The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-09-25
Gen. Grants Arrival in San Francisco.

Ex-President Grant arrived at San Francisco
on Saturday, the Goth day of September, thus
completing his tour around the world, after an
absence of two years and four months. We
CLEAN from the Associated Press report the fol-
lowing account of his arrival and recep-
ton at San Francisco: Darkness had fallen,
and it was 20 minutes past Z when the
lights of the ferry boat were seen approaching
the slip. She moved slowly into position. The
platform was lowered, the band struck up
Home Again, and, amid the roars of applause
from the waiting crowd outside, who realized
that the moment had arrived, Gen.
Grant stepped once more upon the
shore of lis native land. After
brief response by Gen. Grant. the latter was
conducted to his carriage, Msyor Bryant accom-
panying him, while the various committee and
other gentlemen in attendance repaired to their
own carriages. The gates of the dock were
then thrown open, and the vehicles moved for
ward and took their places in line. As the
carriage containing Gen. Grant made its
appearance CHEER after cheer went
lup from thousands of throats, while
the surging crowd pressed forward andswayed
from side to side i'll efforts to obtain q passing
| glance of the familiar lineaments of the great
| captain. With the greatest difficulty a passage
| was opened, the procession formed, and the line
| rapidly along Market street to Montgomery,
| passing through Montgomery, up Montgomery
| avenue to Kearney, along Kearney to Market
| along Market cOuutermarchlng to the Palace
| Hotel, which was reached at a late hour.
| Rockets and blue lights were fired along the
! route and bonfres and torches abounded
| All the streets leading to the Palace Hotel
were packed with dense throngs, through which
the procession forced it's way with great diff
Guilty. Thousands were clamoring for admit
| lance but cordons of police at all the entrances
| denied ingress to all but those holding special
| permits to enter.
| Within, the immense court presented scene
of surprising. beauty. Electric lights and 500
gas jets lit up the vast interior with brilliant
| glow, and the dense throng that packed the
court and filled the spacious balconies and COR
| ridofs surged to and fro in anxious expectation
of the coming guest, whom the packed streets
had detained.
| At 10 o'clock the wide doors were thrown
| open, and the barouche containing Gen. Grant
was driven within the building. He immediate
| ly dismounted, and crowded his way through
| the packed mass of human beings, was hurried
| to his room. -
AS he alighted, Madame Fabbri, and chorus
| of 500 voices opened from one of the balconies
with the "Ode Of Welcome"
| The crowd rushed after Gen. Grant when he
| dismounred, leaving the singers for a moment
almost without an audience, but being stopped
by the force of police who blocked the way,
they returned to the court being treasured by
the announcement that the General would ap-
pear on one of the balconies after he had had
time to lay off his overcoat.
In a few minutes Gen. Grant appeared, amid
deafening and long continued shouts.
Mayor Bryant called the crowd to order, and
| the General, mounting chair which was
passed over the heads of the surrounding
| crowd, was again greeted with a succession of
cheers When the noise subsidized he addressed
them as follows
| FELLOW CITIZENS OF SAN FRANCISCO: After
twenty-five years absence, am glad to meet
you, and assure you of my cordial thanks for
the kind greeting you have given me. 7 shall
stay in your city long enough to greet you more
fully. 80. -
The General then withdrew, amid prolonged
and tremendous cheering, and the crowd at
length reluctantly scattered.
Grant looks exceedingly well, but has lost
twenty-eight pounds in weight since leaving
Philadelphia. He expressed his great gratif-
cation at the reception awarded him, saying ii
surpassed all his Expectations. He spoke of his
pleasure at returning home, and his satisfac-
ton that his acceptance of the Nicaragua canal
Presidency had been received favorably here