The San Francisco call., 1906-08-27
Streets Thronged
With Orderly
Pedestrians.
Orators Address Large
Audiences Near the
Headquarters.

The people Of San Francisco had
more exercise yesterday than has been
their lot since the recent unpleasant
ness II walking is conducive TO the
appetite then the cooks must have
worked overtime last night. Every
body was walking save q favored few
that had options on automobiles, bread
wagons and bicycles.
True there were many enterprising
citizens with -improvised stages, but as
these did not begin TO accommodate
even a small portion Of the populace
their presence on the streets was
hardly noticed. Most Of them were
burdened Sc heavily with human
freight that the average man and wo-
man decided TO travel via the shank
mare special" after one glance at the
rickety locking conveyances that
seemed due for a collapse at every
corner.
The. park and beach were as quiet as
the proverbial graveyard The few
persons who journeyed te the former
pleasure ground on the Geary-street
cars did not count. They were lost In
rhe~.vast wilderness. The mounted po-
licemen and the life-saving crew num-
bered among those present at the
beach.
An day long Market street looked
like the scene Of one Of the old-time
paFades. AS far as the eye could reach
that notified procession was IN evil
dence.- It was a case Of plod along
CROWD ON FILLMORE STREET.
The crowd generally was a good
natured one. OF course there were the
-disgEuntled individuals who wasted
. most Of their breath in condemning the
United Railroads and telling every one
what a bad lot the carmen were, but
the majority of iAe pedestrians seemed
10 take their lot as a matter Of course.
sl.lev all lived in the hope that the cars
would be humming along today or to-
morrow.
Fillmore street, as usual, was the
center of activity. That thoroughfare
was practically impossible after the
noon hour. The crowds seemed content
10 stroll up one side Of the street and
down the other.
The crowds were very orderly. Street
fights were few and far between The
carmen did not try to start any fights.
In fact. they were looking for some one
else to do the lighting. They all
seemed on errands Of peace and. like
the rest Of the multitude. took things
very. good-naturedly.
Street orators were the main attrac-
ton in the vicinity Of the car barn at
Turk and Fillmore streets. All after
noon these gentlemen, who used TO
figure so prominently on Grant ave-
nue.. in their palmy days. took turns in
pointing out 70 the carmen the course
they should pursue, and giving the
populace a large straight tip on the
finish Of the strike.
COPELAND As AN ORATOR.
These spellbinders rode mostly in
carriages, and they ell looked pros
porous Their voices were in good
nd
they talked Just as long as the police
would allow. AS fast as one would close
hts few remarks another would take
. his place while the cop" on the beat
ras not looking. and the crowd would
be entertained for another spell.
A. shining light among the dispensers
'Cif- aeloquence was one Harry Cofiano.
the. man who figured so prominently in
the recent Brandrup murder case al
.Baden. Cof7snd was one of the star
witnesses in the case, and for time
the. police had him under suspicion as
being implicated with Jones, the man
found guilty Of killing Mrs. Brandrup.
Under the name OF Hurley, Coffiand
has branched out as a full-fedged
public adviser general. He was there
with a hack" yesterday and assumed a
dignifed pose when he arose TO ad-
dress the assembled thousands near the
car barn.
. -. There were many carmen among the
audience and they did not seem to take
C6f1and's remarks any too seriously.
They ."kidded" the efforts of the orator
a great deal, but this did. not seem to
bother him at all; he kept right on and
talked till he ran out of ammunition.
CARMEN AS WAGON DRIVERS.
=. Several fights OF minor Importance
. occurred on the. street near the car
barn. but these did not start anything
: that resembled a riot. A special detail
OF police was at hand all day long in
case Of emergencies, but its services
were not required save TO break up a
few fist fights and warn a gang of
strike -brea kers.
These men were stationed in the