, 1865-11-25
| GENERAL GRANT In cOTNAM,
The Manner in Which the Hero
was Honored.
Beauty and Chivaly, Talent and
Wealth Assembled.
A Great Crowd Of Guests and a
Siege Of Discomfort.
brilliant Toi1ettes Made to
be Unseen,
The Fireworks, the Rain, the Order
and Disorder.


The Fireworks. the Rain, t},e ()rda,
>" ~'@o'
ana Disorder.
T., .,.
tfsom me Ne" York Times, Nov. Ell
The night Of the 10th Of November will b.
ever memorable IN the social history of thi
metropolis, rs the occasion when the NOR
prominent men Of the city open house to tht
many who desired.to greet hero and shout
acclaim IN honor Of glorious soldier Wher
.sn IL Mas ~ nrst kno~n that Gen. Grant would
W.! ny ,a tai th 1 rev. days IN this city
If some Esin1n Ihnid in, PUBIC m demonstration
ci;zons VI .n9 esseeM enaestalnea LOT hlm BY ouI
fhaf H. III hng 1 oo}sctions were nfged; one
att. .ns sIs.L usis moula pe quite br1et, and
othcr ,hst. agch 20 pnsad. pa,sa,s ouslness TIC
absolnta disra@ar1 x tueeeag ~ Gg, Moula be u
dIslike of nnrodc ~ ~ inv .uv a p Ispoileo
abandoned @ ~ fins u S% h,t ,s ane project vas
Il was s,nad ss r., 9at uRon consultation
arrange his atjafrs as to ina s.tar eou.o . So
for t6e rccentinn ~ IL f.ionas eEie esenins S
meetiues were hc17 hr thc eaafi",,, ~, euvera'
sent in The matter and nfter n Iittie ~ pso, nln
ject assumed shane nni1 heco,na ths ~ Plo,
ircd mr., ftv neranns enomast, ,sstn 70 pne nun.
member ~ iba ho;,v s1hEsrisa a;dn saat . eacn
defTarinp the arnat,sns ~ te Ply to"A[u ,
Tcnt1ernar ;nr,ta,i s.s,se W .uI leeePtl9n. Inc
eeomnIr. and havino ,n,,1 y tHyo,s ~ y napy 70
admitted to ths Gensrait i11 Ta,e,;t+ ne aooey ~e1e
Xii tbe nrelInina9ies Sin % bein~ etS eat;tsi Tim ~,
tho1sanS ko3nu 9nisa,,s usins h shs.tsea. tne ~
1 TO meet tne General oGtook themselves to the
thsi- s,a1.s aton ny Es1.lsmen ordefea
rN.,1, sen ~ saa1s uua naa laales-"eIl, IL
Hest 80, uu .s1,at 49, ~ t.eu sp4Cs 10 sns'
mttee cnrnnriscd aII snTta a,,5 rond;tia,,s ui =,
men. entS AZ n natt,ral conscnne1co !bo ~, ~.
tickets tr' which eorh 1nrnbe1 sos anti,1ea ny ~
were Iesfrfhnted amon1 nj so,+s w." ~, gn.saga nn,
tions Of men. On Fifth Avenue and on Enrtb
Moore street, on the west aida Of the ritv and
in less fashionable localities, the cxcitcrucnt
wns intense; tai1ors were driven to distrac.
e1ertIon; tho dry goods stores did n fhrirIn~
business, and Stewart Is rcported Il, hare .n17
| at 1east $50 900 worth nj f,ncv f'vinTs 1anns
gloves md what.not for tha occa I'm Aii sTha
Weather secmed nnpronitfons. Sss.5 s,,,,;u. NV
cherries atmosnh!:rc 1,nnc orer ~ citn dn4:s,
and dri1zi,"a o ribs3,nm rg 'ae s,aeets
a.srrt,,,ns. - ~ ouk x5ak tAM aamps4ea
o,o.,s sNs O"' VIC ANU u sne cApectaot
Euss9 5.eo r,,,,1~ ,,a+ n,.,+ ..,
~ ae,1 ~ eA ~ u.s. da ntgnt t, clnges oeean
Mtoi 70 ton up up 70 ~ tne aVof o. tae fath Avenue
nole! lon me o4th avenue, and owing to
lne e4oenent arrangements OF the police, the
| paseaGe 10 auo Ifon tnc ooof was uncnbar-
aasSeu S y me immense crowd OF Iookers-on
aug Jump ptaeq " Tue nnmease crowd OF
ha sn,caes !hat in ro!ied Up 10 the place Passing
anloaga nnes oi pohsemcn, the guests were
1 csconea nP INC grahd Stairway, where cloak
Iooms, dfess1nE- rooms anu rosctted commit
| eee-men da nonam, were IN readiness for them.
soon Tue ample corridors became crowded
M5M peoP encss VIII two stars wese
tndtnous, while Co1onels and Mujors were
almost Ike the sands OF the sea in number.
Ihc atmosphere WIS simply fearful, the Jam
was almost uncomfortable, the confusion Of
! Babel couldn't hare approached With any
expectation of nara.a...sn1 that whick
refgned In the nails. In n litt'e rnat,,
coataininr mt len fae. aor.sa Aoons' 'ta1
s.sysrai e4st.d ~ core.nt,.sS . e.. square, we're
ant dntr consist eJ IN oiriu1 rnsatta Waose Pleas
bons to d;stinrnishea ancsfa ~ so nna NJ
other mar 4a 1r"s oot11 aaas ~ UNI! every
H. iady had LII II Taa ha- faMy asSolea, ana every
~ naH Fa nes ASnu cno!ce collection OF
-,rs1 - . e,n,aai- a usn ora1t aaa not yet ar
Waonnt',,o s.osA e saaig Aou no SILL Iarr1ed:
It's load, thc tioors % of tbe s hafa, oePosi.ea sn
y srrig he"ansa oi n @ anS @eomml5tee gEoaned
ras IL spIlsl 1eca1so .ne1 orders ind directions
"esT an tG.as.y H; qisregafaed.
- az hiap klnos o. 1unors were adoat, the chief
r. -. nnicl I'LL sas t"oiold, ana ran that Mra.
reaching the hotei The crowi f,n1 s1,rronnJoI
their carriage, and were having q joliy rood
reception outside At lust It was Whispered
that the General had ar1ired. The door vas
flung open wide, and Gen. Wctmorc rushed
gapilcalIy in snyfns, "Make room here. the
Gcnetnl Is coming make room. say. and
why don't you move ~
Presently 1utter was disccrniblc at the
door, aud
MRS. GRANT Il
entered. attended by Miss Hamilton. Mira
.I1tt1pn Da1y Mrs Cen Sirony Me- D:ttar."
md Miss Netmorc. They We're ere. escortcd fe
the dais, and Immediately thereafter
cpx onsx-
ottcraoa hv c.n Tn~,,,s r., ra,,,.,.
coi- Radeo11 CnI psrtes, , nh % rant E"1sUa' n,'e'
was 1eti intn tbs 1oom r.. nua III. gnn1'
with mnch no,sc and conS;,sion non s,,r;ntt ut,ah
he ,Fas sho,Tn - his nns;tin,, snd n.n.i "nsa
- enInra he ppt;nrs ntaa a,iu p'opa1eu
Ths rhair,nan ~ tho fouarei us1e'i ro-,,;t.o
s,noT at thc 1nit of ths fencre1 r,,;ia sars9
III the cnmmistea M resoxcd thsmss,xas "s ~ m
Ientton Rouen Hroaay soetEay 9o madn Inc aaoc IN.
Enhtnh saa ", pas paS wv % olae5' instantly
orI.r ~ a"M H. " ehsaso aae1e was no
iae.t t9san9 1e ~ prossals-LoeiG NJ were o.
reeerrs forcc ~ Gani sntnht soMn s'aSa ~ tae
,,,"I.ss ~ toso ~ T.. up. lptnt, "no ma
.ar.S ntda. suo ,rh G.saue y. cue nonse, nna pro.
FOWL m;eht hers i,aeT " axnidaa sa i9s Maole
'his 1n51n narfaa stIo4 ~ ~ 1HHn H ~
.ipht the fhafrnsn a. T;s 1as, ~ sn5 sn the1s
,Gnncte5 Wiih rannG ~ ns in;' hI' ; anu .aese TWO
niitce.msn n n1a:sutipr tha ~. e,,asF S9n
,ca1 the dnor AZ sp%e ,hrss tue ~ fes ueses %nle;
,tca,r ~ T,hbons 5pno e,tias tns or .our po5ty aha
.sc Ind rerv TarT ~ ar.r th.i ~ t1s, - s1e
ssisc. a,to1,,+: ~ tnaa9 ~. - .nsa en.lEey
! formal line of rnsrchpe ps ''D'' 4"o 'ssD'
IF nne had cotien ~ safe,v orr,v f-on 4noh,+