Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-31
THE PRESIDENT AT sEAGRIT.
President Roosevelt Pays . Visit to the
Second Brigade New Jersey
National Guard.

Seagirt, n. j., July 24.-No presi-
dent ever received a more sincere,
heartfelt and patriotic welcome than
that given President Roosevelt to-day
by the people of New Jersey. From
the time he landed on New Jersey soil
at the Atlantic Highlands pier at 1875
this afternoon, until he left in his
launch for his yacht Mayfower. an
chored several miles off the pier, at
3:15 o'clock, he was the recipient of
a continuous ovation.
The president, on invitation Of Gov.
Franklin Murphy, visited the encamp-
ment of the Second brigade, New
Jersey national guard, at Seagirt.
Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Alice Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. EN-
len Roosevelt, Miss Christine Roose-
velt and Assistant Secretary Loeb,
the president left Sycamore hill at
seven o'clock this morning and board
ed the MayAower, his official naval
vessel, from a launch. The run to
within sight of Atlantic highlands
was made by the Mayfower in five
hours, but the vessel came to anchor
there, as the water was too shallow
to admit Of her approaching the
pier. Just as she anchored the French
liner La Savoie, with Secretary Root,
Gen. Horace Porter, ambassador to
board passed out to sea. AS the big
liner swept near the presidential YES
sci, the Mayiower fired a salute of
II guns in honor of the secretary of
war. The liner responded by dipping
her c%olors, while the passengers
crowded her upper deck and cheered
the president enthusiastically.
Greetings from 10Y Murphy.
Maj. Franklin Murphy, Jr., and Capt.
Parker, of the governors staff, board
ed the Mayfower from a launch and
conveyed the greetings of Gov. Muir
ply and the people of New Jersey.
Soon afterwards, at 1875 o'clock, the
president and his party landed at the
pier from the Mayfower's electric
launch while the harbor r~esounded
with the din of steam whistles and
cheers of people in craft of very sort
which scurried about the pier.
AS President Roosevelt and party
stepped upon the pier they wer'
greeted by Gov. Murphy, Senators
Kean and Dryden, former Secretary
C. N. Bliss, of New York, and the gov
e%rnor's staff in gorgeous uniforms.
The party was conducted to a spe-
cial train of Pullmans in waiting mi
started Immediately for Seagirt. The
run was made i'll as minutes. At ev-
cry town along the route elaborate
preparations had been made for the
reception of the president. The rail
way stations all along the line were
thronged With people who chaered
and waved flags enthusiastically as
the train passed. All of the stations
and many residences were decorated
handsomely.
Reviewed h Troops.
Ten thousand people greeted The
party at Seagirt station. President
Roosevelt and the other guests were
escorted in carriages to the gov
ernor's cottage, adjoining the mill
tary encampment, less than half g
mile from the station. As he arrived
at the cottage a presidents salute OF
81 guns was fired.
After a brief rest and al informa
reception at the cottage, President
Roosevelt and Gov. Murphy and staff
reviewed the troops in camp, the
president being mounted on a mag
nifcent chestnut bay, which he sal
perfectly. At the conclusion of the
review, Mr.. Roosevelt was escorted tc
a stand adjoining the parade GROUND
and there addressed the assembled
troops and the multitude which hae
gathered, and which numbered by
this time nearly $4,000.