Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-04-08
President Roosevelt Receives a Grand
Reception at Austin.
SPEAKS THREE TIMES
Fully Fifty Thousand Persons We're
Within the City While Chief
Executive Was Being En-.
tertained by Citizens.

Roosevelt Wnen the Tram drIlNeu heit'
Shaking hands warmly, the governor
welcomed the president to the capital.
The president replied: THANK you.
Governor, thank you. l am very glad
to have the opportunity of visiting the
capital of this splendid state. of again
meeting you"
Lieutenant Governor Neal, Speaker
Seabury, Mayor White of Austin and
Chairman Goeth of the citizens COM
mittee assembled the platform and were
In turn introduced to the president.
after which the president and party
were escorted to carriages. the parade
was formed, headed by the militia and
the march to the capital was begun.
Immediately upon the appearance of
the presidents carriage on the avenue
the shouting and cheering was begun
and the drive to the capitol was one con-
tinual ovation, the president acknowl-
edging the plaudits by bowling right and
left The avenue was so crowded, wide
as II is that the mounted soldiers had
to press the citizens hack to the walls
of the buildings TO make room for the
carriages.
At the capitol grounds the militia
3 formed in double rank facing the drive
way and presented arms as the car
riages bearing the guests passed before
them. On the south side of the drive
way the school children of Austin were
assembled and threw flowers in front
OF the presidents carriage.
Arriving at the capitol the president
was taken to the governors office and
introduced to the members OF the re-
ception committee, then TO the COVER
ors parlor and introduced to the heads
of the departments and their families
Within fifteen minutes after his ar
rival in Austin the president. on Gov
ernor Lanhaih's arm, entered the hall
OF representatives.
During the presidents speech in front
OF the capitol one of his audience. a
boy. Eugene Belcher, about twelve
years of age. who was just In front of
the stand, succumbed to the heat and
tainted. The president stopped speak
ing and handed down a pitcher of Ice
water TO throw over him and said:
Take him INTO the shade" He was
carried into the capitol where he soon
recovered.
The president interrupted his speech
before the capitol to enable lady. who
was seeking to secure a snapshot of
him. 10 take the picture. She was
slightly embarrassed at first, but the
president sail kindly. Go on, take the
picture" and posed a moment to en-
able her TO do so.
After his two speeches at the CAPT
tol. the president accompanied by
the members of his party and the re-
ception committee. entered the carri-
ages awaiting them and started for
the University of Texas.
Before the carriage got under way
several little children stepped out and
gave the president bouquets, which he
accepted, beaming smiles upon the lit
tie ones.
At the university the faculty and
students We're grouped In front OF the
main building, awaiting the arrival of
the president, and he was greeted with
cheers
Standing in his carriage the presi-
dent made a brief speech, interrupted
by frequent cheering.
From the university the president
was driven to the state lunatic asylum
and through its grounds. While within
Enclosure one of the guards riding in
front of the carriage discovered a hole
In one of the bridges and got down to
warn the drivers following so none or
the horses would stumble into It, The
secret service man on the presidents
carriage waved his hand and quick as
a flash three secret service men de-
ployeL In front of the carriage. which
Immediately came to a stop until the
danger was Investigated. Not a single
chance which might involve the presi-
dents safety was taken.
From, the asylum grounds. the presi-
dent was driven by a circuitous route
through the best residence district of
the city to the gates OF the capitol. and
then down Congress avenue. arriving
at the depot at exactly o'clock
The president again shook hands
with the members of the reception
committee and thanked Governor Lam
ham and all of them for the cordial
reception before climbing the platform
OF his car.
The switch engine. which backed
down to pull the presidents train out
had on its tender a half dozen railroad
ment I'm overalls and covered with oil
and coal dust. who clamored for a
handshake, and the president. leaning
over the railing OF his car. shook their
hands warmly, and said: Il am glad to
meet you. boys-very glad to meet you"
Even as the train was pulling out
persons crowded up to the car to touch
the presidents hand. and he was en-
gagged In shaking hands with them until
the car had got into motion.
Before leaving, the president said he
was especially grateful for the services
as an aide of the cowboys and cow
punchers fran the Panhandle. Senator
d E Decker. The senator made quite
hit with the president. who paid him
great deal of attention during the
short stay.
The carriage in which the president
rode was draped with the Ameri
can flag. ard carried at one side of the
drivers seat a small blue banner on
which was the insignia of the presi-
dents rank
In the hall OF the house OF represent
atives the members OF the legislature