The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
Difficulty Experienced In Handling
the Immense ThrOng.
THE SMALL BOY A TERROR
COULD NOT CONTROL PATRIOT
ISM AND ENTHUSIASM.
Crowd Was Good Natured One, But
Flourish of An Officers Club Could
Not Suppress Disorderly Demon
stration or the wish to pay Trib
ute to Returned Heroes.

II was a DuSy DAY Tor the three SCoIe
special police and the twenty-five regu-
lars whose trying duty it was to
handle the crowd" The thousands OF
enthusiasts who were constantly being
penned in or beaten back, among them
the irrepressible small boy. who usually
slipped under the patrolman's club, or
climbed a pole to escape chastisement
earnestly threatened and truly de-
served, made it a time, indeed, that
tried mems souls.
As early as o'clock crowds thronged
the Short Line depot, and by the time
the whistles signaled the departure OF
the batteries from Ogden, the railroad
yards were black Now and then
special from the north or south would
arrive. and the passengers stood help
less until the police could make a tenn
porary opening. and this was but an
Insignificant part of the trouble with
which the police had to contend.
Police Charge the Throng.
Chief Hilton, with squad of ten
mounted men, arrived at the depot
about IL o'clock, and undertook to clear
the yards, in order to make room
alongside the tracks for the organiza-
lions that were to participate. There
were about 1,20O people in the space
that must be cleared, and after many
unavailing commands to get OUT the
police literally charged on the throng.
1t was a long time before the eager
crowd realized that the officers were
in earnest, but after half hours eX-
ertion the place was clear, and ropes
were stretched across the street on the
west side, and guards stationed at
every entrance.
This but added to the confusion out
side, where thirty of forty special po-
lice were trying TO open a passage to
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than 100 yards. Uncle Tom DobsOn,
mounted on a fine black horse, was
working like a beaver but the other
specials at this point being afoot, no
lasting impression was made on the
excited mass of humanity
1t finally was necessary for the chief
and his mounts TO swoop into the
crowd, followed by all the specials with
heavy canes. who. by lining each SIDE
managed thereafter to preserve the
opening.
Police Against Citizens.
The train pulled in, and then began a !
conflict of police against citizens. The !
line was held with the utmost difficulty, !
and when some determined celebrator !
Squlrmed in by crawling under a
horses belly-aS several did-the Of |
ficer was usually quick to perceive il, |
and chased after him as though cut
ting a COW from a monster roundup.
Officer Andrew Smith followed one
courageous trespasser clear around the J
volunteer train, up through the ranks
OF the batteries, on again with many a |
turn between the dusky troopers from |
the post, and finally behind a big stack |
of trunks and out into the street on a /
full gallop, at which the crowd cheered |
both for Smith and the occasion. The |
obstreperous individual proved to be |
brother of a harfpTx-
On the Line of March.
When the march finally began, with |
the mounted platoon in front, less diff |
hculty was experienced until Main |
street was reached. At the corner of !
crowd was planted" and a short de-
lay was imperative. The police rode /
200 or 300 feet ahead of the procession
and did excellent work. 1t would have
been almost an impossibility for sim
gle pedestrian to pass through the tri-
umphant arch on Second South under
the conditions the advance platoon
found. but no delay was caused. owing
to the efficient direction of Chief Hill
ton.
Liberty park was crowded long before
the parade wheeled in, and all special
police were required there. When the
exercises commenced the benches re-
served Tor the seroeS. in spite of the
specials entreaties and the watchful
eyes of the gatekeepers. contained al
most as many civilians as soldiers
Jam at the Park.
The crowd swarmed in, and General
Penrose, who, by the way, was as busy
as anybody keeping back the crowds,
was forced to call for the chief of DO
lice. A dozen patrolmen rushed in and
General Penrose shouting:
Take out every man not in uniform"
Press representatives We're threatened
with humiliation along with the others.
but after d few minutes, which wit
messed lodging, side stepping and
bluffs, the general saw it was of no
avail, and to avoid any further delay
the first number The
crowd remained in front of the stand.
every inch of space i
Interfered With Exercises.
1t was in a tone of deep disgust that
the general later announced the pinning
Of the badges was off for the time, be-
,ause the crowd wouldn't give the
aides standing room, nor the vOlua-
-eerS 4 chance to breathe.
1t was a splendid piece of work on
he part of the police all through, and ,
hey We're not released from the park
Until the banquet was over. All were
detailed to patrol the streets until late :
asst night.
Hair-raising feats by cowboys. La ,
ICON, Aug. 90, % and "a.