The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-07
PRESIDENT is HOME
Returns From Triumphant Tour
Through Dixie-Greefings at Nav
Yard-Offcial Welcome Of Chief
Executive to National Capital.

President Roosevelt returned 10
Washington yesterday at noon. after a
triumphant tour Of almost two weeks
through the sontn, marked by an aeci-
dent and rough sea voyage near the
END. He was formally received and sa-
luted by the officials at the Navy YaTt
and given a hearty welcome in cheers
by nearly a thousand citizens who
gathered there. Upon leaving his ship
he entered a carriage with Mrs. Roose-
velt, who had come to meet him, and
was driven at once to the White
House. Following luncheon with his
family, the President, assisted by Secre-
tary Loeb, ven through a large batch
of mail, received a delegation of the
Methodist Bishops who have been mold
ing a conference in Washington, and
consulted with several members Of his
cabinet
While no attempt at a demonstration
to equal that on mis- return from Oyster
Bay late in September was made, the
Presidents homecoming was marked
with a brilliant naval display and
much enthusiasm. All the officers OF
the yard were out in their most attrac-
tive uniforms, the marine band played
patriotic airs while the President was
landing, and all the way On his drive
TO the White House the Chief Execu-
tive was cheered a hearty welcome by
citizens who happened to be passing In
the streets. At the White House a num-
Der of officials md prominent citizens
called to extend welcome and congrat-
ulatiOnS upon his safe return to the
Capital.
DID NOT AWAIT HONORS.
Plans had ben made at the navy yard
to pay the President even more honors,
but once the smart little Dolphin
touched the dock. MIR. Roosevelt was
not the man to stand on formalitias,
and, before the officials were aware,
he was on shore and greeting Mrs.
Roosevelt. The band and marines that
had expected to escort him out of the
yard stood dejectedly by while he step
ped lightly into the carriage and drove
off, waving his hand cordially in an
swer to the continuous greetings he
received IN his way out to the street:
all workmen apparently dropped their
tools long enough to come out and
wave their hats and give cheers for the
President.
The boom of the saluting battery at
the yard at 11:50 O'Clock announced
that the President had returned. Five
minutes later he was on shore, and in
a few minutes more he was driving
through the streets on his. way to the
White House. On the Dolphin the Pres
fdent's cOlOrs had been lowered. The
incident of the Presidents trip up The
Potomac was closed.
Although the Presidents boat did
not arrive as early in the day as many
had expected, large numbers Of per-
sons who went early to the navy yard
waited several hours until the vessei
finally came to port. At II o'clock ar
escort Cf marines, headed by the ma
rine band, arrived and took their stand
in a line facing the pier.
About 1870 Mrs. Roosevelt arrived
in IN open landau. To eliminate the
tediOus1ess Of waiting, a naval officer
was delegated to show Mrs. Roosevelt
about the yard, and a drive to the
III ouo julio VI 1llCl CoL Wdo l1ldo~'
During the morning the wireless tel
egraph station which has kept IN
touch with thc President almost
since he rounded the Keys of F1ori1a,
was in communication with the Dol
phin, and Acting COmmandant Lentze
and the other officers were kept posted
on the progress Of the vessel up the
river, The messages also were trans
mitted by telephone to the White
House and Mrs. Roosevelt knew al
most the exact time the President
would arrive before she left for the
navy yard.
When a message was received from
the Dolphin stating that she was Of
Marshall Hall a lookout was posted
in The rigging Of the Presidents yacht
the Sylpn, which lay near the pier thar
was reserved for Presidents landing.
NAVY YARDS SCENE OF ACTION
AS the Dolphin approached r. Ia
Point, she was sighted by the lookout
who Communicated to Captain Leutze
In a few minutes the vessel had round
ed the Point and as she left the PCtom-
&C for the Eastern Branch, the firing
squad manning the saluting battery
prepared for action.
Then followed much hustle in the
navy ward. Officers in gilt-decolatcd
uniforms and cockade hats came from
their respective Offices and assembled
in a group on the pier. Two details
Of bluejackets, who are in attendance
at the school of naval gunnery at the
yard, were marched out and placed on
either side of the pier. Another de.
tail was stationed by the saluting bat.
terry, which consisted of two rapid-tire
6-pound guns. The sailors on rhe
Sylph and other vessels formed ii
line to formally salute the President
Upon his arrival '
AS the Dolphin made her rapid prog
ress on up the harbor, her crew was
assembled at quarters. and Mrs. Roos.
evelt beheld the Presidents flag fut-
tering from the mainmast. A salute
Of y guns was fired from the shore
battery, and was Immediately answer
ed by the Dolphin. By this time, the
Dolphin was less than a thousand fee
from the wharf. On the upper deck