The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-06-18

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publican National Committee; ogden
Mills, William G. McAdoo, builder Of
the Hudson River tunnels; Henfy
cIews and Jacob schiff, bankers; u
seph H. Choate, Francis X. Pendleton,
former corporation counsel Of Nea
York; Cesare Cont, noted Italian
banker; Theodore, P. shont, R. A.sei
Smith. Commodore Of the New York
Yacht Club and chairman Of the Roose
Welt Harbor Display Committee, Mich,
oIas Murray Butler, Of Colombia Uni.
yersity; Henry w. Taft, George B.
Cortelyou, president sof the Consolf
dated Gas Company, and another for
mer cabinet officer; Gustav H. schwah
William Nelson Cromwell, Rear AID.
miral Leutz commandant Of the
Brooklyn Navy Yark; Lloyd G. Girls.
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com, chairman of the County Repub.
lican Committee; Gen. McCoskry Butt,
Of the New York National Guard; Col,
H. H. Treadwell, DIR. Lyman Abbott,
and 200 other prominent New York.
ers who had been appointed members
of the Roosevelt reception committee
by Mayor Gaynor. The Androscoggin
was accompanied by the revenue cut
tiers Mohawk, loaded with Congress
men, Senators, governors and cabinet
officers, and the Seneca, which ColIec
tor Loeb had turned over to out-of
town newspaper men.
Promptly at nine o'clock the andre
scoggin went alongside the Manhat
tan at Quarantine and Col. Roosevelt
and the newspaper men we're removed
Mrs. Roosevelt and the remainder ;oi
the Roosevelt family remained on the
Manhattan. t'
AS Colonel Roosevelt, attired in frock
coat and wearing a high hat, stepped
on board the Androscoggia the TUG
Dalzelline sounded three sharp blasts
from her siren. This was the signal
for the noisest Unconstitutional in
New York bay in many day Every
craft opened its whistles wide and fo'
several minutes the din was terrific
Colonel Roosevelt made an effort TO
say something to the welcoming com,
mittee and the welcoming committee
tried to say something to Colonel
Roosevelt, but it rwas all lost to the
crowd in the noisy salute. Il was the
first part of Americas welcome to her
returning ex.president.
AS the sirens ceased, the andre
scoggin started UP the bar, preceded
by a whole fleet OF revnue cutters and
police patrol boats. Immediately be-
hind the Androscoggin came the Man,
haitian, bearing the Roosevelt family;
the Mohawk, the Seneca, and the Dial
Feline.
This tiny fleet headed the process,
sion, passing through the long lines Of
craft, which dlppeE their colors to the
returning chieftain and then fell into
line in order. The Androscoggln, with
Colonel Roosevelt on the bridge, sped
up the Upper Bay, and following close
along the Jersey side Of the Hudson
river, proceeded to the stake boat, an
chored off 59tb street.
All the piers along the Jersey and
New York side Of the river were dec
Grated and packed with people to
cheer Roosevelt; while every boat that
was passed on the river sounded its
welcome. 1t was a continuous ova'
ton along the entire river front, and
Colonel Roosevelt was compelled to
life his hat many times and bow TO
the commuters on the passing ferry
boats who manned the rails and cheer.
ed him enthusiastically.
AT seth street the Androscoggin
rounded the stake boat and headed
down stream, followed by the other
boats in the parade. As the andre.
scoggin,- proceeded the rest Of the
fleet passed in review, the vessels TAX
ing a heavy list to starboard as the
thousands on board stroye to get an
other and closed glimpse Of the ma.
tional hero. Nearly every one Of the
craft carried a brass band, which play
ed as the cutter passed on toward the
Battery. a.55as
The Land Ceremonies.
While the harbor pageant was TAX
ing place, Battery Park where Colonel
Roosevelt was to land, and Broadway
and Fifth avenue along which he was
to pass, were filing. 1t Is estimated
that in Battery Park alone, where the
formal welcoming took place, 10000
persons had gathered.
Two hundred feet from the entrance
10 the building Of Department Of Docks