The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-07
BY THE SEA.
President Grant and Family Ar
rive at Long Branch.
Huge Preparations for the
Presidential Party.
JERSEY DISAPPOINTED.
The Unpretentious Chief Drives to the
Cottage by the Sea" Unobserved.
Mrs. Grant and Miss Nellie in
Travelling Attire.
JERSEY DISAPPOINTED.
LONG BRANCH. Lnne G. 1879,

LONG BRANCH. June G, 1873.
The President and his family arrived here by
special train from Washington at fifteen min
utes past five this afternoon in Pullman
palace car. The Presidents baggage had
been arriving all day. Eight furniture wag-
ons had been driven down Ocean avenue
to the Presidents cottage containing the Federal
baggage. -Four carriages and a buggy had been
lowed in the train OF furniture wagons, COM
prising q seaside phaeton FOR Miss Nelly, a
two-seat buggy for the President and a
friend, the huge high-backed English car
rage for the united family, dog cart
for the boys, modest rockaway for Mrs.
Grants accommodation, and solitary COW
had been led by the horns to the Of Presiden
tial summerng, while the seven magnificent
horses OF the President, including st. Louis the
new Missouri colt which the President had found
on his st. Louis farm; Cincinnati, his old war
horse Bashaw Maid, York, an unnamed mare
ana two bay horses Tor driving in the family car
rage, had been led or driven TO their seaside
stabng, The furniture wagons contained enough,
apparently, to I'LL couple 81 such swiss cottages
as the President resides in and comprised all va
rieties OF household furniture. from iete-a-tetes
and sociables to flower pots and soap boxes. The
troll OF half dozen servants, VINO quitting IL
rights,f and by the time the federal party ar
rived 1t was III comfortable trim for their reception
TILE gREsIpEST's ARRIVAL.
II was in the midst Of a cold, drzzling rain that
the Presidential party alighted from the special
Car at the Long Branch depot. crowd Of curious
Jerseymen awaited the expected dignitaries and
craned their neeks forward TO see for the twen-
tleth time the chief Magistrate Of the country. The
Presidents own carriage, which had arrived only
few hours before, was on hand, with two prancing
bays and proud coorcd driver, awaiting their
arrival The President debarked with his family
and friends amid the drZzling rain, took refuge at
once under the shelter OF the depot, entered the
carriage in waiting, buttoned the curtains all
around and sped away at rafting pace
for home. In the carriage with the President
were Mrs. Grant, their daughter Nelly, Mr.. Dent.
Sr and Ulysses Grant, Jr., General Babcock Messrs.
Benjamin and Bailey, OF whom no particulars can
be ascertained, except that Benjamin is an officer
in the Gas Works in Washington and Bailey being
entirely unassigned. and the housekeeper OF the
cottage, colored woman entered carriage pro,
lowed In the wake OF the President.
THE GENERAL MRS. GRANT AND MISS NELLY
The President wore his customary suit OF solemn
usual having rather norid cslor in his face. Mrs.
Grant also wore black and looked unusually hand
return reT to the seaside. Miss Nelly ' looked
charming as reignng belle Of the day
should ana so. wore trayeling linen d 1nn
all in condition, and the Presidential party rested
there, content 10 put up with few inconvenience
had been all day expecting the distinguished
coterie, and the hotels, as yet hardly aspiring TO
all their guests in their array on the piazzas to
hail the Chief, and nags were flying from all the
nagstaf1s along the blum.
OCEAN AVENUE WAS PEOPLED,
go far as the present limited population OF Long
Branch will permit, with the seaside butterflies OF
fashion to greet the great attraction and the
van OF furniture wagons was assalled by eager in
quiries as to the hour OF the Presidential arrival.
The driving rain storm. which ruffles the bosom of
old ocean SO angrly tonight drove the butterflies
to their cosey retreats and when the President
and his family drove by, nestled under the water
proof coverings OF their carriages, not human
being along the dreary line OF seemingly deserted
hotels knew who was passing.
The Long Branch season Is as yet rather back
ward, strangely enough, considering the delicious
ness OF this month OF June on the seashOre. Only
the Rowland, Ocean Pavilion and Clarendon Hotels
are open at present, and these are sparsely popu-
lated. secretary Richardson and his wife, Comm0-
dore Livingston, Admiral Turner General Webb and
number or notables are expected next week, but
so far even the Rowland House has but twenty
cassis, A. J. Drexel, George w. Childs, Thomas
Murphy, Edwin Adams, Mrs. ]. w. wallack and
aEeS6I taken 14DaaiuQR n taek cottigeN