Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-09-06
ROOSEVELT IN
new HAMPSHIRE
Traverses Granite State and Is
Greeted Everywhere With
Enthusiasm.
ACCIDENT AvERTED
The Carriage Horses at Manchester
Became Unmanaseable and
Had to Be Taken
Out.

Newbury, n. H., Aug. 30.--President
Roosevelt last night was the guest or
Secretary of state Hay. whose summer
home is situated a few miles from mere
along the shore of Lake Sunapee. Inc
secretary. and his daughters met the
president upon his arrival and joined
with the assemblage in enc MIN
a hearty welcome.
The president delivered a brlet ao-
dress to the townspeop&e, In Whlch ne
thanked them for their greeting. he
then entered Secretary Hays launch
the Nomad and steamed to The felis'
Nashua n. H., Aug. S0.-For the hrst
time since beginning his tout OF New
England, the president last night slept
aboard his train. He remained up un-
til a late hour talking over OLD times
with 'Bil" Sewall, his former guide
whom he insisted should accompany
him TO Ellsworth and back to Bangor
In all probability the president VIII re-
turn to Maine In October for a hunting
trip.
Early his morning at Kittery juno
ton, Me-, the train was boardeu ny
General Ayling Of Concord, N. H., Sec
rotary of State Pearson and George II.
Moses, representing Governor Jordan
of New Hampshire, who extended TO
the president a welcome to that state
as soon as the train passed the bound
airy.
Responds to Greeting in Overcoat.
In his anxiety to respond to a greet
ing OF the people of Clermont, a small
station, the president, who had not fin
ished dressing, rushed to the door OF
his car wrapped in an overcoat, ana
bowed to the little gathering.
At Wyndham Junction the populace
was astir early and as he train APP
preached the station a salute was nred
and a rousing cheer went up as the
president appeared on the rear plat
form.
The train reached Nashua on time.
The president and party were escorted
to carriages and all proceeded to the
city hall. At the station, along the
streets and massed round the plat
form which had been erected In front
of the city hall were thousands who
cheered necessarily from the time the
presidents train appeared until he be-
gan to speak to the great assembly.
The president occupied about ten min
utes with an address, and withdrew
from the platform.
Then the president, with the recep-
ton committees, resumed the carriages
and proceeded to Nashua Junction sta
ton. The ovation was continuous, and
as the train drew our prolonged cheer
ing followed.
Reception at Manchester.
Manchester, n. H, Aug. ga presi-
dental salute by a battery of the New
Hampshire state militia mingled with
the cheers of a great crowd which
greeted President Roosevelt as his
train reached here.
AS many men on the reception COM
mittee here are personally known to the
president, the exchange of courtesies
was unusually cordial. The president
was escorted to a barouche the
drive through the industrial n busi-
ness sections began at once.
The carriage was drawn by four
handsome horses. On one of the
bridges the two leading horses became
unmanageable and had to be taken out.
Another delay occurred when the pro-
cession was held up by a passing freight
train.
At a point opposite Merrimac COM
mon the presidents carriage was
brought to n stop and the local camp OF
Spanish-American war veterans ten
dered him q salute and their command
err, Colonel William Sullivan, stepped
forward and presented him with a bou-
uuet of roses. In accepting them the
president spoke for ten minutes. He
was enthusiastically cheered at the
close Of his remarks, following which
the line Of march vas taken up for the
depot. where the president boarded q
special train for The Weirs.