Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-08-14
President Grant In Burlington.

President Grant Who has been Tusiica
ting for a fsu days past =, The summe
rcsilebce o. he friend Gee. NJ. Pullmsl
OF Chicago. upon Alexandria Bay ami'
the thousand IslaBis Of ihe St Lawrence
arrived at Oglensburg Wednesday morn
ing. where he received cordial RECEIPT
Zoo from the people Ct that city. lie va
accompanied by Mn. Grant and bis ron
Lieui. Fred T. Grant and Jesse Gran
aud Gems. Sheridan aud Porter. AT
?. N. be took the directors car Of the Yer
mont Central Railroad, and proceeded L
PlattsbOrgh where he remained owe
night, having quarters at FOquet's Hotel
Though bat an hours notice had been Civ
on Of his coming the inhabitants both dem
Ocrats aud republicans. turned out aDC
and gave the president aud his distin
guished companions a large and kindly
demonstration of welcome, which the pres
ident acknowledged briefly. Many per
sons we're presented and shook hands will
him. .... ....
The Oakes Ames left Plattsburgh at
A. NJ. amid cheers, and having the KEGS
vile band on board, and at once steamed
rapidly for Burlington. The Ames, though
her commander is an uncompromisinl
democrat, was gay with flags in honor o.
the head Of the nation aud the brave Sher.
idau. Capt Holt made the run to Bur.
lington from Port Kent in thirty minutes
As the Ames passed plattsburgh barracks
salute Of eleven guns was given General
Sheridan by General Richard Arnold,
commanding the post. As the AmeS
reached her dock a national salute was
fired from the battery by Lieut.. Flana-
gan's section of artillery, and the crowd OF
people who covered Central wharf sent up
cheer after cheer as Mayor Dodge stepped
on shore with the president, aud General
Wells with Gen. Sheridan, whose coming
was entirely unexpected The party then
took carriages in the following order:
The President, with Mayor Dodge and
Mayor Carroll of Troy.
Lieut.. Gen. z. II. Sheridan and Lieut..
Fred 7. Grant with Gen. Wells aud Gen.
Geo. 2. Foster. ..a. .....
Mrs President Grant, Master Jesse
Grant and Gen. Horace Porter, with Hon.
G. G.. Benedict; then came a number of
carriages containing Cen. stannard, lion.
10 d. Hatch, Alderman James A. Shedd
Sheriff Drew, V. p. NOyes, Henry Bal
lard, l.. l.. Lawrence, and other well
known citizens. The procession was head
ed by a platoon of police, and the Queen
City Band, and was under the charge of
Gen. VIM. W. Henry and Hon. A. J
Crane as a committee of arrangements.
The party proceeded up College street,
amid the ringing Of bells; and the crowds
that filled the sidewalks we're not spariug
either of curious looks or of hospitable
cheers. Ladies filled the doors and WIN
dows of the residences waving their hand
kerchiefs, aud the scene was one of ex-
element and enthusiasm. rt
On reaching the square it seemed as if
half the population of our city had turned
out to honor the President. Citizens with.
out distinction of party greeted him and
Gen. Sheridan with loud cheers and 9th.
er manifestations Of welcome. The party
passed through st. Paul street to Main,
through Main to Church. and up Church
street to College. n Here thcie was
another rousing welcome, and fremcn,
citizens, ladies' and children, seemed to
vie with each other in the sincerity Of
their demonstrations. rgf
The president had never been in Bur-
lington but once before, and then only to
spend night. lie expressed himself as
much pleased with our city and its beau.
tiful scenery. The passage of the party
down Church street was enthusiastic.
A crowd was gathered on the sidewalk;
all the way down to Main street. the stores
and buildings we're hung with flags, UDior
block being literally covered with then
In front of Union block, Ethan Allen En-
CINE Company were formed in line, ant
gave stentorian cheers, which he acknowl
edged as he did like all popular demon
strations with removing his hat and bow
ing. On arriving at the American hotel
the President and General Sheridan wcr,
es corted into the lower parlors, wher,
they shook hands with the multitude. Mel
women, boys and girls, old soldiers, al
without distinction Of party paid their re
spects to the nations ruler, and then I
the gallant, CHEEKY Northumberland a
his side; Mayor Dodge and General Well
/
presenting every one as they came for
ward. We saw veterans clasp the Presi
dents hand and shake it warmly, givin
him words of friendship and encourage
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