The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-27
SILENT WARRIOR.
Preparing for dwelling of Grant
statne at Philadelphia.

,Preparfng for UnveiIfng of Grant
statne at PhiladeIpBiia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2e-The cruis-
er Raleigh, which is to take part in the
ceremonies on the occasion of the un-
yelling of the Grant monument in Fair
mount Park, on Thursday, arrived off
the Race street wharf today. Mayor
Ashbridge, the council committee on the
unvefling and a number of distinguished
citizens met the cruiser below the city
and escorted her to the anchorage A
large fleet of steamers followed in the
wake, blowing their whistles continuous
ly, to which noise was added the welcome
from factory bells and whistles on both
sides of the river. When the procession
reached the League navy yard the Raj
eigh fired a salute OF fifteen guns to Ad--
miral Casey, commandant Of the yard, to
which the navy yard responded. A brief
stop was made, during which the Raj
eigh's commander went ashore and paid
his respects to Admiral Casey and Capt.
Clarke, captain of the yard.
The president and party will arrive to-
morrow morning. Following the unveil-
ing the president will attend a banquet
the evening will attend public meet
ing in the Academy of Music. He will
make no speeches.
The military display tomorrow will con-
sist Of the national guard of Philadel-
phia and crew of the Raleigh several
New Jersey regiments, marines from the
island and number Of military organi-
cations. There will be a demonstration
on the river. when President Mckinley.
in honor of the Raleigh and her crew.
will pay visit to Capt. Coghlan.
Mrs. Grant arrived here shortly after Z
o'clock She was accompanied by Miss
Rosemary Sartoris, who is her grand
daughter and who will unveil the statue,
and Miss Coffey. They were met at the
Broad street station of the Pennsylvania
railroad by ladies' reception committee,
of which Mrs. Charles G. Harrison, wife
of the provost of the University of Penn
syIyania, is chairman. After the infor-
NAL greetings the entire party was driven
to the Hotel Walton. Mrs. Grant being
somewhat fatigued by her journey, re-
tired to her room soon after her arrival
at the hotel.
Soon after Mayor Ashbridge and council
committee boarded the Raleigh today,
while the gallant little vessel was on her
way UP the river, the mayor and the COM
mittee went into Capt. Coghlan's cabin,
where the captain, the officers and the
crew were formally welcomed to Phila-
delphia by the mayor.
Capt. Coghlan and all his officers
came ashore shortly after o'clock. The
commander of the Raleigh was driven to
Stratford house, where he greeted
his wife and shortly afterward joined his
officers at the Hotel Walton, where they
were rendered dinner by the council 8
Raleigh recention committee. The entire
party later on attended the theater. Capt.
Coghlan spent the night at the Stratford
and the officers slept at the Walton.
NEW YORK, April 2e.-Brig. Gen.
Frederick D. Grant, who has been for
some months military governor of Porto
Rico, with his wife and his staff, arrived
here tonight on the United States army
transport Mcpherson. He is in the best
of health. Mrs Grant. who has lived
with her husband in the southern camps
and in the West Indies, is not very ro-
bust, still she had no complaint to make
about army life.
Gen. Grant said that tomorrw he would
attend the unveiling Of the monument to
his father at Philadelphia. and that possl-
bly, he would go on to Washington. He
| would, however, return to New York on
| Friday and complete his arrangements
and proceed without delay. to the Pacific
coast so as to catch the army transport
which is scheduled to leave San Francisco
on May for Manila