The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-20
GRANT AT LONG BRANCH.
Arrival Of the Federal Family and Furniture
at the sea-sias Capitol.

lLong Branch June 81 Cor, OF the New York
Herald
The President and his family arrived
here by special train from Washington at
10 minutes past this afternoon in Pull
man palace car The President baggage
had been arriving all DAY. Eight furni
ture wagons had been driven down Ocean
avenue 70 the Presidents cottage, contain
ing the federal baggage -Four carriages
and buggy had been towed III the train
Of furniture wagons, comprising seaside
phaeton for Miss Nellie, two seated bug
Ky for the President and friend, the huge
high backed English carriage for the
united family, dOg-cart for the boys, a
modest rOckaway for Mrs. Grants accom-
mediation, and u solitary COW had been led
by the horns TO the scene of Presidential
summeriug, 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 Cincin-
natl, his old war horse Bashaw Maid,
ork, an unnamed mare, and two bay
horses for driving in the family carriage.
had been led or driven 10 their sea side
stabling. The furniture wagons contained
enough, apparently, to ill couple Of
such Swiss cottages as the President re-
sides in, and comprised all varieties of
household furniture, from the tete-a- tetes
and soeiables to flower pots and soap box
es. The seaside villa during the day was
under the control Of half dozen servants.
who were putting it TO rights" and BY
the time the federal party arrived il was
in comfortable trim for their reception.
IL was in the midst of a cold, drizzling
rain that the Presidential party alighted
from the special car at the Long Branch
depot A crowd Of curious Jerseymeu
awaited the expected dignitaries and cram
ed their neeks forward 10 see for the TWEEN.
tieth 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 a
proud col0red driver awaiting their arr
val. The President debarked with his
family and friends amid the drizzling rain.
took refuge at once under the shelter Of
the depot, entered the carriage IN wait
ing, butt0Bed the curtains all around.
and sped away ut a rafting pace for
home In the carriage with the President
we're Mrs. Grant, their daughter Nellie
Mr., Dent Sr., and Ulysses Grant, Jr.,
Gen. Babcook, Messrs. Benjamin and
Bailey, OF whom no particulars can be as
certalned, except that Benjamin is an off
Ger in the gas-works in Washington, and
Bailey being entirely unassigned, and the
housekeeper Of the cottage, eolored
woman, entered carriage provided by
Gov. Morris of Long Branch, and followed
i'll the wake of the President.
The President wore his customary suit of
solemn black, with stove-pipe hat, and
looked stern as usual, having a rather
horld color IN his face Mrs. Grant also
wore black and looked unusually hand
some and pleasant-glad, doubtless, to
once again return TO the seaside Miss
Nellie looked charming as a reigning belle
OF the day should, and wore a travelling
linen buster over her dress. The sea side |
cottage was found all in condition, and the
presidential party rested there content TO
put mp with few Inconvenience incident
70 moving, for the night Long Branch
had been all day expecting the distin- |
guished eOterie, and the hotels, as vet |
hardly aspiring TO anything more preten.
ti0us than roOmy inns, had all their guests
In their array On the piazzas 10 hail the |
chief, and flags were flying from all the |
hagstatis along the bluff Ocean avenue |
was peopled, 50 far as the present limited |
population Of Long Branch will permit,
with the seaside butterflies Of fashion TO
greet the great attraction, and the caravan
It furniture wagons was assailed by eager
inquiries as to the hour of the presidential
arrival The driving rain storm, which
-uffies the bosom Of old ocean 80 angrily
.O-night drove the butterflies % theircosy /
retreats, and when the President and his
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