The daily gazette., 1879-12-17
The Gre0t Reception.
PHILADELPHIA's WELCOME TO GEN
ERAL GRANT.

AS grand, popular demonstration, the
reception of General Grant, by the peo-
pie of Philadelphia, yesterday, exceeded
anything of the kind ever witnessed In
that city. The widespread interest in
the affair felt by the people in general,
was shown by the liberal decorations OF
houses and stores in every part of the
city, while the grand procession was the
most imposing street demonstration that
ever traversed the streets of the City of
Br0therly Love.
The proximity of Philadelphia to Will
mington made the event one of unusual
interest here. 1t is estimated that at
least fifteen hundred persons attended
the reception from this city, and three
local organizations-the militia, the
Smyth Post, G.. A. r., and the Lincoln
Republican Club-partcipated in the
grand parade. The militia, comprising
Company A, American Rifles, and Com
pany C,DuPont Guards, under command
of Major S. A. Macallisier, were given
prominent position IN the parade. The
right of line was awarded to the Second
Brigade New Jersey State National
Guard, and right behind them came the
Wilmington militia. The latter acquit-
ted themselves nobly, attracting general
attention by their soldierly bearing,
splendid marching and accurate move
ments. Their department in this re-
spect was particularly noticeable, COM
pared with the loose, struggling march
ing and Indifferent drill movements Of
many of the military companies in the
line. The Telegraph and other evening
papers, found space in their voluminous
reports Of the atlai: to highly commend
the Wilmington soldier boys for their
proficiency and general good looks.
| The Thomas A. Smyth Post, No. /,
G. A. r., of this city, was given good
position in the Second Division, which
was compos ed exclusively of Grand
Army Posts. The Lincoln Club was as
signed good position in the Fifth Di-
vision, which was composed exclusively
OF Republican political organizations.
The position of the Lincoln Club was
Immediately behind the Philadelphia
clubs, and in advance of all other visit
ing organizations in this division. Al
together, Wilmington was fairly treated,
and, indeed, somewhat honored by those
who arranged the line of march. In ad-
dition, General A. T. A. Torbert, of
Delaware, was the first of the mounted
aids to the Chief Marshal of the entire
procession. Gen. orbert rode like a
Centaur, and was one of the finest-lOok-
ing gentlemen on the Chief Marshals
st I'll.
The procession started from Broad
street and Germantown Junction at
11.35 o'clock, and at LIS the head of the
procession passed the Baltimore depot
| Il nj
At l.20 the noon express from Whining
ton rolled into the depot, and gave a
number of persons from this city an op-
portunity of viewing the procession
from the depot steps. They arrived jus
in the nickof time, and probably made on
as well as If they had gone up earlier il
the day.
Ofthe innumerable f. atures of lh'
procession 1t is impossible to speak
They represented nearly every import
ant industry in Philadelphia, and were
arranged with tasteful and pleasing eff
fet. The model of the steamship CitJ
of Toxic, carried by the delegation from
Roach's shpyard, was one of the mos
striking exhibits of the procession, ant
was generally admired.
Careful estimates place the number o
men in line at from 30, 900 to 10000. l
would be impossible to even attempt t.
. estimate the number of those wht
crowded the sidewalks to view the pro
| cession.
To-DAY's PROGRAMME.
The programme for the great Gen
erals entertainment during his stay il
Philadelphia, opened at 10 o'clock, thi
morning, where he was formally wei
coined. At eleven o'clock he was es
corted to Independence Hall, where h
! held public reception until two O'Clock
. In the evening Mayor Stokley receive
/, him at his residence, No. 1913 Mort
b Broad street, which has been greatly Ell
. larged by temporary expedients, an
, presents a most beautiful interior, an
e tor this event nearly nine hundred invi
= tations have been sent out. After tn
o ceremony at Independence Hall, tn
i General will, however, occupy one G
the boxes at the Academy of Music, t.
n witness the opera of PindtOre, unde
n Ford and Zimmerman's management
Tomorrow is "Grand Army Day." an
the General will be entirely in charge G
his old comrades morning, afternoon
and night. The Camp Fire at the Acad
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= feature of this day. On Friday, betwee
u u the hours of II and 1, General Gran
" will mingle with the merchants go
!. Change" and in the evening enjoy th
:. hosptalities of Mr.. A. j. DIexel. On
of the attractive features of the fetes ten
5 dered to him will be his reception by tn
l. pupils of the public schools on Saturda
y afternoon. Five or six thousand boy
will form in open rank, line extendin
' from Mr.. Childs' residence to the Acad
emy, and through it General Grant wi
pass on his way to that building, wher
5000 girls will have assembled to Civ
It him greeting. In the evening he wi
n be rendered reception and dinner
" the city at St. Georges Hall. On MOI
y day next he will visit Girard College {
d p. M, and the evening will be passe
!. by him as the guest of General Robe
y Patterson. Tuesday is "Union Leagu
!, Day." and with its end, the weeks cer'
9 monies will close, and the General wi
# start on his journey to Cuba, Mexic
and South America.