Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-11
yer was a fitting tribute to the man


VINO has done so much for the West
to close a day OF royal welcome by |
citizens along the line Of the Denver
& Rio Grande from Glepwood Springs
TO Denver.
The train arrived in this city on
schedule time-5:30. an immense
crowd being at the depot and along |
Seventeenth street The Chamber OF
Commerce committee was on hand
TO receive the guest. AS the Presi-
dent emerged from the rear door OF
his car be was met by Senator Pat
tcrson and a very cordial greeting
was exchanged. Senator Patterson
then introduced the other members
Of the committee. While this was go
Ing on the crowd lined up against the
railing was cheering mstily, but tne
genuine Colorado shout was not Civ.
en- until the President and party
emerged from the depot on Seven
ieenth street, when the multitude
air for blocks The President was
hen escorted to the Brown Palace
hotel, platoon Of mounted police
preceding the military escort from
IT. Sheridan, and the local militia
All along the route throngs of peo'
pie cheered the President acknowl
edging by bowing right and left
Flags were waved and tiger after IT,
| ger given for the truly Western Pres
| ident.
Arriving AT the Brown Palace the
| President withdrew from the crowd
and was closeted with Private Secre.
| tary Loeb on state affairs for over an
| hour, after which he received the
nress club, being initiated as an hon
orary member of the club. being pre-
scented with a solid gold membership
card. Mr.. Roosevelt was then taken
| in charge by the Chamber of Com
| merce committee and snort recep-
| tion followed the President meeting
and shaking hands with most OF the
| banquet guests. The President was
tnen escorted 10 the banquet room.
| which was one OF the most sump
| tuous affairs ever Witnessed in the
state Decorators had turned the
ness and with a perfect menu served
in courses, partaken of to the music
of choice string orchestra, there
was nothing lacking.
James s Temple. president OF the
Chamber of Commerce, called the
guests to order and introduced Chief
Justice William II. Gabbert, who act.
cd AS toastmaster. In brief speech
Judge Gabbert introduced the Presi-
dent. He responded to the toast,
THE Nation" He was followed by
Governor j. Fl. Mcdonald. WAC spoke
Of THE State" and Mayor Robert w.
Speer. who responded to the toast,
THE city, Senator Thomas NJ. Pat
terson then spoke to the toast, THE
President"
The President was loudly applaud
ed at the conclusion of his remarks,
and al the conclusion of the program
| patriotic airs were played.
President was then surrounded and
escorted to his room, where all shout.
ed Good night" The party was soon
enroute to the depot and at ~ O'Clock
the President departed for Chicago
via the Union Pacific.
SALlNA. Kans. May 9.--A cyclone
'wept away section of Marquette
= small town of 500 inhabitants in
Mcpherson county today, and il is re-
liably reported twenty-five persons
are killed and over 100 injured.
In ten minutes the work of destruc.
ton was complete. The business
portion of the town escaped compare
lively slight damage, but in the res
idence or West Side, srrip 100
:ards wide was practically demolish-
twen'y-four other houses in the town
and five in the country were destroy
ed. In one of these whole family
father, mother and three children
were killed. Two men rushed from
their homes wnen the wind was at
Ing timbers. The Swedish Lutheran
and Methodist churches are ruined.
Physicians from Salina are working
TO save toe injured Temporary hos
pitfalls have been improvised and aid
Is coming from Mcpherson and other
neighboring towns.
The awful effects OF the cyclone
are apparent everywhere in the vii.
age. The furniture store of Olof
oleson has been converted into a
morgue. and at 10 o'clock this morn
ing twenty-four bodies are lying
there,
Nothing so disastrous as this tor
nado has been known in the history
Of central Kansas. Reports reaching
here up to noon today show that de-
struction to life and property is wide
| spread. The list OF dead is growing
constantly.
! When the cyclone broke over the
iown most Of the people were asleep
and were killed as tney lay in their
beds. Others, MANNED and bleeding
awoke TO find themselves buried In
the wreckage of their former homes.
| Last evening had been not and on.