The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19

began, through denscly n1assed
thronps extending for fiye miles along
the main thorodghfares OF the city
Everywhere the returning traveller
met the same whirlwind of demon
stratlye greetings. by noon the popu-
lar welcome was concluded and Col
onel Roosevelt joined relatives for
lunch preparatory to returning 10 MS
home at oyster Bay later.
The Kaiscrin Augusta Victoria, on
which lie sailed from England June
10, entered New York harbor AT
O'Clock this morning and was greeted
by the battlesliip South Carolina win
the national salute of twenty-one
guns. At $3.50 o'clock Colonel Roose.
Welt was transferred from the Kniserin
Augusta Victoria to the revenue tug
Manhattan, where he was welcomed by
a number of personal friends and rel
atives and Capt. Archibald w. Butt,
representing President Taft. ShortlS
after this he was transferred from the
Manhattan to the revenue cutter An
droscoggin. which lead the wafer pa
rade that took him up as far as FIFTY
ninth street, North River, and down
to the Battery, where he was oiilciallY
welcomed by Mayor Gaynor, of New
York, at II o'clock
Reaches Quarantine.
Bedecked with signal flags and with
the guns from Fort Nadsworth and
Fort Hamilton booming out In vel
come, the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria
glided into Quarantine at 1888 o'clock
Immediately behind the big liner came
six ships of the navy, the battleshlp
South Carolina in the van, while at
anchor in the roadstead. waiting her
coming, was the United States dispatch
boat Dolphin, witt, the Secretary of
the Navy aboard The battleship al.
ready had saluted the returning for
mer President at Sandy Hook with
twenty-one guns. but on coming along
side the liner, the South Caroline hoist
ed long strings of remnants and the
river craft Joined in the demonstra-
tton with loud and prolonged blasts
from their whistles.
Colonel Roosevelt lost no time on
board the Auguste Victoria. The usual
customs and health inspection for
malities accomplished, he at once
transshipped to the revenue tug Man
haitian. where, with the immediate
members of his family and few In
Innate friends. he sat down to hasty
breakfast. There was more firing OF
big guns as Colonel Roosevelt left tho
Manhattan for the Androscoggin. Then
comparative quiet fell. while In the
upper bay patrol boats darted back
and forth among hundred and one
craft of every description, marshaling
them in line for the parade. Tho
United States steamship Dolphin. lead
ing the parade. and closely followed
by the Androscoggin. got away at
twelve minutes past Q.
Address OF Welcome.
The first address of welcome pre-
-n1t 1tya n a r, RI ar
him by the boarding pilot on behalf
of the Pilots Association. This as
ISOLATION was the last to speed the
colonel on his departure from New
York.
Health officer Doty was the first of
thoseIfrom shore to pay his respects
to Colonel Roosevelt. Senator Lodge.
OF Massachusetts,; Congressman Nicho-
las Longworth. OF Ohio. and Captain
Butt boarded the kaiserin from the
Manhattan and were received BIZ Col
onel Roosevelt In his stateroom.
An interesting incident occurred dur
ing the early reception in the harbor
Colonel Roosevelt was waving his hat
in response to the cheers that were
waited to him from craft on all sides,
when he suddenly paused. and, LOOKING
in the direction of the press tug Gil.
kerson. pointed his hand to the south.
He seemed 70 be giving a warning. and
the men on the Gilkerson turned quick
ly in the direction indicated.
They saw the bow of the battleship
South Carolina looming up hardly 100
yards off the tugs starboard quarter
and Captain Martin. of the Gilkerson,
who had been looking for danger in
another direction. put his wheel hard
over just in time to get his boat out
of the big warship's way.
From the Gilkerson. Mr.. Roosevelt
could be seen leading Mrs. Roosevelt
by the arm to the front of the flying
bridge and pointing out to her the
picturesque scene OF the soldiers at
Fort Wadsworth standing at atten-
ton along the green entertainments.
Greets His Children.
AS the cutter Manhattan came along
side the kaisern Auguste Victoria. Col.
Roosevelt made his way through
group of second cabin passengers, who
clustered along the rail. and spying