The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-01
SECRETARY ROOT HOME AGAIN
HE REACHED WASHINGTON AT
4 r. W. YESTERDAY.
Much Gratihed by the Honor Accorded Him
and the Kindness and Courtesy sh0wn
Himself AMI MEMBER OF His Party
Wherever They Went I'm south America.

attu NuC htuhhNC uUu tOuTttbN SHOWN
Himself and Member OF His Party
Wherever They Went in south America.
WASHINGTON. Sept. p.-Elihu Root,
Secretary of State OF the United States,
completed his notable tour of South America
when he reached the Washington navy yard
to-day aboard the United States yacht
Sylph. With him were Mrs. Root and their
daughter, Miss Edith Root, and Mr.. DOYLE,
Mr.. Roots private secretary, all Of whom
accompanied him on the grand tour. MIR.
Roots travels occupied nearly thirteen
weeks.
There was no ceremony in the reception
OF Mr.. Root upon his arrival. The marine
guard was not turned out, and on account
OF a navalregulation governing heobserv-
ance of Sunday M salute was fired. Alvey
A. Adee, acting Secretary of State; Hunt
ington Wilson, Third Assistant Secretary
OF State, and Elijah J. Baboock, confidential
secretary to Mr.. Root, and Capt. T.. H. C..
Leutze, the yards oommandant and other
ofhcersof the yard greeted the distinguished
traveller when he stepped ashore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Root went directly from
the navy yard TO their new home, the Levi
p. Morton house on Scott Circle, which Mr..
Morton occupied when he was Vice-Presi-
dent and which was the Russian Embassy
during the service of Count Cassini as the
Cars Ambassador.
Mr.. Root looked well and said he felt so.
except that he was very tired from his
journeyings. which aggregated 10000
miles, nearly all by water. From what
he said it was evident that Mr.. Root
was much g~ratified by the honor accorded
him az the representative Of the United
States wherever he went in South America.
He was greatly impressed by the industrial
awakening in that continent. Mr.. Root
excused himself on the ground Of fatigue
from giving any account Of his tour or
commenting o n conditions which he saw.
He was willing, however. to speak briefly
in regard to the splendid blindness and
courtesy shown to himself and the members
Of his party wherever they went.
There was nothing that they could
think Of to do he said. "to show us honor
and hospitality that was not done"
The last leg of Mr.. Roots tour was begun
at Cartagena, Colombia. on September 2i,
when he sailed thence with his wife and
daughter and his private secretary on the
United States cruiser Columbia for Piney
Point, near the mouth Of the Potomac
River. The Columbia. one Of the fastest
and most comfortable ships Of the navy,
arrived this morning at Piney Point, where
she was met by the Sylph. to which the
Secretary Of State and those who accom-
panied him were transferred at a:lO o'clock.
The Sylph then started for Washington,
arriving at the navy yard at 4 O'Clock this
afternoon.
h primary object Of Mr.. Roots visit to
South America was to attend the Pan
American Congress. Leaving New York
on July 4 aboard the cruiser Charleston, the
first stop was made at San Juan, Porto
Rico, whence the Charleston proceeded 10
Para, Pernambuco and Bahia, all in Brazil,
and to Rio de Janeiro, where the con0res
was in session. He remained in Rio and its
vicinity for nine days. While there he
visited Sac Paulo, a very progressive city,
where a large private residence, a veritable
palace. was placed at the disposal of the |
Secretary Of State and his party. This
kind OF hospitality was general in South
America, in nearly every place some wealthy !
family vacatlng it's mansion in order that
the visitors from the United States might
nave not only the most comfortable accom-
modations, but absolute privacy. At Sac
PaulO also a handsome victoria was built
expressly for the use Of Mr.. and Mrs. Root
and Miss Root during their brief visit.
Leaving Rio on the Charleston on August
3, Mr.. Root visited Montevideo, the caDitaI
OF Uruguay, and was taken to Buenos
Ayres. the capital Of the Argentine Republic,
on a war vessel OF that Government. The
Charleston proceeded down the south
eastern coast Of South America 10 the
Straits Of Magellan and to Punta Arenas
on the Pacific side, and from there to Lott,
Chile.
Mr.. Root went by rail to Santiago. the
Chilean capital, which had recently been
badly damaged by an earthquake, and TO
Valparaiso, which suffered more severely
than Santiago. He went thence TO Callao and
Lima, Peru. At Panama the Secretary left
the Charleston and proceeded by rail 10
Colon, where he boarded the Columbia.
which took him to Cartagena, whence he
sailed a week ago last Friday.
Every where the hospitality shown to the |
distinguished American was extremely cor
dlal and there was great enthusiasm at all
places. The tributes paid to the United
States by the manner in which Mr.. Root
was acclaimed were remarkable for their
heartiness.
The original itinerary OF Mr.. Roots tour
was not strictly adhered to, changes being
made 70 allow stops in Porto Rico and some
other places. But in spite Of these changes
the tour was completed on schedule, a re-
markable showing for a journey Of IL, 900
miles. the major portion OF which was made |
by sea. IL was intended when Mr.. Root
sailed from New York that he should end
his trip there on October /, which ia to-
morrow, and he would have been landed
there on that date II the Columbia had
direct from CaTtagena to New York
instead Of entering American territory az
the Virginia cape and coming up Chesa-