The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-09-24
He Lands Amid the Thunder of Cannon
and the Cheers of Thousands.
The Sufferers at Memphis Implore the
Government for Food.
The Fever Still Increasing and the Death
List Enlarging.
Hayes and Party Continue ON Their In.
specifon Of County Fairs.
GOODNESS GRACIOUS.


GOODNESS GKAClOCS!
Gate.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2O.-The first tap of
the bell and the hoisting of the flag on
the Merchants Exchange announcing
the city from spell of suspense that
has prevailed for the last three days, and
ing about the streets into excited and hurry
ing crowds. Bells are ringing, steam whistles
screaming, and the thunder of the cannon
reverberating over the hills and harbor.
Thousands of men, women and children, on
foot, In carriages and on horseback
Presidio Heights, Point Labas, Telegraph
Hill and every other eminence in the vicinity,
eager 10 catch the first glimpse of the incom-
ing ship bearing the guest for whose reception
SO great preparations have been made, and
whose arrival has been SO anxiously antici.
pated. Crowds hurrying to the wharves
where the steamers ana yachts that will take
part in the nautical pageant are lying. The
will leave at once from the Pacific Mail dock
TO intercept the City of Toxic outside, and SO
arrange her arrival in the harbor as to conform
with the preparations for the reception in
cordance with preconcerted plans. The recep-
ton is not likely to take place to-day, the hour
being SO late, and the executive committee is
now in session to determine whether 1t shall
come off tomorrow or be delayed until Mon
day.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Immediately on the receipt of the intelli-
gence that the City of Toxic was nearing port,
NJ. Pixley, ex-senator Cole, General Miller and
p. b. Cornwall, repaired to the tug Miller Grif-
dock, and at once went to- meet til the % incoming
steamer. The Griffith stood well out to sea,
and several miles outside the heads met the
side ana the executive committee quar-
antine officer, and customs officials and
number OF representatives of the press
boarded. No ceremony was observed, except
q general shaking of hands, and after the COM
mittee had announced the object of their visit
and Informed General Grant of the reception
prepared for him, the conversation became
Course. Soon after the Govepnment a Steamer ner
Mcpherson came alongside, and Major Gen.
eral Mcdowell, commanding the division of
the Toxic and rejoined his old comrade IN
arms. While this was transpiring the general
thousand In vited guests, assembled on board
the large sidewheel Pacific mail steamer
Se ne uss ,eak the tb n
Francisco and Pacific Yacht club In tow, and
started down the channel. In the meantime
IT seems as though the whole population Of
the city, men women and children had sought
positions from which view of the naval pa
geant could BE obtained. Every eminen ce
Commanding the channel was black with as
sembled thousands. Telegraph Hill was a
living mass Of human bodies, the heights bc-
yond Preside and Clay street hill, Sea Wall at
, North Point and @. cry pier head was covered
with spectators The sun was declining in
with bunting. moved down the channel. low
clouds shung along he Western horizon; Mount
bay were veiled IN mist, and Mission hill and
Seaward heights OF the peninsula were
structed, and the bold outlines of the Goden
Gate rose sharply against the sky, while the
bay itself, with the island shores of Alameda
and Contra Costa were bathed in sunlight.
From every Flagstaff In the city flags are fiy-
ing, and the shipping along the city front are
streamers. The impatient crowds that COW
cred the hilltops stood straining their eyes to
catch the first glimpse of the Toxic
WI
raised, There she comes," as
heads. 1t was s 80 O'Clock when a puff of white
smoke from seaward, from of the earth works
back and above Fort Point, and the booming
OF heavy gun announced that the steamer
was near at hand. Another and another fol-
lowed In rap d Succession. Fort Point next
Joined In the cannonade firing both casem ate
and barbette guns, and the battery at Lime
Point added It's thunders to the voice of well
come. IN few moments the entrance to the
harpor vas yelled in wreaths of smoke, ard
as the batteries of Angel Island, Black Poiat
and Aleatrsz opened fire in succession, the
whole channel was soon shrouded in clouds
from their rapid discharges. For some time the
position OF the approaching ship could not be
.dlscerned, but shortly before q o'clock the out
lines of the huge hull of the City of Toxic
doomed through the obscurity of smoke aud
rapidly app oachipg hades of evening. lit up
by the flashes of guns and in a lew moments
she gl1ded In full view, surrounded by fleet
OF steamers and tugs gay with flags, crowded
with guests, whiie the yachts squadron brought
up the rear, festooned from deck to truck
with brilliant bunting. Cheer after cheer burst
slowly rounded Telegraph hill, and was tak en-
mp by the crowd ON tue wharves and rolled
around the city front. Hats and handKer-
cnlefs were waved in the air; the United States
steamer Monterey, lying IN the stream, added
the roar of her guns 10 the general welcome,
and the screaming OF hHndreds of steam whis-
ties announced that the City of Toxic had
reached her anchorage. The crowds that had
assembled on the hills and along the cit, front
now, with one commen impulse, began To
pour along tow ard the ferry landing at the
foot of Market stree.. where the General
was to land. The sidewalks were blocked
with hurryfug pedestrians and the streets
with carriages containing the committees
The steamers and yachts made haste to land
gnelr passe ngers, and in a few minutes the
vicinity OF the ferry landing was literally
1ammed with people, extending for blocks
atong Market street and the water front. Just
were closed and guarded. space was
cleared by the 20 ice and mars,lals, In
which hundreds OF carriages for the use OF
guests were crowded, and outside Of that, line
We're ranged, while outside the constantly in
creasing crowd surged and passed, cheering at
intervals and wastang fmpatieRtly for the
nrst gu M p6e OF the citys honored guests
Within The gates of the ferry house were as
sembled the gentlemen charged with the duty
Of the immediat< reception OF General Grant,
Tne board oi supervisors were ranged on the
LEFT OF the gangway, and Governor Irwin and
stan ana the executive committee, consisting
OF Governor elect Perkins, w. H. L. Barnes,
Eclt, j: r. Jaekson. John McCombs, John
Eoeenfield. Claus Spreckles. j. H. Wise, W. w
Mon 1taeue, occupied the right; Mayor Bryan
taking his position abont haik way down the
Ssnsss q orsnt ne Ss nav L. the
together with the reception comanittee. Gen.
eral MCDOWELL and staf, aDd othep, had been