The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-28
lu|DaPA|A PHYS
g)U(RS 70 MEMORY
Of GENERAL GRANT
cpnunuea From PAss One.

& 49, the hotel be wsa again warmly greet
90 afxA aseng ;he entire route fer fair
setes e bowed a.ncst necessarily In -.
81 80 Is stae cheers from tie crest crowd,
& h6af dnxen carriages followed the presA-
Il Ssxss 3afYiaxe. they containing the cab
81 - rueenterx. Gov Store. Of Pennsyivan ..
y assa sfs0 end other prominent men, incind-
- Gen Messon H. Mics, I'm civilian At
~. Admiral Bilss Casey. Capt Clark, of
a. basstleship Oregon fame. and Capt.
xoeenh r. Coghtan. IL the cruiser Rassign.
ara Adit. GEN Peck. representing The
b 11ese Of Vermont There were followed
6 s. carriages containing Mr. Mckinley.
-. urans, Miss sarsorss. the wives OF
/ - cabinet officers and members ef the
zs.ISer reception conuuattee warm
6 ~urtirx vas extended to Mrs McKiniey
- Nh Grant all aIonG the route.
when the presidential party reached ths
8 nauusnsat they found great crowd theirs
sp.tsfnx them. The crowd started "a cheer
- never ceased until the ceremonies co.
-.
- the president stepped frcm his car
81 a1aee he was saiussd By twenfy-one guns
~ by Division A. naval fierce OF Penn
eefvania. The prssidens was sscorse. Ia
saaee in the center Of the stand which
- close 10 the statue. ~ the invited
s. sns,s named him he shock hands with
s e. Re WAS Especially warm In greeting
{ - Grant and Miss HArtoris.
Cast. Csghian Cressea.
i nort pleasing incident was the greet
!. - between tbs president and the intrepid
fs.ehlan. captain Of the Raleigh. Thie Was
~ haA
IS p ,u1hius to the commander Of the RA-
I6gh aince his arrival In this country.
nvery one watched 10 see how the hghtinx
i psAin would be received by the president
u rms United states and . great cheer
vsnf UP ~ the president stretched forth
II hand and xrasped that OF the COM
sander.
me president wore broad smile and
s easned In every way pleased to greet the
rsa6xptain The prevalent immediately en-
msed In 4 conversation with Capt Coghlan
which lasted for fully Two minutes The
:. captain then took eest directly behind
TIE president Mrs. Grant was given
at&t nearer the monument.
Brig. Gen Frederick y. Grant. who has
tust arrived from Porto FAsa. iooklux hale
ana hearty. took . aeat bssides Miss 6ar-
mis- ana next to her vas her brother, Capt,
Alserncn Sartoris.
TAe CereuiSaSss - the DAY.
Mayor Samuel II Ashhridxe presided at
the ceremonies and after formaiiy .~eleom-
M the president 10 rhiladsiphiA he called
mon the Right Rev. a. w WHITAKER.
Hlshop OF the Protestant Episcopai diocese
Of Psnnxytvanss. 10 deliver the invocation
and prayer. The may-r then made a short
address and was followed by John r.
ennveTse. who pscsaatsd aha st&sue to Che
commissioners a. tsaa nseene park. A. he
concluded speaking Mlss sartcris mounted
small platform near tho statue. pulled
s ths cord which held the national coiers
ahsH tho figure and the horse and rider
! vefa brought TO view. ..3..s a3tsss@
As the drapery fell. Dattesy d. Nastanai
Guard OF Pennsylvania. fired = salute Of
seventeen guns and the gallant cruiser Rs-
: JxS1h. Tying In snS-n1Exarv nver. NEARLY
four miles away. Wa given th. signal At
the same moment and she too oslehed
Z forth n salute OF seventeen guns,
Il ssAtrA Grant took a long look 1t the bronze
4 shxere esf her husband. and AZ she sat down
y me could DO seen wiping tears from her
sysa
8 Chlmese Naval Reserves Lay wreath
A. the Hon A. Leasssion enowden was
making an address accepting the mcau-
snsst on behalf OF the park commission.
the Chinese naval reserves of this city
1 aepched up and laid n wreath at he base
DIE statue The president beeonsine In
terx.ed In them. IL was explained 10 him
ashas they were organized last fal. during
: thA sssSs jubilee BY the Christian leagsie
~ tAie. city. The wreath was = maxnif~
csnt arsr and measured mare than three
teet In diameter In the center was the
Inscription: From MS exeelisney the Chi.
4 mesa minister TO the United States, Wa
! srux Fang. as q token cf hia respect for
me memory OF the late Gen. Grant and a
stitsste OF friendship from the Chinese en-
psFss."
WREATH. WIRE else iaIi AZ the hase OF
The ssasue by the Daughters os the Revolt
nnn ana the PENNSYLVANIA eommanaery
military ars.er OF the Tsoyai Legion.
Review ef the Troops.
TAen followed the review 81 the Aan
sroops Tire parade Was started at 30
eeicak and the lire 81 march was north
on Broad stree. from spruce. around the
asy hall 20 Spring Garden street, thence
wess So he river drive In Fasrnaount park
ana Their u9 ~. drive pas, the statue,
Tue parade reached the reviewing stand
Pew minutes after ;ss ssatae had been
saveilea.
The column was laA hy Swe companies ~
aAijors trans The cruiser Raleigh IN carss-
mana .; Lieut.. s>oasssaasr aer rhesr~4 Tire
Nsfsfs were the heroes 81 trs Procession
They were foitewes By details os marines
aaa sAiiess rom tie League island navy
ysrd re Frat. Second. Third sixth.
Nineteenth. Twentieth regiments Battery
y sa6 ths Second esss troop Of che fsna-
ssiyania National Gue~ss ana a rasnher
~ other minor military organisations
After sae review the prwaSiens saf the
ether a.ssln nishe,. rssssts retained 10 tho
hotel
In shs rssaru trir Geu Niles rssse In the
esrrtsrs vs1h re president
The garrison wf!i match eat tenor
row. rnstrsscs soslr e<sssnzsssSss 20 - quiet
sr.f- ay.A