The age-herald., 1898-10-20

trance as the first lady of the republic walked to the elevator
 During the passage of the procession Mrs. Mckinley remained at an upstairs window of the club house.
 The presidential party arrived at o'clock. As the distinguished guests alighted from their carriages they were welcomed by President Clark, of the Union League club, and taken to the reviewing stand. A mighty cheer went up from the crowd. The presidential party included the following:
 The Presidential Party
 Secretary and Mrs. Gage, Secretary Bliss, Secretary and Mrs. Wilson, Postmaster General Smith, General Miles, General Shafter General Duf1eld, General Corbin, Samuel E. Morse, Gov. Mount, of Indiana; Major Malster, of Baltimare; Mayor May bury, of Detroit; Mayor Rose, of Milwau- kee; Admiral George Brown, the Chinese and Corean ministers, Samuel Gompers, Judge Emory Speer, Assistant Secretary Meixlejohn, Liberty B. Holden, Senor Que sada, Mayor, Thomas Taggart, General A. W. Greedy and wife, Governor Earns, or Oklahoma, Clark Howell, Governor Scho- field, of Wisconsin. Archbishop Ireland, ex- Vice President Adlai D. Stephenson and wife. Booker T. Washington and pr. and Mrs. William R.. Harper and Captain Mc- Gala
 All those forming the presidential party were greeted with cheers as they anghteo, the favorites with the crowd after the president and General Miles being Govern or Mount Governor Schofield and Captain McCalla.
 Directly the Fourth infantry had passed, the president left the reviewing stand so- ing into the club house. Three cheers were given him as he left. and three cheers were near to being the death signal for many people All day long the pressure or the crowd on the police lines at the two enus of the square in the center of whicn the Union League club house is situated, had been enormous Time after time the ut most efforts of the officers had been umao,e . to withstand the weight of the crowd. ! heir lines had been frequently broken an ahu .ne officers were well nigh exhausted Wilh 'h0if long hours of hard work ,,,a
 They opened their lines Just as the cioo ~ in front of the club house was cheering tne president and the crowd, thinking s@oi,e @ new excitement was on. hasteneu . L,o both ends of the square towards the ceilteI. t Seeing the awful crush that must lheNl. ablv ensue the police made desperate eI- forts to push the crowd back toWaro @ rne end of the square, but without aVah' o De tachments of soldiers and marines were hurried to their assistance, but In SHUT. time they, too, were poweriess.
 Marines Fixed Bayonets
 Finally. after desperate pushing, the marines managed to clear small space, lu. and standing shoulder to shoulder they tried to hold back the crowd. The thlhs however, beyond the power of mortal Inan' man and seeing that the bayonets must lhlaili- bly, result in loss of life if kept on the ieVel' the marines snatched them off, and then it was all over Marines, soldiers and po- licemen were mixed in the crowd utterly helpless and lacking even the aoflty to arise their hands to their shoulders, so close was the crowd packed Tighter and tighter the crowd became and then came from women and men cries of distress ana calls for help. A large stand had been erected on the north side of the square op- posite the club house in the vacant lot, upon the new postoffice that is in course or erection. All along the edge of this stand hands were reached to the struggling crowd below, and hundreds of men, women ana children were dragged any how, every how, by the arms and legs and collars into the sand above. Cloaks, overcoats and dress skirts were torn to shreds, and in numerous instances torn completely from the body of the wearers as the rescuers above drag ged them hastily over the railings. In many instances some of those who were be- ing hauled from the jam to the way of safety were caught by those below, who would attach themselves with a frantic clutch ts the 'sp-gGi:lg man CT WVman, and then between the pulling above and. the pulling below the. person in the middle would have sorry minute or two. 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 restored. No lives were lost but there was never a more narrow escape from long list of fatalities. M
 Calls for the President
 The crowd stood in front of the club house and called for the president. He was at luncheon, but the crowd would not be de- nied, and the president stepped once more on the reviewing stand, accompanied by President Revell of the Union League club. As soon as quiet was restored he spoke as follows:
 q witness with pride and satisfaction the cheers of the mutitudes of the veterans of the civil war on both sides of the contest which have been reviewed. Great ap- plause) l witness with increasing pride the wild acclaim of the people as you watch the volunteers and regulars, and our naval re- serVes-the guardians of the people on land and on sea-pass before your eyes. The demonstration of today is worth everything everything to our country, for l read in the faces and hearts of our countrymen, the purpose to see to it that this government with it's free institutions, shall never per ish from the surface of the earth. Great applause)
 'I wish I might take the hand of every patriot-man, woman and child here today. (Applause)
 But I cannot do that" (Voice from the cIoWu, put you Ne Sol ouI iSdi tS' J V AO- longed cheering) And so I leave with you not only my thanks, but the thanks of this great nation for your patriotism and de- votion to the flag" (Applause)
 After the conclusion of the presidents re- marks there were loud calls for General Miles and General Shafter, but neither Of them would make an appearance and the crowd, after cheering the president as he left the club house for the home of Captain McWilliams, slowly dispersed.
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