The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-06-23
Holiday for City.

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Where, pictures of Roosevelt were hung
IN thousands of windows, and along
the line OF march buildings were draped
with bunting.
At 1928 the Kaiserin Auguste VIC
toria passed the battery, going IN the
North river to her berth in Hoboken.
she reared a deep bass salute and a
siren answer. 1t was estimated that
by the time Colonel Roosevelt arrives
at the battery 100000 persons will be
massed there. All the stands were
croWded with white anvas and lee
GRATED with bunting and flags.
Directly in front of the stand from
which Mr.. Roosevelt speaks a space
has been reserved for the reception
committee and other guests of the day.
Back of this h people began piling
up, row on row. by thousands, patiently
dent.
While the naval parade was still in
visible from h Manhattan shore all
the whistles in the lower harbors broke
into a furious din. Roosevelt was APP
preaching and the crowd began to stir
Swift excursion steamers, their rails
black with sight-seers, began to file by
the battery nj still the parade was in
visible. At 9:55 the thunder of a salute
came rolling across the harbor.
First Ship in Sight.
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A moment later the white hull of the
first ship in the parade dressed from
stem to stern in flags, came In sight
and the list regiment band, stationed
on the water front, struck up "Colum-
bia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
AS the g~ray-hulled South Carolina
came abreast Of the Robins Reef light
a rift of white foam at her bow. the
patrol fleet Of revenue cutters swung
into position to s%tarboard and port Of
the line and slowly the maratime pa
geant passed on with the Androscoggin
Immediately behind the skirmish line
of war vessels.
Behind the Androscoggin the mer-
chant vessels took their positions in
double columns maintaining a distance
of 300 feet. Divided into IL divisions
commanded by as many vice commo-
dores, the parading fleet, nearly 200
strong. teamed up the bay and into
the Hudson, keeping well in towards
the New York shore. When opposite
the stake boat anchored off 59th street,
the procession turned in towards the
Jersey shore and steamed down the
river to the battery.
AS the defle reached the lower n of
Manhattan, every craft a1oat and
every factory ashore. put it's enthusi-
asm into steam and let loose a pande-
monium such as Is heard. but once a
year, at midnight Of December 81.
AT the battery as the morning wore
on. the crowd grew denser. but,
hemmed in as it was by the police and
the obstructing dock houses it could
see little of the water parade.
After the Androscoggin turned the
mark boat at 18th street, the crowds
turned from the shore and made their
way to the streets along which the
land parade was to move.
Second only in interest to the return
ing traveller We're the delegations Of
w~eSternerS.
The march of the Rough Riders down
Broadway on their way to greet their
old commander at the battery, was the
signal for an enthusiastic welcome all
along the line. The troopers wore yell
low khaki with buckskin leggings and
broad brimmed gray SLOUGH hats. Their
horses looked like mustangs, accoutred
with heavy military saddles and blank
cts as though ready for campaign.
They moved in battalion formation,
the ranks extending for two blocks
alcng the roadway with flags flying,
and their rough rider band playing.
Colonel Roosevelt left the Androscog-
Gin battery at 1885 a. m. and walked to
his place in the speakers stand accom-
( panied by Mayor Gaynor. rs there a
stenographer," was his first question.
On assurance that there was, he said:
Good. Now we will go ahead. Boys,
Tn feeling fine"
This beats Africa and Europe said
Colonel Roosevelt as he stepped brisk
ly up the gangplank from the revenue
cutter Manhattan to the larger cutter
Androscoggin. as it lay of quarantine.
Mayor Gaynor welcomed Colonel
Roosevelt briefly and Mr.. Roosevelt be-
gan his reply Immediately. His voice
was a little hoarse. but he spoke with
his usual vigor and declamatory effect.
A. cheer and a laugh went up when he
said with emphasis. Il enjoyed myself
immensely"
Replying to Mayor Gaynor, Colonel
Roosevelt said;
Thank you, Mayor Gaynor, through you
1 thank your committee and through them
I wish to thank the American people for
their greeting. ! need hardly say | am
deeply moved at the reception given me.
No man could receive such a greeting
without being made to feel both very
proud and humble.
7 nave been away a year and a quarter
from America and / lave seen strange and
interesting things, alike in the heart of
the frowning wilderness and In the capt.
tails of the mightiest and most highly pol
ished of civilized nations.
7 have thoroughly enjoyed myself and
now l am more glad than I can say to
get home, to be back in my own country,
back among the people l love. am
ready and eager to do my part so far as
I am able in helping solve problems which
1 must pe SOINeu IL We VI lllls lliS SiSo&Cot
democratic republic on which the sun
has ever shone are to gee its destinies rise
to the high level of our hope and its OPP
p~ortunit;es.
This is the duty of every citizen. but II
is peculiarly my duty: for any man who
has ever been honored by being made
president Of the United States is thereby
forever after rendered the debtor of the
American people and is bound throughout
his life to remember this as his prime oh
legation and in private life as much as In
public life so to carry himself that tho
American people may never have cause
u feel regret that once they placed hin
at the bead.
EVERYWHERE the returning traveller
met the same whirlwind of demonstra-
tive greetings as he went through tbs
packed city streets.
Mr.. Roosevelt stood erect In his car
rage most of the time. his silk hat in
his right hand waving responsive greet
ings to the r~e-achoing cheers. By noon
, the popular welcome was practically
concluded and Mr.. Roosevelt Joined
relatives for lunch preparatory to re-
;. turning to his home at oyster Bay late,
!, in the day.
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