The evening Republican., 1902-07-25
PRESIDENTlN JERSEY
People From Governor Down
Extend Hearty Welcome
NATIONAL GUARD CAMP VISITED.
From Atlantic Highlands to Sen
Girt the Roosevelt Train Passed
Through Cheering Throngs Of
y PeOpIe-TrOOps Addressed.


People-Troops Addressed.
SEA GRIT, N. j., July 25.-No presi-
heartfelt and patriotic welcome than
that accorded yesterday to President
Roosevelt by the people Of New Jer-
sey. From the time he landed on New
Jersey soil at the Atlantic Highlands
pier at 35 in the afternoon until he
left in his launch for the war yacht
Mayfower, anchored several miles off
the pier, at 3:15 he was the recipient
of a continuous ovation.
The president on invitation of Gov
ernor Franklin Murphy, extended
through Senator Kean, visited the en-
campMent of the Second brigade of the
national guard of the state at Sea
Grit. Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt,
Miss Alice Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Emlen Roosevelt, Miss Christine RoOse-
welt and Assistant Secretary Loeb, the
president left Sycamore Hill at Z
o'clock in the morning and boarded the
Maytower, his official naval vessel,
from launch. The run to within sight
of Atlantic Highlands was made by
the Mayflower in five hours, but the
vess1 came to anchor there, as the
water was too shallow to admit of her
approaching the pier. Just as she an
chored the French liner La Sav0ie,
with Secretary Root, General Horace
Porter, ambassador to France, and
General Leonard Wood on board,
passed out to sea. AS the big liner
swept near the presidential vessel the
Mayflower fired salute of seventeen
guns in honor of the secretary of war.
The liner responded by dipping her
colors, while the passengers crowded
her upper deck and cheered the presi-
dent enthusiastically.
Major Franklin Murphy, Jr., and
Captain Parker of the governors staff
boarded the Mayhower from a launch
and conveyed the greetings of Gov
ernor Murphy and the people of New
Jersey. Soon afterward at 1:35, the
president and his party landed at the
pier from the Mayaowcr's electric
launch, while the harbor resOunded
with the din of steam whistles and
cheers of people in craft of every sort
which scurried about the pier.
As President Roosevelt and his par
ty stepped upon the pier they were
greeted by Governor Murphy, Sena-
tors Kean and Dryden, former Secre'
tury Cornelius N. Bliss of New York
and the governors staff in gorgeous
uniforms.
The party was conducted to special
train of Pullman cars in waiting and
started Immediately for Sea Grit. The
run was made IN forty-tive minutes.
At every town along the route elabo-
rate preparations had been made for
the reception of the president. The
stations at seabright, Monmouth
Beach, Long Branch, West End, Ell
{ heron, Deal Beach, Asbury Park,
/ Ocean Grove and Belmar were thronged
with people. who cheered and waved
flags enthusiastically as the train
passed. All of the stations and many
/ which the train passed were decorated
, handsomely in honor of the presidents
/ visit to New Jersey.
I Ten thousand people greeted the
presidential party at the Sea Grit sta
/ ton. President Roosevelt and other
carriages to the governors cottage, adj
! joining the military encampmcnt less
than half mile from the station. AS
he arrived at the cottage a president 8
salute of twenty-one guns was fired.
After brief rest and an informal
reception at the cottage President
Roosevelt and Governor Murphy and
staff reviewed the troops in camp, the
president being mounted on a magniii-
cent chestnut bay, which he sat per-
fectly. At the conclusion of the review
Mr. Roosevelt was escorted to a stand
adjoining the parade ground and there
addressed the assembled troops and
the multitude which had gathered and
which numbered by this time nearly
1900.
1t had been the intention of the pres
ident and his party to be the guests
of Governor Murphy at luncheon, but
the lateness of the arrival made it nee
essary to fOrego the luncheon. On the
way to the cottage veteran Of the
civil war and Il Grand Army man
rushed up to the president to grasp
his hand. President Roosevelt greeted
him cordially and said:
zone of the many good results OF the
Spanish war is the appre
citation we of the younger generation
now have of the value to you old vet
Grams of that little button which you
wear on the lapel of your coat"
At 1916 the presidential party board
ed again the special train and amid
the cheers Of the assembled thousands
started for Atlantic Highlands.