. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . General to thedepot. As the train moved off the crowd gave tremendouscheers, the Mayor taking the initiative. One Irishman in an ad-vanced staee of enthusiasm called out, Three cheers for OliverCromwell Grant! To this there was only a faint response. At Portadown, Dundalk, Drogheda and other stations therewere immense crowds, the populations apparently turning out enmasse. Grant was loudly cheered and thousands surrounded thecar with the hope of being able to shake the General by thehand,
. A tour around the world by General Grant. Being a narrative of the incidents and events of his journey . General to thedepot. As the train moved off the crowd gave tremendouscheers, the Mayor taking the initiative. One Irishman in an ad-vanced staee of enthusiasm called out, Three cheers for OliverCromwell Grant! To this there was only a faint response. At Portadown, Dundalk, Drogheda and other stations therewere immense crowds, the populations apparently turning out enmasse. Grant was loudly cheered and thousands surrounded thecar with the hope of being able to shake the General by thehand, all wishing him a safe journey. One little girl createdconsiderable merriment by asking the General to give her loveto her aunt in America. At Dundalk the brother of RobertNugent, who was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Sixty-ninth NewYork Regiment in 1861 and afterward commander of a brigadein the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, said he was glad towelcome his brothers old commander. The train reached Dublin fourteen minutes behind time. LordMayor Barrington and a considerable number of persons were on. __^J.; _ :)\i- - - -j&i:,,, (490 492 AROUND THE WORLD. the platform at the railway station and cordially welcomed theGeneral. As soon as all the party had descended the LordMayor invited the General into his carriage and drove him toWestward Row, where the Irish mail train was ready to depart,having been detained eight minutes for the ex-President. There was a most cordial farewell and a great shaking ofhands. The Mayor and his friends begged Grant to return soonand make a longer stay. Soon Kingston was reached, and in afew minutes the party were in the special cabin which had beenprovided for them on board the mail steamer. Special attentionwas paid to the General by the officers of the vessel. Grant leftthe Irish shores at twenty minutes past seven oclock. London was reached on the morning of the 9th of January,and the General spent the day and evening at the residence ofMr. Joh
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