The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-04
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Horace Greeley En- Route to
Gilmore's Babel.
THE SEND-OFF.
What | Know About Utilizing an
Evening on Shipboard. =
SCENES BY THE WAY.
Enthusiastic Entry Into the
Realms Of Yankeeiom.
BRILLIANT BREAKFAST CONVERSATIONS.
The Herald African Expedition, ''Little
Generals" and Battling jeff Davis.
THE PHILOSOPHERS SPEECH.
Grand Reception of the Gold Man"
in the Coliseum.
HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC DISCOVERED.
Everything Lovely-Loud Applause for
the Champion Woodchopper.
THE PHILOSOPHERS SPEECH.
Grand Reception of the "Old Man.
in the Coliseum.
HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC DISCOVERED,
Everything Lovely-Loud Applause for
the Champion Woodchopper.
DINING AND WHINING (?) LAST NIGHT

UlNlNG AND WlNlNG ~ LAST NlGhI
BOSTON, July 8, 1872
This was the Greeley Jubilee day. The Sound
steamer Providence was crowded almost beyond
her capacity on Tuesday afternoon. There were
1900 passengers board, and II took about thirty
relays Of seats at the supper tables to give them all
their suppers. There were not nearly enough mat
tresses or cots for them. Men were stretched in
distorted positions and extraordinary compca-
lions of arms legs and heads about the cabin floors
and on the guards and women and children were
cuddled up in the utmost abandonment In the sOcia
bes and armchairs and even on the foot rugs of the
steamer, w0Ong balmy sleepal OF Tuesday night.
The steward, Mr. Perry, who had to feed this crowd,
said that 1t was the biggest thing he had done In
the supper way for many day.
''What's the occasion Of the crowd, Steward ?"
swell, Greeley You see there's many go just to
see the reception the old manll get and great
many others have to go to the Jubilee anyhow, and
they choose the Greeley day for going because they
know it'll be 'rousern
The Philosopher, In his white buster, white
pants, white vest and white hat, promptly put
in an appearance at the dock In your city at
five O'Clock P. M, accompanied by Theodore
Tilton, Samuel Sinclair, Jesse Fonda and Will
liam Johnson. He was greeted with the demon
stration usual towards him on the part OF a New
York audience-that OF grins. and nudges and desu
tory hurrahs and general attempts to shake his
hand. Away through the crowded gangway was
opened for him by the police, and he betOOk himself
at once TO the after cabin, where, amid the admir-
ing smiles of the lady passengers, he ensconced
himself in an armchair and read the evening pa
pers.
LOUD CHEERS FOR THE SAGE.
As the boat rounded out three cheers for the PHI
losopher went up from the pier and from the pas
sengers, but he deep In free-trade "screed"
and did not hear it, Amid all the crush OF seekers
after supper the steward Of the Providence re.
served seats for the Sage and his party. Brown
bread and tea the principal dishes Of the Sage,
though he did not disdain soft shell crab, tender.
loin steak and other sybaritic delicacles. As the
evening came on and the steamer had ploughed her
| way through the tortuous eddies of He'll Gate a
| number of ladies and gentlemen with whom the
| Philosopher had acquaintance gathered about
him on the after deck, and amid the cool
breezes, laden somewhat more than suited
the Philosophers fancy, perhaps, with Gin
| ders and cigar smoke, he and they
| DISCUSSED SOCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS.
Among those who composed this pleasant COM
| pany were Theodore Triton, Mrs. Winchester, the
widow OF Mr.. Greeley's old partner on the Nety
Yorker; Mrs. Fisher Ames, the sculptress who mod
| eed Lincoln's head for the White House; Mrs
widespreading circle Of others less closely den-
titled with the main party hung on the rim of the
| cotere and listened with devouring ears to the
words of wisdom spoken by such high authorities
| The Sage wore his summer OvelcOat during the
evening as the breeze sprung up quite cool.
HORACE DIPS
At ten O'Clock he retired, and although there
| was considerabe rolling as the vessel rounded
] Point Judith, and an immense ringing Of bells and
shutting Of trunks at Newport where some of the
ance again until the gray streaks OF dawn in the
east announced five O'Clock and the long-continued
! Changing of the gong announced Fall River.
AN EARLY GROOMING.
! A little judicous grooming on the part of his
friends brought the Sage forth from his stateroom
! looking as neat as u new pin, and having had his
place by the critical inspectorsa Of the
most mo noble delegation that Massachusetts could
send to him. 1t was still early when the party
Boston delegation sent word they would await him
at the Old Colony depot in the Hub, but there
little demonstration over the Philosopher at Fall
River, even at that early hour. number Of the
mill laborers going to their work discovered the
historic white hat and gray locks in the window
of the car; they recognized the massive head I'M
derneath them at once.
.'TnE GRASP OF AN HONEST MAN.
One Of them plucked up courage enough to ven
~ '.Mr Greeley said he IL wanted to shake your
nand, sir, and he grasped the clean, white hand OF
! the Sage within his own brawny 1st. As he with
drew TO the platform OF the car he sad Boys, three
cheers for Horace Greeley, the next President TIE
shout was taken up by the boys outside, and then
they made rush for the old man. He shook hands
for about twenty minutes with these honest sons Of
labor and passed few genial remarks with them,
after which they passed out Among the hand
shakers that came afterward was an Alderman of
FAN River, who said there only six members Of
the Board of Aldermen in the city, and three Of
very well for Massachusetts, town. As the train
after unusual dclay-owing TO the numbers OF
additional cars that had to be put on to accommo-
date the unusual crowd OF passengers--moved OF q
ong.continucd shout for "Honest Old Horace was
raised, and Honest Old Horace soon after laid his
coat on the back OF his seat and sweetly slept. At
all the larger towns along the route there were
groups Of people, even 80 early In the morning,
watching for the zion of the day. On every fence
were pacar1ed 10 huge letters, "The Greeley day
at the Jubiee.r
THE LOST TICKET.
In passing the boats officers ut the gangway Mr..
came around and 10, the Philosopher discovered
his loss The offcial waited patiently and smilingly
while the sage event through himself,r and, while
waiting, one or two gentlemen offered him extra
tickets, which they had possessed themselves OF, to
pay for the lost one. "Never mind, gentlemen
said the conductor. "Mr. Greeley hasn't lost his
ticket, III he bound, and fhe has he'll pay his way,
for there's no dead head about HIM" The MISS
ing ticket was soon found and all was right. AS
the train reached the outskirts OF Boston, Yankee
humanity was observed turning out buslly to see
the expected great man.
THE RECEPTION IN YANKEEDoM.
"A the train entered the depot q dense mass had
choked up all the exits from the cars. and as the
ending IN Il prolonged shout went up and the dense
maqa That ulrc.xly uvpr1OWpd tho tried