The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-19
BY Associated Press.

New York, June 1S-Theodore
Roosevelt, ex-president of the United
States, statesman and cosmopolitan
traveller, was greeted back to his ma
Awe land today by such a demonstra-
zion of popular enthusiasm and per
tonal devotion as has never before
been accorded to a returning Amer
dean traveller. Each step in this event
Of the home coming, from the time he
Tlebarked from the steamer Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria until he moved up
Broadway amid the tumultuogs demon
Btrations of vast throngs of people,
brought forth a continuation of the
Dvations and fresh tributes OF popular
enthusiasm.
The stages In this stirring welcome
We're crowded into --ardly more than
three hours. At $3.50 this morning,
MIR. Roosevelt left the steamer amid
the roar of big guns from battleships
and land forts and a pandemonlum Of
steam whistles from craft and the fac
tories along the water front. Then,
aboard the revenue cutter andre.
scoggin, he moved at the head of an
imposing marine parade, up tle Hud-
son river to Riverside drive and back
again to the Battery amid tine con-
tinuous demonstrations of water front
and the assembled multitude along the
water front. The landing at the Bat
terry was the signal for another Clamor-
GUS ovation.
Here, too, Mayor Gaynor extended
Official greetings and Mr.. Rooseve4s
spoke briefly, but significantly of the
interest and part he will continue to
take in public affairs. At II O'Clock
fse start up Broadway began, through
sdensely massed throngs extending
for five piles along the main thorough
fares ofsthe city. Everywhere the re-
turning traveller met the same whirl-
wind of demonstrative greetings AS
he passed Wall street further on as
he moved through Park place and
business section and then thrGugh the
throngs in Union and Madison squares
and through the long reaches of Fifth
avenue. Mr.. Roosevelt stood erect in
his carriage most of the time, his silk
hat in his right hand, waving respon-
sive greetings to the echoing cheers.
BY noon the popular welcome was
practically concluded and Mr.. Roose-
welt Joined relatives for lunch, pre-
paratory to returning to his home at
Oyster Bay later in the day.
HIS FIRST WELCOME.
The first address of welcome pre-
scented TO Mr.. Roosevelt was handed
him by the boarding pilot, on behalf
of the Pilots Association. This asso-
citation was the last to speed the
colonel on his departure from New
York. Health officer Doty was the
first of those from shore to pay his
respects to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
1,%1n I r,-+H IS
Ohio, and Captain Archibald Butt
boarded the Kaiserin from the Man
haitian and were received by Mr.
Roosevelt in his stateroom.
An interesting incident occurred
during the early reception in the har-
Dor. Colonel Roosevelt was waving
his hat in response to the cheers
that were waited to him from craft
on all sides when he suddenly paused
and, looking in the direction of the
press tug Gilderson, pointed his hand
to the south. He seemed to be giving
a warning and the men on the Glider
Bon turned quickly in the direction in
dictated. They saw the bow of the
battleship South Carolina looming up
hardly hundred yards off the tugs
Btarboard quarter and Captain Martin,
of the Gilderson, who had been look
Ing for danger in another direction,
put his wheel hard over just in time
70 get his boat out of the big war.
ship's way.
From the Gilderson Mr.. Roosevelt
rould be seen leading Mrs. Roosevelt
by the arm to the front of the flying
bridge and pointing out to her the
picturesque scene of the soldiers at
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