The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-01
END OF TOUR.
The President Visits New Or
leans and Sails for Home.
A CROWD SO LARGE
Gathers il Front OF the City Hall Thai
it was Impossible for the Military
and Civic Parade to Pass in
Review OF the President.

Review of the President.
President Roosevelt, accompanied
by Secretary Loeb and Surgeon Gen.
eral R:xey, arrived at New Orleans
| by special train from Memphis at
nine O'Clock Thursday morning. A
reception committee, headed by May
OF Martin Behrman, received the
president at the station. An enor-
NOUS crowd was assembled In front
OF the station when the president ar
rived and received him with enthusi-
astic cheers, which continued until
the carriages, bearing the president
and other members OF the party as
well as the members Of the reception
committee, had vanished from sight
down Canal street. Detachments OF
mounted state troops formed the
military escort Of the president.
At the end Of nine Strecous hours
OF varied entertainment In New Or
leans, closing a pleasant "trip through
the South, President Roosevelt at 6:30
Thursday night boarded the light
house tender Magnolia and began bis
return journey to Washington.
No newspaper representative &C.
companied the President on the boat
and be will be out OF touch with the
world throughout the night, by day.
light tomorrow is expected to bring
news OF his success 'ul tranfer to the
arnored cruiser West Virginia, which
lies at anchor eff the mouth OF the
Mississippi River to receive him and
carry him on towards the Capital.
For four days the President will be
off American soil, but by wireless
telegraphy it is promised he will be in
communication with the shore.
Tns Presidents stay In New Or.
leans was made a testimonial Of popu-
| lar esteem and OF grateful recognition
for the service which he rendered the
city in it's struggle against yellow
fever. The densely crowded streets,
the elaborate decorations, the wild ap-
plause that greeted the President
along the route Of the parade, the On
thusiasm with which bis address to
the multitude in Lafay yette Square was
received and the remarkable demon
st-ation in bis honor at the luncheon,
made Tie day 1eplete with cordial
welcome to tie nations Chief Execu-
tive.
The President was compelled to
abandone one public address before
be had gotten well started on it. 1t
was com templated that the military
and civic parade should pass In review
before toe Pre-iden6 at the City Hall,
but the crowd which gathered at this
point was so Tremendous that neith.
er the police nor the troops were able
to move it, and the President, fore.
seeing a possible panio, finally gave
up the attempt to speak ard left the
platform. The crowd jammed Char
les street all the way from Poydras
street to Ninth street, and it spread
over Lafayette Square almost from
St. Charles street to Camp street.
Probably so, 200 persons were gather.
ed in and around the stand from
which the President was to have de
livered the address. When the P1eSi-
dent decided to abandon his effort, be
shouted to the throng to so home
and be good citizens and disappereo
into the mayors parlors well nigh ex'
hausted. BE said that the reception
was the greatest that he had since ne
had started on bis trip.
The demonstration at the luncheon
was scarcely less exuberant. When
the President entered the suoerbly
decorated dining hall the 625 ban
queters rose and gave way to frantic
cheers. Every reference Of Governor
Blanchard, Mayor Behrnan and fIesi
dent Sanders, Of tie Progressive
Union, to the guest brought forth a
perfect storm OF cheering, and when
the President rose he had great diff
Guilty in speaking. Every thought be
uttered was the signal for an extra
ordinary exhibition Of enthusiasm,
and as his speech dealt almost entire
with local subjects, and had special
reference to the fight against yellow
fever, the banquet developed into un.
ceasing laudation OF the President
while he was on his feet.
An immense crowd packed GraVier
and St. Charles streets as the dinner
ended, and the appearance of the
President on the way to the r!var,
provoked thunderous applause. As
the Magnolia left the landing Presi-
Dental salute was fred, while the
din Of hundreds OF steam whistles
mingled with the lusty cheering OF
acres OF people who had collected on
The wharf.
Frono tho moment; Of his arri val.