The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-26
JOURNEYS END.
President Roosevelt Closes His
Tour at New Orleans.
CrescentCity's Welcome BetOken-
ed Feeling Of Gratitude.
RIDE ON THE RIVER.
He Is Shown All the Sights
Along the Water Front.
While the Flags Waved and the
Whistles Blew.
RIDE ON THE RIVER.

New Orleans. La, Oct. 266.-Gratitude
for the unreasonable service he render
ed here in her successful struggle
against the yellow fever epidemic svas
the dominant note in the splendid well
come that New Orleans extended to
President Roosevelt today. Political
differences were enaced and past antag-
onisms forgotten in a spontaneous dem
onstration of popular appreciation of the
presidents unfailing sympathy and
practical help throughout the period of
the @ever situation.
At Harpan, ten miles from New Or
leans the presidents car was switched
from the main track of the Illinois Cen
trail and carried over the Belt line to
Stuyesvant docks where the commod-
fous ocean going Southern Pacific steam
er Comus awaited him. On board the
steamer were 400 of the leading men and
women of the city representing the var
ious committees connected with the re-
ception On it also were Governor
Blanchard and his staff, brilliant in
gold lace; DR.. White. who fought the
good fight as the governments repre-
sentative against the fever together
with all his surgeons in full uniform
officers Of the army and navy; Mayor
Behrman and leading federal, state and
city officials.
It was just nine o'clock when the train
ran into the docks and there was an
enthusiastic demonstration from the
steamer as the president passed from
his car and walked to the ships side.
On behalf of the city Mayor Behrman
extended a brief welcome and the guest
was escorted by the governor, the mayor
and President Sanders of the Progress
sive 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. The
president manifested the pleasure he
felt over the distinct cordiality of his
reception and spoke with animation to
the groups surrounding him.
4 Ride on the River.
When the Comus had Strengthened she
! headed 10 stream with the president
again on board and ran around the
Crescent, past South Port, where the
/ president was enabled to obtain a view
( of the great levees of the Pontchartrain
district and see vast fields of ripenine
sugar cane on the plantations lying on
either side of the river. A few miles
| above the city the Comus turned and
| then came slowly down the river passing
/ along the whole front of the southern
metropolis. On either bank people lined
] the Ievees as the steSEner, .afutter with
flags, proceeded on her way amid the
din of sirens of river craft and shril
] Whistles OF the manufacturing llQuS-
tries. Passing the Algiers Point the
/ Comus Rugged the west shore and the
president saw for the first time the i'm
nense steel floating dock of the govern
ment and the naval reservation. Further
down on the east bank of the river he
saw the historic Ursuline convent en-
shrouded in the national colors, the
United States barracks where severa
hundred of the regular soldiers escaped
infection during the fever and the I'm
finished shaft of Chalmette marking the
battlefield of New Orleans and still fur
Their on he got a glimpse of the fedora
cemetery where lies thousands of bodies
| of those who persisted for the union
The Comus carried the presidential
party beyond the immense terminals un-
der construction at Port Chalmette ant
then turning headed back to the city
ROOSEVEITsS RETURN TRIP.
Washington. Oct. 26.-The armore,
cruiser West Virginia, the vesse