The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-17
GETTING READY
FOR ROOSEVELT
American Globe TrOtter Is
l. Nearing New York City
BIG PREPARATIONS MADE
Rough Riders VIII He on Hand and
state and City Officials VIII Take
Part in Welcoming the Re-
turning Traveller ,:

New York, June 16.-Theodore Roose-
welt at midnight was within 500 miles by
dead reckoning of the New York harbor
and learned of the welcome he will re-
ceive upon his arrival. Saturday morn
ing he will return TO America after an
eventful absence of Is months. His ship.
the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, is rated as
a 17-knot boat and her normal speed
cover the remaining distance in 80 hours,
bringing the former President to the gate
way of the harbor at s a. m. Saturday.
The programme is for Colonel Roosevelt
to leave the steamer at quarantine at 9
o'clock that morning. 1t is assumed the
vessel will be held back when she nears
port SO as not to arrive before scheduled
time.
Twenty-one guns. the national salute,
will greet former President Roosevelt as
he first enters the outer harbor of New
York or his return to the United states
The battleship South Carolina, to be sta
tined in the Ambrose channel, will thus
notify an expectant city that the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria and her distinguished
passenger are close at hand at last.
In completion of the naval demonstra-
tion that will follow, Chairman r. A. C..
Smith of the harbor display committee
announced tonight the list of vessels and
the line of formation. Final instructions
were also given to all captains. Eighty
warships, harbor patrol boats and other
steamers will take official part in the
parade up the Hudson river and back to
the battery. In addition a fiotilla of 100
merchant steamers will carry sightseers
down the bay to witness the transfer OF
Colonel Roosevelt and his party from the
ocean liner to the Androscoggin, the reve-
nue. cutter that will bear the welcoming
party and Colonel Roosevelt in the
parade
AS the former President boards the An
droscaggin. a second salute eiii announce
that he is once more under the American
flag. For two minutes following the
combined fotillas Will join in deafening
blast of whistles.
Escorted by revenue steamers, police
patrol boats, the South Carolina, five tor
pedo boat destroyers and the government
dispatch boat Dolphin, the Androscoggin
will lead the river parade. When Colonel
Roosevelt Is landed at the battery the
formal welcome by Mayor Gaynor will
proceed His speech and that by Mr..
Roosevelt will be the only addresses, and
the land parade will start Immediately.
New York began final preparations
for the reception in earnest today. De-
spite rain and clouds the decorating for
the event went steadily ahead.
Former Gov. Benjamin Odell an
nounced here tonight that he had de-
clined to serve on the committee to
receive Colonel Roosevelt next Satur-
day, appointed by Chairman Timothy
L. Woodruff of the republican state
committee. He said he had no explana-
tions to make.
To clear the city of pic<pockets be-
fore the Roosevelt homecoming cele
bration, 500 detectives will tonight start
out to pick up every known crook
they can find. Magistrates will hold
the prisoners for 4S hours and longer
II necessary.
Announcement was made today that
Governor Hughes will be unable to bo
present to take part in Saturdays DEM
onstration and has appointed Adjutant
General Verbeck as his representative.
A telegram was received by the ge-
ception committee today announcing
that Governor Albert Gilchrist of Flor
ida had appointed Frank @. Brown a.
his representative.