The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-24
SEATTLE DID
THE HONORS
Presidents Visit to Chief City of
Puget Sound.
WEATHER CONTINUES FINE
STREETS CROWDED WITH A
CHEERING MULTITUDE.
WEATHER CONTINUES FINE

Seattle, Wash. May 23.-GIorious
sunshine heraIded the appearance Of
the chief executive to the queen city
OF Puget sound, an entry worthy Of
the head Of a nation that has two
oceans for its boundaries. AS the
steamer Spokane. all gaily decorated
with bunting and flags in honor OF ner
distinguished guest, emerged from SIN
clair inlet where the president had
inspected the navy yard, a hundred
sirens greeted her from the waiting
ships. Steadily she swept forward, TIL
the head Of the escOrting fleet ap-
preached Seattle Behind her were the
revenue cutter McCullOch and the flag
ship of the merchant fleet, followed in
a double line by fully forty steamers,
great and small, all deCked out in their
bravest garb and footing manfully-
The Presidents Salute.
A salute of twenty-one guns was
fired as President Roosevelt set foot
on Seattle soil, the second president to
50 honor the city. He was received at
the Arlington dock by Mayor Humes,
who greeted him on behalf Of the EEL
low townsnlen. A few presentations
and the psrty entered carriages and
tho long drive through the streets of
Seattle began. Every gaily decorated
window was thronged with sightseers,
and the streets were packed with an
enthusiastic but orderly crowd
Down First avenue TO Jackson
street, pursued and accompanied by
cheers, the president drove, bowling
constantly. Directly as he passed there
was a rush up the side streets Of ex-
cited citizens, anxious to secure points
of vantage for second glimpse on the
return route on Second avenue, al
ready fully occupied with thousands Of
spectators.
The Parade.
In the presidents carriage. which
was surrounded by secret service men
on foot, were Mayor Humes, Governor
Mcbride and Secretary Loeb. Fifteen
carriages bore the remainder Of the
presidential party and the members OF
the committee on reception. The pro-
cesslon was headed by a squad Of
mounted police, under Captain Ward,
and there followed Wagner's First
RegfmentaI band. two companies Of the
national guard and a company Of High
school cadets.
Meanwhile the university grounds,
where the president was scheduled to
give an address, were already thrOnged.
Hours before the time set for his ar
rival the audience began to assemble,
hoping to find favorable spots. Among
them were many veterans Of the civil
war, many Of whom found seats close
to the speakers stand. Several hun
4IGu PUPILS Oh LLlE EllEl SC-4OOL " CA
also there with their teachers, besides
the general multitude. The stand, cal
Culated to accommodate about 500 peO-
pie, was guarded by a company of the
national guard under Lieutenant Oar
HngtOn.
soon the cheering drew nearer The
president was approaching. and cheer
upon cheer rent the sky as finally Mr.
Roosevelt arrived on the campus.
When at last silence was obtained
Mayer Humss- introduced the prest-
dent with a few feIicitous words, and
Mr.. Roosevelt responded in a happy
Trip to Everett.
After the applause had subsided the
president re-entered his carriage and
was driven back to the wharf, accom-
panied as before by the plaudits Of the
people. He then embarked once more
on the Spokane and started for Everett. /
After his return from Everett the
president was driven to the Grand
opera house, which was crowded with
Alaskans waiting to hear him. After
delivering q short address on Alaska, /
a committee Of the Arctic Brotherhood
an exclusively Alaskan order-came
forward and presented him with a min
lature placer miners pan Of solid gold, !
on which was inscribed an invitation to
the president to visit Alaska as the
guest of the order. The pan was hand |
sOmely chased with the emblems of the
lodge As q pendant to this Offering, he
was also presented, on behalf of eleven
transportation companies doing bust /
ness in Alaska, with q gold pOcketbOOk /
containing passes for all those lines, {
in case the chief executive should ever
visit the northern country. After suit
ably acknowledging the presentations, |
the president was driven TO the Hotel /
Washington to gain some well-earned /
repOse after one Of the hardest days of
his whole itinerary.