The sun., 1896-08-13
was greater Ne said Il Y, was The greatest jam

sneak ers and apnlauded their harangues. There
ss asersneS s%Sns tie an Crowd sGH
These men got up arguments among themselves
and attracted little groups, which listened In
Four S men stbroached Acting Inspector Har..
ley and said they Ind beat their way on railroad
speak in this clty. They claimed recoGnition on
this account. hst the big Inspector Just hustled
Sn At no n0"s othet point S than the The Madison square
corner was tho crowd strong enough 10 break
out On the side streets there was no such OPP
portunity for gathering as the park afforded.
Here the police were strong. and the experiences
of the many individuals whit dared to defy
them knowing themselves to he IN the right,
to show their tickets. The, fate q Chief
had issued many Of these for the use OF news
paper men. and the reporters who held them
aowed so % ana o ther eWthout
reference. AZ three different points a
suN reporters nass was fatty refused. Hs
il on a policeman at Twenty-seventh street and
Fourth avenue. The policeman seemed awed
reporter through whom the roundsman who was
IN charge ut this point came up He had lust
citizens who had tickets to the Twenty seventh
street entrance One Of the citizens was sitting
on the curb nursing @ g bruised , eye: The other
" Hi there!" yelled the roundsman at the re-
porter. Get back or III throw you back"
the line. said the reporter.
II don't care damn for Conlin." said the
Ne E ordsrs 90 Sore sad
did he tell you, to disregard Chief Conlin's
ITO hell with Conlin and his signature" said
the roundsman. and he prodded the reporter in
The, reporter thought It worth while to take
this pleasant and courteous officials number.
seventh street little later. and he walked
through the lines without showing any au-
Grab that man and throw him out" yelled
a policeman grabbed the Commissioner and
turned suddenly, and as he did so the glare OF an
electric light went across hls face. The rounds
man nearly had q tit, and was profuse in his
That's the second time that's happened to-
THE SuS reporter showed the Commissioner
his pass signed by Chief Conlin, and asked Mr..
Parker to get him through the lines. The Com.
missioner replied that he could do nothing. and
~, :" That was a smart trick, wasn't =" sneered
now If You had a PASS signed by Atty Coniins."
The most npfortpnate crowd of men to en-
correspondents of out-ot-town newspapers.
There were several hundred OF these men in
Ne New YORK & last plight and mos. o; them got to
fifty, and hundred OF them. however
couldn't get past the police lines for love or
money. All had credentials and tickets. and
they explained the seriousness OF their being
kept away from the meeting. but IT. was the
holders. The meeti nG was half over before
many Of them got hold OF an Inspector or
:, The holders OF tickets to t the Madison Square
Roof Garden were not nlowed in the lines,
sthsr This br1nEh. re- 'h q protest from hs
that the police were interfering with their busi-
ness This was undoubtedly the case. for about
ing the evening. while some 200 ticket holders
stood half smo,he,ed and perspir,ng in the
There was protest. too. from half dozen
saloon keeners whose places were within the
q bit of business because their customers were We're
not allowed to come nr to their shops. Insnector
ed 3D. sim,piy threw up his hands and said: II can
There were a few ticket spectators on the
outskirts OF the crowd. and thev did rushing
business. selling seats for as high as $40 a seat,
until people got on TO the fact that, tickets no
TICKETS. they couldn't get through the lines.
Then the speculatinG business took a sudden
Father Duccy bought a IS seat from speo-
nlator and he managed to yet in the lines. too,
but he couldn't get IN the Garden. and he finally
gave It up. tore mp his ticket, and went home.
and they were remarkable. because the police
had not shown the slightest disposition to take
get rid Of they simply dubbed. One Of the men
nr Who was as arrested r was George F. spinney for
msrf manafnS Rn!S etor OF the Times Mr. Spin
M MHe was Walking up Madison avenue with
tcEetst TO the Garden calling for reserved seats. ats
and they couldn't see the justice OF being
p,Tohihi!ed from setting to the entrance.
Stopped and a,te%pted "eSd" to Af% brash by bge'"s
B99lttfSsmSSnTo tS STo., The pHseman gr9bPed him
Ghoked him until he was black in the face:
man. who lucGod him off 10 the West Thirteth
street police station. where mis- companions
The other unfortunate who labored under the
hallucnatlon that his ticket was good for some-
Thing was j. b Er1wnson 1yns Kerr layer of o2l
He had m experience similar to that of Mr..
Spinney. He was not fortunate enough to have
ever. and spent the night In the station house.
Charity Commissioner Faure's temporary hos
Twenty sixth street side was great success in
everything but patients. Mr.. Eanre put thirty
and pillows in the basement, toEether with Two
He, proposed to be ready for the enormo us
number or heat prostrations which he was sure
would result from the crowded hall md tbs
crowded streets ,, i, Outside he had six patrol
Brown Miller bnI'a: TAFT ana Hbherd from Belle
liams, Nesbitt Nnmmack aud Lyons
Altogether there we're seven prostrations. and
F"ure mem handled thess Seven essSs %ay how M
times as many with ease. Each one OF the
half aR hour after his admission.
The only excuse that can he given for the
poor showing of the police. is the fact that in
stead OF the Gordon being composed OF 400 ex-
II was composed, . full three.quarters,, Of
new policemen. Not one ont OF FIVE had
(" service ., stripe on his arm and that
before the crowd which charged them
at Twcnty-sixrh street and Madison avenne.
Oldor policemen wouid not have dared to trihe
with a crowd the way these men dl and the
policemen who served under Byrnes and Will
liams were never gnilty OF helping along such a
farce as last nights police arrangements"
turned out 10 be.
Chief Conlin's Inst order regarding the polio
Ing OF the meeting at Madison square Garden
was:
ITO An Commanding Officers;
"The duties that those OF your command as
signed to Madison square Garden Tonight will
br called lIpun 10 perform will he made don bly
nrduuus and important, and dOuhly try ing upon
them. on account OF the large crowd and intense
heat. Instruct them 10 he polite, courteous
and gcntlemanly to all, to act with patience
and forbrarance ut all times. hut whom re-
0uired by circumstances to do police duty. 30 he
firm and To act will energy and decision and TO
realize that the safety, protection. and comfort
OF iho.e In attendance depends almost entirely