The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-27
| ORLEANS OVATION
OUTCLASSED OTHERS
Crescent City Citizens Congest
st. Charles Street, and Chief
Executive is Compelled
to Abandon Speech.
Leaves Lime
light.
fRy Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS October 2G.--At the
entertainment In New Orleans, closing q
pleasant trip through the South, Presl-
dent Roosevelt at $3.50 o'clock tonight
boarded the lighthouse tender Magnolia
and began his return journey TO Wash
ington.
No newspaper representative accom-
ranicd the President on the boat. and
he will be ont of touch with the world
throughout the night, but daylight to-
morrow Is expected to bring news Of
his successful transfer TO the armored
cruiser West Virginia, which lies at an
chor Off the mouth Of the Mississippi
River to receive him and carry him on
towards the capital
For four days the President Will be off
American soil. but by wireless telegraphy,
=. Is promised. he will be In communca-
tion with the shore. The Presidents
sta. in New Orleans was made IL testi-
monal Of popular esteem and of CRATE
ful recognition for the service which he
rendered the city In its struggle against
yellow fever. The densely crowded
streets, the elaborate decorations. the
wild applause that greeted the President
dlOuS Slie I'htt pi tDs l'ti dtlNs Liz Gil
thusiasln with whith his address to the
multitude in Lafayette Square was re-
ceived, and the remarkab bic demonstration
In his honor at the luncheon, made the
day rnplete with cordial welcome to the
nat!on's executive head.
Couldn't Be Heard.
The President was compelled to abau-
don one public address before he had
got@well started s3on II. sSI 1t Was contem-
plated that the military and civic pa radc
should pass In review before the Presi-
dent at the City Hall, but the crowd
which gathered at this point was SO tre-
mendous that neither the police nor the
troops were able TO move 1T. and the
President, foreseeing possible panic.
finally gave up the attempt to speak and
left the platform. The crowd jammed St
Charles Street all the way from Poydras
Street to Ninth Street. and IT spread over
Lafayette Square almost from ST. Charles
Street to Camp Street. Proba bly, 1000
persons were gathered in around the
stand from which the President was to
have delivered the address,
Told Throng to Go Home.
When the President decided to aban-
dom his effort he shouted to the throng
to so home and be good citizens and
then disappeared into the Mayors par
lors we'll night exhausted He said that
the reception was the greatest that he
had received since he started on his
trip.
The luncheon was scarcely less exuber-
ant. When the President entered the
superby decorated dining hall, the 625
banqueters rose and gave way to frantic
cheers Every reference of Governor
Blanchard. Mayor Behrman and Prest-
dent saundcrs,Dof the Progressive Union.
to the guest brouRhn forth a perfect
storm OF cheering, and when the Presl-
dent rose he had great difficulty In
sneaking. Every thought be uttered was
the signal for an extraordinary exhibl-
tion Of enthusiasm and as his speech
dealt almost entirely with local sub
iects and had snecial reference to the
fight against yellow fever, the banquet
developed into uncasing laudation OF
the President wh'lc lie WIS on his feet.
Crowd Congests Streets.
AN Immense crowd packed Gravler and
ST. Charles Street as the dinner ended
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