The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-07

glass. said:
Il drink to all the men Of whatever /
nationality who have worked and are I
working to relieve what befell the ST.
Gillian people
The former presidents departure
from the city TO go aboard his steamer
was marked with scenes that moved
nm To emotion Although it was rain
ing heavily. the people gathered in
crowds The women kissed their hands
To him. the children threw flowers IN
his path. and the men cheered wildly
It vas a spontaneous greeting to one
who had been their friend.
Turning to one of the members OF his
party. Mr.. Roosevelt said:
I am glad and proud, as an Ameri-
can citizen, that my country could &c
something to help tn 5 immense dis
asteT. for which even all the assist
ance in the world would be insult
Gent"
Trip Down the Coast.
Arising early this morning, Mr..
Roosevelt was soon out on deck. armed
with a pair of marine glasses The air
was balmy and the sunshine brilliant.
After the buffeting they had received
on the voyage from Gibraltar to Ma
pies. the TRIP down the coast was like
sailing on a lake. The whole morning
was passed on deck. and Mr.. Roosevelt
had a good opportunity to learn much
from those of the party who had been
I through the thrilling experience Of the
earthquake concerning the tragic de-
tails of that disaster.
He was particularly interested in the
stories told by Signor Trincheri. the
prefect of Messina. who. under orders
from Premier Giolitti, was to accom-
pany MI Roosevelt on his inspection of
the city. The project. who was injured
i'm the wreck Of his own home. told of
his son being buried for many hours
under the ruins. He believed his son
was dead. but eventually he was res
cued. such moments. AIr. Roosevelt
said. must age a man by fifty years
View of StromboIi.
About II O'Clock the Admiral passed
close to the Lipari islands, the volcano
Stromboli. which the ancients regarded
as the seat Of AeOlus. the god of the
winds. standing up hugely against the
blue of the sky. From the cone Of the
volcano. more than 5000 feet high.
column Of smoke rose majestically and
was swept far away in heecy clouds
The village of Stromboh, all white like
a Moorish town. lay low down by the
sea.
At luncheon Mr. Roosevelt had be
the German emperor There was little
ceremony over this meal, and soon all
rushed on deck again SO that they
might not lose the view at the entrance
Of Messina harbor All that was left
Of the population of that once busy city
gathered early near the landing place
to witness the arrival
As the Admiral approached the shore
the former president made exactly the
same remark as hundreds of others who
have visited the ruins and observed
There is more standing than I ex-
| pected.'
Aghsst at the Sight.
When. however. he saw behind those
shells Of what once were the walls of
splendid palaces. he was aghast. saying
/ that il was impossible to form any idea
of the completeness Of the disaster
without ocular demonstration. There
i have been many changes at Messina
since the early days just before the
earthquake All along the sea front
huts. tents and makeShifts of various
kinds have been erected. There Is
certain noise and hustle symtomatic of
the city's resuming something of its
former activity. Very small shops are
tucked away in dooTways or in an iso-
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/ general destruction.
Numerous craft were to be noticed in
the harbor. from battleships to fruit
ScOWs.
Mr.. Roosevelt and his party explored
I the interior of the town now a desert
| waste. practically composed Of gl-
gautic rubbish heap. Great blocks OF
stone and ancient columns lay scat
I tered among the rubbish where danger
Gus walls had been pulled down The
| line Of the streets was preserved only
by tracks worn by the civilian sur
I vivors. the soldiers and the police. No
/ green thing met the eye. and there was
I scarcely person to be seen, so terrible
and vast was the desOlatiOn- 1t seemed
/ impossible that anyone should i've in
such d wilderness Of ruins
Survivors Not Unhappy.
Mr.. Roosevelt was strongly moved
by the pitiful spectacle of d city De
stroyed. and on the way back ne spoke
most svmpatheticaily of the suferings
If Tho Sicilians and of the mysterious
Influence that held them to their devas-
Hated country. Arrived again IN the
Dopulated quarters. it seemed a. though
the people were not so unhappy after
IaU They showed a certain serene con-
|tentmeut. and everywhere Mr.. Roose-
Welt was greeted with enthusiasm
THE scene about the harbor front
was characteristic. The handsome 81
Gillian women with their beautiful. half
naked children. appeared in their bright
rolors. The men Of the Arab type were
inst as attractive i'm their own way
But I'm another sense the spectacle was
most touching. for here was people
suddenly overwhelmed. struggling Tor
Ievie+arrra b1It refusing to leave the
Land from sheer love Of home. The
crowds followed the American party
wherever il went. cheering frequently,
I --..-- ..y-=r-. America viva