The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-10
THOUSANDS UPON
THOUSANDS
Of Christian EndeayOrers are Regis
tered at San Francisco.
THE POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN
keep Close Watch on the Bulldogs Where
Meetings are Held that no Fire or
raHic Nay Start.


celding, and incidents Of the great con
y,ailo1 haye freely demonstrated ;hc
fact that never before In the history Of
this organization Of phenomenal growth
has any OF lts annual gatherings beer
crowned with such success IL has rGS
uqrcd the efforts Of big squad Of police
10 keep the people away from the mon
strr hall IN which the meetings are held
For more than an hour before tha time
set Tor services the streets near Wood
wards and Mechanics pavlllous were
literally packed with men. wo.1en and
children. eager for admission. and almost
before sundoWn the buildings capable Of
accommodating 1000 were so crowded
that the fire authorities positively refused
TO admi, any more OF the Endeavorers
or their friends II IS 20 the credit o.
the police that admirable order was
maintained and no casualty uiarred the
enthusiastic religious demonstrations.
Thousands OF people from the East
poured into the city today. and it is es-
lmated that not less than $500 visitors
have already arrived. although several
trains are sal delayed
The arrangements FOR the convention
made by General Secretary Baer. aided
by the local committees. are admirable.
and everyone is pleased. Stunning par
-'ies through Chinatown are being orga-
nized and are proving source Of pecu-
liar attraction. Today seems to have
almost touched the high water mark OF
religious fervor, but it Is predicted that
by Sunday wave OF evtn greater excite
ment will sweep over the city. wlthal.
much hard. earnest work is being done
and the practical results Of the conven-
,lon win be surprising when the fun
record Is written
Thh second Illinois delegation, consist
Ing OF so delegates. were late In arriving.
reaching the city in the early hours OF
the morning They were in charge OF
z S. Ransom. and declare they had
delightful trip. barring the heat on the
plains
Just rs the Southern Pacific officials
were congratulating themselves that they
would land all the excursion trains in
this city by sundown this evening their
JOY was changed to sorrow by a dis
patch from the Salt Lake superintendent.
That officer said that he had been ap-
prIsed that 1000 more passengers, of whom
he had no notification from connecting
lines, would be turned over to the South
ern PacRlc He could not say then when
they would reach Ogden, and the chances
are that these tardy arrivals will only
see the close OF the convention.
The total registrations at headquarters
this morning is announced as nearly
10000, OF whom about 7CO0 are from Cali
fornia.
Every possible precaution has been TAX
en- by the police and fire departments
to prevent any accident or stampede
during the sittings OF the convention
during the sittings Of the convention.
Thirty police officers have been stationed
in and around Mechanics pavilion to
guard against overcrowding and possible
panics When the capacity Of the hall
has been reached the police close the
doors and turn away thousands, direct
ing them to overflow meetings - Wood
wards pavilion and Odd Fellows hall
Sixteen tiremen are constantly on patrol
duty in the big building watching the
electric light wires and guarding against
the use OF fire In any form. where it
would be dangerous to the lives of the
Today all the young folks accompanying
their parents will be taken ON an excur-
sion to the different points of interest
in the city and on the bay.
Arrangements have been made by the
{ 'lrese converts to show special atten-
tion to visiting Endeavorers Rev. Jee
Gam, head of the Congregational church
mission. promises free guides to all En-
deavorers who wish to so through Chi
natown. All the Chinese missions of diff
ferent denominations will hold receptions
during the week. when all visiting En-
deavorers will be- Welcomed with re-
freshments in Chinese style.