The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-12

women standing at the other end Of the
platform and the members of the brass
band who had been to play patriotic
airs and were fulfilling their contract
without intermission. The yelling Of
the audience which while constant had
not been united, concentrated itself
into one last hurrah as the train moved
away. No further stop was made until
Philadelphia was reached.
THE CRUSH AT PHILADELPHIA
At Philadelphia there was a crowd
of five thousand pushing, surging. per-
spring people gathered behind the
iron gates barring the entrance to
trains in the Pennsylvania railroad
station A noticeable feature Of the
crowd was its makeup. 1t was essen
TALLY a crowd of the plain people
the workingman-the mechanic and
the laborer. The pressure became so
strong that men and womel caught
in the crush were in danger of being
officials to releave the pressure threw
open the gates and let the people
through upon the platform. With a
wild rush the crowd poured through
and reckless of constantly shifting
trains risked life and limb upon the
tracks. The Democratic city commit
tee. headed by Chairman John Curley.
were in waiting to welcome Mr.. Bryan
on his arrival, but as the train pulled
into the station at 80 the crowd with
a cheer made wild rush and the
committee vas swamped in the human
tide and swept away. Before the train
stopped the crowd was surging up to
the side Of the last car and these in
the front swung upon the steps AT IN"
risk of their lives. Cheer after cheer
went up as Mr. Bryan appeared on the
back platform ana the crush was ter
rife to get near him. Mrs. Bryan
stood beside her husband and bowed
and smiled as some enthusiast in IN"
crowd held IN to her bouquet OF
roses Mr.. Bryan leaned over the rail-
of the platform and shook all the out
stretched hands in reach. To cries tor
speech the tired nomihee could only
shake his head and raise protesting
hand.
In the meantime the city committee
had succeeded in forcing its way into
the car and none too soon. as after
stop of nine minutes the train pulled
out for New York amid the cheers OF
the surrounding mob. Chairman Cur
ley then greeted Mr.. Bryan and wished
him success and expressed regret that
his stay in Philadelphia was so brief,
as otherwise the committee would have
arranged for a fitting reception. Mr..
Bryan responded briefly and then sank
wearily into a seat. Mrs. Bryan was
presented with beautiful bunch of
roses the gift of the superintendent OF
the sub post offices of Philadelphia. Mr..
Bryan had requested that the train
would not stop at Trenton. as he was
completely worn out. but as the train
was regular one and as scheduled to
stop there, the railroad company could
not grant the request. 1t did the next
best thing. however. and kept the plat
form clear Of all but couple of hun
dred people who in some way got
through the gates.
The train stopped only two minutes
at Trenton, hut in this time Mr.. Bryan
shook hands from the platform with all
those in waiting. The trip from Tren-
ton to New York was made without
special incident. except at Newark. Two
or three hundred people at Trenton gave
three cheers for Bryan and demanded
speech. but the candidate excused
himself on the plea that his voice was
weak. Elizabeth turned out several
who cheered Justify during the last half
minute the train stopped there.
New York, Aug. l1.-Candidate Will
liam j. Bryan arrived in this city to-
night. He reached Jersey City over the
Pennsylvania railroad at $40 o'clock
and was driven to the residence of VIII
liam p st. John. No. l2l East Thirty
fourth street. where he and Mrs. Bryan
passed the night. Although Mr.. Bryan
had expressly requested that there
should be no public demonstration from
bands or marching clubs. he was re-
ceived by large and enthusiastic
crowd both at Jersey City and the New
York side.