Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-27
ROYALTY WELCOMED
IN CRESCENT CITY
Grand Reception Given Presi
dent at New Orleans.
END OF SOUTHERN JOURNEY

END Or SOU THERN JOURNEY
From New Orleans the President Will
Be Taken by Water to Norfolk, Va.
on the Warship West Vireinia-The
Visit to Dixie Pleased Roosevelt.
New Orleans, Oct. 26.-Gratitude for
the immeasurable service he had rem
dered her in her successful struggle
against the yellow fever epidemic was
the dominant note in the splendid wei
come which New Orleans extended to
President Roosevelt today Political
differences We're effaced and past an
tagonisms forgotten in a spontane.
GUS demonstration of popular apprecia
ton of the presidents unfailing sym
pathy and practical help throughout
the period of the fercver's visitation.
Travelling toward his southern jour
ney's end the president traversed
through thS night the whole length OF
the state of Mississippi. He entered
it after darkness had fallen and he
left it before the day had dawned SC
that there was no opportunity for a
friendly demonstration by the citizens
Of Governor Vardamans state
The suns rays were not yet begin.
ming to snow when the train ran across
the boundary line into Louisiana, anG
then for an hour or more sped through
tho ct1a whorrv folds .Of TopoipObOT "
parish. At Hammond there was a stop
of a few minutes which gave oppor
tunity for large crowd of country peo
pie to express their kOod will and en-
DaVey to board the train. There were
no stops on the 52-mile run from Ham
mond to New Orleans, except at Ken
ner, where the train arrived ahead OF
time and lay until it was time to enter
New Orleans.
The program arranged by the local
committee contemplated the popular
reception when the president had com
pleted his tour of the harbor.
At Harahan the presidents car was
switched from the main track of the
Illinois central and then carried over
the belt line to the Stuyvesant docks
where the cOmmodious ocean-goine
steamer Of the Southern Pacific await
ed him.
On board the steamer were 400 OF
the leading men and women of the city
representing the various committees
connected with the reception; the com
mercial exchanges, the professions, the
business community and the women's
clubs. On it also were Governor Blan
chard and his staff brilliant in gold
lace; DR.. White, who had fought tn
good fight as the governments repre-
sentative against the fever together
with all his surgeons in full uniforms
officers of the army and navy; Mayor
Behrman and leading federal, state and
city officials
1t had been arranged that the spe
cial train should run within four feet
Of the wharf. An improvised staircase
was provided so that the party could
walk to the ship. On the wharf were
assembled railroad officials, dock work
men, sailors from the ships and such
of the general public as had been able
to run the gauntlet of special police
protection.
1t was promptly at 9 o'clock when
the train ran into the docks, and there
was an enthusiastic demonstration
from the steamer as the president as
cended from his car and passed with
beaming face to the ships side.
Mayor Welcomes President.
On behalf of the city Mayor Behr
man extended a brief welcome and
then the guest was escorted by the
government, the mayor and President
Saunders of the progressive union tc
q point of vantage waence he might
have pointed out to him the features OF
interest connected with the trip along
the city's water front While the
steamer backed out into the stream
he held a brief levee during which
ne was presented to large majority
of those wno filled the steamers deck
The president manifested the pleasure
he felt over the distinct cordiality OF
his reception and spoke with character
istic animation with the groups that
surrounded him.
When the Comus had Strengthened
out she headed up stream and ran
around the Crescent past Southport
whence the president was enabled tC
obtain view of the great leevee of the