The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-11
THE BOY ORATOR
IN PITTSBURC
Crowds Throna the Train and Line Of
March From the Depot to
the Hotel.
MANY CRUSHED IN STREETS
Marching clubs and ryroteehnies in Honor
Of the Man Who Captured the Chi
eago Convention by the
Gift OF Cab.

| Gtit OF Cab.
Plttsburg. August lO.--As the Bryan
train neared this city. travelling
through the handsome suburban resi-.
dence districts Of Economy. Seawick-
ley and Emsworth, the dwellers in
nearly all Of their beautiful homes
were In their doors waving handker-
chiefs The meeting in this city has
proved a fitting capsheaf OF the days
triumph.
It has excited the amazement Of the
people Of Pittsburg and the Joy II has
afforded Mr. Bryan and the redoubta-
BILE silver Dick" has manifested itself
in their beaming features since they
struck the city limits. The exception
ally long train on the Pennsylvania
/ Central through which II was almost
impossible TO traverse during the last
hundred miles because Of the numerous
committees and enthusiasts who had
boarded and spread themselves out
over the conveyances. ran into the
Pittsburg depot at $50 p. m. II was
Immediately surrounded by acres and
acres OF frantic people. When Bryan
emerged from the train. in spite
Of the efforts OF the large To-
cal committee 10 carry out its pro-
gram, the crowd closed in around him
and II was a free-for-all fight from
that time on, for every person in the
Bryan party except Mr.. and Mrs. Bry-
an and Mr. and Mrs. Bland. When
they entered their carriages the restless
throng closed arc und them and seemed
TO bear them along with 1t. Along the
various streets travelled no available
space could be discerned. Every foot
of ground along the way was occupied
by enthusiasts. When the Central Ho-
tel was reached a Gordon of police was
stationed at the main entrances and
forced a narrow passage way leading
to the staircase. No one was allowed
to tread upon it except he could show
unmistakable credentials. There were
police on the stairs. in the halls, at the
dining room. and everywhere else
where men and women might seek to
go. and even at the door of Bryan's
room.
While Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were sup
ping with a committee of ladies and
gentlemen. the streets resounded with
a continuous clamor from thousands
OF throats. Many marching clubs
pierced the stubborn crowds amid
showers of pyrotechnics and roar
that could have rivalled Niagara's
thunders. An evening meeting had been
announced to occur at s o'clock in the
Grand Opera House and the Avenue
Theatre, side by side. Each hall will
seat between 25O0 and 5000, and meet
ings were held in each, Long before
the hour for opning the doors the en-
tire street in front of these structures
was packed full along the entire block.
About 100 policemen were on duty at
the various entrances and in the course
of the early evening there was an in
clpient riot in which one person was
severely beaten and some of the Off
GERS had their brass buttons torn off.
Mr., and Mrs. Bryan and the mem
bers of their party rode around from
the hotel and entered the first hotel
Both halls were packed to their full
standing room capacity, and it is said
that half who applied had not been
admitted. The crowd fingered outside
in noisy but peaceful disappointment,
singing, cheering and burning red fire,
and the tolerably heavy rain which
came soon after the speaking began
1t but little, the streets re-
full until the meetings closed.
Mansfield, Ohio, August 10.-The big
gest crowd yet encountered since the
Bryan train left Chicago was assem-
bled at Mansfield, the home of Senator |
John Sherman. Every foot of available |
space around the depot for a distance |
Of 200 or 800 feet was filed with scream
Ing, gesticulating men and women to
the number of five or six thousand.
The platform was carried by both men
and women to the front end Of the
,ar and the crowd shouted frantically
until Bryan came out and mounted it,
James p. Seard, of the citizens commit
tee, introduced him. Bryan said he
it a privilege to stand in the
home of the senator who is more re-
sponsible for the present. financial poll
" of this country than any other liv-
ng in it. AS the train moved away
rom the station the pressure Of the
'rowd against the car seemed to
threaten death to many people, but
accidents were avoided and a number
If men came running several hundred