The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-07-13
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GEN. SHERMAN 40 cisCI.NATI.

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Major General W. T. Sherman ar-
rived at Cincinnati, on the afternoon
train, Friday, and received ct the
hands Of tho citizens welcome that,
for display and enthusiasm, has scarce
ly been excelled by any that the Queen
City has ever tcndered to a public per-
sonage. A delegation of the reception
committee met the train conveying
the General at Lovcland, and there
commenced the ovation. AT each sta
tion were gathered citizens. and at
Camp Dennison hundreds of his old
veterans, to greet him with welcoming
voice and gesture. Arrived at the
depot in the city, it was found impos-
siblo TO penetrate the immense crowd
Of people and reach The carriages pre-,
pared for the General and his atten.
dants. At length the procession NOV.
cd, and was everywhere along tho
streets met by crowds Of people eager
for a glance at the celebrated warrior,
and followed by the crowd that had
greeted him With SO much enthusiasm
attho depot, and who manifested their
delight in every possible manner. Tho
formal reception took place at thc
Burnett House, where not less thar
five thousand people were assembled
The street was lighted up by an arch
of gas that spanned the hotel entrance
and by jets of gas formed into a large
star on the opposite side Of the street
the two making that part OF the tho
roughlaro almost as lightas day.
General Sherman on making his np
pcarance on the balcony was greeted
with deafenipg cheers, Mr.. Stanberry
in a pleasant and courteous speech
formally rendered the welcome of the
city, and then with reference to thu
General S extraordinary career, intro
duced him to the citizens. Mr., Stan,
berry was frequently interrupted by
applause, and at the close OF his ad.
dress three cheers were given for Sher
man who, in response, said:--Stat'
journal. I ... ...
GENERAL suLRMAN's RESPONSE.
Fellow CITIzEEs: am not so &C,
customed to speaking as MY friend
Stanbcrry, and therefore you must be
a littlo moro silent as to noise anC
charitable as TO words. | am very
proud that he, before every other man
has received ME here on this rortico
for, as he says, he knew my father be
fore nc, and all my family. He knew
nie when / was little red headed boy
running about Lancaster stealing hi
cherries. Laughter. am thankful
that he has introduced me, for | be
lieve he understands the workings o
my heart as well as | do myself, and
know that he can tell it better than
can. Therefore, accept his versioi
without qualification. .y a..
While we are here together to.night
let me tell you, as a point of historical
interest, that here; upon this spot, il
this very hotel, and l think almost il
} the room through which reached thi
| balcony, General Grant and laid dow
our maps and studied tho campaig
which ended our war. [Great an
prolonged cheers l had been ava
down in Mississippi, finishing up an un
! finished job l had down there, whe
f he called for 90 by telegraph TO NEE
him in Nashville. But we were both
cred so much there that we came u
here, and in this hotel sat down wit
our maps and talked over the lines an
t tho operations by means Of which W
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