The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-17
GENERAL GRANT.
Reception at PhIIadslphla-1hs Quaker
City People Give Him 4 Warn
Wslcoms-COmpletiOn Of a
Tour Around The
World.

PHILADELrHA, December l6. - The
special train carrying ex.President and
Mrs. Grant, Governor Hoyt and staff and
a committee and the City Council OF Phila'
delphia, left Harrisburg at sos o'clock this
morning. AT Lancaster, although barely
daylighta large crowd had assembled, and
at CoatesvilIe, bennington and other
places, crowds were gathered, but as the
train ran through to Philadelphia without
stopping, Grant didn't make his appear.
ance. At the city limits Mrs. Grant and
the other ladies Of the party were transfer.
ed TO separate car and taken to the regu.
lar depot, whence they were driven to q
hotel.
An immense crowd greeted the ex.
President. Mayor stokeley and other
officials entered the car and formally
welcomed Grant to the city. To the
Mayors speech Of welcome Gen. Grant re-
piled:
To you Mr.. Mayor, and good citizens Of
Philadelphia, which has always been A
home to me since / first became acquaint-
ed with the citizens OF Philadelphia, re.
turn with great pleasure.
A carriage containing Gen. Grant was
driven rapidly into Broad street, and the
city troops mounted, formed personal
escort. The procession started on time,
1880, the U. s. troops occupying the right
Of the line. In the carriage with Gen.
Grant was Mayor Stokeley, and as they
appeared, cheer after cheer went up from
the throngs Of people who filed the side
walks all alongthe line OF march.
When the head OF the line reached Ak
ford street, fifteen minutes halt was oc.
casioned by the Grand Army, who occu.
pied Broad street. The band stationed
behind Gen. Grant, here played "Home,
Sweet Home" and the General, raising
his hat, showed that the incident moved
him. The carriage in which the illustrious
guest rode was not the one intended, as it
was wrecked on the way to the depot, the
horses becoming fractions. The Grand
Army having vacated Broad street, the
procession resumed its march 10 Market
street, when the carriage containing Gem
era! Grant dropped out of line until the
military marched past, when its position
was taken between the military and the
Grand Army. The head OF the line reach.
ed the State House at eight minutes of
one, and was the signal for general ap-
plause. At / :25 the State House bell rang
out welcome. The military, comprising |
the first division, OF twenty in line, occu.
pied about three-fourths OF an hour in |
passing. There are fully $4,000 persons in |
line The Hav Ia 5ali1htfp1
Old Independence Hall was decorated
and festooned from the pavement to the
root, and in front was grand triumphal
arch spanning Chestnut, decorated with |
exquisite taste and showing the motto,
Philadel delphia's Welcome to the Patriot and
Soldier" Looking west along Chestnut |
street at this point, flags, streamers, mot
toes and evergreens met the eye in all di- |
rechons, while festoons OF tri-colored |
bunting strcamed across the street from
window to window. Farther on and be.
low Ninth street was another triumphaI
arch resplendent with flags, garlands and
notices. Conspicuous amongst the latter
was the following: ITO the Honors of |
Europe, Asia and Africa, add the Atfec.
tons OF America" Under all, horse shoe
composed of flowers was suspended.
When Gen. Grant arrived in front OF the |
Union League House he alighted from the |
carriage and took his position at the Grand |
stand to review the procession. Among
the officers OF the army and navy, in the |
line, were Generals Burnside, W. S. Han
cock, Horace Porter OF Philadelphia, Sher.
ldan, Commodore Pierce, Crosby and Col. |
Treadwell; and prominent among the in.
vited guests: Ex-Governor Rice Of Massa-
chusetts, Governor Hall, Of Delaware,
Senator J. Donald Cameron, Hon. Ham
ilton Fish, A. E. Borie, ex.Secretary of the |
Navy Geo. u. Robeson, Geo, S, Boutwell, |
and John Welch.
The military display included about |
1000 men, troops OF this and adjoining
States. The Grand Army OF the Republic |
turned out about 5000 strong. MANY
posts carried the tattered flags OF their |
regiments which had been in use during
the war. The surviving soldiers of the |
war OF 1872 were marked feature OF the |
parade. The textile manufacturers and
the various industrial crafts OF the city |
were strongly represented, while the polit-
lcal organizations had 1900 men in line. |
Amongst the shipbuilders were 1000 men
from the ship yards Of John Roach,
at Chester. Pa. The chief feature Of this
display was miniature OF the steamer
City Of Toxic, which was an exact model |
Of its namesake, in which Grant sailed |
from China to San Francisco. The steam
er was thirty.fve feet long, four feet beam |
and masts twenty feet. It was on truck
drawn by six horses, and this was borne
in the procession. In the ranks of the
government employees was q press, from
which were turned out along the route
bronze medals as souvenirs OF the event.
There were also two divisions OF secret
societies, presenting fine appearance;
then came the brewers, bottlers and
butchers, the latter mounted and turning
out in great force.
In the rear of the great pageant came
calvacade OF citizens numbering 400. The
entire procession occupied six hours
passing given point, its great length
compelling the General to leave the re-
viewing stand long before it had passed,
the weather becoming raw aud chilly.
Altogether, the demonstration was one OF
the most imposing ever witnessed here.
The enthusiasm never tagged and the
streets were jammed with people during
the day aud until late hour at night. In
the evening the city was brilliantly
illuminated, and the City Hall, by the
aid Of Calcium lights, shone forth with q
splendcr never before witnessed. Private
dwellings wele lighted to the roofs and
hotels Illuminated by electric light,
a GoOdry Company.
PHILADELPHIA, December l5.-The fol.
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