New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-27

Ser-o-i.ans Oct 26-At the end Of nine
strenuous hours of varied entertainment III
New Orleans closing a remarkable trip through
tho South President Roosevelt at o:oo clocA
+o-nisht boarded the lighthouse tender Mag
rouo and began his return journey to Wash
ington
Tbe most exciting incident of the day came
when the Presiden, compelled to apanooh
on. nubic address before he had got wen
~..-+.6 n, II II was contemplated that the
,,;,.rr and civic parade should pass in reVie"
,e<o,s hin, at the City Hall. but the croWo
which gathered at this point was so trefIieiioou'
that neither the police nor the troops "eie a"i0
70 move It and the President, foreseeliis
panic finally gave up the attempt 10 spedA o.
l.f. the platform The crowd 1a1liiie"
f-bsrIss-s. all the way from Poyoras-s'- ~
eth-st ana spread over Lafayette SQuat
v,os, from St Charles-st. to Camp-st- Prop
eb,v fifty thousand persons were gaIheleu i
end around the stand from which the Pres.
sar- was 10 have delivered the address, Han
hundrad noficenlen mounted and on fool
l.bo-ad for an hour to make a clear space. SO
that the Presidents carriage could come up "
IN. entrance but il was Impossible thoush
r,snr heads were cracked in the eIort anu
doz.ns OF obstreperous persons were taken W
jail
IT,. ,,,o-,a,, tbe President was recognized
hacked crowd surged forward and threaoeheo ~
crush in part of the srandstand
PANIC NARROWLY AVERTED
The President realized that an accident was
imminent. and il the crowd was no' SUI
nerse5 there might be serious trouple' ne "
Mavor Behrn1an 10 introduce him l1nifieoia
which was DONE though Che N'
drowned in the huhbuo.
ncrted bv the Mayor although he kept his pai-
a,c. admirably He waved his hand TO the
o-,s o-d The enthusiasm broke forth with re-
doubled vigcr.
n. ,,-ged the crowd to keep still and called
t,e,- attention TO the fact that many women
were caught in the jam ard might De il'U
Every ut1erance, though unheard ny IN IiiN
NJ humanity evoked a cheer and waving VI
handsarchIcfs and parasols. AMI thea the Fresi-
leux trie6 10 deliver short speech l. was HI
possible. and he realized the futilitg OF l.:
v7eo he v.ss introduced by the Mayor the
en,brs,asyn was indescribable. and the President
with difficulty began mis- speech
There .eer, to be Two three people In the
streets" he staIte6 when a voice interruplei
With the question. did you have ;h1s crowq III
Ltele Rock?"
That's al right" answered the President
STAY right the-e now.' ne added. addressing
ne crowd. which was beyond control
The Mayor attempted &c secure silence anu
the President began again:
MY Fellow Countrymen: Give me a chance,
wbereat there was tremendous roar OF ap-
plause aud voice shouted: We VIII give you
one and we will give you another.
Again the President started: My Fellow
Countrymen, appreciate moro than can say
this greeting and 1t IS beyond the power or any
human being to acknowledge it by speaking ior
You could not hear him. CGreat a9piause9
And now YOU have shown such extraordinary
qualities throughout this dreadful simmer tha'
you to show your capacity for self~goVern-
ment tremendous cheerinGl and thaC iileai''
don't jam. daughter and applause)
And 1 want the crowd-I want you all TO
open out am only going 10 wish you We'll ana
then l am going to go on. because you cam
possibly hear me- and you already see me 6srea'
applause) and that's all that's open 20 US.
The President admonishcd the crowd TO sup
press itself lest the women and children might
be injured IL panic, ard said he was soiiis
away. at which there cries to him 10 stay
he insisted that there danger that some
one. especially the women and children might
ee hurt and that he would nos attempt 20 SPEAK
4crther. Then he said:
I only to ssy that l vii make longer
speech later, but do want to say how graleiui
am for your coming OUT and how grateful am
to the veterans Of the great and my own
comrades Of small and want to thank
nc Sstiona! Guard or Louisiana. cavalry, IN
laAtry, artillery ard the naval militia | am
proud Of them and it is pleasure TO see them
so-day Now. ] am going away and all Of you
De good and go home"
There was a tremendous roar from the crowd
rs the President disappeared into the Mayors
Eau When he arrived there he said he was
nd hat he cd .
hote
CITY GRATITUDE EXPRESSED.
The Presidents stay in New-crieans was made
testimonial Of popular esteem and of grateful
scoxnitieE fer tie service which he render d