The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-03
A NOTABLE EVENT
The Ter-Centennial Exposition at
Jamestown Formally Opened
to the Public.
A THREE CENTURY SALUTE
President Roosevelt and the Naval
Display of Warsnips Was Really
About all That Was to
Be Seen.

Norfolk, Va, April 27.-The trim
Mayflower, bearing the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt, Secretary Loeb and a
few invited guests. approaching from
the eastward arrived at the head If
the column of war vessels Friday
morning almost an hour before the
usual call for quarters Is sounded
aboard a man-of-War, AS the May
flower approached with rainbow
flags aflutter, the American flagship
hOomed out the first guns of the
presidential salute In a flash the
other American ships and the foreign
vessels had manned their cannCn and
a roar of II guns fired from each YES
sci of the fleet sounded almost
simultaneously.
The Mayflower pointed her way up
the roads toward Norfolk, passing
along the outer line of foreign ships,
Close aboard" As she cleared the
first of these, the visiting vessel
opened fire with u new series of
statutes repeated in turn by every bat
t,eship and cruiser of the big fleet.
Leaving the British ships astern the
Mayflower was greeted with the BOOM
ing cannon of the German squadron,
and President Roosevelt was treated
to genuine surprise. The Room and
the Bremen came into American
waters wearing the dark gray coats
of the German squadrons. AS mark
of respect to the American ships, both
cruisers appeared Friday in brand
now coats of white paint as splck ana
span as the United States vessels
themselves. The Room fired the first
of her Fl guns in honor of the presl-
dent Just as the echoes of the Good
Hopes suluting caunon had died away.
The president landed at the eXposi-
ton grounds shortly after II a. m.
The immense government piers under
going construction are still many
weeks from completion and it was
with some difficulty that a way was
cleared for even the light launches In
which the president and the naval OIL
ficers of the various squaGrons made
the Journey to shore. Booming can
non again greeted the president as he
stepped upon the temporary structure
which is eventually to be magnifi-
cent water gate known as Discovery
Landing President Tucker of the eX-
position personally welcomed Mr..
Roosevelt who with Mrs. Roosevelt
was driven to the granGstand on the
parade between two lines of soldiers
from the 23d United States infantry.
The infantrymen in open file, COW
cred the entire course of the presi-
dents drive from the shore front to
the place Of the inaugural ceremonies.
The center box on the grand stand
was assigned to the president and his
family Gold lace glittered every
where ard from the somDre blue of
the American naval officers to the
dazzling red of some of the German
attaches. the colors flashed in kaleid-
escopic riot. large delegations from
the foreian and American ships were
banked in solid square just back OF
the president. while 10 right and left
were the governors of many states,
surrounded by their staffs. United
States senators and representatives
also were there.
The ceremonies were brief, the fea-
ture being the addresses of President
Tucker of the exposition and Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The latter, at the
conclusion of his address, pressed the
gold button, which formally marked
the opening. of the commemorative
enterprise. Then followed an infor-
NAL luncheon to the President and
forty other guests in the Administra-
ton building.