The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22
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WASHINGTON, Dee. 18th, 1880
General Grant on his arrival here
yesterday was given a rousing re-
reception by the BOYS in Blue.
General Grant and party started
from jersey City yatten o'clock ycster-
day morning. The party consisted
OF General and Mrs. Grant, Mrs.
Jesse Grant, John Russell Young,
Mr.. Romero and the japanese serv-
amt who is always with him. They
had q special car. At lrCa;on, the
first stopping place, there WAS O
good sized a,somblage, bul at MIl-
mingtou Che crowdwas imiuensea and
enthusiastic. At Baltimore the
gathered thousands were cnthusias-
tic and dCuonsuatiye in welcome.
Here the party Gas met by a dele
CATION ul Che Boys in Blue who
coined them and came TO Washing
ton.
The party was met by General
Bead. wife and sister at the depot.
When the train came through south
Washington the commons doomed
their welcome, and gave notice to
the assembled thousands around the
depot that the hero had come. and
the shouts tnU- went up, and the
applause and cheers that were Civ
en-. made the Baltimore and Potn-
mac dcpo. ring, and shudder and
quake from the collision of bands
and the ring of noises. The Shrek
of the locomotive was a5 the wall OF
q baby In comparison. Here was
the outpour of the honest feeling
In other cities and in other lands
curiosity led the spectators TO make
an aggregate OF many Thousands,
but mere was no curiosity. 1t was
the homes, welcome of the people
who stood awaiting another sight OF
the man they knew SO well and had
seen SO often.
4 line OF police surrounded the
depot aud had hard work to keep
the crowd back. General Beal was
Joined on the platform by General
Logan, Senator Burnside, General
Hawley, General Rutherford. GEN
cral Crandell and Colonel Tuomp-
son. members ol the Union Netcr-
Ian Union.
Itwas tie duty Of the gentlemen
To receive General Grant I'm the
name of tac BOYS In Blue and
General and Mrs. Bcal were in
waiting to escort Mrs. Grant and
her daugh,cr-in-law TO the carriage
waiting tor them
When the train stopped it was
soon asccruincd that General Grant
WAS in the rear car. General and
Mrs. Bcal and the members Of the
National Committee atoucc boarded
the car and were soon shaking
hands with General Grant and the
Others OF the party.
General Grant and General Logan
then emerged from the car arm in
arm, and their appearance was the
signal ior cheering, which was caught
up bv the crowd outside and was
most enthusiastic. Following Gen
erals Grant and Logan came Geucr-
ais Hawicy and Burnside and other
members Of the National Committee
arm in arm. In this order they
moved along the platform, General
Grant being obliged to stop several
times to acknowledge some unusu-
ally enthusiastic salutation. When
the party entered the depot. the
dense crowd inside began ire
mcudous cheering which seemed to
shake the building. General Grant
walked with uncovered head
the passage walled with human
forms, and passing through the
outer saiting-room was shown to
his carriage, having at every step Of
the way to respond.to the greetings
OF the people. Mrs. Grant and Mrs.
Jesse Grant under ,hc escort of
General and Mrs. Beal took car
riarcs Immediately and were driven
at once To Gen. Eeal'7 residence.
General Grants carriage which be
shared with Generals Logan, Burn
sidy and Haw!ey was driven to
Pennsylvania avenue, where the
General reviewed tac"Bovs in Blue.
the progress OF the carriage being
impcacd by the struggling crowds
in the street After the review. the
procession was formed in the fol-
lowing o.der