Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-12
BRYAN AT NEW YORK
..,.,svrT THERE. As ELSEWHERE,
ny ENrnUsIAsTIc CROWDS
WIS TRIP THROUGH pennsylvania
.., rossogc Across New Jersey
almost a. Riot I'm Jersey CITY
..r,,s Crushcs nt Various
rot,t, 10 see the Nominee.

..,sfrent and his party OF friends.
..--..d special parior-cars attached 70
a.. div express on the Pennsylvania
,.u-.,8 leaving Pittsburg at 7.3O O'clock
,... ,orr.rc. Aside from a slight hoarse-
r.- Nr Bryan was In excellent health,
,,.-- been greatly refreshed By six
,... continuous sleep. Mr. and Mrs.
r-,.- were enthusiastic over thoD ex-
,...acos iu Pittsburg. and promised
....rr VISIT when the opportunity 10 do
81, should be presented.
A number of prominent Western Penn
sv,v.ria Democrats accompanied the
nominee on DTS eastward Journey. and
vu be present az the notification meet
le u Sew York
Du.re TO the early hour there was no
,r.pi at o.. Union station this morning.
md the departure OF the train was with
plt special Incident
CAME NEAR BEING LEFT.
JOHNsTOWN. PA. August n.-If Can
saate Bryan bad not moved lively this
morning. his arrival in New York would
have been delayed beyond the time fixed.
ana the people who had arranged demon
st-8u0ns along thc route would have been
disappointed Mr. Bryan is not travelling
lv special train. and must be on time at
citations like any other passenger He
reached the Union station in Pittsburg
fri. morning at 730 o'clock. just ip time
OBJ catch the Pennsylvania train which
'.r Tor New York mo that hour. The
l.rd work u yesterday and last night
Dad fatguca him so much that he over
slept himself The conductor Of the train
was cryirk "Au aboard when Mr. and
Mrs Bryan and some others with them
came down the station platform. A
knot OF plt,s1urc Democrats were at the
tatiou TO- see SIR. Bryan of. and they
chcDIai him with a will as the train
T.ues Kerr. Of Clearfeld Pa. ex-Con-
81. snlu and ox-Cierk of the House Of
REPRESENTATIVES. who will probably man
.l. tle BRYAN campaign I'm Pennsylvania.
Dad chartered sleeper attached 10 the
trin. and he turned this over u Mr.
Bryan and some Of bis friends. Among
those lu the car. in addition TO Mr. and
1lrs Bryan. were Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
P Bland Lr and Mrs j. T. Snyder Of
CIsaf ; Major John ID. WarmaD sec
reary of the Democratic Club Of Penn
er'r1D.f. who VIII accompany thf can
didate 90 New York. Colonel Spangler.
of h.ieforte. and John Garman. Of
NIfasbarre
H Y. Deylin. and a Reception Commit
Tee from Altoona. were also on the train.
rna first stop OF the train-at Green's
lure-was reached at $50 and cheers
from the station platform announced to
H-. Bryan that ne did not lack sup
Irrters there. The Democratic club Of
rre town, stepping % the music of a
.um corps marched 10 the rear Of the
train. and several hundred other specta-
to-s also gathered around There was
more cheering as Mr. Bryan appeared.
and the few moments the train re-
uaned at the station were spent in
laulshaking
VOICE IN BAD CONDITION.
Nr Bryan's voice is in very bad con-
Ctian Yesterdays speechmaking ordeal
caused hoarseness and he will have TO be
careful 20 keep it in good condition for
DIS New York speech.
so Latrobe. reached at S:45 a crowd Of
about 80 had assembled and the usual
cheering and handshaking took place.
BRYAN AND BLAND BOTH CHEERED
ALTOONA. PA. August u.-Nearly
: .N people We're awaiting Mr. Bryan at
JrhHstoWu. The train stopped short Of
t.e station. and there was a mad rush
D. the crowd down the tracks TO the rear
car EX-Congressman Kerr presented
NeFsr Bryan and Bland, both Of whom
were loudly chcered Neither spoke. but
ar Bryan shook hands with large num-
Der OF persons
Al GIe'n. three hundred Of the resi-
dents Ereetel the train and cheered the
nominee. with whom many shook hands.
Ex-Governor Hogg, Of Texas who is
also en route for New York, was dis
covered 10 Tho forward car Of the train.
ana Mr Bryan invited him 10 his coach
just before Gress0n was reached
ROUSING RECEPTION.
HUNTINGTON. PA. August n.-Al-
f.'nf gave Bryan a rOusing reception.
When tle train came 10 standstll I'm
tla station there. thousands Of people
lneI lp along the tracks. Many others
crowded the balconies and windows Of
ueshtprng houses. while the box-cars
af other points of vantage were lined
with w9rkmen from the railroad shops.
I.e rear platform Of the train was not
a H1 advantageous position 90 enable
M'a, of those composing the thrOng TO
' near Nr Bryan. and OF all the vast
h.- Tu.aee. not more than 501 could
Crow. into The narrow space between the
tal aud the guard-wall 10 places direct
front of where the nominee stood.
fle app france OF Mr. Bryan brought
ono mighty cheer and a struggle 10 get
near h.m. Much confusion resulted
There were yels Of Bryan" and
Speech blt Mr. Bryan shook his head.
placing bis hand 10 his throat called
oi. iu husky voice: 'I can't boys /
c'nt' Then "a rush toward the car was
made and Mr.. and Mrs Bryan went
tuoleh the hand-shaking ordeal until the
i-a.a moved OUT
UT.hnn mons THE TALKING
TRENTON. n. j.. August n.-When
Huntington was reached al noon MIR.
Bland talked t0 the crowd. numbering
couple or hundred. while Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan slooh hands with those composing
l- blia Bland and Bryan were cheered.
Le"tioWu Junction turLed out a small
'.'"l, and The story was repeated There
wore some counter cheers for Mckinley.
-. Bryan was .n great demand at
L."I, ,'o"a and attracted nearly as much
".l-.-oa as her husband.
one hundred and nfy people al Newport
c.eeri Bland but forgo, 20 cheer Bryan,
.' intent were they in shaking hands with
L.m.
BIG CROWD AT HARRISBURG.
Au excited. overhcatod. enthusiastic
mass of people sWafmed beneath the
broad roof Of the big Pennsylvania sta
lln building at Harrisburg They crowd
,I ODE platform, hung two deep on the
il.llgs and ran along with the train as
% slowed down preparatory 20 stopping.
Among the members VI the Bryan party
tar estimates OF the size Of the. Harris
burg congregation were varied. Some
placed t as nigh as 5000. Most OF them
were gathered in that part Of the station
where "a brass band was playing. but the
Bans leader had not calculated his dis
tarc- correctly for the train halted quite
q distance down the track. A Wild rush
followed. and just as those who took part