Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-29
A LARGE CROWD
Escorted Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Yester-
day from Church to Their Hotel.

Escorted Mt. and Mrs. Bryan Yester-
day from Church to Their Hotel.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28.-Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan breakfasted at 10 O'Clock in
the hotel with Ex-Governor VIM. j.
Stone and several Others. After break
fast the party adjourned to Mr.. Bryaas
oom where the candidate received
Congressman Richardson and several
local politicians.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan then left the
hotel and walked through Madison
Square to the Madison avenue Presby-
terrain church. When Mr.. Bryan first
appeared on the street there were very
few people about, those who were there
instantly recognized him and with
many a shout followed him to the door
Of the church.
Yale and Harvard boys who came 10
New York with Mr.. Bryan on Saturday
were also at church and occupied seats
a short distance in front of Mr.. Bryan.
DR.. Parkhurst, the pastor, was not
informed of Mr.. Bryan's presence and
his sermon was an exposition of a por-
ton of the scriptures.
Word was evidently passed through
the congregation during the service
that Mr.. Bryan was in the church. for
when the benediction was pronounced
almost the entire congregation made a
dash for doors and filled the sidewalk
and street in front of the building.
This crowd was also augmented by
those who were on the street and in the
square and by the time that the party
reached the hotel two thousand peo-
pie were crowded about them. So
dense was the crowd in fact that it be-
came necessary for several park po-
licemen to go in advance Of Mr.. Bryan
and clear a way for him through the
crowd. AS he disappeared in the en-
trance of the hotel, the crowd cheereG.
Mr.. Bryan slept in his room from l
to 5 p. m, when he dined. From the
time he finished dinner until 9 p. m,
when he left the Hoffman House, there
was a steady stream of callers. Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan were both kept busy
shaking hands. Among the callers
were Congressman VIM. NJ. Sulzer,
Frank Campbell, James X. Mcclure,
John A. Mason, Ex-Governor VIM. j.
Stone and Congressman James d. Rich
ardson.
Promptly at 9 o'clock Mr.. Bryan and
party left the hotel for the Grand Cen
trail depot, where they took the train
for Albany. A squad of twenty-five
policemen, two roundsmen and a SER
geant kept the crowd back and a
platoon of twenty mounted policemen
escorted Mr.. Bryan to the depot. Not
withstanding the fact that his depart
ure was not announced in any Of the
morning newspapers. the people APP
peared to find it out in some way and
fully 1900 were gathered about the
hotel eagerly awaiting his appearance.
AS soon as h. emerged with Mrs. Bry-
an, a great shout went up.
On the way up Broadway to the depot
crowds of people lined the streets on
either side and shout after shout rent
the air. At the Grand Central STATEN
Mr.. Bryan was at once recognized by
the crowds of persons awaiting their
trains, and it was with great diff
Guilty that the police held the people
back and kept a ~passageway for the
party.
Mr.. Bryan's private car, the Rambler
was attached to the New York Central
, train which was scheduled 10 leave al
$50 p. m. and had on board besides
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, Len H. Wager
sergeant-at-arms of the Democratic
State Committee, who was in )chargt
Of the train.
AS the train pulled out with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan on the rear platform, there
were more cheers.
Mr.. Bryan stops first at Albany and
comes back tomorrow, arriving al
Weehawken at 6:25 p. m, where he
will be met by Congressman Sulzer
and driven to Hamilton Fish Park for
a ten minute speech, and thence To the
Academy OF Music in Brooklyn, a-Tiv-
ing there at 7:30, where ne is to ad-
dress a meeting. He will speak also
at seven other places in Brooklyn dur
ing the evening.
THE WEATHER.