Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-28
YlllY WELCOMED
IN CRESCENT CITY
rand Reception Given Presi
dent at New Orleans.
NJ q soUrAERN JOvRNEY

D OF SoUTRE8N JOURNEY
ON NsN Orleans the President vii
% Taken by Water to Norfolk, Va.
o. ths WarShlp west Virslnla-ThC
Visit 70 Dixie Pleased Roosevelt.
New Orleans, Oct. 27--Gratitude fol
tmmeasurable service he had rem
red her In her successful struggle
Eainst the yellow fever epidemic was
& dominant note In the splendid wei
me which New Orleans extended &c
resident Roosevelt today. Pohuca
lerenoes we're effaced and past an
gonisms forgotten in a spontane
3 demonstration Of popular apprecia
Dn OF tae presidents unfailing sym.
thy and practical help throughout
3 period OF the ferever's visitation.
Travelling toward his southern lour
ey's end the president traverseo
rough the night the whole length OF.
3 state Of Mississippi. He enter, J.
after darkness had fallen and b,
q II before the day had dawued s,
at there was no opportunity for a
endly demonstration by the citizens
Governor VardRman's state.
The san,s rays we're not yet begin
Ing TO snow when the train ran across
be boundary line into Louisiana, anc
ben for "a hour or more sped through
De strawberry helds OF TungiponoC
ariSh. AZ Hammond there was a stop
q eoW minutes which gave Oppor
lnity foF large crowd Of country DeO
la 10 axpreas their koOd will and en-
.bled Senator Foster and Congressman
,ayey 70 board the train There were
q stops on the 52.mile run from Ham
nond 10 New Orleans, except at Ken
ieT, where the train arrived ahead OF
Inc and lay until It was time 70 enter
lew Orleans.
The program arranged by the lscai
contemplated the popular
eeeDtiol when the president had com
leted his tour OF the harbOT
AZ HaTRhan the presidents car wa
Nitched from the main track OF q,
lin0is central and then carried over
y belt line TO the stuyvesant docks
here the cOmmOdious cean-soinR
.eamoF % the Southern Pacific await
him.
On board the steamer were 400 OF
= leading men and women OF the city
presenting the various committees
'nnected with the reception; the com
egcial exchanges. the professions, the
isine1s community and tAe WOmensj
ubs. On Il also we're Governor Blan
lard and bis stan. brilliant In gold
&c; Dr.. White, who had fought IN
nod hght Rs the governments repre-
atative against the fever together
IN al bis surgeons In full uniforms
iieera Of the army and nary; Mayor
ahFnan and leading federal. state and
y oiliclals.
e had been arranged that the sDe
\ train should run within four feet
~ wharf An improvlssd staircase
= proVi4ed % that the party cOulo
~ % the ship. On the Wharf were
klsd railroad officials. dock wort
~ eEiloFs from the ships and sueh
fbe general public a. had beon abb I
gsn ths EnuRtlet % special police {
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