Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l6.-The special train
carrying ex-President and Mrs. Grant. Gov.
Hoyt and staff and the committee and citv
council of Philadelphia, left Harrisburg at :o5
this morning, and reached Philadelphia at
9:20. At Lancaster and other points crowds
were gatherd, but as tho train ran through
without stopping, Gen. Grant did not make
his appearance. At Philadelphia
AN IMMENSE CROWD
greeted the ex-President. Mayor Stokely and
other officials entered the car and formally
welcomed Gen. Grant to the city. "
To the mayors speech tof welcome Gen.
Grant replied:
ITO you, Mr.. Mayor and good citizens of
Philadelphia, which has always been homo to
me ever since first became acquainted with
the citizens Of Philadelphia, I return with
great pleasure .a p. -.--.-. ~ .ss.
The general was then escorted to his carriage,
when the procession moved on the route of
march, prescribed; cheer upon cheer, with
waving of handkerchiefs by the ladies, greeting
the city's distinguished guest at all points as
he passed. The head of the line reached the
State house at 8 minutes of o'clock, and was
the signal for general applause. The sidewalks
here, elsewhere, were crowded, a. we'll as the
windows of the buildings. The stands erected
on the State house pavement, for the accommo-
dalton of the families of cour cilmen and court
officers, were also crowded. The arch spanning
Chestnut street was tastefully decorated, az
we'll as the State house building.
-.' OLD INDEPENDENCE HALL
was festooned from pavement to roof, aud in
front was grand triumphial arch spanning
Chestnut street decorated with exquisite taste
and showing the motto:
''Philadelphia's Welcome to the Patriot and
Soldier"
Looking west along Chestnut street, at this
point flags, streamers, notices and evergreens
met tho eye in all directions, while festoons OF
the colored bunting streamed across the street
from window to window. Further on and be-
low Ninth street was another triumphal arch
resplendent with flags garlands and notices,
conspicuous among the latter the following
"To the honors of Europe, Asia and Afr,cl
horseshoe composed of flowers was suspended
When Gen. Grant arrived in front of the
Union League house he alighted from the car
rage and took his position on the grand stand
| to review the procession. Among the officers
| of the army and navy in the line were Gems
| Burnside, W. s. Hancock, Horace Porter, Phil
Sheridan. Comm0aores Pierce and Crosby anc
Col. Treadwe]l, and prominent among the in.
| vited guests. Ex-Governor Rice, of Massachu
sets, Hon. Hamilton Fish, A. E. Borie, ex.
Secretary of the Navy George M. Robson
George 8. Boutwell, and John Welsh.
THE MILITARY DISPLAY
included about {, 900 men, the troops of thi
and adjoining States. The Grand Army o
the Republic turned out about 5000 strong
Many posts carried the battered flags of thei
| regiments, which had been in use during tn
war. The surviving soldiers of the war O.
| 1912 were marked feature of the parade. Th
textile weavers and various industrial crafts O
the city were strongly represented, whil'
men in line. Among the shipbuilder
yards of John Roach, at Chester, Pa. TIL
chief feature of this display was the NINA
ture steamer City of Toxic, which was an ex
act model of it's namesake in which Gen. Gran
sailed from China to San Francisco. Th
steamer was thirty-tve feet long, four fee
truck drawn by six horses, and was thus borne
| in the procession. In the ranks of government
| employees was a press from which were turne,
out bronze medals IS souvenirs of the event
There were also two divisions of the secret ser
vice, presenting fine appearance, and thel
came tho brewers, bottlers and butchers, tn
latter mounted and turning out in great force
| In the rear of
THE GREAT PAGEANT
| came caValc3Oo OF ClGlze0S numbering 4UU
The entire procession occupied six hours il
passing given point, its great length com
polling the general TO leave the reviewing
| stand long before it had passed, the weathe
becoming raw and chilly. Altogether, tn
demonstration was probably the most impos
ing ever witnessed in this city. The enthu
siasm never tagged, and the streets wer
damned with people during the day and unit
late at night. In the evening the city wa
brilliantly illuminated, and Independence hall
by aid of calcium lights, shone forth splendid
| never before Witnessed. Private dwelling
| were lighted to the roofs aud the hotels illu
minated with electric light.
| EVENING RECEPTIONS.
This evening Gen. and Mrs. Grant dined q
the residence of Geo. W. Ohilds with party Q
| old friends. After dinner there was an infol
NAL reception in honor of the general, attende
| by some 300 guests, among them Postmaste
| General Key, ex-Minister to Russia Geo. d
Baker, ex-Gov. John F. Hartranft, ]. w. 81
| monitor, Geo. Jones, of the New York Time.
Col. A. K. Mcclure, ex-Vice President Colfaz
franklin B. Gowan, A. J. Drexel, Col. J. "
Forney. Clayton McMichael, Mayor Stokely
Secretary of War Ramsey, Hugh Hastings, job
| HOey, and a number of other we'll known men
About $50 q clock Gen. Grant was serenaded b.
Meetings. band, this city, and by the Fift
| Maryland regimental band, which accompanies
Post No. IL, G. A. R., Of Baltimore. At i