The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-15
Windows, Roofs, Fire
Escapes Bristled With
Happy Whooping
UnWashed.
A SEAMY PANORAMA
Roosevelt Went to the Heart Of This
Picturesque Region as the Guest
of the Hungarian Republican Club,
and the East Side Welcomed Him
With Glad Uproar and TumuItuous
Display.
BY the Associated Press. }


New York, Feb. 14.-For the first
time since the days when he was gov
eInor of New York, President Roose-
velt revisited the heart of the East
Side, where as guest of the Hungar-
ia,. Republican Club he dined and
spoke at the restaurant Little Hun
gary" Never before has a President
Of the United States visited this lit
little known part Of New York. Eiec-
trio lights winked and blinked char
acteristic legends. gaudy bunting t!ut-
tered in the wind and the great East
Side showed its enthusiasm in every
imaginable way. Across Second Ave-
nue. at 9Th street a huge electric de-
vice blaZed forth the single word de
lighted" a word frequently used iI
the decorations.
BY o'clock East Houston street
and the intersccting thorouEhfareS for
several squares in all directions were
blocked by as cosmopolitan crowd
as could be gathered in any city in
the world. At the hour the police be-
gan to clear the streets and draw their
lines, through which admission was
gained only by special ticket A troop
OF mounted police rode slowly into
the crowd and working east and west
gradually moved the silght-seers intC
the side streets where naother line
was established to keep them back.
Every entrance to a residence or
store within the police lines was guard
ed by an officer, while. on the house
tops opposite the cafe stood policemen
TO keep these vantage points clear of
any evil disposed person. The men
took UP their ST ions with the GER
tainty cf wei larranged plans, and
l., hAi 1nt
whose residence was within the guard
I'd zone appeared he was acco.npan-
id to his door by an officer and left
with the caution TO remain indoors
Driven from the streets the iuhabi-
tants crowd the front windows and
out on the re escapes of the tene-
by the hundred shrdlu oateshi shrnar
ments. They were posteu III
this way by the hundreds. The
buildings were bristling with faces
SLUG TWO g.. g.. g.. g.. Obi
from every point of vantage and q
hurried conference of police officials
was held. They evidently did not like
the situation. AS result every one
WAS driven from the fire escapes and
open windows which were locked. but
there was no objection to the occu-
pants looking through the glass. On
every fire escape, with orders to Watch
the people in the houses. was uni
formed policeman.
President Roosevelt was punctual
to his schedule He was due at 7.30
and five minutes before that time
cheering began on Avenue B. The
police lines came to attention and a
band stationed near the cafe struck
up "thc Star Spangled Banner" But
after the opening bar not horn
could be heard. The wave of cheer
ing swept ahead of the presidential
aud infn n Stlch
EastSide tenement walls never echoed !
before. The window order was for |
gotten. AS il worked by Il. system of |
switches, the sasheS vent up stimuli /
taneously. Waving his hat from the
carriage window and bowinE the /
President returned the greeting. There /
was no delay and the carriages with |
their mounted police escorts swept up |
TO the door Of the restaurant At the |
entrance to the cafe there was a VOL
coming cheer and the President doffed /
his hat. He started to leave the car
ria"e before it had reached the en-
trance and was on the step with the
door open when the carriage was
started again. but he did not fall
In the carriage with the President
was Marcus Braun. president of the
Hungarian Republican Club. whose
guest Mr.. Roosevelt was. Police Com
missioner McAdoo and Secretary
Loeb. As the President stepped from
the carriage he paused aud shook
hands with several police inspectors
who stood near.
Promptly at $50 the President left
the reception room and escorted by
Mr. Braun descended to the basement. |
aud past the little bar into the cafe
lie stood for several minutes AZ his
place st the centre Of the head table,
;aZing upon the claborate decora-
tioas The ceiling. the walls and the
pillars were completely covered with
cvergreeiiS and this r. round was
relieved by fiae otG Ids. Red
carnations were ,rofuSon
along the front 8 the tents ta-
Llc which exten ~ ers 3ne side cf
the room. Tho 4fs 81 to the
right Of Mr.. Bisftsies resident Of
the club. and tIeat at this
table we're Gene a Greene
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