New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
POLICE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE GAR
DEN
BETTER THAN THOSE OUTSIDE. BIT \ FRIGHT
FUL CRUSH AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE-SEN-
ERAL POLICEMEN INJURED AND FOUR
PEOPLE OVERCOME BY THE HEAT

Y BETTER THAN THOSE OUTSIDE III \ fkliHI-
FUL CRUSH AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE-sEv-
ERAL POLICEMEN INJURED AND FOUR
PEOPLE OVERCOME BY THE HEAT
Inside the Garden the police arrangements We're
better than was the case on the outside. Not
single arr,st was made inside the building. and
FAR as could be learned no one the meeting mis-
behaved himself sufficiently warrant police in
reference Acting Inspector Nicholas Brooks Was
il command Of the police inside the building. He
had 27j men under him. These were divided into
four-man sections. The northeast section Of the
Garden was placed in charge of Captain Ilaughey
the southeast under Captain Vredenburg the
northwest under Captain Cross, and the south
west under Captain Groo
The only trouble which the police encountered
was just inside the main entrance. when the doors
were opened. The crush of human beings there
was frightful. The police endeavored 70 stem the
tide and in doing this Patroman Andrew Devery,
of the Macdougal-st. station. struck violently
in the stomach and taken to temporary
hospital In the basement Patrolman Woods. from
the City Hall station. Knocked down, and
another policeman was nearly forced through the
glass In ide door The force of twenty-five police
men II side the main entrance was compelled to
cut the crowd in two several times 10 prevent
wholes ale injury in the crush. Acting Inspector
Brooks ordered the doors closed at $50. Every
seat in the Garden then occupied. and the
standing room nearly all filed, only enough
space for movement and for the comfortable re-
moval OF any one overcome by the heat being
left on the outside Of the arena An hour later
the doors were opened because by that time. at
least quarter of the audience had left the build
ing. having satisfied their curiosity.
temporary hospital had been arranged in the
basement the foot Of the gangway at the south
east corner OF the building. This in charge OF
Dr. Charles r. Nammack. acting chief pohce-sur-
geon. The Police Department had supplied a
or more Is he ital and
sioner Faure. Of the Department Of Charities who
gave personal attention TO the matter in the even
ing, had had blankets and air pillows sent from
Bellevue Hospital Under his orders Also Drs r.
NJ. TAFT. S. G. Hubbard S. A Brown and DR. Miller
were present from Bellevue to assist Dr. Nammaci
a movable bath tub, tubs for ice aromatic spirits
81 ammonia and ice caps also ready for use IL,
cases Of heat prostraton.
-Four policemen stationed at as many points
IN the arena. with white flags bearing a red cross
10 give signal whenever any one In the audience
might be overcome by the heat. Three policemen
were also stationed each inner entrance TO tho
arena and near each d stretcher with one OF
the Bellevue physicians at hand I'm readiness for
signal from any Of the flags. Fortunately. how.
ever no one was so Frustrated by the heat that h,
could not walk 20 the hospital with Assistance
one middle-aged man nearly overcome by tn,
directly I'm front OF the speakers stand but DT
taft got him out into the air at the Twenty-sevcnth
st. entrance and sent him home in a cab
The first person 10 be overcome by the heat ano
led 10 the hospital WAS Deputy Chief Moses w
CortrshL He was in command In front OF th'
MSdison-dve. entrance where the crush became
terrific > the doors were opened. He r.
powerful man. and he took an active hand IN Try
ing to keep the crowd back. After fifteen minute
II hard work struggling with The crowd, u" wa
conquered BY the heat and mad 10 De fcd 10 th'
hospital by one Df his men. Aromatic spirits o
ammonia given to him and an icecap was
applied by Dr. Nammack. The Deputy Chief re-
covered within thTcr-quarters Of an hour. WITHIN
I'VE minutes he wanted 10 return 10 duty. but Or
Nammack refused TO allow him 10 do 50. lie re-
appeared, h )wevTr, ut 10 O'Clock.
No case Of prOstratiOn was sufficiently sever" Il
require lhe use of the bathtub. PairOlman Dcyery
recovered from the flow struck him within al
a"lr Al The other cases of heat exhaustion. eX-
.rept one. were due 10 The crush a. the Inaiu en-