New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-01
CHEERS FOR ROOSEVELT.
BACK IN WASHINGTON.
President Harn,ly Welcomed on Hf@
Return from Oyster Rag. q
From The T1bun. s,,rc,,,

Washington. Sept. 30-Ths President a~rs~><N
In Washington at $40 this evening. a-er am
absence from the national capital OF sh-s>.
months and a day. washington's greeting ~
the Chief Executive constituted a rernarkabl>u
demonstration OF admiration and affection No
oiare OF trumpets. no brass OF bands nc M
itery spectacle was there 10 attract the csIrfous
but upward OF Twenty-Five Thousand ~ Mr..
Roosevelts fellow citizens lined .Pennsyfvania-
ave. and hearty and continuous cheer rnarksp
his progress from the railway station to th@
White House. Around Lafayette Square rsr>
gathered numerous handsome equipase~ tnsfr
occupants greeting the President with hand
clapping and waving handkerchiefs. The Presi-.
dent rode all the way from the station standing
in his carriage and bowling his acknowledge
ments of the hearty welcome extended TO him.
while Mrs. Roosevelt. seated by his side also
bowed in appreciation of the greeting
1t had been proposed to meet the President
with band and perhaps squadron of cavalry.
but. out of Difference to his wishes. all fornnality
was dispensed with The avenue gay with
flags. however, and the Washington posts of the
Grand. Army OF the Republic. in uniform, wers
drawn up in trent of their building. by which
the President passed.
The Presidents greatly pleased at the cor
diality of the welcome extended 70 him. ana
expressed himself az touched at its warmth
the carriage with the President and Mrs Roos4-
welt were their children. Ethel and Archie. and
on the box sat Quentin
The White House Itself was blaze OF light
when the Presidential party reached f. and
the effect was CHEEKY i'm the extreme
At the station to the President we're
Secretaries Hitchcock and Wilson. Postmaster
General Cortelyou the Cuban Minister. Sener
Quesads. and number of local officials Colonel
McCawley and Miss Hagner did the honors az
the White House
CHILDREN SANG FAREWELL
The Journey from Oyster Bay was mad.
without unpleasant incident and on schedul.
time The President left his home town at 20
o'clock in the forenoon. with the beautiful
strains of God Be With You TIL we Neer
Again" sung by the school children ringing irs
his ears. The special reached Long Island city
at II o'clock where the Pennsylvania tug Mas
sau was waiting 10 convey him around the
lower end of Manhattan to Jersey City Tugs
and ferryboats by the score saIuted the Pre--
dent as the Nassau puffed down the East River.
around the Battery and across the crowded
North River to the Pennsylvania station. On
the way to Jersey City the President learned
that the engineer OF the boat, ]. W rruwor+hr
old friend of his friend Bill Sewen OF
Maine, and requested that he be summoned 10
the hurricane deck Unworthy sent I'D word
that he would De only too delighted to obey
the summons but that it would be a violation
of his orders to leave the engine room Then
I'll go down 10 see Truworthy.'' said the Presl-
dent. and down he went He fingered in th-
hot engine room for i've or six minutes ard
left the happiest man on the river watching
that machinery.
At jersey City tho President spent an hour
10 start for Washington at lis. Secretary. and
Mrs Root joined the party at that point. as did
Secretary and Mrs. Loeb. who had come down
from oyster Bay on the SyIph. Mrs Loeb is IN
with mountain fever, contracted. II is believed
during her recent vacation with her husband IN
the Yellowstone region. She has been confined
10 her bed at the Seawanhaka Club House. on
Centre Island, for more than week but her
physician DIT. FaIer did not advise against the
trip, she insisted upon accompanying ths
party 70 Washington She was conveyed from
the Sylph to the train en- stretcher and occu-
pied berth in a stateroom on the journey 20
the Capital
MADE A VETERAN HAPPY
While the President was waiting at jersey
City. the postmaster at HackensaeA y. j.. W.
lam LETTERS appeared the PLATFORM VITA nc
son. and the President. spying him. calied n'In
nm 10 the rear end of the car and shook hands
with both of them.
AT about the same time word was conveyed %
the President that another worthy ol.i-eu We
anxious to grasp his hand This vas a. y. V'ss
Smith now of Jersey city, but Formerly q
Maine who is ninety-four, years oga' anu Wn'
-, - 4a, had never laid eyes on a President
I'm go out and see Mr. smith Don't put
him 20 the trouble Of climbing up the steps.
S,,tttno, the action to The word he LETT the car.
nssd through the crowd OF people ON The plat
49, and expressed his pleasure at msating tn
lo. ushle old man. The President also shook
kands with MIR smiths daughter
SThe Rev John r. Miller, pastor or the WNckoY
Avenue Baptist Church. ~ BROOKLYN and his
vriFe Who is said 10 be a greet-grandnlece Or
george Washington. came 30 the station 10 see
the President. Mr.. Roosevelt came out on the
rIstforn TO greet them. and then brought Out
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