The Washington times., 1901-10-24
HONORS BBSTOWEDBY YALE
The President and Other Pr0ni-
nent Men Receive Degrees.
BicentenniaI Celebration Ends
Cheers for Mr.. ROoseveit-A Crush
at the Hyperion Theatre Entr"nce
The Woodbridge Hall Dedicated.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. oct. 23.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt was the honOred guest OF
Yale University on this, the closing day
OF her bicentennial. He met with rous-
ing reception from the time he reached
New Haven, early this morning, until he
left at midnight, on the Washington eX-
press. bound for the Capital.
President Roosevelts special train got
TO New Haven at s:1O, twenty minutes
before the expected time. There was a
crowd at the station to greet the Presi-
dent, a general notion prevailing that the
special would stop there. Inc first clue
the people had to the fact that there had
been a change in the programme, and
that the President would not alight from
his train at the depot. was when IT was
noticed that the military took stand at
a railroad crossing three blocks north OF
the station and there awaited the arrival
of the Presidential car.
The President was accompanied by Col
onel Bingham, Secretary Cortelyou. Com
mander Cowles. L. S N, the President s
brother-in-law, and Governor Mclean, Of
Connecticut With the party were also
Robert Ferguson. who was one Of the
Rough Riders; Miss Alice Roosevelt the
Presidents s daughter; the Presidents sis
ter, Mrs Cowles, and DR.. Rixey.
There was little controversy at this
point between members of the naval bat
TALON. of this city, who formed part OF
the military escort, and two Secret Ser
vice detectives, Burns and O'Connell, Of
the detective detail. Burns and O'Con-
nell undertook to pass through the naval
battalion line without disclosing their
identity. They were Immediately held up
but insisted on passing through 10 the
space held open by the military for the
President and the local reception party.
The two detectives became more insistent,
when a naval battalion man struck one of
the detectives over the head with the butt
of 4 gun, while the other detective was
grabbed and thrown to one side. At this
point the detectives explained who they
were and they PASSED on.
II was during this scuffie, which caused
more or less excitement. that the Presi-
dent was walking down the steps of his
car to go to the carriage Not knowing
to what extent the trouble might lead, the
Secret Service men gave their prearranged
signal TO the President, warning him that
there was trouble ahead, and the Presi-
dent Immediately re-entered his carriage.
When the excitement subsided the Presi-
dent walked to the carriage, in which
were seated President Hadley. Of Yale,
and Mayor Studley, of New Haven.
Thousands Of people lined the sidewalk
from the railroad crossing where the
President aiighted to the Yale campus.
where other thousands had been standing
for an hour waiting to greet him Just
as soon as Pres dent Roosevelt's carriage
reached the Yaie campus, 5000 Yale men
there assembled gave him the college
cheer, and a chorus Of 600 students sang
America"
After arriving at the campus, President
Roosevelt drove over To Dwight Hall,
where were gathered the distinguished
visiting college delegations that were 10
make up the academic procession He
was warmly received by the prominent
scholars from every section of the coun-
try. There he donned his academical