The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-06
GENERAL SHERMAN.

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b a.p.,.rs.ss,e Interview with Gencsaa
sros;-W.rm Reception by the Pro-
/ s1sessors and Cadets OF ths Military
Axadca,y aud Citizens, &c.
|, WEsr Poisr, N. ", Jrsc 8, 1886.
re -sc,o, eysrst OF The has been Tire arrival OF
Gen.rat s,,cr,.au. -as announced "he N" wo"'d
conc ~ the Hudson Raruad on the t"snsyt""
m'sntes a.. ans A. NJ tran, and IT ms ''"' large
na'nir Wa accordingly in saiting at Garrlsoas saa
on opposiieio tue irs' glimpse OF n''n oot
'''e crowd was Aom ID 4, cssapportnsnk The Ge"cras
came by tue g,vsnent s,s-rmrv Henry Burden, nris'ns
's'e lew MINUTES o'c,ac.. Mrs sherman ""o
''f s"" corp'vi Ton, accompanied him, a" ~
| h'iors Dayton asn ftch-os, Of hrs staa, aud IN
| Aicat'ch. formerly hi, Med;ear Director. Oats
| P'HF F." military Md c,y.c gentlemen with arr
agreeable accompaniment OF ladies', also ia
| the si,'mer Most scpmin.rt among the mill
| tTj attendants was Gcuuat Van vlic, a oiassInsts
Il Gen raj >hcrnaa Getrerl Baby Smith and Iancn
ant Dresser Fourth tned state, artillery aticrs
s.aI. al, Scott, whose giostti GcrrY,i wa, white 10
Nov York VIM W Egarts. isq., ART other gentlemen
OF prominenc composed tl@ lsiing eigian repfessa
stives.
Captain Edward c. Boyn,on aimtanr az che Academy
on behalf OF ths acldemira authorities, met Genern
Shcrman al the wharf .cs on every thing said thu
General ~ .,h 10 pay my respects 70 fi-nant Cen
,rai Scott Jumping into i,o,e omnifs,. s'ensrat
Van vet, Captain Boynion, and his stat Bearing him
company, Inc conveyed to Cozzcns Hotel Gensrai
Scott met him the hotel poftico A mos cordial.
earnest meeting IL was G'ne'a Scott throw hS
ateui Genera; sherman. hrgged hua; e,nSrSced him.
almost kissed him.
II thank God that you have lived to see this tsy. and
that T. too have 'iecd to 1t p" tho hrst words
by TIA. good old hero OF Iundys Lane and Aex
the grand noicra hero .; Lookout Mountain, Mis-
| sion Rtgr and Chattanooga
sAni You gone through it all unhnr.," constnued
Except slight scratch. hardly worth MENTIONING"
| rrpli ii General sherman.
When Major DAYTON introduced. with thu remsrk
| by General Sherman that he had been with lm Con-
stantly from the battle OF Shiloh 81 hope you hove
bees coral.y fortunate in escaping the bullets evil
| purpose, OF The enemy, remarked General scott.
| The ntroducons orcr. The interview was pr'tricfed
but short time The Lieutenant General continue 70
improve and gives now scarcely 1ny INDICATION OF nts
To the room in the library buii,ng where the cadsts
are At present undergoing their cymin'tont next pro-
c.cird General Sherman. Ho ~,S met AZ the door ~
General Cullup. Post S"pern,sndeni, and iniucted
into thu room The 3onrt p Visitors officers professors
the throng OF side visitors cadets and eyory body ross
to their feet The examination ceased for tlmc anR
the conversation down from the mnfh"matco uni
tary height OF t'ngents os'hes '"h."s '"'"s, 70
doubts abatis AMI parallel. 90 plain and seaside How
&c sIN bet the General never trcmblci in the prs'
sence of charging enemy half as much ~ he used W
in the presence Of these visitors boards heard y
cadet slyly remark felIew trembling srr rer judy
ing from The General e,errgi bearing and smiles, M
cline 20 the opinion that If he ever had any inea,y
shaking Of legs in ese exrrDua ions he has got oraseV
and that all the mbnS you can get ou' OF n;us
something Of rfrrt kind mentioned ny tuv
poet rs pecuariy invisible the naked tretnoi'
| ing
| As the granite trnmbea.
| I.s-i,ed-'bs the ocean wave
Half an hour silG,ccd for the examination room. Now
came look through the crp4. slIe barracks aud moss
| oil the academy buildings
1t will be- borne in mimi tlg~ tbc General has been
here hui to-a% since hS gradu1Iion--j'ist
tm eniv 1--WE wears ago He expressed himself greatly
pleased Ai, everything he iTi commented on tue
cianges tia: had been made lor the better since ~.
time Meantime their arri, ing sabie was fired IN
honor of his arrival! Mii.,ins with this salute lsc
the roar artillery the prac,icr WITH me iarroti guns,
made across the river at Cold Spring One hears the
shells Wildly ringing through thr air and then t'is
| explosion on The nonni'in -,tst near u.s. open
| ma yniicd IN sound by the r1srrboraiions among
| IN. mountains. ail this there was a Sr''n-
| ING sound ct war. General sherman bad pouring
in upon him tirrng visitors during
his STAY al Hotel where he yisiea with the Board
| of visitors ut three o'clock. They came from t'iS
cos,irv for miles aonnd' IN carrisge-l There we're
Hamilton Fish family Samuel Sloan, Esd, ana 'aHy,
Mr. ,ecier Other notahics ia t,'-iicis DNnood ~
quarter past foi, T.. VI he reviewed the cadets lie
| review passed oil spcndidy. IN tse reviews OF ms
cadets always do They went through series ot tieis
| finest rvolitions. last ing acarlS m batr
AT six O'Clock p. w. the Henry BniIn returned to the
cily carrying back General Van Nict Baidy smith, Nc
Two hour. later General SierinanKd st TOOK tn, train
for Albany for the West y large crowd i.lse
him tiariisons aud chrerri hmm Win usy spirit
He accompanied 10 The ears ny most ~ the military
officers and professors here. \ i'c|at ear was SET ipars
Tor his
Mr. wilkinson, os the Board os VissiMs, arrived to-
| day.