The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-19
HARTRANFT Al HOME.
Reception of Gems. Burnside and Har.
frnnft-The Former Pays a High
Compliment to Our Candidate for
G0veruor-S:rcat Enthusiasm.

frann-rhe Former Pays a High
Compliment TO Our Candidate for
! GOverner-Great Enthusiasm.
Special Dispatch to Pittsburgh Commercial.
NoRRIsTowN, Pa, June s, 1872.
The long talked Of reception to
General burnside took place here this
afternoon. The General arrived from
Philadelphia in company with Gener-
al Hartranft at half-past two O'Clock
and was received by the military of
this place, Conshohocken, Bridgeport
and Phenixville, numbering in all
about five hundred men. A salute
was fred, when the procession formed
and the line of march was taken up
through the principal streets to the
fair grounds. The streets were throng
ed with people, immense crowds being
present from different parts of the
country. During the parade the will
dcst enthusiasm prevailed, and cheer
ing for Burnside, Hartranft and Grant
was very frequent. The principal
stores and dwellings were decorated
with flags and streamers in great pro-
fusion. On the Generals arrival at
the fair grounds, the twelve eompan-
les composing the line broke ranks
and partook Of beautiful repast-
General Burnside then held an i'm
promtu reception, and shook hands
with his old comrades of the Fifty
first regiment, with which General
Hartranft, by a gallant charge at the
battle of ADtietam, took Antietam
bridge. The parade then reformed
and returned to town, where, after a
dinner at Col. Bottoms residence,
General Burnside was introduced to
an immense crowd of citizens, and
spoke as follows: ...
Il thank you heartily for your kind
reception. Ipromised my fellow sol
dier, General Hartranft, at Cleveland
the other day, to pay him a visit and
see once more my old command, but
| had no idea of seeing such an i'm
mense and enthusiastic assemblage of
soldiers and citizens waiting to re-
ceive me. / thank you for your
kindness, both you and my comrade
Hartranft, for whom | have greater
regard than for any other officer of the
army. To him, who never finched
from danger when work was to be
done. / am more indebted for what
ever of success l may have attained
than to any other But for him and
his gallant soldiers of the Fifty-frst,
his townsmen and yours, / should
have accomplished nothing. Cries
of That's So" | never think ofthat
bridge at Antietam without having a
feeling of deep emotion. My Ninth
army crops saw the hardest fighting
and lost the heaviest. We lost more
men when General Hartranft charged
the bridge and took it than General
Sherman did during his march to the
sea. TCries of That's too true"
When | saw the old flags to-day, how
NV heart filled with thankful emotion
for your gallant General s1d his brave
soldiers | thank you all for your kind
welcome"
During the Generals speech there
were frequent cheers for Hartranft
and at the conclusion that gentleman
stepped forward and spoke few min
utes, reminding his fellow comrades
of their campaign together, and
thanking those present for their inter-
est in the occasion The crowd then
cheered for, Owen and General Owens
accepted to their request by making a
short speech, eulogizing General
Hartranft and his commander Gen
eral Burnside was then, at half-past
eight O'Clock, driven to General Hart
ranft's residence, where general re-
ception of our citizens was held.
Many eminent persons were present.