Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-04-28
Hundred Thousand Cheering People Greet
Chief Executive in Omaha.
PRESIDENT STANDS IN HIS CARRIAGE
Smiles Pleasantly aud Waves His Hat to
Applauding Multitude.
Dimes WITH REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS
No Toasts Except One to the President Of
tha United States,
GREAT SPEECH At THE BIG COLISEUM
President Gives Utterance to Patri-
Otic Phrases Before an Apprecia-
Dimes WITH REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS
GREAT SPEECH At THE BIG COLISEUM
President Gives Utterance to Patri-
Otic Phrases Before an Apprecia-
tive and DemOnstrative Audi
ence of 12,OOO People.

ence OF 12OOO People.
Under canopy Of threatening clouds and
| In the face Of vigorous wind 100 900 peo-
pie lined the streets OF Omaha yesterday
afternoon to greet President Roosevelt The
rain which had just ceased falling a little
while before the crowd began to gather,
was not enough to dampen the ardor or
! suppress the zeal Of those eager hordes.
Some Of them had come miles to see tho
president, while most were from Omaha
and none was going to be deprived Of the
privilege of welcoming to the city the chief
magistrate of their land--a privilege which
Omaha has had but hve times in its history.
From the moment the presidents train
steamed into the Union station at 5:12 In
the afternoon until he retired in his pri-
vate car after his speech at the Coliseum,
the city was his-his with all its wealth,
beauty, patriotism power and pride-his
because he was the citys-an adopted son
Of the great golden west of which this is
the natural gateway and typical metropolis.
Theodore Roosevelt's name has ever been
the source of Inspiration in Omaha, as
throughout the west, but the presence OF
the man. fraught with some peculiar mag
netlc force draws a draught from the hearts
of the people deeper still. This was mani
fest yesterday afternoon when the presl-
dent for the first time coming into view OF
the waiting thousands, emerged from his
car. 1t was manifest as he was borne along
the streets Of the city from the depot to
the Omaha club where he was to dine and
manifest again at the spacious Coliseum
where he spoke to 10000 people.
The Picture of Health.
Fresh from the picturesque Businesses
of the Yellowstone the president looked
the picture of perfect physical manhood
! His full round face was tanned. his broad
athletic shoulders seemed broader and more
, erect than ever and his quick elastic step
and beaming countenance told that he felt
good.
For the brief period of Ave hours that
Z President Roosevelt was the guest of
: omaia Ne vas kept on "strcnunus't pcee.
/ Nearly an hour was spent on the march
from the depot to the Omaha club, where
dinner was had at $3.50. From the club to
' the Coliseum at Twentieth and Lake
streets, he was escorted in time to begin
his speech at $3.50 and as soon as his speech
was delivered he was escorted Immediately
! to his private car, where he spent the night,
s preparatory to the departure of his train
9 for Iowa at o'clock this morning.
r Arrival of the Train.
It was 5:12 when the presidents train,
decked in national colors, pulled into the
A union station over the Union Pacific tracks
A from Fremont. 1t consisted of six cars, five
n Of which lad done service at the Transmits
sissippi exposition. Two pilot engines pre-
ceded the train, running at intervals oi
: FIVE miles On the first was w. T. Canada
chief Of the Union Pacific secret service
and on the second John c. Wizard, as
sistant chief In the cab of the engine that
drew the presidents train was H. G. Ferris
assistant superintendent OF the Union Pa
! ciflc Every precaution was taken to insure
81 the safety Of the distinguished passenger
4 and his party. Just before leaving his car
. the president took special occasion to shake
II hands with the conductors, brakemen, fire.
men and engineer, who had come to his
= car, and thank them with his characteris-
Il tic cordiality for their services. Tremend-
a GUS crowds jammed the depot and every
II avenue leading to 1t and gave the president
r a royal ovation. The crowd filled the union
% station, top and bottom, and surged out
. into the train sheds as far as the ropes
would allow, fanked back upon the viaduct
n clear down to the Burlington depot and out
into the driveway leading from the viaduct
"a to the north entrance Of the depot, where
the carriages awaited the president ant
y party.
: The Guard at the Depot.
n Chief Donahue and Captain Mostyn, with
y twelve other members of the police force
n aside from Depot Ofhcer Fleming, were or
?. the scene and handled the crowd without
the least disturbance or dificulty. pas
sage way was formed from the train or
through the yards and depot to the north
h entrance. In the order named from the
train were lined up the Thurston rifles
under Captain C. M Richards, the omahi
guards under First Lieutenant William
}. blessing, the Mlllard rifles under Captain
D, @. NJ Sues and on the viaduct the Higi
e School cadets, the South Omaha cavalr!
: under Captain Bruce McCulloch, platoon
i of police and Abbott's Musical Union band
Y. when the train arrived a number OF th'
o presidents party, among whom was Secre
: tary Loeb, alighted and began to look ou
e for details. The reception party then en-
Is tered the rear car, which was the one oc
J. cupied by President Roosevelt, and met th
: president near the door, his beaming coun
= tenance showing the effects OF the outinl
n in Yellowstone Park and an eagerness Il
got out and meet the hordes OF enthusiastic
= people The reception party consisted o
The Ak-Sar- Ben governors, Mayor Frank E
m Moores. General C. F. Henderson, Con
= gressman G. NJ. Hitchcock and ex-Con
gressman d. II. Mercer. Senators Millart
m and Dietrich and Governor Mickey came Il
= on the presidents train
President Roosevelt AIiEhtH.
" The pandemonium OF human voices an
shrieking whistles broke loose when
m stout built man OF medium height wearin
. a silk hat and long gray ulster. with
" thoroughly tanned face, stepped out on tn
rear platform Of his private car. II wa
!" the president-Theodore Roosevelt. Tn
m chief magistrate tipped his tall hat, bowe
and smiled in evident sincerity OF appre
e. citation at the tremendous welcome tina
,a came from the sea Of faces turned upo
him. Walking briskly from the car to tn
IA carriage at the other side Of the depot
4. surrounded by the receiving party, tn
rg president kept his hat In hand aud bowe
90. FIRST 10 one side and then the other an
smiled in recognition Of the continued ap