Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
NEW YORK READY,
AND tn. IS ONLY
800 MILES AWAY
Throats of Great Guns to Roar a
Welcome as Colonel Comes
Steaming Home
CITY ABLAZE WITH BUNTING
Former Gov. 0deII, Old Enemy,
Declines to Serve on Re-
Ception Committee
ASSOCIATED Press1

NEW YORK, June 16.-Former Gov
ernor Benjamin B. Odell announced
here tonight that he had declined to
serve on the committee to receive Col.
Roosevelt next Saturday, appointed by
Chairman Timothy Woodruff of the
Republican state committee. He had
no explanation to make.
NEW YORK, June 16.-Theodore
Roosevelt at midnight was within 500
miles, by dead reckoning, of the well
come New York will give him next
Saturday morning after his return
home after an absence of many
months.
The steamer Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria is rated as a seVenteenknot ves-
sci, and at her normal speed should
cover the remaining distance in twen-
ty-nine hours, bringing the former
president to the gateway of the har-
Dor at 8 a. m. Saturday.
1t is Col. Roosevelt's intention to
leave the steamer at 9 o'clock that
morning, so it is presumed the vessel
will be held back when she nears port
SO as not to arrive before schedule
Twenty-one guns, the national sa-
lutte, will greet Col. Roosevelt as he
enters the outer harbor on his return
to this country.
The battleship South Carolina, to be
stationed in the Ambrose channel, will
thus notify an expectant city that the
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria and her dis
tinguished passenger are near.
In completion of the naval demon
stration that will follow Chairman r.
A. Smith of the harbor display COM
mittee announced tonight the list of
vessels and the line formation.
Final instructions also were given
to all captains. Eighty warships har-
Dor patrol boats and other steamers
will take official part in the parade up
the Hudson river and back to the Bat
terry.
COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS
In addition a f1otilla of $50 merchant
steamers will carry sightseers down
the bay to witness the transfer of Col.
Roosevelt and his party from the
ocean liner to the Androscoggin and
Manhattan, the revenue cutters that
will bear the welcoming party in the
parade.
AS the former president boards the
Androscoggin a second salute will an
nounce that he is once more under the
American flag. For two minutes fol-
lowing the combined f1otillas will COM
bine in a blast of whistles.
Escorted by revenue steamers, police
patrol boats the South Carolina, five
torpedo boat destroyerS and the gov
ernment dispatch boat Dolphin, the
Androscoggin will lead the river pa
rade.
When Col. Roosevelt lands 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.
Despite rain and clouds the decorat-
ing of the city for the event went
steadily ahead.
In other ways the near approach of
the Roosevelt reception has impressed
itself upon the city. One of these was
in the influx of visitors. Hotel reg
listers gave the best proof of this.
Even far-away Alaska loomed up
large when word was received from
Governor Clark Of that territory that
former Governor w. B. Hoggatt of
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