The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-06-18

steamship agencies ana hotels, now
| ever were festooned with flags and
bunting.
New York, June 18--Ideal "Roose-
welt weather." bright skies, strong
sun and a gentle breeze greeted the
steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
as she sailed up the lower bay to
| quarantine early today. The Ger
man liner, Bedecked with signal
| flags and her colors, passed In the
Ambrose channel at 7;05 and pro-
ceeded slowly to quarantine, all of
the vessels in the lower bay whistling
| mighty salute in honor of Colonel
| Roosevelt and his party.
As the Kaiserin passed through the
Narrows at quarantine. she was re-
ceived with a twentv-one gun salute
from Fort Wadsworth. reservation
The big liner broke out signal flags
and national emblems from every
mast, while long linnes of them reach
ed to her decks. The lofty heights of
Fort Wadsworth were manned with
coast artillerymeh who gave cheer
after cher as the vessel passed. The
harbor Joined in with footing whist
les and soon created an old time New
| York bay pandemonium. The instant
/ the Kaiserin halted before quaran-
tine ahe health officer DR.. Doty, and
three of his deputies boarded her and
Inspected the l 3S9 emigrants who
Were lined up.
| AS soon as the health officer had
passed the ship a launch darted
along the Kaiserin and Captain Archi
bald Butt, President Tafts aide, to-
lgether with Secretary Wilson, Sena-
tor Lodge and Nicholas Longworth,
came over the side and greeted the
former president wuo still held in his
hand an embossed set o resolutions
from the pilots u~'on which had been
handed to aim 10y the police who
boarded the ship off Sandy Hook and
brought ner vi - quarantine.
When taa Nanl9tt5n went along
side Colonel Roosevelt, attired in
frock coat and wearing a tall hat,
was standing on the bridge of the
Kaiserin, with Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Ethel and Kermit Grouped about the
liner were the battleship South Caro-
| line aud the tornado boats, which
awaited the transfer of the colonel.
The Roosevelts left the Kaiserin
from the forward starboard gangway
and stepped to the deck of the Man
haitian. The ex-president was given
a tremendous ovation from the peo-
pie on the surrounding craft and the
band from the battleship struck up
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner, while
Colonel Roosevelt lifted his hat in
salute.
Among the passengers on the Kais-
erin, who bade Colonel Roosevelt good
bye, we're Mrs. Speck Won Stern
berg, wife of the deceased former
German ambassador to the United
States and an intimate of the Roose'
welt family; Mrs. II. Vanderbilt,
Count Marget Beroldingen, Major c.
II. Soaring, M. C. Thaw, and Mrs,
G.. Vanderbilt.
The reception committee on the
| Androscoggin was led by Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
As Colonel Roosevelt, attired in
frock coat and wearing a high hat,
stepped on board the Androscoggin,
the tug Dalzelline sounded three
sharp blasts upon her siren. This
| was the signal for the noisiest demon
| stration heard in New York bay In
many day Every craft opened It's
whistle wide and for several minute'
the din was terrific. Colonel Roose-
welt made an effort to say something
to the welcoming committee and the
welcoming committee tried to say
something to Colonel Roosevelt, bu'
it was all lost to the crowd In the
noisy salute. 1t was the first part OF
Americas welcome to her returning
| ex-president.
AS the sirens ceased, the Andros-
coggin started up the pay, preceded
by a whole fleet of revenue cutters
and police patrol boats. Immediately