The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-22
GRANTS RECEPTION.
The Entire Population OF san
Francisco Turns Out 10 Wei
come Him Home.
Fhe Naval Display Outside the bay
The Forts Serenade Hill
with Their Cannon.
What Was Said and Done in San Francisco

SAN FRANdrsro. Sept. 2a.-As soon as news
N Tho arrival OF the City OF Toxic outside
,.ha Heads reached the city. the reception
.,,rmitsea went out on the steam tug Griffith
.na intarcepted her. md informed Gen. Grant
n the reception prepared for him. The gov
srnnent steamer Mcpherson also soon came
Alongside, bringing Gen. Mcdowell, conn
manding tho division Of the Pacific, with his
staff. to welcome his old comrade in arms.
IN the meantime the general committee Of
.rrat,vaments, with several Thousand invited
s,asts assembled On the Pacific mall steamer
fhipn and started down the channel, accom-
nanisd by several other steamers and tugs.
Fha whole squadron Of the San Fanciseo and
Pacific Yacht Club, and the whole population
ii tbe city turned out to see the naval pa
gaant, and every bill commanding view OF
I'M channel was black with clustering thous-
ands. From every Flagstaff In the city flags
were lying and the shipping along the city
rant was brilliantly decked with ensigns.
,ieeestooned ,eehs I hags and streamers. it was half
naat o'clock when the puff of white smoke
frnm aeaward, from off the earth works back
otApd above FortPOint, the booming Ola heavy
cln, announced that the steamer wns near;
another and another followed In rapid euc-
ression. Fort Point next joined In the can
nnrade. firing with both easemate and bar
hette guns. and u battery ut Ltme Point added
III thundsrs to the voice OF welcome
hor was yelled iii Wreaths of smoke, and az
ithe batteries of Angel Island, Black Point
and Alcatraz opened fire in succession, the
whole channel was soon shronded IN clouds
saf smoke from the rapid discharges. For
sona time the position Of the approaching
ahips could not BIZ discovered, but shortly be-
IND o'clock the Toxic slowly glided into
view, surrounded by . fieet of steamers ana
t,Rs, gay with flags and crowded with guests
| while the yacht squadron brought up the
Fast tad lii II.
liant bunting. Cheer after cheer burst from
the assembled thousands as the vessel slowly
rounded Telegraph Hill, and the United
States steamer Monterey lying IN the stream
come, and the screaming OF hundreds o.
etea1l-whstles announced that the City OF
Toxic had reached her anchorage.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. n.-uRon the arrival
uf the steamer City OF Toxic at her wharf
last evening, Gen. Grant was received by the
Governor and staff, the city officials and the
Necutiva committee and welcomed by Mayor
Bryant lii brief speech. He then took car
raga aud drove 10 the Palace Hotel at the
head of an immense procession and accom-
panied by great crowd. Bonfirss hlazed ct
III the street corners. The illumination lii
np every window. and the glare Of Roman
candles and tho electric lights name the broad
thuroughfare bright MS day.
Under a continuous arChWny or 1laga. pan
neIs and festooned draperies the procession
moved up Market street to Montgomery and
turned down the latter street. The crowds
blocked the sidewalks. Cheer after cheer
| rolled along the whole line OF march and al
most drowned the martial strains OF the nu-
merous bands present. Broad ensigns tossed
III the nights wind, glaring with the light OF
hres and the glare OF tharoekets and flrenalis.
The light mist lowering over the city reflect
ed the light of the fireworks and illumtna-
| Hons until the heavens seemed abaze. NOT
| only streets on the march, but the cross
streets between Market and Montgomery
Avenue were brilliant with decorations. Even
the Chinese quarter seemed to have caught
the Infection, and from hundreds OF stalls
the great dragon llag Haunted Its fantastic
hlazonry beside the stars ana stripes.
Continuing its march, the procession moved
through Montgomery Avenue to kearney
street. Here, If possible, the crowds We're
still more dense and enthusiastic, and the
display of fireworks, electric lights, lime
lights and every conceivable means OF llluml-
nation Of increased brlliaDcy. On its arrival
at Market street, the procession, moving up
q few blocks, countermarched to the Palace
Hotel. Here a magnificent arch, forty feet In
height, spanned New Montgomery street, it
was blagoned with the national eolors and
bore the inscription "Welcome to Grant" At
This point the carriage containing the Cen
oral was drawn up while the procession
marched In review, cheer after cheer rendlng
me air as division after division passed by.
On the conclusion of the review, the various
organizations were dismissed and Gen. Grant
was conducted to his quarters In the Palace
Hotel, which had been specially prepared and
furnished for his reception.