The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-21
STATUE UNVEILED.
Crowd Of Fifty Thousand Persons
Grew Frantic in it's Efforts to See
Mrs. Longworth.


erected in the Capitol grounds fran
tic to secure glimpse Of Mrs. Nicho-
las Longworth, the Presidents s daugh-
ter. the exercises arranged for the I'M
yelling of a statue Of VIM. Mckinley
this afternoon were suddenly post
poned until tonight, after the statue
of the martyrcd President had been
hurriedly unveiled by Mrs. Long
worth. The speeches Of the occasion
were delivered tonight in Memorial
Hall.
The crowd was so large and cramp-
ed that it got beyond control and the
shireking of women and children who
were caught in the crush rapidly
worked the crowd into frenzy.
Many women tainted and were carried
out of the crowd by the police. Mrs.
Eliza Muhn and negrcss were tram
pied on and had to he removed in an
ambulance. Both will recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth had an ex-
citing experience i'll escaping from the
excited crowd. From the speakers
stand they went through window,
overlooking the platform, into the
Governor office, but they were scar
cely inside when the people began to
surge through the doors from the cor
ridors and the office was quickly fill
ed. The Longworths then attempted
to reach an automobile, which was
waiting for them in the street, but
once inside the buildin" they were
caught in surging crowd. Finding no
immediate avenue of escape Congress-
man l.ongworth fought way for his
wife out of the Capitol grounds and
across Broad street into the Outlook
building.
There they remained until the police
cleared way for q carriage which
took the Congressman and his wifo
to the hotel. Later the Longworths
took train for Cincinnati.
The committee on arrangements had
expected an enormous crowd but in
view Of the solemnity and dignity Of
the occasion, the committee believed
that the crowd would be easily kept
in restraint. Under ordinary Gircum-
stances the police arrangements would
have been adequate, but the officers
continually found that they were pow
erless to cope with the crowd.
Memorial Hall tonight was filled
with people. Governor Harris presid-
ed. The speakers we're William r.
Day, Associate Justice of the SUI
premc Court of the United States,
John w. Daniel, United States Sena-
tor from Virginia, General Joseph Me
Key, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, national COM
mander-in- chief Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic.
Mrs. Mckinley was unable to at
tend the dcdicatory exercises, but she
was represented by her niece, Mrs. Ida
Mckinley Day.
Senator Daniel said in part:
To-day we praise God that He fill
ed with love Of country and love Of all
his countrymen the great good man
whose image stands before you.
Around are your people Of Ohio,
representative not only of yourselves,
but representative Of the majestic and
far stretched masses Of our fellow cit
izens who are in the multitudinous
homes and cities of the greatest Re-
public Of the world, inhabited by the
freest peace of all the ages. One
language do they speak. One voice
do they utter. 1t is the voice of glad
uess that William Mckinley lived,
mingled in pathos with the voice Of
sorrow that he died Ohio gave him
to the Republic. He glorified in it's
deeds Of peace, friendship, fraternity
and charity. The republic gave him
to humanity. The worlds wiser, hap
pier and better than he lived, and it
saw in his death "the evidence Of
things seen and the substance Of
things hoped for.'
He brought all his countrymen to
better understanding and closer COM
munion. He sent forth the wearers
Of the blue and the wearers Of the
grey to battle, elbow to elbow, heart
to heart, rank to rank. He trusted
all alike; well he might Time and
again ! heard him say that his high
est ambition ''aS to make all the pco-