The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-09-25
THE SILENT MAN.
HE RETURNS TO HIS SATBE
LAND,
And 10 welcomed by Hundreds
Of Thousands.
San Francisco wild with Ex-
element over the Return
OCthe Famous GEN
eral.

a FRANCISCO, sept. 2O.-At the
moment Of alarm giving notice of the
approach Of the City Of Toxic was
struck, THE Executive Committee hay
ing charge Of the demonstration were
In session at the Palace Hotel, warmly
discussing the question Of carrying out
the programme, Tomorrow, In case OF
the steamer arrival In time or defer
ring 1t until Monday. The 1rst stroke
Of the bell ended the discussion. II
was three-quarters Of an hour later
than the tiIse that had been previously
determined, but II was at once resolved
I o carry out the demonstration imme-
diately. The reception committee Of
five hastened to the mail dock and put.
out seward without delay to expedite
the movements of the City Of Toxic,
while the various other committee and
/ guests betook themselves to their posts
on shipboard or at the lanling. In
! view of the latcncss of the hour all pre-
concerted limits Of time will be con-
tracted. The fotilla of steamers and
yachts will leave the city front at 1 :l5,
and II Is expected that landing will be
effected by 4 80 or z. The line Of
march will then be taken up and n gem
eral illumination will compensate for
the absence OF sunlight.
The first tap Of the bell and the hois-
ing Of the flag on the Merchants Ex-
change, announcing the approach OF
the City of Toxic, startled the city from
the spell of suspense that has prevailed
for tho past three days and transform
ed the idle throngs that were lounging
| about the streets into excited and hur-
rying crowds. Bells are ringing,
4 steam whistles screaming and thunder
Of cannon reverbcrating owe hills and
harbor. Thousands Of men, women
and children, on foot, In carriages and
On horseback, are pouring in the direc-
ton of Preside Heights, Point Labos,
Telegraph Hill, and every other emf
nence In the vicinity, eager to catch
the first glimpse Of the incoming ship
bearing the guest for whose reception
80 great preparations had been made,
and whose arrival has been so anxious
ly expected. Crowds are hurryirg to-
wards the wharves, where the ste ameIs
and yachts that will take part In the
nautical pageant are lying. The re-
ception committees tug, the Mullen
| Griffith, 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 accordance with the preconeerted
plans.
Immediately OH receipt of intelli-
gence that the City Of Toxic was near
ing port, the reception committee, con-
sis,ing of Frank NJ. Plxley, ex-senator
Cole, Gen. Miller and 7. Is. Cornwall,
repaired to the tug Mil .er Griffith, ~
with the steam up at the Pacific Mail
dock, and at once proceeded to meet the
incoming steamer. The Griffith stood
we'll at sea, and several miles outside
the heads met the Toxic coming in.
The tug drew along side and the exec
utive committee, quarantine officer and
customs officials and n number of rep
resentatives of the press, boarded. No
ceremony was observed, excepta gen"
eral shaking of hands, and after the
COMMITTEES had announced the object Of
their visit and informed Gen. Grant of
the reception prepared for him, the
conversation became general as the
City Of Toxic confined her course.
Soon after the Government stcames
Mcpherson came alongside, and Maj.
Gen. Mcdowell, commanding the Di-
vision of the Pa ciic, accompanied by
his staff, boarded the Toxic and r%ejoin-
ed his old oomrade-in-arms. While
this was transporting the general COM
mittee of arrangements, with several
Thousand invited guests, assembled on
board q large size Pacific mail steamer
and a number Of smaller steamers,
while tugs took the squadrons Of San
Francisco and the Pacific yacht clubs
in tow and started down the channel.
It was at $50 when a puff of white
smoke rose from the seward from of
the earth-works back and above Fort
Point, and the booming Of o heavy
gun announced that The steamer was
at hand. Another, and another fol
lowed in rapid succession. Fort Point
next joined in the cannonaaing, firing
: with both casemate and barbette
l guns, and the battery at Lime Point
, added its thunders to the noise of wei
r come. In q few moments the entrance
to the hal Dor was yelled in wreaths Of
smoke, and as the batteries Of AngeI
, Island, Black Point ard Alcatrase
|. opened FIRE in succession, the whole
channel was soon shronded ip cloud:
from their rapid discharges. Fol
some time the position Of the ap'
preaching ships could not be discov'
i cred, but shortly before s O'Clock, The
outlines Of the high hull Of the Cit.
: of Toxic doomed through the obscu
rity of smoke and the rapidly ap
preaching shades Of evening were Ii
up bv flashes of guns, and in q few
: moments she elided irto full view