New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-04
Vast CROWDS CHEER.
KISSED ABOUT BULLETINS
1 SEA or HUMAN FACES IN FRONT OF
TIE TRIBUNE BUILDING.

THE TRIBUNE BUILDING.
THE rHRONG ESTIMATED AT 10000.
s,,c,, TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM NEVER KNOWN
MIGHTY oUTBURsTs OF PATRIOTISM AS
THE GOOD NEWS IS FLASHED FROM THE
BoARps-YELLING FRANTICALLY
LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Tho demonstrations that attended the an
rouncement Of McKinley's overwhelming victory
in the city last night simply volcanic In
the number Of the multitudes that gathered and
stood packed together for hour after hour in the
palpitating eagerness with which they strained
their eyes toward the various bulletin boards, In
the enthusiasm with which they received the en-
blazoned records of the triumphant fight for
National honor last nights assembly exceeded
ANYTHING ever known in this city. and 1t Is
doubtful IL this country has ever seen its like be-
fore
Never before has New-York been so anxious
to get every piece Of news regarding the prog
ress of the great National fight Never before
have such crowds assembled at every point
ybere the news was TO be had. Never before
have such shouts gone up at the sight Of the re-
turns from pivotal States There were no such
scenes even at General Grants reelection as
last night in New-York. The close of the neck
and-neck campaign that Hayes won did not
produce such enthusiasm. The election OF Gar
field and Cleveland and Harrison saw no such
tremendous outbursts.
GATHERED AT EVERY POINT.
At every point in the city where the returns
were displayed dense crowds assembled long be-
fore night fell. and midnight found them still
there. wearied from long standing and the ex-
element under which they labored. almost
speechless from shouting, but still earnest and
eager ard determined. - the Circle. At Eighth
ave. and Ffty-nnth-st., at Herald square at
Greeley Square. and at Madison Square reports
were announced by the stereopticon. and hu-
mainly stood packed together for hours to see
them. But 1t was in Newspaper Row and City
Hall Park that the most remarkable scenes
CURED. The crowd began to gather soon after
noon and increased in numbers steadily. Every
newspaper in the row had Its special bulletin IA
cilities and when darkness came the crowds
pressed more closely and waited for the first
news. City Hall Park was mass Of humanity.
The block extended away over 10 Broadway on
both sides of the City Hall. through Mail-st. and
well into Centre-st 1t the sidewalks until
they were oblterated The sight from the win
dows of the Tribune Building was tremendous.
There lay the sea Of human faces upturned to
the walls Of the building. 1t did not move. 1t
could not il It would. and would not II II could.
But when at times the lights flashed out the
story Of another gain for Mckinley. the great sea
heaved nightly where it lay. and the sound that
rose TO the sky was like the sound OF many
waters
CHAPTERS IN THE TALE OF VICTORY
Almost every second the electric octopus
flashed along its myriad arms into view OF the
thousands a new chapter in the tale of victory
Hour after hour the throng stood in its tracks
Hour after hour the mighty roar rose above the
CITY and ioated skyward From the windows,
far above the multitude looked like vast sea OF
black, dotted with innumerable points of white.
looking steadily up. Almost every second there
glimn,ered family the light OF a match as some
one lit 4 cigar The effect that Of in
Vulnerable will-o'the -wsps dartng swiftly
hitler and thither over the throng.
Early in the evening. before any definite re-
turns came in. the crowd contented itself with
watching cartoons thrown on the screens by
the stereopticons These varied with pict-
ures of the Presidential candidates and we'll
known public men, Both the candidates had
their supporters and they made plenty Of noise
for their favorites Then the returns from
New-York City began to be shown. and the
real enthusiasm began TO make itself known
Before long 1t became evident that the city had
gone for Mckinley. and every fresh bulletin
was hailed with renewed acclaim Soon after
ward the New-England States began to send
In their majorities for Mckinley. One after the
other Maine. Massachusetts. Connecticut
Rhode Island Vermont and New-Hampsh're
Joined the victorious procession. But this had
been expected. So the crowd held itself in check
and waited for news from the pivotal States
In the Middle West. Early returns from Hi
nois and Michigan were favorable. though in
complete. but the multitude was dumfounded
when the telegraph brought the news OF Nc
Kinleys vote in the South. The news from
Kentucky and from Tennessee simply parayzed
the throng with delight. and then they began
to roar in earnest Wave after wave Of shouts
swept up as county after county in the South
reported for sound money.
When Bryan's own State and his own district
recorded their votes for his opponent the en-
thusiasrn o. the crowd lost all bounds. As the
returns from the South and from the pivotal
States tcgan to come In more rapidly and
showed in every instance Mckinley gains,
especially in quarters that had been almost
universally conceded to Bryan. 1t was evident
that there had been Republican Landslide.
THE FIRST TO TELL THE STORY.
Tho Tribune the first paper to tell the
waiting thousands that Mckney's eectioh
was assured. announcing at S:43 that he was
sure Of 2GG electoral votes. with "a required
for choice. The crowd was dazed FOR an IN
the waiting thousands realized that the result
Of the great fight was no longer in the smallest
doubt. such cheer went up as had not yet
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