Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-10-28
So Great Was Gathering Presid
Had TO Stop.
COULD NOT BE HEAL
Police and Soldiers We're unablI
Control the Immense ConconrI
That Greeted Chief Exec
niire Thursday.

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brought his exceptionally pleasant
through the south to a close. Presidi
Roosevelt at $50 o'clock Thurs
night boarded the lighthouse Tern
Magnolia and began the first stage VIZ
his return Journey TO the national i. (;
itsl.
The presidents reception was ~
nal testimonial Of popular esteem Al
OF grateful recognition OF the servf<{
which he had rendered the CITY q, !,
period Of distress. New Orleans 81
membered not ,nly that the presid.r
had acted with characteristics pron, Il
ness when asked to put the Fedef.
surgeons in charge OF the fever str,;S.
ele. but that throughout the asbf 81
had sustained the people OF the strfcI]
en- city with expressions of unfaglIj,
sly n1pa my. and when a large shara
'H= puphc opinion OF the countr
iosed his venturing into New
win The fever SIN prevalent
FUSED 10 consider the elemen1
sonal danger and declared his purno37
TO keep the promise he made when Wa
accepted the original invt,a,ion VI
come NV
Probably for the first time In hfs
pubic career the president was COM
peiIed TO abandon public address ~ !
fore he got well started on #. The
crowd damned st. Charles street fro,,,
The property line to property line 81
the way from Poydras TO North strcS<;
and II spread over Lafayette sonar. ~
most from st. Charles TO Camp streof~
Probably 10000 people were rsther~5
In and around the stand from w,,,<,s
me president was TO have delivered sl,fs
address. When the president deci6o.-
10 abandon his effort he shouted 10 ~
thfong to go home and be good Ctr
zens and then disappeared into ~
mayors parlors well nigh exhaust~d
10 those about him he expressed rim n
self as Intensely pleased with the ds5k.
onstration in his honor, which wax 49,
beyond his expectations. Never before
was such a crowd seen here.
The moment the president was 49,
ognized a tremendous cheer went. 49,
ana the crowd. densely packed az
was. surged forward and threakr1.
to crush In part of the grand
The PRESIDENT realized that - acc]
not soon dispersed there might b c.
rious trouble. He urged Mayor B1hr-
man to Introduce him immediately.
which was done simply. though the
mayors voice was drowned In the huh
bub. The president climbed upon the
railing before which he was to speak,
supported by the mayor. though he
kept his balance admirably.
He waved his hand to the crowd and
the enthusiasm broke forth with re-
doubled vIgor. He urged the crowd to
keep stlil and called their attention 70
the fact that many women were caught
I'm the jam and might be Injured Each
utterance Of his though unheard by the
mass Of humanity. evoked a cheer and
a waving of handkerchiefs and parai
soils. and then the president tried ID
deliver a short speech. II was imposl
sible and he realized the futllity OF Ill
There seems 20 be two or thred
people In the street" he started. wheR
a voice Interrupted with the questionil
did YOU have this crowd In Littlg
Rock"
That's all right answered the pres-..I
ident. stay right there now" he add >
ed. addressing the crowd which wa<I
beyond control The mayor attempted
TO secure silence and the president bel
gan again.
My fellow countrymen: give me all
chance" whereat there was tremen-I
dous roar Of applause and q vqics3
shouted: I'VE give you one. and we vi.
give YOU another"
The ovation given to the presidenfi|
throughout the parade surpassed any n
thing OF its Kind ever seen here. There n
was scarcely q moment when the pres-u
ident retained his seat In the carriaee|
For two miles he stood bowling enthusi-
astical!y'to the cheering throng
The climax OF the days entertain-
ment was the luncheon. which started
shortly after O'Clock. and was pros
longed If 90 minutes beyond the time
set for rs as result OF the continuous
ovation given 10 the president The
president sat beneath the Pelican state
flag The address was almost conver-
saiional IN character and almost chief
IS local ir ione His tribute to Lee his
declaration that he would have come
here while the fever was raging at it,
worst at word from GovernofI
Blanchard or Mayor Behrman the ref 1
erence being 10 the efforts that werf
made 90 dissuade him a visit at this
time. his assertion that he never said l
anything to an audience simply tol
please them. when he did not feel Il l
his assurance that the care OF tn. lev
ees was national necessity and the |,
Panama canal was to be built speedily !
surely ana we'll his tribute to the hero.
ism OF those who had been active if
the fever fight and finally his an
that AZ the request OF th' h
governor and the mayor. he had decld
ed 10 keep Dr.. White here as long as h
he might be needed. all brought from \
the audience expressions Of the mos: Il
Intense enthusiasm.
When the president concluded he
was again heartily cheered. There were /
calls for Dr.. White, who spoke
briefly.