Grant  to  the  citizens  of  San  Francisco  were  of  an  elabo-
rate character.  The  Mayor's  office,  which  was  used  as  a
reception-room,  was  handsomely  draped  with  flags.  At
half-pa.st  twelve  o'clock  a  crowd  began  to  assemble  in  front
of  the  McAllister  Street  entrance,  and  shortly  after  the
jiassage,  steps,  and  every  point  of  advantage  were  thronged
with  people.  At  the  Market  Street  side  of  the  building
there  was  also  a  large  crowd  awaiting  the  arrival  of  the
veterans  to  fire  salutes  from  the  sand-lots.  As  the  hour
for  the  reception  approached,  the  crowd  grew  denser,  filling
up  the  corridors  and  entrances  of  the  building.  A  squad
of  tliirty  policemen  was  detailed  to  keep  the  passages  oj>fn.
At  a  quarter  to  one  the  veterans — Federal  and  Confedemte
—  arrived  upon  the  sand-lots,  taking  up  a  position  near
Market  Street.  The  first  gun  was  fired  at  ten  minutes  to
one,  the  other  thirty-seven  guns  succeeded  each  other  at
intervals  of  one  minute.  The  people  massed  along  the
line  of  Market  Street.  After  the  salute  the  veterans  fell
into  line,  entered  the  corridor,  and  marching  down  its
length  countermarched  and  took  up  a  position  awaiting  the
arrival  of  the  Greneral.     A  few  minutes  later  the  ex-Prea-


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