The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-28
MOB WAS OUT FOR MEAT.
DENVER TOUGHs RUN THE BAR
BECUE TO sur THEMSELVES.
Over no. 900 wen Scramble for Desr and Beer
Tho Lines Areund Tho Tables Forty Deep
Police ana Troops Poweriess-sonr Food
Eaten, bat Most OF nc Used ~ Missiles.

Over no, 900 Wen Scramble for Deer and beer
The Lines Around tho Tables Forty Deep
Police ana Troops Poweriess-sonr Food
Eaten. bat Most OF n Used aa Missiles.
DENVER, Jan. 27.-Tho National Stock Grow
ers' Convention eliminated In q wild scene
at the Union Stock Yards this afternoon. Tho
convention closed at noon, and the afternoon
was to be devoted to q barbecue, at which ar
rangemcntsh had been made for feeding 10000 to
$1,000 persons.
Tho viands prepared included ten steers,
Weighing 1000 pounds ench; two bears. which
tipped tho beam at over 400 pounds each; two
buffalos, four elk, seven antelope, seven noun.
tain sheep, fifteen sheep. and 200 opossums.
With this fancy aggregation OF choice and rare
meats there were to be served 1000 loaves OF
broad. 200 gallons OF coffee, and 400 kegs OF beer.
Tho rush to the grounds began early by both
steam and electric roads. The Burlington trains
to the number Of Ave. averaging from ten to
fourteen coaches per train, followed each other
rapidly. Inside of fifteen minutes, with the aid
OF the immense crowds coming from the cleo
trio cars. there was n crowd l. of 20. 900 to &c, 900.
Wild disorder prevailed. Tho crowd lined the
tables thirty to forty deep. and the character OF
the proceedings speedily partook OF the nature
Of an ~agrarlan riot.
Chief of Police Farley and forty.1ve mon were
on hand. There was also o detachment of the
Denver city troop behind the tables to keep
the crowd back. but these were not enough. 1t
would have taken a battery OF gatling guns to
have kept back the immense crowd that sur.
rounded the tables piled high with meats, po-
tatoes, and bread.
Those who got to tho tables first were unable
to get away in order to allow those in the rear
to approach in their turn, and the crush idea
became rampant and order was abandoned In
the struggle for meat. Tho result was that the
crowd. composed largely Of small boys and o
class of young men whose idea Of liberty is
license, took things into their hands and charged
the tables. Over the low barriers they swnrmed
and charged the bread tables and carving boards
like a gang of toughs and tramps. The police
and military. werc pelted with bread and the
chief use OF the meat was to club neighbors on
the hoad. Within less than fifteen minutes, by
The elaborate preparations of the committees
for the entertainment OF the visitors came to
to fSe m IN tss Se ansh 5or Of tG fSn and fun' according
The police had to give it. up. As for the
troopers. they were never in It. One Of them,
Victor Goethe. was overcome by the rush In his
jured. Bread. meat OF all kinds, buffalo. bear.
tered ali about, and coffee literally drenched the
several train loads Of people in transit for the
grounds. These. several thousand in all. wcro
b bpoa aliST back e ,a atisa The f citT. w, RSi fen ths m Sob m mSfe
holiday" dragging meats about the ground
and throwing loaySs and chunks Z, Of bread at
the feast was planned were introduced to a
feature Of Denver Iifo they had not onrgained
ali aGf' other radH estpuct i eHp property the mob could
lay hands on .wero torn down and ruined.
Women were borne away %fainting and men
were dubbed, but tho mob could not be stayed.
At 2:45 o'clock the mob had devoured all the
oatables that were not spoiled. and the crowd
hour was practically ended, while scarcely one
person In q hundred s had gotd Tithin a block o,
entertain the guests throughout the afternoon
At 8 o'clock tonight an unknown man was
jured. He died soon after. reaching the police
station. He had been struck ON the back Of the
s srsd ~ 9Io nome tSs one Blow w 'n a nsns ana Of fe others ase Sre
The first National stockgrowers' Convention
tional Live Stock Association of the United
States Of America" Denver was selected as the
Convention will be held in this city.
The officers Of the convention were made the
officers of the association for the next year and
an executive committee of one from each State
Gov. Richards of Wyoming read the rcsolu:
Agriculture for more statistics; indorse the
action Of Congress in opening the meat markets
20 for the The w Tesson G eRpf t t Win a isnd To tho do elii
ment Of science; indorse tho prohibition Of
"scabby" sheep; and also ask for 6ettGr quar-;
nntine laws. They also declare that Federal
action ia necessary in DISCRIMINATING the wolf
pest; protest against Discrimination BY the
army against Western branded horses; favor
the extension of the sugar beet industries; de-
mand thirty.six.foot cars for the traffic OF stock
and prices regulated on that basis; and declare
for home rule in the arid regions or the cession
of these lands to the various States.
This last resolution, brought out some little
tie question Of adopting the resolution result
ing In its defeat. This was looked up1A as a
victory for the smaller stockmen.