Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-22
Grants Return and Reception.

from this country, during which time he hss
been received With "distiug us5ed houors' by
Queen Victoria, k;Cg Leopold, Of Belgium,
tho kheii7s. Of Egyp:, tie Sultan Of Turkey,
kicg Humbsrj, Of Italy, Popo Leo Mi,
President MaoMahor, Of Francs, tie King Of
Holland, Emperor William, CT Germany,
Prioco Bismarck, King Oscar, of Sweden,
the Emperor Alexander, Of Russia, the En-
peror Frarc:s Joseph, Of Austria, Kiog A!fcrso
OF Spaio, President Grevy, Of France, NJ.
eau batts, Niceroy Lyttoo. OF India, King
Ihabsu, Of Burmsb, Prince Kuug. of Chins,
The Emperor of Siam, and tho blikado Of
japan. aud hes had his head very much turn.
&C by tho roys! splendor be has witnessed,
Gen. Grant reached San Francisco, Saturday
nlsht, and vas met by an ovation that was
well calculated. If tho accounts ere CORRECT, 10
still further iohsto his ambition and vanity.
At 3:25 .. u. the steamer was teiegraphed
as 30 miles outside Tho Heads" At AIS
p. H., tloatila of steamers and flats Left the
city iroSt. sId the reception committee, con
sistiuR of FraEk NJ. P.xley, ex Senator Cole,
Gen. Miller and P B. Cornwall repaired to
the tug Millen Griffith. lying 10 the stream up
at the Pacific mail doak, and at DECO started to
meet tho Incoming steamer. Tie Griffith
stot We'll ont to sea, aud several miles outside
The Heads met the Toxic coming 10. The tug
drew alongside aud the reception c)mmi.tse,
quarantine uffc r and CUSTOMS oficsIs, and a
NUMBER OF representatives of tbs prisj boslG.
| cd EeT. No ceremony was obSefvaI except
tho general shaking OF hands, and after the
c0nmltee had announced the otjCc; of their
visit and informed Gee. Grant OF the reception
rrN ar.,I Ips 10
general as tho City of Toxic continued her
coulss. Soon after the government steamer
| MCPHERSON cime along side, aud MSj. Ger.
| Mcdowell, commanding tho Division Of the
PGchc, accompanied by his staff boarded The
! Toxic and r,io!Ded lis old conrade iQ arms.
While this was occurring Tho genera! commit
| tee ct arrangements, With stVtral thousand
! guests, assembled on board the largo side.
| wheel Pzc;fc mail s!eautr China snl Number
OF smaller steamers Whilo tugs took tho squad
rjnS CT the San PfaEc,sao and Pacific yacht
cIu5a in tow ard started dos the claancl, La
| the meantime it seemed As though the eutire
/ population OF the city, DoD, women nud child.
req. had sought positions iroCl which view
CT tho ravaI pageant could &c obtained. Every
emluei CO Commanding the chaencl was bask
| Ti:h assembled thousands. From every lag.
stall II TIC city flags were flying, asd the ship
rlog stoGg the city front wGs brilliantly teokt u
| win cnssas, testooned flags Eld streaneis.
| The lIlpsil3rt ciCWis that covered tbs hill
tops STOOD stg&iiiog thsir eyes TO catch tic
first glimpse If the Toxic. 4 hurlrcd ti,a2s
| tho cry was raised, ''!hcra she CONES" as
chaGco srivals GAME il view between Tho
Head:. 1t was half past five o'clock when q
| puff CT white smoke from scaRaEd from eft
tho earthWoikS back Ct and above Fors Poiut
end The booming CT hca7y sua arGcurcod
| that the steamer wa near at hacd. Auo.her
| aud another followed in rapid srtc.ssioo
| Fort Point next joined in the caaooHado, ir:og
| with both clscnatc aLd ba! b:t.o sucs, and the
battery at Lime Pcin. added lis thuaIers to
| the VAIco Of welcome. Ia q few moments tho
entrance to the harbor was yelled 10 wrcaths
| CT smoke, and as the batteries CT Angel Is
| land, Black Point aad Aloairlz opened fro 10
succession the whole channel ~as soon Shrouir
cd in clouds from Tho rapid Gischargas. For
some time the position Of tho approaching
ships c5ud cot be Ci3ce.ned, but sht + Iy before
6 o'clock thu Toxic slowly GID ID toto view,
surrounded By the fact Of steames ard tuss
gay With flags 1ad crowded With guests, while
the yacht squadron brought Up the rear, ies-
! toned fr,m deck to truck With brilliant bunt.
| los. Cheer alter cheer buEs. trcm ths assem-
bed thOusecd5 IS tire vessels slowly rounded
Telegraph kill, ard hats aud hand kerobisis we're
| waved 10 the a.. Tho United States steamer
Monterey, lgng 10 Tho stream, added the roar
OF her eups 70 the general welcome, ard the
screaming OF haadrc3s Ct steam whistles an.
ncuccCt that tbs City Ct Tckio had reached
| her ANCHORAGE
The crowds tia. had assembled On the hills
| md along the city tfout DOW With comnon i'm,
pulse begcn to pour along toward The ferry la1 d,
ing at the foot OF N arket street, whero en- Graut
| was to land. Steamers and yachts made haste
| to land their passengers. aud ir o few minutes
| the vicinity OF the ferry lapding was lmncd
! With people standing fer blocks aloog Market
| street and the water front lst 10 font of tho
| !sndIog, tbs entrarc, 10 which were closed
AID guarded. Tee space was cleared By Tho
police aad marsdals. 10 which huOdfeds of CAT.
| rlagts Tor tho U.s. Of the guests were crowded,
and on side Of that line leo Of troops acd
! civic organizations wero Ranged, while outside,
| constantly lrcressog, surged and pressed tho
| excited Gid enthusiastic crowd. cheering ut IL
| terVas aod Tallipg impa!iently fer the first
glimpse CT the elys bonortd euost. Within
| the cacS OF tho Terry hduS! were assembled
the gentlemen charged with tho duty OF the ica
| mediate reception Of Gen. Grant. Tho board of
supervisors were arganed % the Jeff Of tho
gangway. and Governor Irwin snd tis staff
aud tho executive conmitte occupied The right,
Mayor Bryant takiap his position about halt wav
down tho csnro of III, ga1gwsy. 10 the .aeas-
tjmo Gen. Grant and his patty 90 The Toxic,
together with tho ec,oton committee, Gen.
Mcdowell ard staff, and Others had baen trans.
ferred 10 the ferry steamer O.ksud. Ccnsid.
erablo delay occurred. during which tue crowd
outside cheersd and shouscd themselves iioar,e
and it seemed a. ,iules as though in their ,n-
paliercs they HSuld break through tho Ines
apd invade the dock CT msssc. DNkn,ss had
fallen, and It was twenty mloutes ph.t sven
when tho lights ct tho ferry boat were seel sp.
preaching the slip. She moved slowly into
position. tho platform was lowered. the b,nd
8 ruck up Homo Agaio,' and Gmid roars of
applause from tho '7aitiog crowd outside, rcsliz
ed that the critical romc1t had arrived. Gen.
Grant stepped once moro uoou the shore O. bis
native lend. AS ho cana up tic gsnsway, es
corted By the reception Committee, 30 vas met
by Mayor Bryant. supervisors the G0ycrscr
ard stall, aud tie executive committec.
The mayer then delivered q sp,soh OF vel
como, 10 which he referred to Gan, Grants rps.