Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-27

pldHCdCOnS lying on either side of the
river. A few miles above the city
the Comus turned and then came slow
ly down the river passing along the
whole front of the Southern metropo.
lis. On either bank the people
the levees as the steamer, aflutter with
flags, proceeded on her way amid the
din of the sirens of the river craft and
the shrill whistles of manufacturing in.
dustries. Passing the AIgiers point
tne Comus hugged the west shore and
the president saw for the first time the
immense steel floating dock of the
government and the naval reservation.
Further down. on the east bank of the
river, be saw the historic Ursulines
convent, enshrouded in the national
colors, the United States barracks
where several hundred of the regular
soldiers escaped infection during the
infection and the unfinished shaft al
Chalmette, marking the battlefield OF
New Orleans, and still further on nc
got glimpse of the federal cemetery
where lie thousands of bodies of those
who perished for the union
The COmus carried the presidential.
party beyond the immense terminals
under construction at Port Chalmette
and then turning back, came to the
city
Rough Riders Act as Escort.
AS the vessel neared the Harrison
street sheds, afame with patriotic col
ors, the air was rent vita the blasts o1
steam whistles and the thunder OF
residential salute and the president
looked out upon the sea of people
gathered on the river front to greet.
him
When the boat landed at 1885 he
was escorted ashore and helped into ar
open carriage drawn by four handsome
horses. With him rode Governor
Blanchard, Mayor Behrman and Secre.
tary Loeb and John c. Skipwith. Har.
ry Stuart Guacier, James Douglas anc
Otto Winter, who had followed Colo.
mel Roosevelt as Rough Riders in the
war with Spain, served as a special
mounted escort.
Immediately the Comus was moored
the parade got under way under the
general marshalship of Colonel John
P. Sullivan.
The confederate veterans held the
right of the line with the Sons of Vet
Grams and the Spanish War veterans
m of fbo
Louisiana regiments, which had re.
sponded to the nations call to arms in
the most recent Of American wars, fol
lowing.
The parade included also all the
troops of the New Orleans district il
the Louisiana national guard, and the
other military bodies, including the
uniformed Odd Fellows, Pythians and
Woodmen, the Fourth and Ninety-first
coast artillery, the naval reserve ca
des, various schools and universities
the Grand Army of the Republic, siyicI
tanning the Louisiana senators and con.
tanning the LOuiiana senators and con.
gressmen, various federal, state and
city officials and representatives oil
the commercial, professional and in
dustrial life of New Orleans.
Streets Replica of Carnival Season.
On the streets the scenes were al
most a replica of those of the carniva
season. The weather was ideal, and al
though there still exist some quaran
tines, thousands of citizens of LOuisi
ana and Mississippi had poured into
New Orleans to swell the local popu
lation in a twin celebration of the pres
1dent's visit and the triumph of science
over the fever scourge.
Never before has New Orleans been
more elabCrateIy decorated. From al
most every store and residence alone
the two miles of the route there blazec
the familiar red, white and blue ir
graceful festOons about the well known
features of the guest of the day. The
flag of the nation flew everywhere
while thousands of men Who had voted
against him wore tn epresident's pic
ture in the lapeIs of their coats.
A multitude crowded tn esidewalks
on either side of the route, while every
gallery was filled and every window
had an observer. From the time the
presidents carriage rolled away from
the Harrison sheds under a magnificent
arch of triumph at Liberty monument
marking the battle ground of the 14th
of September, down the broad boule
ward of Canal street, until he fnaH!
reached his hotel, he had borne upon
his ears and presented to his sigh
the evidence that New Orleans was
glad he had come to visit her at the
conclusion of the fight he had helped
SO much to win.
At General Lees Monument.
One of the most stirring scenes OF