Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-07-16
HEARTY WELCOME
BY GOOD FRIENDS
Extended to Former
Executive of New
Mexico.
ON REACHING HIS H0Mf
From Pleasant European tour
.-.Ex-Gov. Otero Again
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mIods country.
That Ex-Governor Miguel A. Otero
retains a strong hold upon the good
Will and friendship of his friends In
santa Fe was demonstrated upon his
homecoming from an extended Con.
tlnental trip on Saturday evening. An
informal reception committee headed
by Colonel G. w. Prichard and District
Clerk A. NJ Bergere, a band and a
large crowd of people awaited the ar
rival of train No. |, at the Santa Fe
depot to get the first glimpse of the
popular former executive of this Ter.
ritory, upon his return after an alb.
sence of almost four months. The train
was half an hour late and as it drew
into the depot, the band played. Hail
to the Chief
From the train with the ex-governor,
stepped his son Miguel, who had par
ticipated in the European and African
journey, Territorial Secretary j. w.
Reynolds, Supreme Court Clerk Jose
d. Sena and others who had gone to
Las Vegas and to Lamy to be the first
to extend a hearty greeting to Mr..
Otero. The Ex-Governor and son were
pictures OF health as they alighted
from the train and received the warm
hand shakes and words of greeting of
those who crowded about them. They
were ushered into carriages that stood
waiting and proceeded at once to the
Otero home on Washington Avenue.
Had Great Time.
Ex-Governor Otero and his son had
an exceedingly enjoyable tour Of the
Continent and Northern Africa. Their
journey across the Atlantic was very
pleasant except that Miguel Junior ex-
perienced all the agonies of prolonged
sea sickness while his father escaped
They first visited the Azor-
es and from there went to Funchal,
Madeira, where they spent Easter Sun
day and Monday. two memorable days
amidst wealth of flowers. Tangiers
opposite Gibraltar, was next visited
and there the Straits were crossed to
Gibraltar, where they were showered
with attentions by the British authort-
ties and were permitted to visit the
Notifications with an escort of British
A splendid train tool, them
to Granada whero the Alhambra was
viewed. Other Spanish towns and
cities, with their magnificent cathe-
drals and interesting architectural
were on the itinerary. if.-
cludlng a visit to the tomb Of Ferdi-
nand and Isabella. Upon their return
to Gibraltar the steamer was taken
for Algiers, one or the most interest.
ing cities of the Mediterranean coast,
where the modern mingle with the an.
cient, and the Frenchman rubs elbows
with the Moor. Two days were spent
there, after which the Mediterranean
was crossed once more, this time to
Palermo, Sicily. Before leaving this
beautiful and historical island, Messl-
ma and Mount Aetna were touched, and
then the journey by both was resumed
to Greece and the famous Isles OF
Greece. Skirting along the western
coast of Greece and Montenegro, land.
ing here and there at points immortal
lied in song and story. Austrian do
main along the Adriatic was visited,
including the seaport Of Flume, from
where the descent on the Italian coast
was begun, the destination being Ven.
ice where enhancing moonlit nights
were spent on the Grand Canal, and
where st. Marks Cathedral and other
splendid edifices were visited. Flor
ence, the most American of Italian
cities, was on the route taken, as were
Pisa with its leaning tower, and Rome.
the Eternal City, where Saint Peters
Cathedral and Pope Plus were seen.
The galleries of the Vatican, the an
cient Forum, the Quirinal were other
points of interest that were visited.
From Rome, the journey extended
southwark to Naples where Vesuvius
was In eruption. The ruins Of Pom
pell, beautiful Copri and Its grotto
were visited before the ship sailed for
Genoa, the birthplace Of Columbus
Nice and Monte Carlo In the Riviera.
then back into Italy to Milan and It's
cathedral, beautiful Lake Como and
across the Alps into Switzerland, to
Lucerne, where week was spent, and
then via Munich, Germany, to Paris,
where four weeks were put in sight
seeing and pleasures. From Cherbourg.
the homeward journey WAS begun,
England being touched at Southhamp-
ton. After few days In New York,
at Niagara and Chicago, the last link
of the tour was completed, both ex-
Governor Otero and his son, despite
their delightful trip, being glad to re-
turn to Old Santa Fe with Its peerless
climate and Its attractions which
favorably compare with any Of those
to be found In Europe or In Africa and
where hearts were beating In union
with their own.
Ex-Governor Otero had with him on
his tour, scores Of letters OF intro
duction from the highest authorities
In the United States and these to-
gether with his former official posi-
tlon proved sesame wherever he
went, adding much to the pleasure and
delights Of his visit to foreign climes.
Smoker of Welcome.
Ex-Governor Otero surrendered to
his friends ON Saturday evening and
was guest Of honor at smoker Civ
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