Year: 1872

Arrival OF the Presidents Da uEh hter from


Europe Yestcrday-HOw the President


Had Two Trips Down the Bay and
Only One Disappointment.


President Grant, accompanied by General Porter,
General Arthur, Mr.. Childs, of Philadelphia: ex-
Collector Tom Murphy and several other gentle.
men, went down the Bay yesterday in revenue
cutter to meet Miss Nellie Grant and Secretary
Borie, who were passengers by the Scotia. The
wiseacres of the Custom House, who affect to know
all about


THE INCOMINGs AND OUTGOTNGs


OF the harbor had the night previous informed
General Grant that the steamer would be in the
lower bay by ten O'Clock in the morning. Prepa
rations were made accordingly by the President
and his party; but, fortunately, some common
sense somebody, who took upon himself the right
to bring order out OF chaos suggested to the Pres
dent that it would be far better not to start for
the lower bay until despatch should be
received announcing the ScOtia's arrival of Sandy
Hook. The suggestion was adopted, and the Pres-
dent waited patiently until afpast twelve O'clock
but no despatch came; 80 he finally made up his
mind to start, come what would. This once set
tied, the entire party were ON board the rev.
enue cutter Catalpa, and in less than two hours
afterwards she was laying Off Sandy Hook
The President remained in the "cabin, ~ OF the
cueter during the trip, and only came out on deck
after the Hook had been reached. The captain
brought his glasses to bear upon the ocean that
stretched out to the east-to the very horizon-but


THE SCOTIA


was nowhere to be seen Once, indeed, q steamer
hove up in the distance and everybody rushed to
the bow Of the boat under the impression that the
ong-looked-for vessel was at last in sight: but the
craft turned out TO be coaster from Savannah. It
now i've O'Clock, and the keen breeze that swept
over the waters made the deck a by no means
comfortable place for pleasure party, all hands
turned inside, the President occasionally venturing
Scotia was yet to be seen. Another hour passed,
and still another. and then came the darkness OF
consent to head the cutter for the city II tell you
what 1t isl said one OF the sailors to one Of his el
lows, as the bow OF the boat swung round and she


UPPER ouARANTINE."


81 tell you what tits, President can't have
seass Deen ens al
human even II we Is President" The trip up the
Bay was barren Of incident and little after eight
awaiting him, and was driven to the Fifth
Ss before Was pscsd n
his hands announcing the arrival Of the Scotia at
Sandy Hook. Without delaying one instant, even
to take supper, he at once called General Porter
and once more the 'party" that had started down
in the morning were whizzing down Broadway in
y
Catapa was still at the Battery with steam up and
in few minutes the President and his friends
were on board and scudding down the Bay.


O'Clock, and after the Scotia had discharged her
mails the cutter was run alongside. The welcome
accorded to Miss Grant and the BOrie party was o
very cordial one. Nellie looked


AS BRIGHT AS A SUNBEAM


after her sOJ0urn in Europe. BY permission OF the
quarantine authorities the Scotia came up the Bay,
with the CatapaS acting as tender The Cunarder
dropped anchor Or Fort Columbus, and the bag
gage OF those who wished to spend the re-
mainder OF the night In the city was
transferred to her c0ns0rt. Then President
Grant, Miss Nellie and her brother Jesse,
accompanied by ex-Secretary Borie, his wife and
two daughters; Mrs. Goddard son and daughter,
Messrs Charles Bowie, w. M Friess and - Law
renee and the gentlemen forming the Presiden-
tial party went aboard the cutter, which at once
headed for the Battery. An easy landing, 1t being
high water, was effected at the stone pier, where
number OF carriages and the huge numbering
hotel stage coach were waiting The distinguished
party landed with aacrity, and, though the ladies
declared that 1t "felt so


STRANGE TO WALK ON LAND"


after sea voyage, the preparations seemed to meet
the approval of everyone. The President his son
and daughter and Mrs. Borie occupied the first
carriage that started and In IL they proceeded at
once to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Soon all those
been down the Bay to welcome them home had
driven away to their various abodes, leaving the
solitary policeman upon the pier to draw deduc-
tions between the radiance OF Miss Nee's eyes
and the refugence OF the many lamps that illumine
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