The evening times., 1900-10-16

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-The Grand Gem
traI station is surrounded by surging and
enthusiastic crowds anxious to greet the
Democratic Presidential candidate. Hours
ago the people began to gather around
the station and the throng has swelled
to the proportions of a great army. When
Mr. Bryan = -bts from his train, which
is making schedule time and is expected
TO pull into the depot at 2:55 o'clock this
afternoon. he will receive another oya-
tion from demonstrative thousands which
will be fully as earnest as the tributes
paid him in his triumphant tour of the
West.
The Empire City of the Empire State
will not be backward In its welcome OF
the Nebraskan, who is regarded as the
new champion of the peoples rights.
The crowd about the Grand Central
Station is good-natured and orderly.
Bryan buttons and campaign insignia with
the emblems If Democracy are every
where apparent and give the animated
throngs holiday aspect There are hosts
of the fair sex III the multitude, ready to
greet the Democratic standard bearer,
and, in New York, as elsewhere, the wo
men seem to have elected TO champion
the Nebraskan for the Presidency.
Preparations for the reception and en-
tertainnent of Mr.. Bryan were com
pleted this morning The reception is IN
tended to be the greatest that New York
has ever given 10 a political candidate.
1t will eliminate tonight with four N n
ster meetings, ut each Of which Mr. Bry-
an Will speak. It is expected that fully
$4,000 persons viii turn cut TO welcome
the Democratic candidate.
Richard Croker, who has directed Tam
many's arrangements, was up early to-
day. he visited the Democratic Club,
Tammany Hall. and the Hoffman House.
Everywhere he was giving orders, tele-
phoniug. sending messages. and receiv-
ing reports.
Fireworks, music. suTging crowds, en-
thusiqsm. and every element that so-s
to make up a great political demonstra-
tion Will be part and parcel Of Mr.. Bry
ans welcome. MIR. Croker IS determined
to eclipse all records, and he is warmly
supported by Tammany and by the whole
Democratic Organization.
In all, $500 police will be on guard to-
night in the vicinity of the meeting places
and along the route over which MT. Bry-
an is to proceed. Fireworks will be burn
ed everywhere in the part of town through
which the speaker passes and there Will be
so many bands that they will have 10 play
by schedule Firemen will be stationed
along the route that the candidate viii
Oh, rha
telephone and hospital stations viii be es-
tablished Building department inspectors
will look after the platforms and stands
The reception committee arranged mis-
morning to drive to the station and escort
sir Bryan to the hotel in open car
riages. It vas also arranged that
mortar guns stationed at Madison
Square Garden, would boom q ma
!ional salute simultar eoUsly with Bryan's
arrival at the Grand Central Depot this
afternoon. Besides Mr.. Bryan, the follow
ing will participate in tonight's demonstra-
lions: Adlai E. Stevenson, Norman E.
Mack, of Buffalo; Webster Davis, and John
B. Stanchfeld.
Both Twenty-sixth and Twenty seven h
Streets will be kept clear of people all
evening until Mr. Bryan has left the
Garden.
The box seats there will be reserved
until O'Clock. Those who come late can
not count on getting seats. At the Garden
will be Deputy Chief Cortright in com
mand. Inspector Brooks, a captain, ten
aergeants, eighteen roundsmen, and 565
patrolmen outside the Garden and 200
more inside. Besides these there viii be
a mounted reserve of five captains, three
sergeants, eleven roundsmen, and nine
teen patrolmen-
At Madison Avenue and Twenty-fourth
Street, where stand has been erected On
which Mr.. Bryan viii speak to those who
do not hold tickets to the Garden Will be
stationed Inspector Thompson. five cap
tains, six sergeants. nine roundsmen, and
$50 patrolmen. At Tammany Hall, where
Mr.. Bryan viii go, there Will be 800
patrolmen.
\ patrol wagon and an ambulance with
Inspector Harley in command, and all the
route between these places and between
Tammany Hall and Cooper Union will be
lined by policemen.
At Cooper Union Harley and Cross will
have 5OU patfoImen, ana after the meet
ing there Mr.. Bryan, escorted by a heavy
escort of mounted policemen, will proceed
hy way of Ninth Street up Fifth Avenue.
to the Hoffman House. 1t is calculated
that he will arrive there some time be-
tween midnight and 1 o'clock. Inside the
Garden there will be telephone stations
that orders may be sent from one side to
another without disturbing the crowd
Chief Deyery has sent out printed in
structions about all these things. He
also ordered patrolmen to wear white
gloves, white helmets and dress coats
Biilies must be worn in the trousers
pocket, and must only be used 'in ex-
treme cases where necessary in seIf-de-
fence and policemen must be patient and
forbeering and polite to everybody under
all cireums tances.'
MR.. HILL IN INDIANA.