The New York herald., 1879-10-15

Reception Committee and members Of tho PRESS
The arrived at Vancouver about past
halfpast eleven the steamer St. Paul started for
Portland with General Grant and party. accompanied
by the City of Salem. Just before leaving the
wharf for Portland IL. w. Corbett. chairman of tho
Committee of Reception, read the following address
Of welcome to General Grant
I take pleasure In introducing to you this COM
initteo and these distinguished officers and gentle
men. We come to welcome you ana tender to you
the hospitatics of the city of Portland; also to the
friends who accompany you. We evidently do not
now welcome tho lieutenant that left US twenty-six
years ago; neither can we receive you as tho Lieu
great army Of the Republic; nor as Pres-
dent of these once more United States; but we
do receive you prominent and distinguished
citizen, who has enjoyed all OF the honors,
who has won so many laurels and who has won
them with 80 much modesty and grace. 1t will be
the pleasing duty of another to express more fully
our sentiments at the reception rendered you on
Wednesday evening at our new pavilion, where we
friends and citizens from all parts of the State
and the adjoining territory, who desire personally
to testify their appreciation OF your eminent and
valuable services to the nation. You are welcome,
thrice welcome, to Oregon.
1t will give pleasure to escort you to our city
at earliest convenience. where wc hope to make
your stay ple.san and agreeable.
General Grant replied in u fow words. simply ex-
pressing his thanks
The steamers reached the city about haf-past
two and amid the thunder of artillery. the clangor
Of bells and the screaming of whistles the st.
Paul came alongside of the dock. At least
twenty thousand persons had assembled in
the vicinity, awaiting the arrival of the
distinguished guest. Every housctop and available
nook was crowded and the streets for many blocks
flied with mass of surging humanity. Gen.
eral Grant met at the wharf by Mayor Thomp-
son, who said -
GENERAL GRANT-As Mayor of tho city of
Portland, on behalf Of the citizens of this city
extend to you welcome and tender to you the hos
pitaties of Portland.
General Grant simply replied d:--
Mayor Thompson, thank you."
THE PROCESSION.
The party were then escorted to carriages and tho
McCrackon, ut formed In tho foow wing order =
Grand Marshal and Aids.
Twenty-hrst Regiment Band.
Carriage containing General Grant, Mayor Thomp-
son. Governor w. w. Thayer and
General .. q. Howard.
Tho First Division consisting of forty carriages,
containing prominent visitors and officials,
federal. State and military.
Following these came carriages containing off,
land and East Portland, members of the
Washington Territory Legislature and many
other invited guests from abroad. The second
division comprised various military companies OF
United States troops and four militia mpanies Of
this city.
The third division consisted of the entire Fire De-
partment Of Portland Ave companies, with the
steam engines gayly trimmed with hags and rib
| bons. The fourth division was composed of mem-
bers of the Grand Army. civic societies and citizens
| Leaving Flanders wharf the procession moved up
street to First and thence up First street nearly
q mile to Markets up Market to Fourth, down
! Fourth to Yamhili. up Iamhill to Sixth and down
sixth to Morrison street. This brought the process
sion TO the Custom House and the Central school,