The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-24
Vivid Description Of His
| Latest Voyage.
Fhe Wind Reared, the Waves
Rolled and the Vessel
Rocked,
Net Grant Survives to Be O Can.
4 didate.
INCIDENTS or THE VOYAGE.


National Associated. Press TO the Star.
CHIcAeo, March a. - The Inter. Ocean
Especial c respondent with Grants party
sto-dav gives the following account Of the
syoyage. General Grant and party left the
YCity,of Mexico last Thursdat bv special
ftrain, and stayed the night at Ortiz ,ba.
THE next dav they started at II o'clock
and arrived in Vera Cruz at O'Clock.
TIE tram was run down to the wharf and
the party stenped into boats at once for
4 t, e steamer City of Mexico.
4 The Vera Cruz committee that received
the General upon his arrival were on hand
10 wish him God sreed on his return, while
cannon at the water battery below the city
bO0med, one after the uther, till twenty
one guns had roared their last farewell.
We were away at sunset ard no sooner
| had the steamer stood out upon the Gulf
than a most terrific sea was encountered,
and q norther set in with vengeance.
Nearly all the passengers were decidedly
sick and very much frightened. Mrs.
Grant was about the only lady who stood
the ordeal with any degree of comfort.
\ as though she was trying to dive to the
bottom of the Gulf Her timbers creaked
and tiller ropes ratified until the vov ayers
ere thoroughly miserable. Suddenly
toward morning it Gained down and Sat-
surdav and Saturday night were compare
lively pleasant. Sunday night all the de-
mons of the wind were let loose again, and
From tlrat time on the steamer simply tum-
hled through the surt. Monday morning
law bnt little improvement, and that night
he roar of the wind and the lashing of the
nSes was simply terrible.
Tho steady head winds had already so re-
prded the voya4e that Yesterday morning,
Ia the face of-a stinying Northwestern. It was
lought it would be impossible to make
galveston. There was universal mou rniny
y board. but before breakfast was over tho
pricious Gulf again showed signs of peace,
I'D the spirits Of the passengers rose cor
,spondingly Captain Mcintosh then
ave it as his opinion that by 3 o'clock or 4
least he could reach the ofing.
Att o'clock the steeples of Galveston
buld be discovered, ard soon after the
nokestack of cutter was seen trailing
ie water. standing out to deliver us from
position that lad become most weari-
bme. In spite of the storm we had no idea
bat fears had been entertained for the
sfety of the steamer till the boat arrived
nd Gen Grant was shown dispatches from
over the United States, inquiring as to
he truth of the rumor. Gen. Grant has
tecided to leave Friday morning for San
Antonio, and will return to this city on
Sunday.
| The ladies of the party will remain here
during the absence If the GEM eral at San
Antonio. Gen. Grant and party will leave
ION Monday for New Orleans, and remain
lin that city about ten days. The Generals
purpose is to be in Chicago by the first of
Arril, whence he will return to Galena,
and visit Colorado in June. Genera. Sher-
idan and Col. Fred. Grant leave for Chicago
to-day.
CANDIDATE HE WILL BE.
George Frisbie, formerly Of the United
States Army, now an extensive miner in
Mexico and who has been with Grant since
his departure from Havana, says General
Grant is candidate for President. His
desire is to be the nominee of the Chicago
Convention; but 1t is questionable II Grant
will remain before the Convention If he
fails to be nominated on the first ballot
The desire OF the Ex-President 'is to be re-