The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
NE GRANT BOOM.
Grants Arrival in San Francisco.

| SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2O.-As soon as
news OF the arrival of the City Of Toxic out
side the heads reached the city the Reception
! Committee went out on the steam tug Grif-
fifth and intercepted her and informed Gen.
! Grant of the reception prepared for him.
The Government steamer Mcpherson also
soon came alongside, bringing Gen. Mellow
ell, u. >. A., commanding the division Of the
Pacific. with his staff, to welcome his old
comrade in arms.
/ In the meantime the General Committee
of Arrangements, with several thousand in
/ vted guests, assembled on the Pacific mail
steamer China, and started down the chan
mel, accompanied by several other steamers
and tugs. Tee whole squadron of the San
Francisco and Pacific Yacht Club, Joined
I in.
/ The whole population Of the city turned
out to see the naval pageant, and every hill
commanding view of the channel was black
with clustering thousands. From every
/ flagstaff in the city flags were flying, and
the shipping along the city front was bril-
liantly decked with ensigns, testOOncd flags
and streamer5.
1t was halfpast five o'clock when the puff
of white smoke from scaWard, from off the
earthworks back OF and above Fort Point,
the booming of heavy gun announced that
the steamer was near. Another and another
followed in rapid succession. Fort Point
next joined in the cannOnade, firing with
both casemates and barbette guns, and a
battery at Lime Point added les thunders to
the voice of welcome.
La a few moments the entrance to the har-
Dor was yeled in wrcaths of smoke, and as
the batteries Of Angel Island, Black Point
and Alcatraz opened fire in succession, the
whole channel was soon shroudcd iu clouds
Of smoke from their rapid discharges
For some time the position of the APP
preaching ships could not be discovered, but
shortly before six o'clock the IokO slowly
glided into view, surrounded by a fleet of
steamers and tugs, gay with flags and crowd
ed with guests, while the yacht squadron
brought up the rear, festo0ned from deck to
truck with brilliant bunting. Cheer after
cheer burst from the assembled thousands,
as the vessel slowly rounded Telegraph Hill
The United States steamer Monterey lying
in til e stream, added the roar, Of her guns 10
the general welcome, and the screaming Of
hundreds Of steam whistles announced that
the City OF Toxic had reacked her anchor
age.
HIS RECEPTION IN THE CITY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2l-Upon the
arrival Of the steamship City Of Toxic, at
her wharf last evening, Gen. Grant was re-
ceved by the Governor and his staff, the
city officials and the Executive Committee
Of Arrangements, and welcomed by Mayor
Bryant in a brief speech. He then took
a carriage and drove 10 the Palace HOtelat
the head Of an immense procession and ac-
companied by a great crowd. BOnfres
blazed at the street corners; illumination
lit up every window, and the glare Of RO-
man candles and electric lights made the
broad thoroughfare as bright as day.
Under a continuous archway sof flags
banners end festooned draperies the process
sion moved up Market street, to Montgom-
cry, and turned down the latter street
Crowds blocked the sidewalks. Cheer after
/ cheer rolled along the whole line Of march
and almost drowned the martial strains of
numerous bands. Broad ensigns tossed In
/ the night winds, glowing with the light Of
/ fires and glare of rockets and freballs. A
/ light mist lowering over the city reflected
/ the light Of the fireworks and illuminatiOns
until the heavens seemed ablaze.
Not only the street on the line Of march,
but the cross streets between Market and
Montgomery avenue, were brilliant with
decorations. Even the Chinese quarter
seemed 70 have caught the injection and
/ from hundreds of stats great dragon flags
/ Haunted their fantastic blazonry beside the
Stars and Stripes.
Continuing its march, the procession
moved through Montgomery avenue to
Kearney street. Here, if possible the
crowds were still more dense and enthusias-
tic, and the display of fireworks, electric
lights, lime lights, and every conceivable
means of illumination, was Of increased
brilliancy.
On arriving at market street, the process
sicn, moving up q few blocks, counter
marched to the Palace Hotel, where a mag
nifcent arch, forty feet in height, spanned
New Montgomery street, blazoned with the
national colors and bearing the inscription:
"Welcome to Grant" At this point the
carriage containing the General was drawn
up, while the procession marched in review,
cheer after cheer rending the air as di-
vision after division passed by. On the
conclusion of the review the various organ
izations were dismissed and Gen. Grant was
conducted to his quarters in the Palace
Hotel, which had been specially prepared
and furnished for his racention.