New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-01
JAMESTOWN FAIR Is
OPENED TO WORLD
PRESIDENT is CHIEF FIGURE IN
THE CEREMONIES AT
NORFOLK.
Quells Incipient Panic-Reviews the
international War Fleets, Makes d
Vigorous Address and Presses the
Gold Button.

Norfolk, Va, April 27.-President
Roosevelt, the diplomatic, naval and
military representative of 81 of the
nations of the world, and the COVER
nors of score of states participated
Friday in the opening exercises of the
Jamestown Tercentennial exposition.
From the firing of a sunrise salute
of 800 guns by the United States
army, through the picturesque review
of the international fleet of war YES
sells anchored in Hampton Roads,
through the ceremonies of dedication
at which the president spoke, and
down to late hour at night, when
the chief executive went aboard the
naval yacht Sylph to spend the night
in the lower bay, the day was crowded
with notable incidents.
President Averts a Panic.
Not the least impressive of the days
events was the action of the president
| in assuming command of the situation
in front of the crowded grandstand
from which he spoke, when panic
seized the surging throng of specta-
tors Pressed against the guard ropes
| by thousands of eager persons in the
rear of the gathering, who were fore
ing their way forward, the safety of
| life and limb of those who had the
more favored positions was endan-
gered
President Roosevelt had just been
introduced by Harry st. George Tuck
err, the head of theJamestown EXPOSE
ton company, when the disorder and
unrest in the crowd reached it's height
and the civil guards in front of the
grandstand seemed about to be swept
from their posts. With the agility of
schoolboy, the president jumped
upon the table which had been placed
in the speakers balcony and, waving
his arms, cried out to the men Of Vir-
ginia to live up to their traditions of
gallantry and cease :, the crowding
which was threatening the lives Of
the women and children in the as
semblage.
Soldiers Quiet the Crowd.
The crowd needed the presidents
warning at once, but when he had set
tied down into his speech, and the
words were fairly blown from his
mouth by the 7southeasterly gale which
was sweeping the great parade, the
immense audience became uneasy
again, and those on the outskirts be-
gan to press forward once more. The
president was interrupted and mount
ed officers and men of the United
States cavalry were called in to take
charge. They rode up and down along
the front of the crowd and gradually
opened it up and relieved the pres
4 sure.
q The military encamped about the
exposition grounds began the days
ceremonies with the firing of the
\ three-century salute Soon thereafter
from across the waters of Hampton
a Roads came the boom of ship cannon
n signaling the beginning of the review
4 by the president Of the most formid
\ able fleet of international battleship'
and cruisers the world has witnessed
in many years.
Review of the Great Fleet.
On board the tidy cruiser zach
. Mayflower, the president, with fey
especially invited guests, was greete
first by roar of 81 guns from eac
d of the vessels foreign and American
I" Then. as he steamed along the Ian
y of the visiting men of war, he wa
~ saluted individually and in turn b
A. every battleship and cruiser at ancho
90 in the roads. The marine picture
VS. viewed from shore by thousands an
es from the decks of excursion and pleas
as ure craft by almost as many more
lo was at once imposing and Impressive
an When his yacht had anchored
the very midst of the naval vessel
the president received on board th
. flag and commanding officers of tt
v. foreign fleet and the flag officers
p the house squadrons.
n Booming cannon again greeted TT
president as he stepped upon the ter
porary structure which is eventual
to be magnificent water gate know
as Discovery Landing. Presidel
Tucker, of the exposition, personal
welcomed Mr.. Roosevelt, sayi1
4 simply:
"Mr. President, Old Virginia sa1ut
n you, SIR
The president returned the salut
ton and, with Mrs. Roosevelt, W
driven to the grandstand on the Pr
ade between two lines Of soldiers frc
the Twenty-third United States infs
q try.
Presses the Golden Button.
The ceremonies of dedication we
brief, the features being the address
y of President Tucker of the expositi