New-York tribune., 1919-03-05
Seventh Avenue Lined With
People As President Is
Driven From the Station
Great Shout of Welcome
Police Keep Masses in Broad
way ON Move; People i'll
Happy Holiday Mood


party pulled into the Pennsylvania
station promptly at Sis p. m. AS
they stepped to the platform the Prcsi-
dent and Mrs Wilson were greeted by
Cleveland II. Dodge, Abram l. Elkus
and George Van Nance, secretary to
Governor Smith. The party then en-
tered the elevators on the south side
Of the station and ascended to the con-
course Joseph Tumulty, the Presi-
dents secretary, and Rear Admiral
Cary T. Grayson, his physician, TAX
ing the first car and the President and
Mrs. Wilson the second.
The police had cleared the station
and its approaches of all except those
who could show that they were waiting
for trains. Nevertheless, a crowd of
approximately 800 persons had as
sembled near the southern end of the
station, and they sent up cheer as
the President stepped from the Gle
vator and walked rapidly to the Thirty
first Street exit.
Crowds on Seventh Avenue
There he assisted Mrs. Wilson into
an open touring car, entered himself
and, with Mr.. Dodge and Mr.. Elkus
completing the cars complement, he
was driven up the station incline to
Seventh Avenue, preceded by thirty
motorcycle policemen of the Traffic
Squad and followed by three automo-
biles containing detectives and Secret
Service men.
As the train of automocfYes emerged
from the station the crowds which bor-
dered the sidewalks of Seventh Avenue,
Thirty-second and Thrrty-third streets
sent up a ringing cheer. The Presi-
dent rose in the car and waved his hat
Police Watching Crowds
Long before T o'clock the streets fol-
a radius Of six blocks about the Metro.
polltan Opera House began to fill ur
with eager, curious pedestrians. Alonf
the outskirts circulated a squad of SOC
detectives, with Inspector John era,
IN command. Backing these up wa.
the most elaborate network of police
protection that has ever attended q
visit OF President Wilson to this city
ihe recent Senate agitation against
the Presidents policies, coupled with
me presence of many radicals in the
throng. had filled the police with a
fear that irresponsible persons mirht
translate political protest into open
violence. An air Of grim alert tensitv
per'aded their ranks in consequence
and they kept the crowds moving at all
points as swiftly as the numbers would
allow
From the roofs of neighboring build
ipss meanwhile, special squad Of
plain clothesmen kept watch for pos
sipie bomb throwcrs and scanned the
neignoor.ne side streets to flash q
signal TO the patrolmcn below as soon
As the route the Presidential party
was -aklng became apparent.
Some of Street Kept Clear
General police arrangements were
in charge Of Inspector James Bolan
VINO mad complement of 700 men
including numerous captains and lieu
tenants scattered along Broadway
inspector John O'Brien was in
=
Early IN the evening the police
lines had been established at Thirty
eighth and Forty-frst Streets. Pedes-
IRAN traffic on Broadway between
these intersections was confined to
lne east SIDE Of the street. The
IorNetn Street entrance to the
seventh Avenue subway, after being
1ammed 20 the utmost capacity. was
lhaA} closed. From the west side of
Ibroadway only ticket holders to the
LImplfe' Casino or Knickerbocke +
Llneaires were allowed through the
For a time few stragelers who
claimed that they had purchases to
make were permitted passage. Plain
eioiaes men, however. discovering that
,he; we're merely sightseers, promptly
nus'led them back whence they had
come.
For the most part the crowd behaved
with extraordinarily good discipline.
Along inc edge birth control cnthusi-
Ssts and Irish republicans circulated
handb.lls and shouted their appeals.
out the thoughts Of the throng were
on other things, and they scarcely took
Inc trouble even 10 gibe the agitators
as they sguirmed and wriggled their
Nay along.
Bomb Squad Anxious
Ihe loudcst howls were evoked bv
TIC intermittent blasts Of hashlight
brought detachment Of the bomb
squad, under Lieutenant Geegan, hur-
r}ing 10 the spot, but after q space
even the bomb sleuths ceased to be
agitated
axes all in al it was rather quiet
although good -natured, bantcrlng
N"ppy- Go-lucay New York crowd, such
~ turns out for all parades, political
'aille aeroplane demonstrations and
FbIiu series games only larger. II
out Tor the show, and though the
i3ent might be going 70 talk about
,"' ie4H0c III nations, those along tho
~ way didn't propose 70 discuss pol
'~es While all the town and his girl
rod ON their heels and clam bered
"Fer their backs
ne. PRECEDENT remained standing in
his a4tomoDile until the car, after
tufhin9 north from Tbirty-frst Street,
reached 1nirty-fourth Street and
."unH east Then he resumed his seat,
- fiHf again ~ response TO the greet
,sR ~ Inc specta'ors masscd along
'1'fDaH"ay from Thirty fourth Street
elghth street, at which point
me policc had stretched y Gordon Which
IeFertrd the northWArd progress Of
~ 'fa'bc. A. Th.ry-njnth Street the
cars turned westward to the stare
fYsh'fancc ~ of the metropolitan Opc ra
n'ntc. There he assisted Mrs. Wilson
- ailHht and entered the building, sur
'""h''i ~ n Gordon If police.
Mayor HyIan Held Up
49,. - absorbed mere the police in their
ss,sn'ipn - the President that they
sEEDf0Dd f~ant Iofcrnnrc "a otho,