The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-05
IS WELCOMED HOME CITIZEN ROOSEVELT ARRIVES AT
 OYSTER BAY. The Ex-President Exehanged Hand- clasps With His NeighbOrs and
 Then Drove to Ills House on Sagamore Hill.

Oyster. Bay, N. Y, March 5.-Citizen Roosevelt, free from all official cares. rests peacefully this morning in his own home on Sagamore Hill. three miles from this village, after having gone through one of the busiest weeks in his life-the final week of his seven vears' administration As President of the United States, which came to an end at noon yesterday.
 It was in the most domestic manner that the trip from Washington to Oys- ter Bay was made. The train from Washington was delayed over three hours between that city and Phlladel phia by the results of the storm.
 MT. Roosevelts special train left Long Island City at 1928 this morn ing and as he was more than three hours behind the schedule time. he did not expect that his neighbors in oyster Bay would remain up to gree, him at the home coming as they had expected to do.
 He was agreeably disappointed therefore, when his train reached Oys- ter Bay, to find the station brilliantly illuminated with electric bulbs and Japanese lanterns while a big illumi' mated banner bade him "welc come home." Better than all. there was a crowd of from 200 to 300 of his neigh bors on hand. whom neither the late ness of the hour, the biting wind. nor the snow-covered roads could deter from waiting to greet their famous fei- Iow-townsman.
 The ex-President, well pleased al this sign of friendliness. stayed in the station for fifteen minutes or more to exchange hand-clasps and greetings with enthusiastic friends. The village band was on hand to enliVen the pro. ceedlngs.
 The greetings over. Mp. Roosevelt tucked his family into the waiting car riage and drove away for his home or Sagarnore Hill.
 Former President Roosevelt tonight had no message to give to the Ameri- can people after his seven years term as their chief executive. His last words to all on leaving Washington and since then, were:
 'tGood-bye and good luck.% These expressions. he has uttered al most necessarily for a week, to thou sands of friends but the>sincerity wltf which he said this farewell did not di' minish in the least. His last farewell greetings today were to a number oi people who rode in the same car witt him, including a number of newsDApei
 
 words as a goodnight message to tho country. He refrained however, iron saying anything for publication ant announced that any statements whicf might appear as coming from hin could be declared as fakes"
 During the trip from Washington the former President and Mrs. Roose velt travelled in a most democratic manner They were aboard a Pullman unattended In anyway. No secret ser vice men accompanied MT. Roosevelt because he had protested against this He and Mrs. Roosevelt occupied drawing room in Pullman car of tht regular express from Washington tt New York.
 Little tedium was held by either Col onel Roosevelt or his wife as a resul of the slow trip due to the heavy storn of last night which destroyed tele graphic and telephonic communication along the route and made the dispatch ing of trains extremely diHcult.
 The former President conversed con stsntly during the trip with Mrs 1 Roosevelt and often laughed heartily l Sitting in the front seat was Mrs | Roosevelt, knitting iRdustriously witt 1 old-fashioned needles. Opposite he 1 sat the ex-Presldent, smiling happil! at her. Both looked pleasantly a those assemble3 outside the window when stations were reached and bowed acknowledgme