Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-28
HOW GRANT WAS INTERVIEWED.
A Clever Reporter Who Got the Best Of
the Generals Reserve.
fNasy YORK Wall and Exnress

A Clever Reporter Who Got the Rest Of
the Generals Reserve.
New York Mail and Expressl
When Gen Ulysses 5. Grant touched
terra Grna. havin. completed his famous
TRIP ar 'und tie world he made a solemn
pledge TO his most intimate friends that IN
der no circumstances would he be inter-
viewoi b. any newspaper representative.
This arrangement wns catered into for the
purpose Of obviating the possibility Of inter
ierinS with the ale OF the book VT item by
Minister to China John Russell Young, then
wcl.-nigh completed
Gen. Grant reached the Fifth Avenue
he, el in dua season, an |, as was expected,
was besieyel by newspaper men He de-
clined TO say anything Whatever about his
trip beyond stating that he had enjoyed it,
AMI 50 on. For two days the siege was kept
up. bet the general held the fort Finally
one Of the leading morning papers singled
out n man from the city staff AMI detailed
him 10 get story out OF the general at any
cost ald under any circum ,tancel
Proceeding TO the Fifth Avenue hotel, the
reporter neli u council Of war with the vet
eran clerk Carr. There is up earthly use"
said he. in sending M your card Hs has
the best known newspaper CORE spondelts in
the country. II were in your place, do
YOU know what would dol I'd send up my
card AMI face the muse Take the role of q.
Wall stree. blood. He'll mover discover you"
The card was sent up. and word came back
that Gen. Grant would see the gentleman.
As the story goes. the scribe weakened at
the knees but finally braced up and mo ,nted
to the suite OF rooms occupied by tho voysger
round tho world The old soldier was in FULL
dress; Mr.. Grant and a number OF ladies
were present The reception-ro was
redolsnt with the perfumes Of the choice
exctics that hal bsen sent to the he.s, Of
NicSsburg- Tie r-porter tale him well
come. was introduced 10 the In lies, and held
a long chat with Gen Grant, who unex-
pectelly gave a succinct and interesting &C
count O. hi voyage. The following morn
ing the daily came out with a clean boat
OF a colCrnl and three-quarters II was Used
all over % country. and the storm that
burst over ,I,:- Grants he'd can be more
easily imagined than described Letters e&d
tele grams were thrown st hun by the hun
dre.. and he Was charged by his friend, with
having violated the sanctity OF his promise
Tic tried Esri u lin, but !, was no uss,
so finally he came clt with q statement to
tie effect that be was moi aware of having
beea interviewed By any newspaper man
About SIX months afterwari. the Ninth
was reviewed by Gen Grant IN thu
Madison Square garden Before the review
began Gea Smaller, knowing nothing OF
coursa. of the circumstances. introdu .pi the
writer Of the article 10 the general He re-
peaiei tue narns over and over and then
nxlng his p.er-iny orhs on tn. rsoorter re
oen zed i'm a. the ore who had CAUSED him
- m sch trouble. He tlli the whole story
10 Gen Shsier
1T la BEEN q wonder TO me ever since I
'aid Ee, how tins Young msn here could I
lave made 81 much out of 20 short q CONVEX /
alton ana wlts,u; taxing any note. TO keep 4
o close 10 tie tEuta. You may depend upon 4
{ however. that l have kept my eyes and I
'srs oucn since. and he Will lie . mighty 1
mar; reporter VINO Will catch me rapetaS