The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-09-26

lexpected that landing viii be effected
by half past six or seven O'Clock. The
J line of march will then be taken up and
a general illumination viii compensate
for the absence of sunlight.
The steamer City of Toxic was tele-
graphed thirty miles outside. Imme.
diately on receipt of heintelligenee that
the steamer was nearing this port, the
reception committee, consistingof Frank
81. Pixley, ex-senator of California, Gen.
Miller and 2. b. Cornwall repaired to
the tug Miller Griffith, living with steam
up at the Pacific Mail dock, and at
once started to meet the incoming steam
er- The Griffith stood well out at sea,
and several miles outside the heads met
the Toxic coming in. The tug drew
alongside, and the executive committee,
quarantine officers and number of rep
resentatives of the press boarded No
ceremony was observed except general
shaking of hands. After the committee
had announced the object of their visit
and informed Gen. Grant of the recep-
ton prepared for him the conversation
became general, as the City of Toxic
continued her course. Soon after the
government steamer Mcpherson came
along, and major-general Mcdowell,
commanding department of the Pacific,
accompanied by his staff, boarded the
City of Toxic and rejoined his old COM
rade in arms.
While this was transporting the general
COMMITTEE of arrangements, with several
thousand invited guests, assembled on
board the large side-wheel Pacific Mail
steamer, China, and number of smaller
steamers, while tugs took squadrons of
San Francisco and Pacific yacht clubs in
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the meantime it seemed as though the
whole population of the city, men, women
and children, had sought positions from
which view of the naval pageant could
be obtained. Every eminence command
ing the channel was black with assembled
thousands. Telegraph hill, was living
mass of human bodies. The heights be-
You'd the Preside, Clay Street hill, tie sea
wall at North Point, and every pier were
covered with spectators. The sun was
declining in the west as the steamers and
yachts, gay with bunting, moved down
the channel. Low clouds hung along
the western horizon. Mount Tamalpais
and distant mountains north of the bay
were vailed in mist, and Missouri hill
and the seaward heights Ofthe peninsula
were shrouded in fog, but the channel
was unobstructed, and the bold outlines
of the Golden Gate rose sharply against
the sky, while the bay itself, with
the island shores of Alameda
and the Contra Costa mountains, were
bathed in sunlight. From every flag
staff in the city flags were flying, and the
shipping along the city front was bril-
liantly decked with ensIgns and fes-
TONED with flags and streamers. The
impatient crowds that covered the hill
tops stood straining their eyes to catch
the first glimpse of the Toxic. A hun
dred times the cry was raised, There
she comes" as chance arrivals came in
view between the heads 1t was half
past five when the puff of white smoke
from seward from off the earthworks
back of and above Fort Point, and the
booming of the heavy gun announced
that the steamer was near at hand. An
other and another followed in rapid sue
cession. Fort Point next joined in the
cannonade, firing with both casemate and
parapet guns, and the battery at Lime
Point added its thunders to the voice OF
welcome. In Il few moments the en-
trance to the harb0r was yelled in
wreaths of smoke, and as the batteries OF
Angel Island, Black Point and Alcatraz
opened fire i'll succession, the whole
channel was so shrouded in clouds
from their rapid discharges that fol
some time the position of the approach
ing ship could not be discerned, but
shortly before six p. m. the outlines OF
the huge hull of the magnificent steamer
City of Toxic doomed through the OBJ
security of smoke, and the rapidly ap
preaching shades of evening were lit VI
by the flashes of guns, and in few mo
ments she glided into full view, surround
Ell by fleet of steamers and tugs, gay
with flags and crowded with guests
while yacht sQuadrons brought up the
rear, festooned from deck to top with
brilliant bunting. Cheer after chez
burst from the assembled thousands a;
the vessel slowly rounded Telegraph hill
which were taken up by the crowd OF
the wharves and rolled around the city
front. Hats and handkerchiefs were
waved in the air, and the United State
steamer Monterey added the roar of he
gums to the general welcome. TheI
the screaming of the hundreds o
whistles announced that the City o
Toxic had arrived at her anchorage
and the crowd that had assembled
J on the hillsides along the city, now witt
one impulse began to pour along towards
the ferry landing, ut the foot of Marke
street, where the general was to land
The sidewalk was blocked with pedes
trians. As he came up the gangway, es
corted by the reception committee, he
Ndo IlCI ny III llib, Tic
ors, governor and staff and the executive
committee, and after brief informal con
gratulations, the mayor addressed him
as follows: "Gen. Grant, as mayor ot
the city of San Francisco, l have the
honor and pleasure to welcome you or
your return to your native country
Some time has passed since you departed
from the Atlantic shore to seek the re
lief which the long period in yonl
country's service had made necessary
but during this absence the people of the
United States have not forgotten you
They have read with intense interest the
accounts of your voyages by sea and
travels by land around the world, and
they have observed with great pleasure
the honors you have received in different
countries"
Considerable delay occurred, during
which the crowd outside cheered them
selves hoarse, and it seemed at times as
though in their Impotence they would
break through the lines and invade the
deck en- 8adsse. Darkness had fallen
and it was twenty minutes past seven
when the lights of the ferry-boat were
seen approaching the ship. She moved
slowly into position, the platform was
lowered and the band struck up 'Home
Again"
MEMPHIS, Sept. 20.-Seven cases in
all, six white and one colored, were re
ported to the board of health to-day No
additional deaths have occurred.
The total number of new cases official
ly reported for the week were eighty
) forty-eight white and thirty-tyyo colored
total to date, 1915; total deaths from
yellow fever in the city for the week, 81
total to date, 346.
Il The donations to the Towards to-day
aggregate 1922. They have 135 nurses
on duty, attending 90 white and 80 col
ored families.
The thermometer ranged from 81 to
72 degrees.
The President and Party
| CHICAGO, Sept. 20-The President
and party will reach this city Monday
evening, over the Lake Shore road, and
be driven at once to the Grand Pacific
hotel, where, after partaking of repast,
a private reception will be made. This
arran cement is understood to be in
keeping with the preference of the presi-
dent and his friends. The distinguished
party will leave here Tuesday, ct 30 a.
M, over the G. =. s. @ railrod by a
special train, and viii make brief stops
at Aurora, MENDOZA and Galesburg. and
stop of three hours at Quincyi where a
grand reception will be rendered They
stop next at Hannibal short time, and