Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-27
In Endeavor to Honor
President Roosevelt,
The Greatest Demonstration the
Crescent City Ever Witnessed.

New Orleans, Oct. 26.-At the end Of
nine hours of varied entertainment in
New Orleans, the close of a pleasant
trip through the South President
Roosevelt, at $50 o'clock, tonight,
boarded the lighthouse tender Magno-
liza and began his return journey to
Washington.
No newspaper representative accom-
panied the President on the boat and
he will be out of touch with the world
throughout the night, but daylight, to-
morrow, is expected to bring news of
his successful tranfer to the armored
cruiser West Virginia, which lies at
anchor off the mouth of the Missis-
sippi river to receive him and carry
him on towards the capital. For four
days the President will be off Ameri-
can soil, but by wireless telegraph it
is promised. he will be in communica-
ton with the shore.
The Presidents stay in New Orleans
was made testimonial of popular es-
TEEN ana Of grateful recognition for the
service which he rendered the city in
it's struggle against yellow fever.
The densely crowded streets, the
Nisitpi dlC uNNoIdtloI lue WIZ aD-
plause that greeted the President along
the route of the parade, the enthusi-
asr1 with which his address to the null
titude in Lafayette spare was received
and the remarkable demonstration in
his honor at an afternoon luncheon
contributed toward making complete
the cordial welcome to the nations
Chief Executive.
The President was compelled to
abandon one public address before he
bad got well started on it. 1t was con-
templated that the military and civic
parade should pass in review before
him at the City hall, but the crowd at
this point was SO tremendous that
neither the police nor the troops were
able to move it and the President,
foreseeing possible panic, finally gave
up the attempt to speak and left the
platform.
The crowd jammad st. Charles street
all the way from Poydras street to
Ninth street and it spread over Lafay-
cite square almost from St. Charles
street to Camp street. Probably $4,000
persons gathered in and around the
stand from which Mr.. Roosevelt was to
have spoken.
When the President decided to ADAM
don his address he shouted to the
throng to go home and be good Citi-
zens and then disappeared into the
mayors parlors, wel!nigh exhausted.
He said that the inception was the
greatest since he started on his trip.
The demonstration at the luncheon
was scarcely less eXuberant. When the
President entered the superbly decorat-
ed hall, the 625 banqueters arose and
gave way to frantic cheering. Every
reference of Governor Blanchard. May
or Behrman and President Sanders Of
the Progressive Union to the guest,
brought forth perfect storm of cheers
and when the President rose he had
great difficulty in speaking. Every
thought he uttered was the signal for
an extraordinary exhibition of enthu-
siasm. and. as his speech dealt almost
entirely with local subjects and had
special reference to the fight against
yellow fever, the banquet developed into
unccasing laudation of the President
while he was on his feet.
An immense crowd packed Gravier
and st. Charles streets as the dinner
ended and the appearance of the Pres
ident on the way to the river provoked