New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-04
THRONGS SEE RETURNS
RECORD ELECTION CROWD.
Forty Thousand Gather to Watch
Tribune's Bulletin Board.

A crowd of forty thousand enthusiasts gain
cred last night of the Tribune Building and
in sight bulletin board to watch the display
of the election returns as they flashed in from
all parts of the country AS usual the returns were
early and accurate, The Tribune using the latest
electric device showing returns the telauto-
graph the exclusive rights of which had been OBJ
tanned for the district below AID street
Although returns did not begin until nearly
o'clock the crowds began gather in front OF The
Tribune Building early In the afternoon There
were horns. bells and fireworks galore. As the hs-
ures showed that Taft and Hughes were certain OF
victory. there a Wild demonstration.
The bulletin, which printed in giant letters,
visible clear across City Hall Park and down Park
Row from the postoflce to the Bridge. told tale
of the political battle IN concise manner that won
the applause OF the great crowd Scar. the well
known cartoorist, drew many of his cartoons OF
Bryan and ChanIer a 24-foot screen in front OF
the Tribune Building, and interpreted the more
serious returns with touches of humor.
Commissioner Bingham had foressen that there
would a large crowd in front OF the Tribune
Building. and to handle it he sent Inspector Bur
feind. Captain Toole and Captain Boutiler and
Lieutenant Archie McCullom. late of tbs Tender
loin precinct with two hundred patroImen. Excel
lent police service maintained all through the
night and every certain Of viewing the re-
turns with good degree OF safety Many Central
Office detectives mingled with the crowd Not one
pickpocket reported during the night
It was early this morning when the last Of the
crowd finally dispersed highly satisfied with The
Tribunes bulletin service.
All over the city Election Day was observed as
1t always has been. There were red fire. bonfres
and fireworks. the footing Of horns and the sound
of cow bells in years gone by
All along Broadway the crowds sIrged 70 and fro.
taxing the patience OF the police. out by the
taxicab strike. and It daybreak before the
great white way resumed It's normal condition
Taft. Bryan. Hughes and ChanIer had their sup
porters in the various saloons, and there much
disturbance but few arrests
IN the Tenderlon the enthusiastic crowds flied
the sidewalks and the roadways and seemed to be
more noisy than ever before. The demands for
seats in the hotels and restaurants broke all rec
oris Crowds OF and women waited for places
at the tables and offered to pay many times the
usual rates but were refused. At the Waldorf
Astoria every available space occupied by
tables but even this did not provide sufficient &C
cornmodation.
During the evening the nagement decided 70
limit every dining party TO one hour so that others
might the tables. II estimated that nearly
three thousand persons down to dinner at
o'clock Election returns were called through the
corridors and the by pages and stereopticons
and numerous tickers installed through the
house From the the returns flashed by
wireless TO steamers at
At the Hotel Astor the crowded conditions
prevailed The West Side wonens Republican
Club and the National League OF Republican Clubs
hired the two bathrooms and received the returns
through a special corps Of pages and the tickers
large bulletin board placed in the main CORR
dor The KnicI1erbocker the Imperial. the Bresln
and other hotels along Broadway also made pro-
/ visions to receive the returns.
At Denorcos, Rector's and shanley's crowds
OF diners We're kept waiting and many others turned
away. Returns read in most OF the places.
/ All records for Madison Square crowds bro
/ ken There a solid mass OF people Broadway
| from SD street TO eth street, through which no
traffic possible, although mounted police tried
their best TO force passage through for streetcarS
/ Other vehicles were diverted by the police at 23d
street to the east side Of the square.
There lively fight in 26th street for a little
while but night sticks stopped IL, and there were
! arrests
The matter Of the election Of the candidates
played absolutely part in the start Of the general
/ demonstration. The chief concern of the crowd
seemed 20 be who could make the most noise throw
the most confetti, the most confusion and
hibt the most eccentricty. But with all the noise
confusion there little real disorder. Every
body good fellow" and, no matter who was
his candidate, the byword Of the evening was may
the best win"
Most of the business and hotel men along Broad
way. profting by the experience OF former years.
placed wooden ratings in their plate glass
windows for election night comes only in
/ twelve months, and what does plate glass win
dow amount to among triends7
/ All OF the streets the East Side we're crowded
from early in the evening until late at night Fires
bIazed many corners, and the execution with
horns. flags whistles and feather busters r1valed
/ the demonstrations along Broadway. The Bowery
| from Chatham Square to the Bridge crowd
ed that ii difficult for to make any head
way, and far UP 18th street the sidewalks
were crowded until a late hour.
/ Up in Harlem especially in the centre of IL at
| 125th street. which is better known the Harlem
Tenderloin. Inspector James Thompson and his 15O
! men had their hands full IN trying TO maintain
/ peace. The street damned from river 70 river.
/ and shortly after o'clock the transit people threw
up their hands and the surface service was
stopped
/ 1T is the biggest election crowd that I have
| ever SEEN" said Inspector Thompson. who has
! served in the Police Department from the Bat
! terry up.
Very few accidents reported turing the
| evening the most prominent being when Mounted
Sergeant John Mclaughlin OF the West lo2d street
station was thrown from his horse at I25th street
/ and Third avenue and badly injured
/ Mclaughlin was trying to clear the street when
his horse which had recently been put into the
service reared, threw Mclaughlin to the pavement
and fell on him. The hundreds who had been jeer-
ing the police for their efforts to clear the street
rushed to McLAughin's aid, and tender hands car
ried him to the sidewalk He removed 20 the
! Harlem Hospital. At that institution It said
last night that he suffering from broken leg
and possible internal injuries but that his chances
( Of recovery good.
! Fire engines answering alarms Of FIRE at First
! avenue and 18th street and again at Eighth ave-
nae and 18th street nearly caused a panic in the
/ crowd. So great the crush to get out OF the
way Of the flying horses that many had TO take
/ refuge in the houses each side OF the street
The street vendors did a land ONCE business all
/ night, knowing that the police. with other work
cut out them, had time TO bother with them