Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-26
A SPLENDID WELCOME
Accorded the President at
New Orleans Today.
A POPULAR RECEPTION
GRATITUDE FOR SERVICE DUR
ING FEVER EPIDEMIC.
Greeted by 400 Of Leading Men and
Women of the City on Board Ship
Tour Of Harbor.
A POPULAR RECEPTION

NEW ORLEANS, La, October 2S-Grati-
tude for the immeasurable service he has
rendered her in her successful struggle
against the yellow fever epidemic was the
dominant note In the splendid welcome
which New Orleans extended to President
Roosevelt today Political differences were
effaced and past antagonisms forgotten in
spontaneous demonstration of popular
appreciation of the Presidents unfailing
sympathy and practical help throughout
the period of the fever's visitation.
Travelling toward his southern journeys
end, the President traversed through the
night the whole length of the state of MS
sssippi. He entered II after da: kness had
fallen. and he left it before the day had
dawned. so that there was no opportunity
for friendly demonstration by the citizens
of Gov Nardaman's state. The suns rays
were not beginning to show when the train
ran across the boundary line in;o Louisi-
ana. and then for an hour or more sped
through the strawberry fields of rangipahoa
parish.
AT Hammond there was a stop of a few
minutes, which gave opportunity for a large
crowd of country people to express ther
goodwill and enabled Senator Foster and
Representative Davey to hoard the train.
There were no stops on the 52-mile run
from Hammond to New orleans, except at
kenner where the train arrived ahead OF
time and lay until it was tine to enter
New Orleans.
Program for Reception.
The program arranged by the local COM
mittee contemplated the popular reception
when the President had completed his tour
of the harbor. AT Harahan the Presidents
car was switched from the man track OF
the Illinois Central and carried over the
belt line to Stuyvesant docks, where the
commodious ocean-going Southern PACING
steamer Comus awaited him.
On board the steamer were 400 OF the
leading men and women of the city, repre-
senting the various committees connected
with the reception, the commercial ex-
changes, the professions. the business COM
munity and the women's clubs.
On ii also were Gov. Blanchard and his
staff, brilliant in gold lace: DR.. White, who
fought the good fight as the governments
representative against the fever, together
with all his surgeons in full uniform; ofii-
GERS of the army and navy. Mayor Behr-
man and leading federal state and city
officials.
On the wharf were assembled railroad off,
cials, dock workmen, sailors from the ships
and such of the general public as had been
able to run the gauntlet of special police
protection. 1t was just O'Clock when the
train ran into the docks, and there was an
enthusiastic demonstration from the steam
er as the President passed from his car and
walked with beaning face to the ships
side.
Welcomed by Mayor.
On behalf of the city Mayor Behrman ex-
tended a brief welcome, and then the guest
was escorted by the governor, the mayor
and President Sanders of the Progressive
Union to a point of vantage, whence 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
he was presented TO a large majority OF
those who filled the steamers decks. The
President manifested the pleasure he felt
over the distinct cordality of his reception,
and spoke with choice animation with the
groups that surrounded him.
When the Comus had straiShted she
headed up stream, and ran round the
crescent past Southport, where the Presi-
dent was enabled to obtain view of the
great levees of the Pontchartrain district
and see vast fields of ripening sugar cane
on the plantations lying on either side or
the river. A few miles above the city the
Comus turned, and then came slowly down
the river, passing along the whcIe front OF
New Orleans.
People Lined the Levees.
On either bank people lined the levees as
he steamer, a-futter with flags proceeded
1n her way amid the din of whistles OF
river craft and of manufacturing Industries.
Passing the Algiers Point, the Comus hug
yed the west shore and the President saw
for the first time the immense steel float
ng dock of the government and the naval
reservation.
Farther down on the east bank of the
liver he saw the historic Ursuine convent
.nshrouded In the national colors, and the
United States barra ckS- Where several num-
ired of the regular s2iaiess escaped yeiIow
ever infection during tie teSen. Visitation.
49, fr4 eil3as-. x sf hlt
nette marking the battlefield Of New Or
cans, and still further le got glimpse
If the federal cemetery, where lie thou
sands of bodies of those who perished Tor
he Union.
The Comus carried the presidential party
,eyond the immense terminals under con-
truction al Port Chalmette, and then turn
ng, headed back to the city.
A Sea of People.
AS the vessel neared the Harrison steel
,heds. aflame with patriotic color, the air
vas rent with the blasts of steam whistles
md the thunder of a presidential salute.
The President looked out on a sea of people
on the river front to greet him.
When the boat landed the President was
escorted ashore. He entered an open car
iage drawn by four horses. With him rode
Gov Blanchard Mayor Behrmann and Sec
,etary Loeb. John G. Skipwith, Harry
Stuart Gaucier. James Douglas ana QUO
Winter. who had followed Col. Roosevelt as
Rough Riders in the war with Spain, served
is special mounted escort.
Jumediately the Comus was moored the
,arade got under way, under the general
of Col. John p. Sullivan. The
confederate Veterans held the right Of the
me followed by the Sons of Veterans and
he Spanish American War Veterans.
An Imposing Parade.
The parade included also all the troops of
he new district OF Louisiana national
,uard, independent military commands. uni
ormed Odd Fellows, Pythians and Wood
men, the Fourth and 9lst Coast Artillery,
he naval reserve, cadets from the various
schools and universities, the grand army
Il the republic. civic societies and nearly
90 carriages containing the Louis ana sena-
ors and congressman. various federal. state