, 1865-06-12
His Arrival In Chic ago-Brillfant
Reception by Onr Citizens
Enthusiastic Dcmonstra-
tion Of Popular
Welcome,
THE ESfoRT THROUGH TIE STREETS
4RRlSAL At EGl0E HALL-~BBH.
LIANT DISPLAT---A ERAND
OVATION.
Welcomed by Gen. EIookcr.-
Rcpiy of 1he DIstfDsu.saed
Guest-Few Words,
RECEPTION OF MRS. s.aRANT-
MRS. eHERM AN PRE-
EENTEDs


o'eAs Asfe Da1Coeo IotWaTu 10 victory and coz
qoe0d Glorious peace Chicago WIS hoao.ed
orc on that day than ever before in the visit Il
living nsn- Only one Of the great crowd Of hR,
parity has ever pasted through our st1cets. who's.
9Hsffe OF name and tpEendor Of achievements, and
stern Ttrtue Of character compare with those o.
our tlihstrious Grant, md he. alas WIS borne IL
our mlctt On his paseage to the Tomb. Chicago
has ere This been honorea In The pteeenee ol
tAfthe great onet; she has seeo m heir To til a
prondcst throne lin Europe within her lin,
1ts,snd e1-Ptestdents md members OF our own Cab
1nets, Senators and foreign representatives have
tired our paveuentr, and great military leaders
have walked among uf, 'heis progress heralded by
the khonte Of ihDptaI1st tpt Of nj these the las.
tes EruFs dim In the prcsenee Of the great militia
y run Of the West, lie who las 60 enccesssu II
tanned the rebe =. West and Rast, that they now
hlce tttlt hcsot from tie wrath purtuIus then,
unlwpeted, unoppee:d ~ sp.hs save the ciemcu.
& o. ,sd x1etG:s; @ 1ne n posls Grant hss achieved
Il IN the First Napoleon, durable ns that Of wash
tpeton. The Ersa atstt military fen:na Of modern
tau bsb particular stsi IN rhe sSnne
OF American military glory, came among Us,
A tutogy "a GEsnt wenld be eupe.11ous; ont
Q! P.see :. Not sne & o. the =, many millions o,
dom Las been continued or 6sst estaaliehea AZ a
COZ 81 quente Vi bis efforts, hut hrs engraved on
bis heart 4 EoDumtnta! tihIet lnscltbeo 10 the
Mure: there tP not rebel who survives the
ctuthinR Bows saiced down ~ him on the Con-
ieccfaey. Int has ~ deep mt abldtne remem.
testimonial hrs been deep gfsven il tue fle;h Of
thousants at retels nos m -dldcriug in the dust,
levi ont u the liv,n. spcaal structure by Union
ts5nncts Whoee ever3 fhtptt WIS directed by the
rrtht chftfta1n. The'e are practical euioeium1
which ef1ee1ualy becgsr any mere displsy Of
saturday will long be remembered by the citi-
zepa OF Chicago. and by ths tens Of Thousands Of
visitors whu on that d'y came pouring In from
evtrr part oi The great Northwest to .elcome the
cor qus rot, I'll OF whom we're proue of him. nos
alone Is the leader ct the Union armies, bnt A. 4
represt NATIVE nfu OF that greA! horthwcst,
Nho*p tops bSye 'Dfrp tnch \ prominently hon
pAs great historical day, ope worthy OF beng
topored nenceiorth Is > great anniversary ce!e-
bsatidn. Not for the pomp and glitter OF The oc.
paEeantTy Of xar n tni: display but a tho gen
u1te. ecsrcel5 PR MCeffated. unproRr3@med ont
hurs1 oi 1hai popular feel'ne which, ever since
the popular heart with eonstsuly lccreas " fore ,
boIiIoe over On The fell Of Richmond. MI NOW
eptehd'tg OYER al likr mountain torrent 10 the
day will long be held IN reuaeuhrance. tnst 1t de-
teI<ea to te marked with red letter in our ciyi.
sbrn.E. The ouspons1tE *ss alike lifting tsihpte
TO 1nE hero Ut The United Statee, ard crcdltAb:e
to the people Of ttnte State4 who recocn,z4 d the
exceeding vslue u The services he had rendered
The Cnion cause and h1e worth, not alone 7s q
=
The pf oplr, hut se Ole ho has amid al The storm
emo din Vt baltic, all the trails a,d .ticnlhes ot
cot fl,ettnr power, p;eterved intact the putty Of
minded 1nd humble a. when dist called from mis-
The march Of G1snt .h.oueh the streets wss
ms h,f pfocfrss into tee plnre Of ttst nlttaIy
cblt ftain ul the Republic, mild and s,tcnt his
rettsEets ete1pachments On The tprrouadtDzs Of
tthn a1y which marked the return OF thc con.
quesofs Of old. Mora glorious in it, antece.ents
- o-lLe the co.e Of war for the 1ite,suou OF a
glorious IN ttsef Sc attended onlY by that popular
No uain of elsFes chained 70 lis chariot wheels
ousi II wal the ehout Of mil lops, NOT hers a1oue
hui IN every part OF The world, Uho witness thal
be hau eeen the Instrument IN the hands Of Divine
Psov,dence. .ot Enchanting the eapuve and letting
Gen. Grant came here fer the e1pse:s purpose Of
numbering hlnsclI tnonx the visitors 70 this SOL
1ueschandtse and of wo1ks II nanuf.ctute anu arl
which edo1n the baflotnE deroled to tho FltF- II
VIZ peculiarly ntttne that he who has ssved The
Republic ahuu' d see With hi4 own eyes hos the
people appreciate bis military p1o*e.s aodl care
ior the biave eoldle1s whom be had led 10 victory
e. I'D us b na5p hsS si
great event OF the Fur. and the anticipa,un WIS
More than realized. All oiher persons and thlnEl
much asthey eete esfeeme5Ewets :noordtn.ttd
~
the Times" he On WhuU, fur nearly three yesrs
The eyes OF The people w,Ie tnrued II anxious ex
p ctat'on st The leader Of he Ua'on ho5ts, ths
| lbtr every nos cmsnt against the n atoms enemy
Preparations were Accordingly m1de flr recep'
hon eeftht r the man sud ibe occasion. Conn,t
teee vt re appotnted IRON The Executive Com E1t
Tee Of the Fur, and By rhe Board Of Trade. u r
ceise him on HE arrival! snd escor: him through
The streets Of tie clt5. The COMMON soaee.i p ne e
! rcso;utions, decld.d 10 1o,n IN body II doing
touor 10 the General. These com 5tttees Assem-
oseioeI eH On saturd.y rornfes. I'd formed IN pro
| ceesion on Like stree*. The crowd waz quite
lsrce, t1tcncng On all the streets near tue hoteI.
v'beT 81 W amy ofScess, I'D distinguished ciuzene
conspicuous among whom weze Generals Shez
man, Hocker, Hazeu, AuGur and S~eef, md onI
nov a A., a,n # n.
z, C., the proeetE,on moved forward, two abreast
trwaros The station. AL a!oEE the uhc Of rsrct
n,s III ots, q Tp, rohape
With TINT which made the streen rlnc on It's r
turn. Long before the arrival either g! tts train
he The eta'aon ~ ~: neefrsd ~
! nhj1et long line It omnihuEes ba1eicaded oos
ride OF the arpot BY hal past twelve tho work
ssssd o. ne dans5 e. h9a1 9t
with great o,faeulty that even foot passenger
| could make hts var through the eto~a.
AT the depot linz Va t9r@ed nom n the plas 1s
=
np1ttee to pafE through, aud al waited IN dccl
| anxiety for the important ARRIVAL.
The names Of The eenu: men composing The "a
Fat- conmiifte.-Ms,or General yo.eph TOOK
g, T. 3. Brysn. E. Accsge, W B.asee.ote 1.o,s
sd J. K. Jones, E.ars Hons Thomas p1ns,
mona, John n, VIII On, Van Il. A'Eetns f. )
Nillians, !. E. GeaFy. D. Vsn bsten and u B
| ~" J"v,~ n,s rs,r,,,o,, ftnr,rI1
Board 81 7; ad<.-s. A1u.tcr. Gro. Araour
I n, s. Bacon, o. n. Ar.instd. .. +: Baxter, J. +
Reesy, Geo. B5'ne, 2; g sroEn1 IL T. J: Bronson nss
Eiay, {. E, Chase, G S. Carmichael, D: Cole
Jr., {. Conastock. v, F. Coolb.1gh: c. u ca!
te1tfon, solcn cuuaains, G. +. Culver. G. =
Doie, q. c, Durand,W. u. Eesn, simeon Far@e!l
i. Go: osoSnes, !. + Ss31sy,j. :. $sssH:.5 i !; I
! c. e. Htiior, Geo1ee a; 6 ~ n5T. slIsa aoTss. O.
iloen:er, ". i. Houeetellng. y. aonsa, 3,
Nntch nton, E. E Hubbard, Gilbert aa,esrd
A1f,sa !sme; 4 Afst u; Ass,En s. # III + ah1nE
r. Lsw1t ncr. IL. Lesry. G: q. Lss, =. 3: Ltaeolq
J. 3. Lyon, $: r; Lunt, Hugh MeIsn1aq; s; z
Mecn sscht sosr Ns.h,n Sa.t hssts ns,id, C. q;
&c. Eynan. wn. Mason. A. E. Seely, 4nsI,,
Nel:on: l. .; No1ten. 5. y; Aie5eson. J. y
c. \ R,chmord, ]. J. Richards. J: II R.ca.rda
c. A. Rogers. EV. Rohbne, ]. s. kumsey, ]. r
lsrm.rE: s; sha. dosd, X se.~@on. y. spad
stewart sher~in, Geo c. Stone, g.. L scott
| John Tsrrcll, j. Y. Thule, Y. A. Iurp.n, g. v
ws.ss, + Mnsssr s. wMYsss; ar:s
&. Nhi.ney. e q. o1co,t, Il. S. Ya1wood.
The 2s'h Ohio Bat.-ry from Can, Douglas wa!
sent cut at 40 eaz:y honr and x.s now dIawn y
dft1ipsn ahtd 1rTiTsl. 4 Little tfser hali'p.st l:
] o'clucE the booming Of the tEe1 gan Vas hear
auporne1nR the appss1anee oi tse tran. 1nl nl
! tucce<tlou, Aud then tremendous RI 7ot both IN
| side and outside the building proclaimed tha
Gen. Grant had srrlved 1T ChEeaxu.
| The arrange uentt were Fu1a completed Tor ta!
arch, and When the General appeared, the en
thusisan was unit onnd' q. There w:s no saEn u
tbta Wild display Of feeling: It ~ te;a aissa.ea .!
literally .stmo'e in- arr Tne P1tlee, uude
he coIn,nsnd Of Captain Nelson, d.d efficient eer
ss snssbs9 19 aisoIse1 a. ss;eh II arss prevailed
| The Gent,as w,.es orted to ths north end OF th
DEPOT, md Immediately mounted hs ola wa1 1
tsf.,, IN 70 many bsnjar. md is - dear 20 81
American heart ts A'cx1ndeE's . Bnctphs u 70 tn
Gen. sna to h,ssos ms ~ss o5
tse setnsn 81 i conquerof. ne gracefully took q
hia hat a. d returned The Ereetlo,. Then he 9th
ana the va.t cavalcade ms1ched down clsri
e.s tssn ,ou ssss oYa epen w,s,S II
and 90 IN IL the nor'h en,ranea o! uuion Hal
The proeess'on ~ headed , the PsIjee- follow
ed BY company OF Jourg cadets, dressed III III.
Znusvs ct+tnut. ard q Zouase Band. from Not.l
Dame, lpdis1a-by 'ha Hon. Thos Dfu nmond
Juoee of unre6 s,atss Courts. and jn.ce- var
II, 1Ieetnt, and Joseph T. Gary, Rlsh Mayo. Kcs
snd the CulaEu1 coune1! Of the city. Taeu fol
lowed the ter:ial cemnltteas ct reception, .tte,
winch rode Grn Grsnt IN his charger, aeeom
panied By hos. 3. Brs an and the Generals st.1
| backed b carriage cuntAiu:ug General t1poktl
and seas1or Yates, ana Long ntrAy oi m!as.s,
and citizens.
II WIS splendid ou,burat Of popular enthuE
afr, The peupse turning ont IN H9oss to recelvt
the tssloT pf their country. the town tudeed
~ert tp the s'reets n We may czprres the tact
the universal presence Of fhe citizens. and artvet
at tte northern en,rs1 9, The pIo:es lon attempt
other end. But 1t vas 60 dcnseig pa ket ths
,hs thing was ig possible General .s at.pt h;m
I work 10 elbow hi WY. This was dohe VI last
however, sDd his preeeuc- 10 the gallery wks ao
pounced and welcomed by the Shouts Of the assem-
b1cd epectaforf. nnd by ! sel.ltke waiting Of baud
! At1chitIt, and bats ind boDnets.
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