Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-22
ALONG THE ROUTE.
Boom of Cannon, Ringing of Bells, Scream
ing of Whistles and Vociferous Cheer
ing OF the Populace.

ing of Whistles and Vociferous Cheer
ing OF the Populace.
Amid the tremendous cheers of the
crowds, discharges of cannon, ringing OF
bells and screaming OF whistles, the pro-
cession started up Market street. Bon
fires blazed at the street corners. lllu-
limitations lit up every window, and the
glare of Roman candles and electric
lights made the broad thoroughfare as
light as day. Under continuous arch
wav of flags, banners and iestooncd dra-
peries, the procession moved up Market
to Montgomery street, and turned down
| the latter street, where the crowd
| blocked the sidewalk. Cheer afterChee
rolled along the whole line of march and
| almost drowned the martial strains Of
the numerous bands. Broad ensigns
tossed i'm the nights wind, glowing with
| the light of fire, the glare OF rock
cts and the noise Of fire bells. \ light
| mist lowering over the city reflected the
| light Of the fire works and illumination
until the heavens seemed ablaze. Not
only the streets on the line of march ,
but the cross streets, between Market
and Montgomery avenue, were brilliant
with decorations. Even the Chinese
quarter seemed to have the infection,
and from hundreds of statIs the great
dragon Haunted its fantastic blazon-
ry besides the stars and stripes. Con-
tinuing the march, the procession moved
through Montgomery street to the av-
anl tta, n H. Gtr
Here, il possible, the crowd was still
more dense and enthusiastic, and the
display of fireworks, electric lights,
lime lights, and every conceivable means
Of illumination of increased brilliancy.
On arriving at Market street, the pro-
cession, moving up a few blocks, coun-
ter-marched to the Palace Hotel. Here
a magnificent arch, forty feet in height,
spanned new Montgomery street, bla-
zoned 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 division
after division passed by. On the con-
clusiOn of the review the various organ
izatiOns were dismissed, and General
Grant was conducted to his quarters in
the Palace Hotel, which had been
specially prepared and furnished for his
reception. All the streets leading 10 the
Palace Hotel were filled with a dense
thrOng, through which the procession
forced its way with great difficulty.
Thousands were clamOring for admit
tance, but cordons of police at all the
entrances denied ingress to all but those
holdingspecial permits to enter. With
in, the immense court presented scene
of surprising beauty. Electric lights
and five hundred gas jets lit up the vast
interior with brilliant glow, and the
dense throngs that packed the court
and filled the spacious balconies and
corridors surged 10 and fro in anxious
expectancy of the coming guest, whom
the packed streets had detained.
At ten o'clock the wide doors were
thrown open and the barouche contain
ing General Grant was driven within
the building. He Immediately dis
mounted, and crowding his way through
the packed mass Of human beings, was
hurried to his room. As he alighted,
Madame Fabbri and chorus OF five hun
dred voices opened from one of the bal
comics with an ode OF welcome. The
crowd rushed after General Grant when
he dismounted, leaving the singers for
the moment almost without an audi
ence; but being stopped in their mad
chase by force of police who blocked
the way, they returned to the court,
being reassured by the announcement
that the General would appear on one
Of the balconies after he had time to lay
| off his overcoat.
As soon as the review was finished
| and the various divisions had dishand-
ed, the soldiers and sailors, veterans Of
the late war, repaired 10 Sand Lots with
the field battery. 1t seemed kind OF
poetic justice that here, where Denis
Kearney had threatened few weeks
ago to hang General Grant in eihgy, the
insult, although meaningless and ut
tered without the slightest thought Of
| CARRYING il into effect, should be wiped
out, and at the moment OF writing the
guns, manned by the Boys in Blue, are
telling with their deep voices that the
people of San Francisco have no SYM
pathy with the spirit that would offer an
insult, on political grounds, to the man
whom the citizens are glad TO welcome
as their guest.