New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-17
AN IMPOSING DISPLAY.


AN IMPOSING DISPLAY.
PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF the FRoCEssION-A CITY'S
uofIp,Y-LIBFRTY HALL N GALA ATIIi.E.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 16-The special tram
carrsi.g exit, and Mis- Grant. Governor Howl
ana 81. H. and The committee OF The Civ Councils OF
PHILADELPHIA. left HARRISBURG az o:O3 O'Clock trs morn
Ing At Lancaster although ~ was bare.y day light. a
large crowd nad assembled and at Coatesvlc. Down
aud other places crowds we're gathered; but ms
the tram ran through Phladsph without stopping
Geuer,l Grant did not make his appearance
The DAY broke clear and bright. Everything promised
well ot au uuu,GalH nae day FIR the Grant parade N
Philadelphia. aud the TRAIN ucsuCd The ciy The sun
was SHINING warm aud bright aud not cloud TO be
seen Tle train arrived the North Broad rec.
depot 20 O. % am. an immense crowd greeted
the exPr sdeui. Mayor stoS,ey and other oil 'ials 81
once entered ihe car aud formally welcomed the Gen
cral 10 tue cry. 70 tue Mayors speech Oi welcome
General Grant replied:
To vou Mr. Mayor and good citizens Of Philadelphia.
which always en- home g. ne since hsi became
acquainted with citizens OF Philadelphia return
with great pleasure
TuE PARADE.
The Keystone Batter, formed in the vicinity
fred .alute. The parade moved AT 1880 a. u IN The
following order:
CHEF Marshal-COlOuel a. Louden snowdeu AMI
B,Tourhc con aiming General Grant MAYOR stokicy
md c. ouei Charles Ihousou Jones chairman oi tue
philadriphia CIV Troop IS escort
Members OF the CIV C'u1cn C.mmlttec on reception
Arm. Hu 81 Is guests.
Iirsf DclsiOa-Mlr-h,l. MaioGcucral Hartraufr. and
staH; Ill,d sthes uo.p., Ofdn.uce Deparimrrt;
sew sew siar Naona GuaTd 6tiassre Battalion; Tmrd
Brigade, Nalonh Guarl al Pennsylvania; serono Bri-
Naiiona ia ,rd + Pcnnsyvania divisional Brigade.
consisine Oh the cadets OF IA, l. EDUCATIONAL Home;
cadcSs r. nnsvvania Miniary Acsrmy OF Chester.
velcrl, o 1872 in biIoucis seo, Logon. First De-
iendcrs. rf Pittsyil.e; Grad Army ~ the kepuonc
Third Dscason-Marsnal. james Dobsou; composed
Of IeNuc Nanniac inr r. ,s.,.,,.,
nm itci@o't- Mhsnal, IL milton Diss on manu-
fac ron,Ocomotve engine onilderspoer max
els, hrpr"o' sales. nardwate machinery scale max
ers' , ~ ri,ieoPNsrs6a " H. Dixon snpbuilders
an wO b j. niatcrld pertaining 20 sbiponi'ding
scream DirisioH-Ma snal Major J. T. Frward. OF
VIVA d model az the steamship CITY Toxic mounted
E,ghM Northumberland, H. W. Gray. Carpenters
Company ~ Otr,uc,es; brnShmaktIs turner's, wlgon-
makeGs carriage builders. cabnetnakeis, chairinakeIs
housekeeping goods, manuiaegrer. OF pianos ana
kinth INSTRUMENTATION Joseph p. Walters. Workers
TeSm Dir,siom~ NarSsal Thaadous L. vasierslice
Mamma, tulcrS paper ne "spaper pr nte's bSokond
eTs wal paper manufacturers "a er-bOA maAcIs' en-
s'Tisrl.M Bris.on-worters in porcelain glassware
pot CIV. pav'nr b. css. narn IRE brick ana brick
Isreif6 Observation-Disclosures O chem'cals. OILS,
Ty aqnI - son Di' and eaH'ae-lnafcTs
Thirteenth D'rSion-AiaI -hai. H. j. Bun,on teherai
empiole and members or thr City Departments; sew
ent, CluL. composed OF ladies. pupils OF tn, public
FcSrtt,nm Dlrision-Marsh,l, John Munde. Amen-
can Association, Patriotic Order OF Sons OF
c4t.A
Fifteenth Dirision-M Marshal, William Giler. Several
MI, n D.rision-Marsh.l George C. Kerler Bak-
ers pacAers pora dealers III hOur and feed aud pro
oV Ser,sieean Dirison-Marshal. Theodore C. Eugle
Brewer. maltser manufactures OF sodawater bottles
bottlers of beverages etc.
Eioht .enth Dirision--Marshal. L. shuster BaTaef.
Bulcn NOM "a ana Ia wagons, O a., ~
meu dd cxprcssurn mounted. astrict telegraph mes-
TX ,tim Airisiom.sisrshal william Marks Easton
township citizens czens cavalcade c'tzens IN ear
riages.
The carriage containing General Grant driven
from the train rapidly around BTOad-st where
City Troops mounted men. were crawn up on one side
and alter giving the distinguished guest the military
salute formed personal escort before the carriage four
OF the ridng side. Chief Marshal Colo
mel sncwdeu aad bis aids rode IN front OF the city
Troop. aud started the head Of column or time
1880 N. On the east side OF BroadsL drawn up
IN line military. with the United States the
extreme night. AS the City Troop moved down Broad
st. with the carriage containing General Grant. be-
side HON Mayor SOkey. cheer alter cheer up
fOm the throngs OF people on tie sidewalks and IN the
doorways and windows OF the houses on either side;
ladies waving handk rchefs and the men shouting their
tribute Of welcome. General Grant kept continually
raising his hat TO tue people either side OF the
and To the military by which sauted The bands,
one after the other. played Hlll TO the Chief"
The officers OF Army and Navy present were Cen
erals Burnside W. 5 Hancock Horace Porter. A" Phil"
Sheridan Commodore Pierce Crosby, Colonel TreadweI;
and prominent amongst the invited guests were Colonel
Henry b. Pierce " Massachusetts, CT Governor Rice,
OF Massachusetts,; Governor Hail. Of Delaware; sena-
tor maid Cameron. the Hon. Hamilton Fish. A f.
BOrie Secretary OF the Navy Geo. NJ. Robson. Geo
g. Boutwell,, John s. Morgan. JOHN Welsh. Edwards
Pierrepont and George Augustus Ssla
AN IMPOSING DISPLAY.
The military display included about 1000 men, tile
troops Of this adjoining states. The Grand Army of
the Republic turned out about 5000 strong Many OF
posts carried the tattered flags of their
which had been duriog the wal. Among the "ut
oftown posts which attracted especial attention
Wilson No. l. OF Baltimore, Nd. with about 800
line The surviving soldiers OF the War Of 1912
also marked feature ~ the parade The textile
manufacturers and the Industrial crafts OF
city we're strongly represen;ed while the political
9anizatIons had 1000 men IN line.
Among the shipbuilders were 1000 men FROM
,hipyards OF John Roach Chester Penn. The chief