New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-19

& 500 special guests of the conlfnittes.
and in one corner Of this space the com
n1ittee stood while Mayor Gaynor ana
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke.
Mayor Garnor's speech was only
few words. He said
we are all here to welcome Mr..
Roosevelt home to New York. We have
watched his progress abroad with de-
light He has been honored Wherever
he has gone as a man ana as an ex-
poner1t of the principles for when the
American government stands. He mas
beep received throughout Europe with
eraster hhnors than any other man has
ever been received.
1--WE are glad Of al that. and now all
that there remains for me to say IS
that we are glad, heartily glad. to well
come you here.
Mr. Roosevelt replied at once, ges-
tieulating freely. and frequently inter
rupted BIZ applause His speech in fun.
is printed on the first page.
His earnestness was particularly
marked when he reached the passage
declaring he was more than glad to get
home. to be back in his own country and
among the people he loved.
Camera Men on the Job.
There were no ceremonies after the
speeches, except such as the photos-
raphers made There was grand rush
by them from the time Mr. Roosevelt
left the Androseoggin. and ne hardly
escaped them until the doors were
| locked and the windows barred at
! Oyster Bay They dashed out into the
path hitherto kept clear to the car
riages and snapped him a hundred times
in as many feet.
The Rough Riders who were to be the
escort in the land parade had wheeled
into the Battery Plaza with a cheer as
the Androscoggin tied up to the pier.
They now drew away to Bowling Green
as Mr. Roosevelt and the COMMITTEES
started for the carriages. Mayor Gaynor
and Cornelius Vanderbilt walked with
the ex-President and rode with him in
the first carriage. AS the carriage came
,tp to the Rough Riders. Mr.. Roosevelt
leaned out and called:
81 certainly love all my boys
This brought forth another cheer from
the men who had come so far to honor
their old commander.
The other carriages rapidly filed up,
and by II 40 o'clock the parade was I'M
der way. The Abernathy boys, Louis
and Temple. who came from Oklahoma
on horseback to take part in the recep-
ton, were down at the Bottery to see
Mr.. Roosevelt land and then galloped
uptown again to fail into their places at
! Washington Square.
City Officials Feel Hurt.
Controller Prendergast, President
Mitchell of the Board of Aldermen, and
Borough President McAneny were dis
appointed because no special carriage
was reserved for them, and went up to
the Finance Department in Mr. Nc
Aneny's automobile and watched the
parade pass from Mr.. Prendergasts
windows.
There was no sign that any one else
was dissatisfied. The hundreds of thou
sands who had stopped work to line the
streets were certainly we'll pleased. They
had stood patiently waiting for hours
and now they cheered for minutes.
First the Rough Riders got theirs, and
then there was a roar of welcome for
Mr. Roosevelt that brought him to his
feet, hat in hand. and kept him standing
| from the Bat cry Plaza to Central Park,
where the parade disbanded.
He was allowed to sit down only twice.
The first time was at Worth street,
/ eI,o bo1 a erai n
at 4th street. where the parade turned
west to Washington Square, there was
a stop of about five minutes.
A squad of mounted police led the
procession. After them came the Squad
ron A mounted band. and then the Rough
Riders Mr.. Roosevelt was Immediately
behind the Rough Riders.
Vanderbilt Tired Out.
Mayor Gaynor was seated beside Mr..
Roosevelt, browsing with Epictetus, but
reused occasionally by some unusually
wild outburst of cheering. Mr.. VAN
derbilt faced MI Roosevelt and Mayor
Gaynor, and showed the work he has
gone through as chairman Of the recep
ton committee. His face was white and
tired, strong contrast 10 tle iuudS
traveller for whom it was all done.
AS the parade moved UP Broadway
| the crowd fell in behind, until at 4th
street there We're thousands following
close on the heels of the carriages. All
the way was between densely packed
masses, and again in Fifth avenue the
crowd took UP it's solid formation.
The Spanish War veterans, led
by the Alternately boys and the 9Th
Regiment band, fell in at Sth street, and
from Washington Square to 42d street
| both sides of the street we're lined with
! political and other organizations that
/ had wanted places in the marching line.
Behind this guard of honor the crowd
stood and cheered. and cheered, and
cheered again.
At the 59th street plaza. the Rough
Riders lined up across the entrance to
the park and Mr.. Roosevelt jumped from
| his carriage and shook hands with his
old comrades. Mayor Gaynor's auto
mobile, which had taken him and his
family from the City Hall to the Bat
terry earlier in the day. now carried him
hack downtown from 59th street, while
| Mr. Roosevelt was driven to the home of
Theron Butler. grandfather of Theodore,
| fr g fiancee where he met all the mem
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