The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-20

3. horse landau, with members oI us
stan, mounted.
TVo-horse landaus, containing mayors OF
cities and other onieial guestS'
THIRD DIVISION.
Col. C. R. e. Koch, Marshal, and stan.
Band.
Culver Military Academy Cadets ana
black horse troop as escort,
Band First regiment, veteran reseFFes1
80 Col. Bowler commanding.
Band Sixty Companies Uniformed Rank
Knights Of Pythins, General Bark
ley In command. :,
Two thousand visiting Uniformed Rank
Knights Of PythiaS. Fife and drum
cofps. St, John Cadets. Bugle corps
Company L, Fifth Wisconsin NlIlonAl
Guard. Fife and drum coEps;; ~, -: 1qIi,s ql1t,
terry Norwegian Turn Society. United
Boys Brigade. Band. ~ -.
Cook County Democracy, LOCO men. SoP-
tain James II. Farrell comman9.iils
Band. Four companies U. s. Juniors.
Band. .Clan-na-Gael Guards, Captain :;
Finerty commanding. Cathollc 1otaii
Abstinence Society. Holy Trinity school
Cadets Company o. EatheT, eE,ni,aIy SSnsm sS.
ciety. Band. Cook County Republican
club. 900 men, Captain William f.. Koch
commanding.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Postmaster Charles +. Gordon, Marshal,
and stan. Band. Carrier sergeants. Spe-
clal delivery messenSers ElrSt It,,1
formed carriers and other postal eIL- eIL
ployes in companies OF 1orty-eig ny. S9Ior 500.
Guard. Drum corps. Second pattallonl
Col. Watts commanding. Uniformed
employees In companies. Third battalion
Captain ]. ]. Healy commanding ohl-
formed employees In companies.
FIFTH DIVISION.
General Charles Fitzsimmons, Marshal,
and stan. Band. Fourth regiment Unit
ed States infantry, eight companies, MA
Tor Stephen Baker commanding. tourCh
division Illinois Naval Reserves, 4QO men,
Lieut., Ubsdell commanding, Band. Sew
enth regiment Illinois Volunteer infan-
try, Col. Marcus KaYanagh commanu-
Ing.
Directly, the Seventh Infantry had
passed. the President left the reviewing
stand, going into the club house. Three
cheers were given him as he lett' ana
these cheers were near TO being the
death signal for many people. AN day
long the pressure on the police lines
at the two ends Of the square, In the
centre OF which the Union League club
house Is sttuated, had been enormous.
Time after tine the best efforts OF the
officers had been unable to Withstand
the weight OF the crowd. Their lines
had been frequently broken, and the off,
GERS were well nigh exhausted with
their long hours OF hard work.
They opened their lines, just as the
crowd In front OF the club house was
cheering the President, and. the crowd,
thinking soma rtw excitement was on,
hastened from both ends Of the square
towurd the centre Seeing the awful
crush that must inevitably ensue, the
police made desperate efforts 10 push
the crowd back toward the ends Of the
square, but without avail, Detach-
merits Of soldiers and marines were hur-
rled to their assistance, but in a short
time they too were powerless. Finally
after desperate pushing, the marines
managed to clear o small space, and
forming in line they fixed bayonsts, and
Sinnding shoulder TO shoulder they tried
to hold back the crowd.
Az Avail Crush.
The thing was, however, beyond the
power OF mortal man. and. seeing that
The bayonsts urJiEti falNbly Tesulu In
l6sS VI tife II kept on the leTel, the i.trzrr-'
ines snatChed them on. and then 1t was
ail over. Marines. soldiers and police
men were mixed IN the crowd, utterly
helpless, and hacking even the ability
to raise their hands to their shoulders
and tighter the crowd became, and then
came from men ard women cries OF
distress and calls for help A large
stand had been erected on The north
side Of the square, opposite the club
house, on vacant ground upon which
the new pOstoffice is in course OF erec-
ton. All along the edge Of this stand
hands were reached to the struggling
crowd below, and hundreds OF men. wo-
men and children were dragged any
way and every way, by the arms and
legs and collars into the stand above.
CloRks, overcoats, and dress skirts were
torn to shreds, and In numerous In
stances some OF those who were being
hauled from the jam would be half way
TO safety, when those below would at
tach themselves with frantic clutch TO
the upgoing man or woman, and they,
between the pulling above and the pull
ing below would have q sorry minute
or two. After nearly half an hour OF
this sort Of thing the crowd was thinned
out SO that long breach was possible,
ard comparative quiet was restored. No
lives were lost, but there never was a
more narrow escape from o. long list OF
fatalities. The crowd Still fingered in
front Of the club house and called for
the President. He was at luncheon, but
the crowd would not be denied, and the
President stepped once more upon the
reviewing stand, accompanied by Pres
ident Revell, Of the Union League Club.
As soon as quiet was restored, he spoke
as follows:
Prosidenvs speech.
'I witnessed with pride and satisfac-
ton the cheets OF the multitude. as vet
eranB Of the civil war on both sides have
been reviewed. (Great appluuse.) witt
messed with increasing pride the ac-
lalm Of the people as you watch the vol
unteers and regulars and our naval re-
serves-the guardians Of the people on
land and sear-pass before your eyes.
The demonstration to-day Is worth
eveTythng-ev to our country,
for read in the faces and hearts OF
my Countrymen the purpose to see 10 II
that this government, with Its free In
| sti,r:.onE. shall never perish from the
earth. Great applause)
II wish ! might take the hand OF
every patriot-man, woman and child
here to-day (Applause). But cannot
do thlt-CvOice from tho crowd: But
you've got our hearts,. prolonged
cheerlng) and 50 leave with you not
only my thanks, but the thanks Of this
great nation for your patriotism and
devotion 10 the flag" Great cheeTing).
After tho conclusion OF the Presidents
remarks there were loud calls for Gem
eral Miles and General Sharter, but nci-
ther Of these would make their appear
ance. and the crowd, after cheering the
President as he left the club house for
the home OF Captain McwllliGms, slow
ly disappeared