New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-12
GRANT AT ELIZABETH.
THE GUEST OF TIE VETERAN zOuAvEa

u 'N-tl l-IENPIN SE or GtN tkAL GkANI.
The yisir OF General Grant was the occasion of no
little excitement in Elizabeth. The inyItu'0i Vas
rendered by General Drake and the Voter Zouly,s.
tho oldest military organization in tn, town and
ouc OF toe oldest in the Sta. rhc civil authorities
were inrnci 10 join in The welcome. ~ did 80 IN
most nearly malnor. Early in the morning the
signs of thGcomugoyeut began to ne visible. Gu
2rus congregatcd IN little groups here and there
about the streets and General Grants name WIS Oh
every lip Owing to SOME want Of dclinltene,s in
the ARRANGEMENTS, it was no, known ju,t at what
time the General would arrive in The clty. Conse-
qucHty the citizrns began to look ior aim by the
carly Trans ~ the morning.
Finding that he did not arrive b. these. cNprc5a-
ton 10 to hlgn pitch, and persons could DE zen
RAM Ing hthcr and thither through the streets and
inQuirng u the ex-Presldcnt bad arrived or il Any
one knew At VIVA, hour he was coming Persons in
various parts of the principal streets began to busy
themselves in hanging out streamcrs OF bunting,
hosting flags. getting fireworks together.
and making general preparations Tor the
event of tho day a. the hours
sped OF toward noon, anxiety increased and large
crowd assembled about the Union Depot. General
Drake had come to Nrw-York by an early tram to
escort the guest OF the day from the Firth Avenue
Hotel to Elizabeth. They lett this city at II
o'clock and arrived in ELz bcth half hour later.
\ general p.ogr ,nnmc OF proceedings had been lali
ont by General Drake and Mayor Bennett; but this
was slightly altered to SUIT the circum- tanccs 1t
had been originally proposed 20 TAX" Inc Genera.
ec.gh-ridluc ms tar as Newark. the roads in that
direction being broad aud smooth. Owing to the
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