The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-07
SHAKES HANDS
WITH THE KING
Former President Roosevelt
Meets italian in HarbOr
at MeSSlna.
INSPECTION OF THE RUINS
AMERICAN ACCLAIMED BY SUR
vlVORs OF DISASTER.

,re.-fra. April Theodore Roose-
..-.- and King Victor Emmanuel met
...t.v Old the Italian battleship Reum-
...--. I'm AIessina harbor. The meeting
..s- characterized by the utmost cor
.f-rfrv. and the king expressed the
latitude of himself and the Italian
-.ar.e for the generous assistance Of.
.-. United States to the earthquake
sufferers.
a, tile close of the interview Mr..
Roosevelt went ashore and inspected
,r. ruins of the city, the desOiatiOn Of
,.rfah moved him strongly. He then
b1srfeG the steamer Admiral. which,
inst at sunset. proceeded on her way
a M0ubasa.
--rs Admiral arrived at Nessina
.b.rt O'Clock I'm the afternoon and
.... -rfrtcd by the ReumbertO. with
Cha. Fiu- ON board. which reached here
.- tho morning Almost Immediately
.-.--4r PfaisJcT. the former Italian
..af+srv attachc at Washington, and
-.- aide to Admiral Mirabello. was
-.Eer To the Admiral i'm a launch anu
manfred for Mt Roosevelt. To him
r..4f5 the king sent his compliments
and would have great pleasure i'm re-
.-f-fr- the former president or the
rrfroI States.
AIR. Rooseyclts face 1t up WIN
smile and. accompanied by his son
-.~mft and Amba ssador Griscom, he
-..r- If once To- the battleship.
ELUSIVE Greeting.
Tho kim met the party at the head
.. the saugvsV. and he greeted the
.r-rr-sident enusively. shaking him
warmly bv tho hand He did not wish,
le said. to allow the opportunity 70
PASS OF making the personal acqua nj
.r.a af so distinguished man. ABOVE
$50. ra wanted personally TO thank the
former president for the help extended
I'D, america at the time of the earth
.uabc. co.,.
You are now able" he added to
understand better what terrible as
r-rar il was
Mr. Roosevelt thanked the sovereign
-,- the compliment paid him IN lnNll-
ing him aboard the Reumberto. he
said -he American people did not Wish
thanks for what they had done, as
they had merely tried 20 do their DUTY,
and knew no better way 10 cohIfonl
trr immense need than by their WORK
and contributions
Photographed Together,
Tho king then turned To- The hunting
triu To- Africa. the king saying that
h.s tastes also ram iu that direction. He
mentioned the expedition Of the Count
OF Turn iu Africa. and hoped MI
Roosevelt would meet jhe count there.
After more than half an hours CONVEX
-.tion tho king accompanied his guest
ashore. where a-photogra ph was made
.t d. group. consisting of the king. Nj.
Roosevelt. Kermit and Ambassador
Gris.g-1. Al the suggestion of the
hing Mr.. Roosevelt snapped a picture
of the king. Admiral Mira ellO. ker-
u-r and Ambassador GriSCom-
Before leaving tine king wished M.
Roosevelt d happy and successfU, TRIP
r.. much good luck i'm hunting. He
asked Mr. Roosevelt to promise that
.e would visit Rome on his g.. return.
when the queen would be pleased 10
l.-.t uiu. The king then left not
wishing to accompany the party over
r.a ruins
AIR. Roosevelt was charmed with the
courtesy of the king. and declared it
VAS the most interesting half hour he
..I spent since he left the United
States
Ruins Inspected.
THE inspection Of the runs then be-
lsu. the party including Mr.. ROUse-
ra. and Kermit. Ambassador Girls
.... Lieutenant commander Belknap,
Colonel Dodge. Winthrop Chandler.
f."r.larr Allen Buchanan and En-
--. -. NJ Wilcox of the United States
-raHar Scorpion. Surgeon DOEalson
and Ensign r. W. SpOffoTd of the
United states ship celtic. and John FL
". eu artist. z9u-iu-laW of Mrs. Julia
Wan. Howe
I'm The American quarter AT ROOse-
-.- ..u-IarulaJed the American work
... .. OBJ. speed with which they had
constructed the hut-. He shook hands
.r. tr. mgl from the American navy.
.-. are directing the work. leaving
. highly delighted.
Considerable trouble was experienced
".Efn- their way through the city
. ram. which soon began To- tall
...-l -ra7tIy 10 the difficulties of thr
..ar m the house where the
f...r.an workers made their head
.-.-- glass OF wine WAS offered