Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-15
Mrs, LongwOrth and Husband
Fight Way to Safety Out Of
PaniC-Stricken Crowd al
Mckinley Monument,
WOMEN TRAMPLED DOWN
IN FRANTIC STAMPEDE
Memorial to Dead President
Unveiled Amid ShriekS Of
Frightened Crowd of $4,000
People in Columbus,

Columbus. o., Sept. 14.--Wlth a pa
mic threatened in crowd estimated at
$4,000 people surgng about the stand
erected in the capitol grounds, frantic
to secure a glimpse of Mrs Nicholas
LongWorth. the presidents daughter.
the exercises arranged for the dedica-
tion of the Mckinley monument were
suddenly terminated this afternoon aG.
ter the statue of the martyred prpsi-
dent had been hurriedly unveiled hy
Mrs Longworth The prompt action
of the committee on arrangements wa;
regarded as most fortunate. for the
crowd was beyond control and the
shrieking Of women and children who
were caught I'm the crush was rapidly
working the crowd into a frenzy Many
women tainted and were carried out
of the crowd by the police. Two wee
so badly hurt they had to be removed
IN an ambulance. Both will recover.
Throughout the exciting scenes Mrs
Longworth remained cool and self
possessed but afterward she said
1T was the worst crush ever WI
messed | have seen nothing like It In
my trip around the world" Mr. and
Mrs, Longworth had an exciting ex-
perience In escaping from the crowd
at tho canitol Ero,,, tbo sno,l,o,s,
stand tbev want thro,,gh u.indn,.
overlooking the platform into the gov
iernpr's office. but they were scarcely
inside when people began to surge
through the doors. Then they al-
tempted To reach an automobile which
was waiting for them on the street.
hut once outside they were caught ia,
the surging crowd, Finding no lmmc-
their way ont of the canitol protinf,
and across Rroad street into tho OFT
look huiIding There thpv remainnI
until carriage was securod ana tbo
nolico cleared q ,yav IN II ana tbsv
were driven to the Uotnl Hartman
Later tbev took n train for Cincfnnatl
The cornmIttec on arranpements bod
exnected an enormnus crowd an ac-
connt of tho nracence of Mrs Long.
worth hut IN Wow or the solemnftv
and dignity of the occasion thev hc-
lieved the crowd would easily keen i.
restraint Under ordina,v circnp-
STANCES nolice arrangemonts wouiJ
have been adeouate hui the officers
found ouickIv that thev were powcr-
less IN cone win the crowd
Tiers Of seots bad been constructeI
acroee tho entirn west front ~ tbn
-
center Fnnr thoueand tickets were t.
sued for these seots to invited puesfs
and ali were occunIed The McKinle,.
monument stands nj the west entrance
to tho grounds facing tho street AMI
The crowd was hacked into this spacs
hetween the Sneakers stand and tho
monument The exercises vere set for
. az and hepan nromntIv II was nnt
until the hand was nlaVing the over
ture that the danger Of n manic be-
came apnarent Suddenly n wom1n
I'm the crowd next To the sneakers
stand hepan IN scream for holm Thcn
several women tainted and we're car
ried mn Ia the stand Rev Docto-
Washington GLADDEN. rose to deliver.
tho invocation but he smoke only a
feN sentences when the roar of voices
forced him to sion Governor Harrs
then attempted to ouiet the crowd.
"keen hack " ne shouted. won 1rn
crushing these pcople Ib front 10
death
The governors voice could not ho
hoard twenty feet away howevor an
accourt or the ain
The commotion bocartte so alarming
that those an The stand asked Mrs
Lnnrworth 10 como forward I'm tho
hone that a glImpse of her might sat-
isrv tho crowd she came to the FROM,
of the stand If was seen at once thlt
oometbing ,,ust no done ana n was a.
cided to nnveil the statue M hnce Mrs
Iongvorth then nulled tho ribhon ,t-
tncbed 10 tho yires which drev ths
aaps covering tho statue aside
mon hoisted an anotber mans shoul-
ders grasned tho rihbons and wife
and they we're quickly torn into frag-