The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-05
FormerPreSident Is Received
AT Arsenal By Ambas-
SadOr GriScom.
WILL GO ASHORE
TO DINNER PARTY
Diplomats and American Colony at
Pier Hours Ahead of
Time.

NAPLES. April 5.-The steamer Ham
burg, with ex-President Roosevelt
aboard, dropped anchor shortly before
O'Clock this afternoon. and was given
a tremendous ovation by thousands
who crowded the pier, among whom
were American tourists. from all over
Italy
The first to greet Roosevelt was
American Ambassador Griscom. who.
with party Of friends and city and
government officials. went out in a
tender and were taken aboard the Ham
burg Roosevelt appeared on the bridge
Of the Hamburg, and was vociferously
cheered.
Tne tender that conveyed the Girls
co mparty to the Hamburg returned
to the arsenal shortly. and it was sup
posed that Roosevelt was in the party.
The party entered closed automobiles
that had been rendered by the duke OF
Ascoh and the crowd. stin thinking
that Roosevelt was among the number,
cheered wildly as the automobiles
dashed of.
Remained On Ship.
1t developed, however, that ROOse-
velt and his son Kermit remained
aboard the Hamburg. an5 at this hour
(4:S) they have not yet come ashore
it was unohicially reported that the~
would not disembark until time to 90
to a dinner TO be given by the duke
and duchess of Aosta at their home
at Capo di Monte AS the Admiral
sails ata 10 O'Clock tonight il is pos
sible that even this function of the ex-
tesasive program arranged in RoOse-
Velt's honor viii be abandoned and
I RO0GpTcfT FfOr IN
Naples.
A tender has been placed at mis- dis
posal, and he may go direct from tie
Hamburg to the Admiral
The captain of the Admiral said that
If Mr.. Roosevelt expressed the wish TO
pay a brief visit to the ruins sf Messina
he would stop there for q Few hoV-s.
but he has received no intimation OF
the cOlOGeIs desires IN case il is de-
I cided that Mr.. ROOSsverI Will stop at
Messina,. Ambassador GrtsCOn. and a
distinguished party will make the %ip
TO Messina in the United States gun
boat Scorpion, and be with the Roose-
Welt party during the Messlna stay.
Intense disappointment is manifest
everywhere over the failure of the city
20 have the opportunity of doing homage
70 the distinguished visitor.
Roosevelt himself expressed his sOr-
row at the delay and the consequent en-
forced modification of the reception pro-
gram.
ThrOng At Pier.
Outside, however, a dense throng.
numbering possibly I0.OaO. had gathered
and II cheered Mr.. Roosevelt repeat
edIy.
a premature report that the Ham
burg had been sighted early in the day
caused Ambassador Griscom and his
party to go hurrying down the bay in
a launch to meet the ship The Am
basSador was accompanied by Consul
Crowninshield, Vice Consul MenningeT.
and several secretaries from the en-
bassy at Rome. They found, however.
that the Hamburg had not yet been
sighted on the party's return the
members boarded the United States
gunbOat Scorpion
The fact that the Hamburg was late
III arriving seemed 10 make no difer-
ence in the enthusiasm of the crowds
that thrOnged the piers Thousands
iocked into the city from all the sur
rounding towns and in the number were
hundreds of Americans. Many Amsri-
cans in the winter coIony at Capri csme
over to welcome Mr.. Roosevelt All of
them wore small American flags.
Despite the fact THAI Mr. Roosevelt is
travelling unofhcialiy, his reception had
an official tlnge, by reason OF the pres
ence of American Ambassador GrisCum
and officials representing both the city
and The Italian government
Herr Won Hartmann, the German con
sui general at Naples, also took a hand
in the reception, presenting Mr. ROOse-
Welt with an address from the Kaiser