The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-04
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Yesterday morning, Aug. Sd, in response to
an imitation from Governor Cory, special
Gen a asss plae ICED attEs dj ST If sRtt
Rice and Superintendent Noyes ofthe p. & K.
Railroad, which left the depot at O'clock for
the Capital Of the State.
General Grant was accompanied by his fam
lily and stsf, and byquite delegation Of mill
tary Officers and civilians, several Of them ac-
compsniea ~ ladfea. Generals Howard,
Chamberlain, ard Ayres, and officers Ii lesser
ranlz Of whose names we took no note, and
Hon. Henry Wilson OF Mass, Mayor lcLelIan,
Hon. S. L. Spring, Hen. Geo. W. Woodman,
.. S. Marshal CLARK, I5raneis Cbaee, Esq, Su-
perintendent Of the p. S. & P. Railroad Coils.
Smith anil Elliot of the Governors staff, and
other gentlemen who viii pardon US for omit
ting their names, contributed to make up the
party or ceuxa cur active and accomplished
Adjutant General Hodedon, and Hen. r. D.
Rice, President Of the p. & K. road, and ST.
perintendent Noyes, were on hand doing all
in their power tolnake the occasion one Of in
tere9t and pleasure TO the company Tie
weather was beautiful, though excessively hot,
and the country passed through never looked
brighter, and the beautiful Kennebec Valley
never appeared more inviting. x.s
All along the route the people seemed to
have come out in their fitness and strength to
get a glimpse of the man who has conquered
peace, and by whose indomitable energy and
perseverance, this nation has been rescued,
from the vortex Of giant rebellion, such
rebellion as the world had never before seen.
and such as the great powers of the old world
had never dreamed could be suppressed.
At Brunswick, the first place at which the
train stopped, large crowd had collected; but
Gen. Grant did not leave his seat, though he
sat by an open window and shook hands with
hundreds during the few minutes the car re-
manned stationary, Quite an addition was
made to the company al this place.
At Bowdoinham a very large crowd had
gathered, and the Lieutenant General was
tempted to step upon the rear platform, and,
standing uncovered, bow his acknowledge
ment5 to the sovereign people He returned
TO the car loaded down with boquets, the
handiwork Of some fair hands of this modest
village. as we looked from the rear of the
car Che last thing we saw was man mast
middle life, who but a few years since was an
official under Mr.. Buchanan, running after
the moving train, pointing to the captor of
Lee, and shouting at the top of his lungs his
admiration for the man of Unconditional sur
rsnder1 ialie. ''s a
AZ Richmond another immense crowd had
collected, aid as Gen. Grant stepped upon the
platform Judge Rice informed the people that
they saw before them the man who took Rich
mondi The conquering hero was greeted
with enthusiastic cheers, as he had just been
at Bowdoinham.
On sped the train to Gardiner, where its ar
rival was greeted with salvos of artillery, dis
Charged nom the Pittston shore Here an
immense crowd, numbering MANY thousands.
had come together, a vered pateorm had
been erected, band was playing, and Gen.
Grant reluctantly consented to leave the car
and step upon the elevated platform in full
view Of the multitude. He was introduced to
the people by L. D. Clay E3g., in few brief
words, and cheered most enthusiastically by
the multitude. .s
At Hallowell a similar scene was presented,
and the church bells were ringing out Their
merry peas of welcome to the worlds great
est living hero.
AZ Augusta the arrival Of the train was an
nounes1 ly aalvos Of artillery from the Arse re
nal grounds and the ringing Of the church
hsffo ~. 1 -
LED N SHAT city OF sensations. The streets were
awe with dense humanity, flags waved from
burning fronts, windows and balconies, and
the city seemed to be animated by an unusual
Low Of lie Carriages had been provided, and