The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27
Crowd at New Orleans Too Noisy to Listen
PRESIDENT EN ROUTE HOME
In His Address at Banquet He Reiter- ates His Detern1 ination to See the Panama Canal
 Built.

New Orleans, October 26.-At the end of nine strenuous hours of varied enter tainment in New Orleans, which brought his exceptionally pleasant trip through the south to a close, President Roosevelt at 6:30 o'clock tonight boarded the Light house tender Magnolia and began the first stage of his return journey to the na- tional capital.
 No newspaper representative accom- panied him. and he will be out of touch with the world throughout the night but daylight tomorrow Is expected to bring news of his successful transfer to the armored cruiser West Virginia, which lies at anchor off the mouth of the river, to receive him, and of the beginning of the second stake of the journey. For four days he will be absent from American soil, which has never heretofore happened to President during his incumbency, but through the means of wireless telegraphy 1t is promised that he will be seldom out of communication with the shore, and there Is no reason to doubt that the staunch vessel in which he is to travel will carry him safely to his journeys end
 Testimonial of Popular Esteem.
 The Presidents New Orleans reception was signal testimonial of popular es- teem and of grateful recognition of the service which he had rendered the city fin her period of distress. New Orleans to- day remembered not only that the Presi- dent had acted with character7stlc promptness when asked to put the federal surgeons in charge of the fever struggle but that through the fight he had sue tajned the people of the stricken city wiln expressions of unfailing sympathy, ana when a large share of the public opinion of the country opposed his venturing ihto New Orleans with the fever still pre- valent he refused to consider the element of personal danger, and declared his pur- pose to keep the promise he made when he accepted the original invitation 10 .one The densely crowded streets. the a,oborata decorations, the wild applause .h.. erected him along the whole route of the parade, the enthusiasm with which ,.,.aa5rass to the multitude in Lafayette .auare was received and the remark tS dan,onstration in his honor at the luncheon were outward manifestations or tbe spirit in which the people welcomed him.
 Compelled to Abandon Address.
 prohablv for the first time in his pubic career the President was compelled to abandon a public address before ne nau got well started on It. It was con.ei,. plated that the military and CIVIC paIaue should pass In review before the fresi- dent at the city hall, but the crowd wnlcn gathered at this point was so tremendous that neither the police nor the troops were able to move 1t and the fresiuen'' foreseeing a possible catastrophe III 'ne advent of a panic, finally gave up the at tempt to speak and left the platform The ,ro,rd iammed St. Charles street from nroperty line to property line all the wav from Poydras to North St. Charles and if spread over Lafayette square al most from St. Charles to Camp street Probably 50000 were gathered Tn anu around the stand from which the Presi- dant was to have delivered the address. When the President decided to abandon his effort he shouted to the throng to go home and be good citizens and then dis- appeared into the mayors parlors well nigh exhausted. To those about hlm ne expressed himself immensely pleased with the demonstration In his honor. which was far beyond his expectations or fhe expectations of the members Of his party, and said that the reception was the greatest that he had had since ne had started on his trip.
 The demonstration at the luncheon was scarce1v less exuberant. When the presi- dent entered the superbly decorated dn- fnR hall the 425 banqueters rose as one man and gave way to frantic cheers. Every reference of Governor Blanchard, Mayor Behrman and President Sanders of the Progressive Union to the guest brought forth perfect storm of cheering and when the President himself arose he had great difficulty in speaking. Every thought he uttered was the signal for an extraordinary exhibition of enthusiasm
 alx11oe ct ar,ftr rotl with local subjects and had special refer ence to the fight against yellow fever The banouet developed into an unceasing ovation while the President was on his feet. An immense crowd packed Gravier and St. Charles streets as the dinner end ed and the appearance Of the Presiden' on his way to the river, provoked thun- derous aplause. The cheers lasted all the way from the hotel to the river front. As the Magnolia left her landing presiden- tIal salute was fired and the indescriba- ble din of the whistles of the factories and river craft mingled with the lusty cheering of acres of people who had col lected on the wharf.
 From the moment of his arrival earlN in the forenoon until he said farewell fro mthe deck of the Magnolia at nigh he was constantly in the limelight. Int crowded programme gave him no oppor tunty for rest. But there was every evidence in his expressions to those wht were with him throughout the day anc in his gracious acknowledgement of tn popular demonstration that met him oi every hand of the keen enjoyment h found in his visit.
 Without Discordant Note.
 The arrangements for the reception were carried out without discordan note. The police preserved excellent or der throughout the parade, the proces sion moved with celerity. and the mill tary and civic display was imposing. No where did the President see the slightes evidence of the existence of any rem nants of the fever. He saw on ever. hand immense gatherings of apparent. happy and contented people in the ful enjoyment of fine holiday. and 1t ma, reasonably be believed that he carrie away. with him the impression that. how ever serious the visitation of disease ma have been. it is now little more than memory.
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