Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-10-22

General Williston had been at Mon
tauk from Aug. l to Sept. 13. and had
superintended the debarkation Of the
troops and the location Of the infantry
regiments In camp. Never" said he.
was prettier camp pitched In the
United States than was that camp at
Montauk. There were tents erected for
the 10000 men before man arrived, and
all they had to do was to walk into them
and, so far as the men who were not sick
We're concerned, they were we'll provided
for. He said the site was splendidly
adapted one to camp service, and the
camp was abundantly supplied with
stores Of all kinds.
Chicago. Oct. 20.-Directly the Seventh
infantry had passed in Wednesday,
procession in observance of the peace
jubilee President Mckinley left the re-
viewing stand and went into the Union
League clubhouse. Three cheers were
given him as he left, and the three
cheers were nearly the death signal for
many people.
All day long the pressure Of the crowd
on the police lines at the two ends of the
square, in the center of which the
Union League clubhouse is situated,
had been, enormous. They opened their
lines just as the crowd in front of the
clubhouse was cheering the president,
and the people, thinking some new ex-
citcment was on, hastened from both
ends towards the center. Seeing the
awful crush that must inevitably ensue,
the police made desperate efforts to push
the crowd back toward the ends of the
square, but without avail. Detach-
ments of soldiers and marines were hur-
ried to their assistance, but in q short
time they too were powerless. Finally,
after desperate pushing, the marines
cleared small space and, forming in
line, fixed bayonets and stood shoulder
to shoulder, trying to hold back the
spectators. The effort was futile, and,
seeing that the bayonets must infallibly
result in loss of life If kept on the level,
the marines snatched them off and then
1t was all over.
Marines, soldiers and policemen were
utterly helpless. Tighter and tighter
the crush became, and then came from
women and men cries of distress and
calls for help. A large stand had been
erected on the north side of the square
opposite the clubhouse on vacant
ground. All along the edge Of this
stand hands were reached to the strug-
glers below, and hundreds OF men,
and children were dragged into
the stand. cioaks, overcoats and skirts
were torn to shreds, and in numerous
Instances torn completely from the
bodies of the wearers as the rescuers
dragged them hastily over the railings
Some Of those who were being hauled
from the jam would be half way to
safety when those below would attach
with a frantic clutch to the
upgoing man or woman. After nearly
half an hour of this sort Of thing the
crowd was thinned so that a long breath
was possible, and comparative quiet was
No lives were lost.
Chicago, Oct. 20.-Chicago has seen
many parades greater than that Of
Wednesday, but she never has seen one
that pleased her people better. Not
the most elaborate ar
of the police department
and the banishing of every car and We.
hicle from the downtown streets, there
were times when the crowd was too
great for the police to handle, and at
many places the crush was dangerous.
After the parade the jam in Jackson
boulevard in front of the Union League
club house was frightful. Strong de-
tachments Of police, soldiers and ma
rines, while attempting to arrest the
mass of the crowd, were pushed back,
uddled together and finally broken up
and scattered by the sheer weight of
The thrOng. Long after the parade was
over the boulevard was q mass of surg
ng, struggling humanity. which would
not move and which could not be moved
until it pleased.
The greetings extended to President
were enthusiastic in the ex-
IRENE, as were the plaIdits showered
upon General Miles and General Shafter
as they passed through the streets. The
president in his carriage was surround
ID by members Of the Chicago huzzars,
formed in a square, and detachments
Of the Grand Army and Of the Confed-
=rate veterans acted as an escort. He
ed the parade from the starting point
% the Union League club house, where,
II company with all the guests, he
alighted and reviewed the parade.
The populace fingered In front of the
clubhouse and called for the president.
He was at luncheon but the people
would not be denied and Mr.. Mckinley
stepped once more upon the reviewing
itand. AS soon as quiet was restored
lie said: "The demonstration of today
s worth everything-everythfhg to our
1 read in the faces and
learts of my countrymen the purpose
o see to 1t that this government, with
is free institutions, shall never perish
rom the surface of the earth. I leave
With you not only my thanks. but thanks
# this great nation for your patriotism
Ind devotion to the flag"
The jubilee festivities were shifted
asst night to the interior of the Audi
orium, and the third and last scene to
&c enacted within the great hall was the
most Or1luant. DeautlIul ana SuCceSSIuI
VI them all. II was the banquet ten
Tered to the president Of the United
States and other guests by citizens Of
No similar event ever held
within the Auditorium surpassed 1t in
and simple elegance.
In the course of his remarks Chairman
said: Our people welcome
)eace. We rejoice that our soldiers and
ailors are done with battle, but we
lever for q moment will forget the
glorious deeds they have done. We be-
ieve We are appointed to achieve and
o illustrate the triumphs of peace.
How shall we use this peace Of ours?
some of the wisest and ablest men tell
Is we must be content to illustrate for
the evolution of commercial
md industrial nation; but heaven help
Is IL our lives stop at that. Ought we
lot to make, our power beneficent, and
lot merely make it greater? Ought we
lot to aspire to leadership in behalf Of
he things we believe In and the great