Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-27
CRESCENT CltYS HAPPY DAY
From Moment He Landed Until RE
Sailed Away to Board West Virginia
President Was Greeted by Patriotic
Citizens, Who Accorded Him an En-
thus:astc Welcome.
DIV Assoclated rress.1


NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 26.-A tho
| end uf nine strenuous hours OF varied
entertainment in New Orleans, clos.
| Ing pleasant trip through the South.
| President Roosevelt at $50 O'Clock to-
night boarded the lighthouse tender
Magnolia and began his return journey
| Ia Washington
No newspaper representative nc.
companicL the President on the bao,
| and he will he out of touch with The
world throughout the night, but day.
| light tomorrow is expected to bring
news of his successful transfer tn tl,a
| armored cruiser West Virginia. which
lies at anchor off the mouth of the
| Mississippi river. to receive him an1
carry him on towards the capital.
On His Way Home.
For fOur days the President will he
| of American soil. hut by wireless
tclegraphy, it is promised. he will br
in communication with the shore.
| The Presidents stay In New Or
leans was made n testimonial of non.
mlar esteem and of grateful recoeni.
| ton for the service which he rendered
the city in its struggle against yellow
| fever.
] Ut utHSeiS cIOWHtu SlTttIS, inc
| elaborate decorations, the wild m.
| ,planSe that greeted the President
l'nl0ng4th6ro gE the parade. the ca.
tthnsiasn with Wiilch'ihisS address 10
ItheSinultitude in Lafayette square was
received and the remarkable demon
stration i'm his honor at the luncheon
made the day replete with cordial wei.
! come To the nations head.
Crowd Simply Immense.
| The President was compelled to
abandon one public address before he
| had got well started on il. It was con.
templated that the military and civic
parade should pass in review before
| the President at the city hail. hut the
| crowd which gathered at this pOinr
was SO tremendous that neither the
police nor the troops were able 10
move it. and the President forseeing IL
possible panic. finally gave up the at
| tempt to speak and left the platform.
The crowd jammed ST. Charles
street all the way from Poydras street
to Ninth street. and ii spread over
Lafayette Square almost from st.
| Charles street to Camp street. prob.
| and around the stand from which the
|
address.
Forced to Abandon Effort.
When the President decided TO
| abandon his effort. he shouted to the
| throng to go home and he good ci;i-
mayors pCrlOrs well-nigh exhausted.
| He said that the reception was the
greatest that he had since he started
| on his trip.
The demonstration at the luncheon
was just as exuberant. When the
President entered the superbly ,lccn-
! rose and gave way to frantic cheers.
All Praise the President.
| Every reference of Governor
blanchard Mayor Behrman and Presi-
dent Sanders. of the Progressive Tn.
ion. to the guest brought forth a per.
feet storm of cheering, and when tho
| President rose he had great difficulty
| in speaking. Every thought he utter.
ed was the signal for an extraordinary
| exhibition of enthusiasm. ami as his
speech dealt almost entirely with local
subjects and had special reference To
the fight against yellow fever, tn"
banquet developed into unceasinG
| VI tHC Willie NV
was on his feet
An immense crowd packed Gravicr
and st. Charles streets as the Dime.
ended and the appearance of the
President on the way to the river pro.
voked thunderous applause.
Parting Salute Fired.
AS the Magnolia left the landing. a
Presidential salute was fired, while
the din Of hundreds of steam whistles.
mingled with the lnsty cheering OF
acres of people who had collected on
the wharf
From the moment of his arrival
early in the forenoon until he sail
farewell from the deck of the Mag
nola at night, the President was CON
stantly in the limelight. the crowd,
ed program gave him no opportunity
for rest, hut he expressed keen enjoy
ment in his visit.
NO Sign of Yellow Fever.
Nowhere did the President see The
slightest evidence of the existence OF
yellow fever, but he saw on every hand
Immense gatherings OF cordial and
contented people.
On the Presidents arrival he wax
| taken aboard the commodious ocean
going Southarn pociRo ofaomar Cn.