The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-23
a regret that they once placed him at
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a regret that they once placed him at
their head"
The Land Parade.
Immediately following the specch-
es, the police formed a Gordon about
Colonel Roosevelt and the Reception
Committee and had literally to fight
their way to Broadway, where the
land procession was formed. The
start was made at 11:1O. The pa
rade was a small one. First came a
company of mounted policemen,
picked officers who rode magnificent
horses and rode them like centaurs.
They were followed by the Mounted
Band Of Troop G of Brooklyn. Then
came 100 of the Roosevelt RousA
Riders, clad in the uniforms IL "
wore at San Juan Hill. They were
mounted on the horses Of Troop c
and received a continuous ovation as
they rode past in the parade. Fol-
lowing came the Seventh Regiment
band, on foot, proceeding the open
carriage in which sat Colonel Roose-
welt. Mayor Gaynor and Chairman
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Behind came
the fifty open carriages containing
the members of the Reception Com
mittee.
Broadway seemed a solid mass of
people as the little parade drove up.
New York was never great on deco
rating, but every building along the
rating.
Wall Street Wouldn't Decorate.
While many carried the national
colors little attempt at decoration was
made in the financial district of
lower Broadway. Only one military
flag was flying in Wall street. The
stock exchange, cotton exchange, ].
Pierpont Morgan & company, the
Standard Oil company and the Cham
Der of Commerce absolutely barred
all decorations for the day.
The reception was spontaneous.
People cheered themselves hoarse.
Colonel Roosevelt smiling broadly,
bowed continually to right and left
and tipped his hat constantly.
Fifth Avenue, from Washington
Square to 59th street, had been as
signed to various clubs and organi-
cations, which lined the sidewalks
and acted as a human wall to hold
back the massed thousands. Behind
the uniformed organizations were
jammed a living sea of people, while
every window along Broadway and
Fifth Avenue was filled to overflow
ing with people who desired to get a
better glimps. of the former president.
One Mass of People.
From the Battery, the little cava-
lade passed up Broadway, in which
every Office building was damned
with spectators to Fourth street. 1t
turned over Fourth Street to Wash
ington Square, wound through the
square beneath the massive granite
arch erected to the memory of the
first President of the United States
and passed into Fifth Avenue.
The vista up the avenue that greet
ed the former presidents eye brought
him to his feet, hat in hand, the
Roosevelt smile broadening almost
into a laugh of delight. For miles
ahead, as far as the eye could see,
was packed such a gathering as new
er assembled on New York streets.
Uniformed organizations, with bands
blaring, stood at attention. Here
and there flowers were thrown into
the street as the president passed.
Thousands of men and women wav-
ed flags and cheered. This hearty
ovation continued the whole length
of the drive up Fifth avenue. 1t was
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%"redatory rich" along society's boule-
wards we're all thrown open, every
window framing a crowd that gath
cred to witness the triumphant pro-
cession.
At 59th street and Fifth avenue,
the procession hated and disbanded
and America hod, for the day, COM
pleted its welcome to it's foremost
private citizen.
Among the organizations in line
on Fifth avenue were the Roosevelt
Rooters," the Army and Navy Union
the Brooklyn Republican League, the
Spanish War Veterans, the United
Hungarian Societies, the Taft Socie-
ties. the delegations from Omaha and
Pittsburg, the West Side Republican
Club, the Red Men, the Northside
Chamber of Commerce. the Hamilton
Club of Chicago, the Republican Club
of New York, the Billikin club of Los
Angeles, the Roosevelt Enthusiastic
Of Houston, Tex, delegations of Red
Men from Houston and Philadelphia,
and countless Republican and Roose-
welt clubs from various portions of
the country.
1t is estimated that 100000 per-
sons had packed into Battery Park.
that 100000 had lined Broadway and
Fifth Avenue and that another $780,
900 had filled the windows along