Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-09-21
President Grant. in the Oil Re.

the 14th. says:
President Grant. wife and family,
en- route to Washington county. Wis
tied the oil regions of Pennsylvania
to- day. The President reached Cor
ry at A, NJ, at which point he was
met by delegations of prominent cit
izens from Franklin, Oil City, Titus
vile and other intermediate points,
through which his route passed.
AT TTTUsvILLE.
The special Presidential train ar
rived at Titusville at Z 80 A. Nj. The
President was received by an immense
crowd of people at the depot, who
escorted him 10 the principal hotel,
where he was entertained at public
breakfast by the municipal authori.
ties. An informal reception was sub
sequently held in the parlors of the
hotel, after which the President made
q brief speech to the multitude from
the hotel balconies, thanking the cit
izens for the heartiness of their vel.
come, but avoiding all illusions to
political topics. The reception was
very public spirited affair, the leading
men of both parties entering into it
with much zeal. 1t was q genuine,
old fashioned Pennsylvania welcome,
and the President and family were ev-
idenly greatly gratified.
Shortly after nine o'clock the
Presidential party left TItusville for
Oil CITY, making breaf stoppages at
The principal intermediate stations
amid greetings of the most enthusias
tic description. A noticeable feature
of these demonstrations consisted in
the large proportion of women and
children which entered into the com
position of the assemblages.. At Pc
troleum Centre the arrival of the train
containing the Presidential party was
heralded by salvos of artillery, while
a further incident of the reception
consisted in the fact that while from
the train to a hotel balcony to show
himself, the ladies of the town organ
lied surprise party and captured
Mrs. Grant and daughter on board
the train.
The next stoppage was made at the
famous Columbia Oil Farm, where,
after the President had been intro
duced to the assembled multitude, the
party alighted from the train and
spent an honr in strolling among the
wells of the company. The Presi-
dent appeared to take an anusual in
terest in the Subject, warming up to
a considerable degree of quiet en-
thusiasm, as was evinced by the num-
Der and variety of questions he ad-
dressed to the manager and superin-
tendent concerning them.
Although not included in the pro-
gramme, yet in compliance with the
clanorous entreaty of the gathered
people, the train was next halted al
Tair Farm, wnere the President in.
dulged in little joke, Replying TO
the remark of the citizens spokes
man deprecatory of the comparative
paucity of the crowd, he said that the
number was at least sufficient to stock
a dozen Illinois farms.
The next stopping place was at
sloO lhC NOuAlll lOA
miles around had turned out en-
maSse. In response to the vocifer-
Gus cheers of the people, the Presi-
dent expressed the sincere pleasure
he felt in being the recipient of such
hearty demonstrations of friendship
having said which he appeared to
suffer from q sudden shamefaced con-
sciousness of having perpretrated a
speech, and excused himself from fur
tier remarks-only, however, to be
put through tremendous process oi
hand shaking, which lasted until the
train moved away. 1t is probable
that nine ont of every ten chill.
dren in Rouseville over five years
of age shook hands with the Presi-
dent, while q number of younger ones
he kissed.
On arriving at Oil City, which was
reached at noon, an impromptu re
ception was held in the Oil City Ex
change, adjournment being afterward
made to Duncan Hotel, were large
numbers of citizens and their wives
paid their respects to the President
and Mrs. Grant. Here also, as at Ii
! tusville, party lines and party feelings
were completely obliterated, and 6
simular spontancity and universally
of welcome were shown. After
spending about three hours in Oil
City, the President and party pro
ceed to Franklin, stopping on the
way ct Reno, where carriages were in
waiting to take the President and
friends to a new $50 barrel flowing
well, about a mile from the depot
This he inspected with much interest
Indeed, the whole oil rigions appear
ed to pique his curiosity considerably
At Franklin, which was reached abou
four O'Clock, the President was re
ceived with civic and military pomp
and preparations of the most elabor
ate character, the streets and houses
being hammered and decorated mos
lavishly, and packed with people con
gregated from miles around. II
should be said hire that at the vari
Gus points along the route from Titus
vile, the introduction of the Presi
dent 10 the people was performed by
Hon. c. w. Giltillan, of Franklin
who discharged that duty very hap
PLY, epigramitizing the salient fea
lures of the respective places in
dozen pithy words.
At eight o'clock in the evening the
President held reception in the
Town Hall, which was packed to suf
location. Hon. G. w. Gilfillan
Chairman of the franklin Reception
Committee, who had accompanied the
President from Cory, Formally wei
coined him in brief speech, follow.
ed by Judge McCalmont, after which
! the President said: