that threatened
to dislocate the nominees right arm
At Middle Point a knot of people
cheered MIR. Bryan, but most of them
appeared too bashful to shake hands
serious panic was narrowly
averted at Delphes. when the train
,, reached there at 7.13 The crowd was
large. Mr.. Bryan had stepped to the
platform of his car and just as the ex-
PLANTATION that he could not make a
speech was finished. the porch of a
store directly in front of the train and
about 20 feet distant from where he
was standing, gave way with crash.
Currying with it more than loo people
cry of horror went up from the
spectators. and the shrieks of those
who had been tumbled into the cellar
beneath made things seem worse than
they We're. Some of The women in the
crowd started Ia push their way out.
and their frantic eagerness to get
away, added to the other causes of eX-
citement, started a mad. panicky rush
stand still; don't move" cried Mr.
l'ryai allu otherS on me tram. ana
their words brought the frightened
people to themselves 1t was found
tb,t nobod,, Ma h,,o,, t,,,rt j., ~, 49,
ti'''' HN''F i'S'u pSSli h''i III inc cave
IN. When this was told. MIR. Bryan re-
marked to the crowd: IF YOU would
get on our platform it would not fall
down"
After passing Lafayette where Mr.. |
Ryran was loudly chcered by a small
crowd. the train bearing the Democratic
nominee came to Ada. Here he made his |
first speech of the day in response TO the
cordiality with which he was greeted by |
nearly "A thousand people. The cheering
for Mr.. yran WAS very hearty and he and
Mrs. 2yran We're subjected to a severe |
handsha!tnc ordeal for several minutes !
The car in which Mr.. Byran had ii sec
uon was in the middle of the train and
as a result the people were crowding close
against the side in Il manner that might |
have caused injury to the crowd if the |
train had made quick start. There We're
renewed cries of speech from the au- |
dicncc and Mr.. Byran after shaking his |
head several times/tinallv broke his reso- |
LUTON in these words after introduction
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