, 1865-06-11
GEN. GRAAT IN NEW YORK.
EEfs Ride through the City,
Greetings OF the f0pulucc.
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ARRIVAL OF GENERAL. GRANT At JERSEY CITY.
The ctisIn convey iDg General Grant, his fam
ily ntd ssuu arrived ut the jersey City depot
a few minutes after sfx o'clock. At 50 early
an hour Of the morning It Was not to bc ex.
Tccted tlat q large crowd would be present;
hut, nevertheless, 4 considerable blerumbcr Kas
aes1 mbcd In und around the railroad depot.
When General Graut descended from tic train
with N1s. Grant lean;pg on his ar1n, he Wis
in'ms sd'attly. recognized. and cheers burst
fotth from tie crowd. He Wis mt by Nr.
Rutus r. Andrews, Mr. Moses II. Gsibnelianl
others Of the committee who had In hand the
arrangements for last nights meeting. Tue
ferry boat WAS MISC crowded, and General
Grant made every effort 10 escape observa-
tiOc, but w.thou. euccts:. It was generally
Known that le would arrlsc yesterday mor-
ming. snd al were On the 1ai sifr to SEE the
great soldier
On the boat crossing from jersey City the
General was surrounded, and numerous cf-
furts made tn have hitn give a speech, bat all
to no tt{ect. As he would not sinak the
crowd spoke for lin, mud cheers went up.
again nnd cgnin In his honor.
On .eaching the New York ssle III: 1sart'es
entc:ea carriages, which were III whiting for
them, and drore 10 the A.tor H,use.
Mrs. Grant pl ploceeled TO t!lc hotsse Of Col:
HlHyer. II East fl1teehtn street, where Sue
received her 1iirnds during the day.
ARRIVAL At TIE AsToH noCsE+
At halclnst six O'Clock Gen. Grant aud
party arrived at the Astor House. a furious
attcnr: WIS u,adc by the outzide crowd TO
catch view Of the Lieutenant General. The
halls and stalIWays became Implseab1c; the
crowd in Broadway, fronting the Astor
House, increastd rapidly; the blue coats
a1d brass buttons OF sundry ,,polfeemen,
yiyidly III the morning sun, while cheers for
General Graht burst enthusiastically from
thousands OF voices. The news that the
Lieutenant General commanding the armies
of tlc uu!tra S:ates-ttlat army. 50 power
fu1, so victorious and so celebrated the world
spread arouud like electricity. There was
one universal feeling exhibited, and that WIS
anxiety to get Look Mt the great man who
las 80 asly conluctea peace, aud. It might
bc added, reunion. The hearts Of the people
bounded with gratitude. and dcllsht at the
thought that the frst and ablcst soldier ofthe
Republic was In their midst. Ills presence
wes hailed With unboGu1ed enthusiasm, AID
Impfomptu oyations were the order OF the
lour.
No regularly organized arrangement had
teen n,adc at the Astor House to give the
General an ovation on ILLS arrival; 6n. 3!r.
Stcte<n had everything prepared that taste
url rnuuty could furnish for the comfort Of
his distinguished gnrst.
EfGCnc1al Grant had scarcely retired FROM
ile breakfast table when thc cslling COM
menctd. At first 1t Was the intention of the
General tn Keep quiet during the day, and
admit more to bis rno,na except few
,e.sonal friends. But he was dsssuadcd frcm
Ills determination hy the frequent and "
grnt requests of scycTa1 gentlemen, Who set
forth the intense desire entertained By the
people to look at and shake hands With their
iayorltc commander. The General ut length
acce6cd to this request hut the doors OF the
rarlor wcrc not thrown open for this purpose
unit. few minutes before ten o'clock
THE OUTSIDE CROWD.
When il vas understood by tho crowd down
| stairs and opposite the hotel that the doors
| were thrown open for the purpose Of ti:ine:
| everybody tf get ahead Of his nelghhoT. The
| idea entered io1eihly Into the mind Of each
that somebody else In {ro2t OF him was par.
sIeula.iy anxious to keep him out Of the
Astor Honse, and thcu. as 4 matter Of course,
it became Ills duty to push that person ont
developed itself With amusing strength res.
tcrdoy. Every body wanted to see Gen. Grant;
hut still It scarcely scented to occur to sny
that HI could not eotsr the private parlor 0I
the Astcr uouse at the snme time. Probably
some s'1 thousand reorle were assembled sn
/
man, woman and child Of th.ss six thousand
wanted to see and shake hands with the Lieu
tenant General. The crowd was compa.tl5
tammed aud crowded against the Barely and
tescy street entrances, while some stood II
Broadway, facing the hotel. hoping that th1
| General would make his appearance on tht
balcony, In the words Of the gallant con
mander himself, they were satisfied a'to fsai
II out en- that lsnc'' a1l ,lay II they were &C.:
tain Of ultimately attaining the desired ob
jcct.
TIE LEyEE
1t ten o'clock the head Of the Tisitl1.
stream commenced to dow into the p:ivat,
and neryed to undergo the mastyrdom q
haud-ahaking. One By one the people odvauc
cd and shook him warmly {ra!hcr too wa.1nl,
in eome cases) By the hand. The Gcucra
stood ut the end OF the room, In front Of
large mantlepiece, over which huaga lars
double advantage, as they had view Of th
great soldier In front and rear. In fact h
Wns f1auked On all sides and there wns no IT
treat for him. The citizens Of Ne,
Yosk had accomplished what the rel
el Lee had 20 often attempted
months. lie was shows1ed with compliment
, | from NIL sides. The grape and canister {
+ eulogy was hurled at him ffnm hundreds
: lattc:scs. The General, for the first time
nc, lad to shs battle zaE; -.nsly H., wishn.
! but now thu p1nudfis and eu1ogies OF his te
4 low citizens lad conquered the soldiers irc
rnturc, His genuine modesty felt abashed
d the face Of somuch earnest eulogy.
INCIDENTS or TIE LEVITT.
There were many amusing and many stti
: | trc incidents Of the it1vx. The crowd IN Il
!. hail outside was good -hum2?ed, and wast4
A..3- 4r3$ n TYN& ne law
When The rccm became full officer uey,
{. closed the door, and, with determined p,
:. cltipn. turned the key, 80 that none could {
y ter I'LL the room was CLEARED. This was
{. excellent arrangement, and prevented t
n, rar.ors fscm heluE oycscspHdtd.
ii Pe1sons Of all Glasses. military. civic, Gle
n cal, professional, mercantile and mechanic
as were thus admitted into the parlor. Won
N and children waited their turn in line. al
shook hands With the General TIE lit
=, ones looked M into his face, and seemed
St S fu1ly rra1hc the Importance OF their visit a
III modestly took them By the hand. lie snll
al ppou them with cndeafing courtesy, a
=, they tust1nctiyely learned to lore the m
ss- whu treated them with those little atteuuo
Cd Cd Venerable Old men tottcsed int5 t
rroWd and sdsanced 1o" the Geuer,
h, sGcd bIees you, Genera, - 4fou are welep
!. to us, sir,,' - Long lite to you," and 81
sfmslar expressions greeted Gen. G.ant as
1t, crowd hurried past him. One eeutlem!
u whe, apparently, from hi. accent and r:nc
r.. r.. aud scott, remarked a. hs took the Gene
. ey the land, isos{ng ss:,1s.a hsm saqaseiy IN
reS Urp What particular cast Of featur. /
"cannic Scot" founded his ASSERTION It .
difficult for nny one present to d.termt
20 Apothc. white crayated indlvidua! c i'll 4;
.ss- -uonw,,,sesn1rr az Christ i
4 wouNDKp HERO,
There vns one who received marked ats
A. tton from The General. He Was ! piyat
@ tne company D, 10Th New 'Iork. hnavy artllt
~ ~. named George ". ZettAu, who had lost
It Bermuda Hundred IN q furious charge
TIC rebel works. Hewas fine young tbll
no and naored up TO General Grant On c.utcl