The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-27
PUESIDENTBACKF ROMHIS TRIP
REACHED WASHINGTON AT 1910
LAST NIGHT.
He and Mrs. roosevelt In the Best Of
Health n spirits Ethel Roosevelt
the FIRST 20 Greet Her Father -senOr
BermudeE Of Uruguay Indignant.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2e.-President Roose-
welt got back to Washington tonight from
his trip to the Isthmus Of Panama and
Porto Rico after an absence from the CAPT.
tai Of eighteen days. He looked well, and
some Of those who returned with him said
that he never felt better In his life. Mrs.
Roosevelt was likewise in the best Of health
and spirits. The cruiser yacht MayHower,
which used to belong to the late Ogden
Goelet Of New York, arrived at the WASH
inston Navy Yard at l04O o'clock with the
President and his party aboard.
The Mayiower went down yesterday
N the mouth Of the Potomac River, and the
President and those who accompanied
him on the trip to Panama were transferred
to her with their baggage at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon. William Loeb, Jr., secretary
10 theIPresident, made the trip from Wash
ington in the MayHower and greeted his
chief when he came over the side.
Capt. Leutze, the c~ommandant OF the
Washington Navy Yard, had figured that
the Mayfower would make the run from
the mouth of the Potomac to Washington
in time to dock at the navy yard wharf
at 1890 O'Clock tonight, and it was just
that time when she appeared of the yard
and began maneuvring for a landing.
4 little after 10 O'Clock those who were
assembled at the wharf awaiting the May
flowers arrival sighted the vessel in the
bright moonlight coming around from the
Potomac into the eastern branch, or Ana
costa River, upon which the navy yard
Is situated. She cam very slo WY. using
her searchlights all the time and picking
her way with the greatest C are through
the tortuous channel.
Lieutenant-C Commander Long was taking
no chances with the precious human freight
he had aboard. in spite Of the fact that the
channel had. been especially dredged in
preparation for the Presidents coming.
The marine guard Of the yard had been
turned out and was assembled on the wharf
under command OF Capt. Harold Snyder,
who used to be private secretary to John d.
Long when the latter was Secretary Of the
Navy.
A squad Of bluejackets was drawn up
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mandant several OF the yard officers were
there. Miss Ethel Roosevelt was also at
rand under the chaperonage OF Miss Isabel
Hegner, Mrs. Roosevelt's secretary. With
them were Lieutenant-C Commander Key of
the navy and Capt. Frank r. Mccoy Of the
army. aides to the President.
L. took the Mayfower about fifteen
minutes to make the landing. The instant
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Roosevelt rushed over 1t eagerly and
reached the deck just in time to meet her
father as he came from below. There was
nothing conventional about the young
lsdy's greeting to the President. When
she was through showing her father how
glad she was to see him back, Miss Ethel
dashed down below to greet her mother.
The President had hardly been released
from the embraces OF Miss Ethel when he
came face to face with Senior Don Pedro
Requena Rermudez, First Secretary n
Charge d'Ahaires OF the Legation Of Urn
quay in Washington. Senior Bermudez
was the second person over the gangplank,
and he carried with him aboard the May
flower a breast swelling with indignation
and a heart full of protest. He told the
President all about it as o as he was
through extending the welcome home to
which diplomatic punctiliousness caused
him to give precedence.
1t seems that Senior Bermudez had de-
termined that il was only right and proper
for him to be at the navy yard on the Presi-
cents arrival as the representative OF the
diplomatic body in the American capital.
When he got to the yard gate it was I'M
fortunately after the tattoo, and the stif
backed young sentinel was not impressed
with Senior Bermudez's explanation Of who
he was and what he was there for.
What the sentry wanted was a pass, and
= pass was something that the Latin diplo-
mat did not have. Sefior Bermudez speaks
English perfectly, but he was utterly UNI
able 10 make the sentinel comprehend that
il was absolutely necessary for the honor
ofhis country and the Diplomatic Corps to
reach the wharf before the President
stepped ashore. Finally an officer was
called and the matter having been adjusted
Sefor Bermudez sprinted for the wharf,
several hundred yards away, and
reached it as the Mayfower came up to
her dock,
Standing on the Mayfower's deck, with
the bright moonlight showing him in sharp
relief, President Roosevelt listened to the
tale Of woe which the emissary from Uru-
quay unfolded. Those on the wharf were
near enough to hear he word Outrage
hrsaei many times through b teeth OF
setor Bermudez. They were near enough
else to hear the President repeat Outrage
bun they did not catch anything else that he
said. Evidently the President managed
tomolllfy in some degree the injured feel
ings Of his South American weloomer.
When their conversation had ended, Mr..
Roosevelt and Senior Bermudez shook
hands cordially and the latter. leaping
ashore, went rapidly out Of the yard and
boarded a street car.
Mrs. Roosevelt, Surgeon-General Rixey
Of the Navy. M. c. Latta. Assistant Score
ary Of the President, and Mr.. Loeb fol-
lowed the President on deck and came
ashore at once. The P$sident greeted
Capt. Leutz very cordially and also shook
hands with Lieut.. Commander Key and
NE others who were there TO meet him.
Then the President Inc Mrs. Roosevelt,
Miss Ethel and Miss Hagner got in the
Waiting White House carriage and were
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