Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-27
GUEST
Same Enthusiastic Greeting Given
as gt Other Places.
SEES ALL OF HARB0R
Citizens of Dixie's Metropolis Extend
10 Nations Head Tnat Hos
pitnllty For Which They
Are Renowned.

Roosevelt arrived al stuyvesant docks
promptly at o'clock this morn
ing.
Gratitude for the immeasurabie SER
vice he rendered her In her successful
struggle against the yellow fever cpl
demio was the dominant note in the
splendid welcome which New Orleans
extended President Roosevelt. Politi-
cal differences were laid aside and past
antagonisms forgotten IN the sponta-
neous denomination ot popular Apr ,
citation OF the presidents unfailing
sympathy and practi at help through
out the period Of the feyer's visitation
Travelling toward his southern Jour
ney's end the chief executive tFaversed
through Wednesday night the whole
length Of the state Of Mississippi lie
entered IL after darkness had fallen
and left Il before day dawned. so there
was no opportunity for friendly dem
onstration by the citizens of Governor
Vardeman's state.
Al Hammond there was stop of a
few minutes. which enabled Senator
Foster 10 board the train There were
no stops on tho nfty-two mile run from
Hammond 10 New orleans except al
Kenner where the train arrived ahead
OF time and lay until Il was time TO en-
ter New orleans.
The prUr mme arranged by the To-
cal comm tee contemplated popular
reception when the president complet-
ed his tour At the harbor az Stuy-
veannt docks where commodlous
ocean going Southern Pacific steamer
awaited him. on board the steamer
were 900 leading men and wcmen %
the city. representing various commit
tees connected with the reception. COM
mercial exchanges, professions. bust
ness community and women's clubs
on II also were Governor blanchard
and stan. brilliant In gold lace; DIR.
white. who fought a good fight as the
governments representative against
the fever Mayor Behrman and leading
Federal. state and city officers.
IL was promptly o'clock. when the
train ran into the docks and there was
enthusiastic demonstration from the
steamer a. the president ascended
from his car and passed TO the ships
aide.
on behalf ~ the city Mayor Behr-
man extended brief welcoms and
then the guest was escorted 60 a point
OF vantage whence he might have
pointed 90 him features Of interest con-
nected with his trip along the citys
water front 4 brief levee was held
during which he was presented 10 a
large majority of those who filed the
steamers decks. The president mani
tested the pleasure be- felt over the
distinct cordlality of his reception
The Comus was headed up stream
and ran around the crescent past
whence the president was
enabled 20 obtain a view % the great !
levees of the Pontchartrain district. |
A few miles above the city the Comus |
turned and then came slowly down the /
river. passing along the whole water /
front Of the southern metropolis. on |
either bank people lined the lsvees and !
the steamer proceeded on its way amid |
the din Of river craft and shrill whis- |
ties % manufacturing industries.
Passing Algiers the Comus hugged !
IN. west shore and the president saw
for the FIRST time the immense steel .
floating dock Of the govern ment and |
naval reservation. The Comus carried |
the presidential party beyond the Inn
mense terminals under course of con-
structlon at Port Chaimette and then |
h.uAaN AaaL 20 fha Tfgw
When the boat landed at 1885 he /
was escorted ashore and helped into an !
open carriage drawn by four horses.
with him rode Governor blanchard.
Mayor Behrman and Secretary Loeb.
John q. Skpwith. Harry Stuart Gau-
rier James Douglas and Otto Winter.
who followed Colonel Roosevelt as
rough riders IN the war with Spain
served ~ a special mounted escort.
The parade got under way under the
renernl marshalshlp OF Colonel John +.
Sullivan. The United Confederate Vet
.rans' association held the right OF the
Inc. with the Sons OF Veterans and
spanish War Veterans following. The
parade included also all troops Of New
orleans district OF Louisiana .sational
ruard. independent military commands.
Uniformed odd Fellows Pythians and
Noodmen and the Fourth and Ninety
irst coast artillery. naval reserves. ca
lets from various schools and universi-
les. Grand Army ~ the Republic. civic
ocieties ant nearly 100 carriages con-
aiming Louisiana senators and con-
.ressmen. various Federal. state and
ity officials and represt natives OF
professional and indus
rial life OF New orleans on the streets
he scenes were almost a replica of
hose of the carnival season The
reather was ideal Never before has
,ew Orleans been more olaborately
ecorated.
Mul,ltudes crowded the sidewalks on
ither side of the route. while every
allery was filled and every window
ad an observer From the time the I,