New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-15
L0NGWORTHS IN MOB.
BFSIEGED BY BIG CROWD.
Forced to Fight Way Ont at Nc
Kinley Statue UnTClHng.

Columbus. Ohio. Sept. 14-With panic threat
ening a crowd Of fifty thousand persons surging
about a stand erected in the Capitol grounds.
frantic to get a glimpse Of Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth the Presidents daughter the oratoricai
exercises arranged for the unveiling Of statue
OF William Mckinley this afternoon were sud
denly postponed until tonight after the statue
OF the President had been hurriedIy unveiled by
Mrs Longworth. The speeches of the occasion
were delivered tonight in Memorial Hall.
The crowd was so large and cramped that it
got beyond control. and the shrieking of women
and children who were caught in the crush rap
idly worked the crowd into a frenzy. Many
women tainted and were carried out Of the crowd
by the police Mrs. Eliza Louisa Huhn and
Negro woman were trampled on and had to be
removed in an ambulance. Both Will recover
Throughout the exciting scenes Mrs. Long
worth remained cool and self possessed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth had an exciting
perience in escaping from the crowd. From the
speakers stand they went through window
overlooking the platform into the Governors
Office. but they were scarcely inside when the
people began 10 surge through the doors from
the corridors. and the Office was quickly filed.
The I,ongworths then attempted 70 reach an
automobile which waiting for them in the
street but once inside the building they We're
caught IN a sJrging crowd. Finding no immedi-
ate avenue Of escape. Congressman Longworth
fought way for his wife out Of the Capitol.
They struggled through the grounds and
across Broad street in,c the Outlocf Bulhins
There they remained until the police cleared a
way for carriage which took the Congressman
and his wife 10 the hotel. Later the Long
worths took a train for Cincinnati
The committee on arrangements had expected
an enormous crowd but fl view of the solem-
nifty and dignity of the occasion the committee
believed that the crowd would be easily kept in
restraint Under ordinary circumstances the
police ARRANGEMENTS would have been adequate,
hut the officers quickly found they were power
| less TO cope with the crowd. Tiers Of seats had
been constructed across the entire west front Of
the Capitol. with the speakers stand in The
centre Four thousand tickets were issued for
these seats 10 invited guests. and all the seats
were occupied.
The Mckinley monument stands at the west
| entrance 20 the grounds. facing the street and
| The crowd was packed into this space between
| the speakers stand and the monument The eN-
ercises began at 30 o'clock
| As a hand was playing an overture women in
| the crowd next 10 the speakers stand began TO
| scream and cry for help on account Of the crush
| Several women fainted and were carried TO the
| stand. The Rev. Washington GLADDEN. rose 20
/ deliver the invocation. but he had spoken only
, a few sentences when the roar ~ voices forced
| him 10 stop Governor Harris then attempted
/ 10 quiet the crowd Keep back" he shouted.
! You are crushing the people in front 70 death
| The Governors voice could not be heard
! twenty feet away ON account Of the din The
/ commotion then became So alarming that those
on the stand asked Mrs. Longworth to come
! forward in the hope that "A glimpse Of her might
! satisfy the crowd. She came TO the front of the
/ stand and the crush became almost stam-
| pede.
L was ther decided 20 uuveu the statue at
once. Mrs. Longworth then pulled a ribbon
| which drew aside the flags covering the statue
! \ man hoist-i on auOthers shoulders graspe6
! the ribbons and they were quickly torn int,
J fragments hy relic seekers.
! The crush was stopped for few minutes. but
as AIRS. iouGWorth sat down il was renewed
! and she again went to the front Of the plat
form and bowed to the throng.
The committee on arfaI semcuts, having de
/ eided TO defer the addresses until evening. al
/ lowed Mrs Loncworth 10 retire from the plat
4 form aud au'pulced the change oF programme
Persons struggling for their lives i'm the Grove
/ around the stand Cheered this announcement
I but a storm of misses came from people th'
outskirts or tae crowd. who did nor understau,
! Tho situation Tho crowd then dispersed.
The pIocra -H--o Of exercises was carried on
I al Memorial FaH tonight The immense h4l
/ was filled Goscru"r Harris presided. Th,
/ sneakers were William l.. Day ASsociate jus
/ ,,,. Of the supreme Court Of the United states
lopu ". Daniels. United States senator from
/ S-f-ainfa. General Joseph McKay OF RrnoI.
l,.r national Commando of the Unto. Voter
/ ans. Legion. and General T. 3. Brown Cor.
rranGc.- in chic; ot the Grand Army OF thc r.
'N-e mckinley v-s unable 90 attend the ded.
,lar,. s,crcises. but size was represented f.. he
,,i...e Arr- Ida M-Eiui"v Da,.