Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1879-09-27
GRANTS WELCOME HOME.


Arrival at San Francisco Saturday
Evening-Salutes, Illuminations,
and Professions. +.r-
After encOuntering series of OvatiOns
throughout the civilized world, wherever
he visited, such as were never before be-
slowed upon any man, Gen.Grant arrived
at San Francisco last Saturday after
noon, and there met with a reception
that crowned them all. We give the follow
ing from the associated press reports:
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2O.-The first tap
of the bell and hosting of the flag on
the Merchants Exchange, announcing
the approach of the City of Toxic,
startled the city from the spell of sus-
pense that has prevailed for the last
three days, and transformed the idle
thrOngs that were lOunging about the
streets into excited and hurrying crowds.
The bells are ringing, steam whistles
screaming, and the thunder of cannon
reverberating over the hills and harbOr.
Thousands of men, women and children
on foot, in carriages and on horseback
are pouring out in the direction of Pres
lido Heights, Point LObas, Telegraph Hill
and every other eminence in the vicinity,
eager to catch the first glance Of the in
coming ship bearing the guest for whose
reception such great preparations have
been made, and whose arrival has been
SO anXiOusly, anticipated. Crowds are
hurrying towards the wharves, where
the steamer and yachts that will take
part in the nautical pageant are lying.
1t seemed as though the whole pOpu-
latiOn 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 the as
sembled thousands. Telegraph Hillwas
a living mass of human bodies; the
heights beyond, Prestige, Clay Street
Hill, the sea wall at North Point, and
every pier head, were covered with spec
tators. The sun was descending in the
west as steamers and yachts, gay with
bunting, moved down the channel.
The impatient crowds that covered
the hill-tOps stood straining their eyes
to catch the first glimpse of the Toxic.
A hundred times the cry was raised,
"There she comes" as chance arrivals
came in view between the Heads. 1t
was half past o'clock when the puff of
white smoke from seaward, from off the
earth works back of and above Fort
Point and the booming of a heavy can
non announced that the steamer was
near at hand. Another and another fol-
lowed i'm rapid succession. Fort Point
next Joined in cannOnade firing, with
both casemate and barbette guns, and
the battery at Lime Point added its
thunders to the voice of welcome.
Cheer after cheer burst from the as
sembled thousands as the vessels slowly
rounded Telegraph Hill, and were taken
up by the crowd on the wharves, rolled
around the city front. Hats and hand
kefchiefS were waved in the air.
The United States steamer Monterey
lying i'm the stream, added the roar OF
her guns to the general welcome. and
the screaming of hundreds of steam
whistles announced that the City OF
Toxic had reached her anchorage. The
crowds that had assembled on the hill
and along the city now with common
impulse began to pour along toward the
ferry landing, at the foot of Market street
where the General was to land.
Amid tremendous cheers of the crowd
discharges of cannon, ringing of bells
and screaming of whistles, the process
sion started up Market street. BOnfires
blazed at street corners, illuminatiOns
Lit up every window, and the glare OF
Roman candles and electric lights made
the broad thOrOughfares as bright as
day.
Under continuous archway of flags
banners and festOOned draperies the pro
cessiOn moved UP Market street to Mont.
gOmery and turned down the latter
street. Crowds blocked the sidewalk
Cheer after cheer rolled along the whole
line of march and almost drowned the
martial strains of numerous band
Broad ensigns tossed in the night wind
glowing with the light of fire and glare
of rockets and fire-balls. A light mist
lowering over the city reflected the light
of the fireworks and illumination unit
the heavens seemed ablaZe. Not only
the streets on the line of march, but thu
cross streets between Market and Mont
gomery avenues were brilliant with
decorations.
On arriving at Market street, the pro
cessiOn, moving up few blocks, cOun
termarched to the Palace Hotel. Here g
magnificent arch, forty feet i'm height
spanned New Montgomery street, bla
zOned with national cOlOrs and bearing
the inscriptions: "WelcOme to Grant,
At this point the carriage containing
the general was drawn up, while thu
procession marched in review, cheer af
ter cheer rending the air as division af
ter division passed by.
On conclusion of the review the vari
Gus organizations were dismissed, an(
General Grant was conducted to his
quarters in the Palace Hotel, which hat
been specially prepared and furnished
for his reception.
All the streets leading to the Palace
were packed with dense thrOng
through which the procession forced it!
way with great difficulty. Thousands
were clamOring for admittance, but cor
dOns of police at all the entrances
denied ingress to all but those holding
special permits to enter.
The immense crowd presented scene
of SURPRISING beauty. Electric lights
and five hundred gas jets Lit up the vas
interior with brilliant glow, and tn,
dense thrOngs that packed the court an(
filled the spacious balconies and cOrri
dOrs surged to and fro in anxious ex
pectancy of the coming guests, whom
the packed streets had detained.
At 10 o'clock the Wide doors wer,
thrown open, and the barouche contain
ing General Grant was driven within
the building. He Immediately steppet
out, and crOwding his way through tn
packed mass of human beings, was hur
ried to his rooms.
As he alighted, Madame Fabbri and
chorus of five hundred voices Opene,
from one of the balconies with the Od
of welcome.
After the chorus was rendered Genera
Grant, in response to repeated calls, ap
peared on the balcony of the fOurtl
floor and bowed to the shouting crowd
Immediately retiring. Still the enthu
Siastic pOpulace thrOnged the court, ant