Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-18
MOUNT VBESoS TO NEW YoRn.
General ws.ninw,on's Trip n Con.

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when crowd of friends and neighbors
on horseback surrounded his carriage.
ana rods with him 10 Alexandria. There
the MAYOR addressed him, in the fulsome
manner OF the timo, % the first and best
OF citizens, as the model Of youth, as the
ornament OF old age, aud went with him
to the banks OF the Potomac, where the
men OF Georgetown were waiting. With
them he went on till the men Of Baiu
moro met him, and lad him through lines
OF shouting people to the best inn their
city could boast. That night pub 10
reception and supper were given in his
honor, and ct sunrise the next morning
he was on his way toward Phil ,delphia.
In size, In wealth, in population, Phil
adelphis then stood ftst among the cities
of the country, and her citizens de.
termined to receive their illustriouB Prest.
Gent In manner worthy Of her Rroat.
ness and OF hts fame. The place selected
WAS Gray's Ferry, where the road from
Baltimore crossed the lover Sshuylkil.--
Q phase we'll known and often deacribed
by travellers. On the high ridge that
bordered the eastern bank was Gray's
Inn and gardens, renowned for the green.
house filled with tropical fruit, the maze
OF walks, the grottoos, the HERMITAGE,
the Chinese bridges, the deliS and groves,
that made II "a prodigy OF art and ma.
ture." Crossing the river Wa the Goat.
ing bridge, made gay for the OCCASION
with faRs and bunting and festoons OF
cedar and laurel leaves. Along the north
rail were eleven fi,gs, typical OF the
eleven states OF the nav Union. On thu
south rail were two fiRs: one to repre-
sent the new era, the other the state Of
Pennsylvania. Across tho bridge at
either end was a triumnhal arch, from
one Of which laurel troWn hung by a
string, which passed TO the hands Of
boy who, dressed in white and decked
with laurel. stood beneath o pine.tree
hard by. On every side were banners
adorned with emblems and inscribed with
notices. One bore the words, "Msy
commerce flourish /" Ga another was d
sun, and under IL, "Behold the rising
empire" A third was tho rattlesnake
flag, with tie threatening words, Dome
tread on me-" On the hill overlooking
the bridge and the river was a signal to
give the people warning Of the Presi-
dents approach.
Toward noon on the Goth Of April ths
signal was suddenly dropped, and soou
after, Washington. with Governor Mifiiu
and host Of gentlemen who had gone
out TO meet him at the boundary line Of
Delaware, was seen riding slowly down
the hill toward the river. As he passed
under the FIRST triumpaal archway the
crown OF laurel WAS dropped on his brow,
and salute was fired from the cannon
on the opposite shore, and the people,
shouting Long live The President %
went over the bridge with him to the
eastern bank, where the troops were
waiting TO conduct him on to Philadel
phia. The whole city came ont to meet
him, and as he passed through dense
lines Of cheering men the bells of every
church rang out merry peal, and every
face, says one who saw them, seemed to
say, ''Long, long, long live George
Washingtonm
That night he slept at Philadelphia,
was addressed by the Executive Council
Of State, by the mayor aud aldermen, by
the judges Of the supreme court, the
faculty OF the University Of Pennsyl
yania, and the members Of the Society Of
Cincinnati, and early the next morning
set out with q troop Of horse for Tren-
ton. On the bridge which spsnned the
Assanpink creek, over which, ~ years
before, the Hessions aed in confusoo, he
passed under great dome supported By
IS columns, and adorned with huge
suntlower, inscribed ITO thee alone
The women OF Trenton had ordered this
put up, and Just beyond the bridge,
were waiting, with their daughters who,
as he passed under the dome, began sing
ing;
Welcome, mighty ohief, once more
Welcome to this grateful shore;
Now no nercenRry Zoe
Aims again the fatal blow
Aims az thee the fatal blow.
virgins fair and matrons grave.
Those thy oonquerlng arms did save,
Build for thee triumphal bowers.
Etrew, ye tair, bis way with flowers
Strew your Hero's way with fiowe 3.
As the last lines were sung the bevy OF
little girls came forward, strewing the
road with flowers as they sang Wash ng
ton was greatly moved, thanked the
children on the spot, and before he rode
out of town the next morning wrote
few words to their mothers.
From Trenton he passed acroas New
Jersey, escorted from county to county
by the state militia, to Elizabethtown,
where O committee, with barge pro-
vided by Congress, was ready to carry
him to New York. Roved by Is of the
harbor pilots. the barge sped on through
the Kill Won Kuil toward New York bay,
followed by train of boats bearing the
few officers of the old Confederation
necessity still kept Ia their places. In
one was the Board OF Treasury; in
another th4 Secretary of War; the Score.
tary of Foreign Affairs was in third.
About the entrance to the Kill was
gathered a navy OF river craft gay with
flags and brightly dressed women, and
noisy with cheering men. as the barges
OF the President and bis party passed by,
SHOWS and shallops, trackscouts and row
boats, with one accord took place In line,
and the procession, stretching out for
more than q mile. swept on toward New
York. past the Spanish war.ebip Gal
weston, which sAluted with 10 guns past
the ship North Carolina, which answered
the Spanisrn's salute, while over the
water TO those on shore came the hlsre
of conchs and trumpets the sound OF
song and music, and the stirring notes OF
''Stopy Point" As the little d ct o'm'
round the head of Governors Island the
shouts were taken up by the crowd that
lined the shore or stood in deuse mass
about the spot which, bright with h4es
and bunting, marked the landing place
at Murray's wharf. There Washington
was met by Governor Clinton and the
members OF Congress, and escorted by
oil the troops in the city to the house
made ready for his use. THAT night the
revelry was louder than ever, for scarcely
tavern but had song or on ode written
for the occasion by some frequsnter who
passed for poet. or the few that have
come down to us, one was sung TO the
air nj n9od Save the KipR;"