The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-06-23

TcabIs lengths away rom the Doipnln.
Once more IA guns belched forth 2
the secretary OF the navy mi from the
secretary's boat in return. Simultane-
ously with the firing OF this last gun
both ships broke out lines of burgess
n signal flags from masthead to deck
line.
AS the time for Colonel Roosevelt's
arrival at the battery drew near enor-
nous crowds swarmed toward battery
park. overlooking the sidewalks and
almost tying up traffic in the lower
part of the city.
Holiday for City.
The hole city had taken on a holi-
day appearance. Flags f1oated every
where, pictures of Roosevelt were hung
in thousands of windows, n along
the line of march buildings were draped
with bunting.
At 9:2S the Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria passed the battery. going up the
North river to her berth in Hoboken.
She roared a deep bass salute n a
siren answer. 1t was estimated that
by the time Colonel Roosevelt arrives
at the battery 100, 900 persons will be
massed there. All the stands were
crowded with white canvas and dec
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 the people began piling
up, row on row. by thousands, patiently
awaiting the coming of the ex-presi-
dent. fse-
While the naval parade was still In
visible from the Manhattan shore all
the whistles In the lower harbor broke
into a furious din. Roosevelt was ap-
preaching and the crowd began to stir
n~ervously.
Swift excursion steamers, their rails
black with sight-seers, began to file by
the battery M still the parade was in
visible. At 9:55 the thunder Of a salute
came rolling across the harbor.
First Ship in Sight.
A moment later the white hull Of the
first ship In the parade dressed from
and the list regiment band, stationed
on the water front, struck up "Colum-
bia, the Gem Of the Ocean,"
AS the gray-hulled South Carolina
came abreast of the Robins Reef light
a rift of white foam at her bow. the
into position to starboard 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. steamed up the bay and into
the Hudson. keeping well in towards
the New York shore. When opposite
the stake boat anchored off seth street,
/ the DrOcaSYiOn turned in iowa r6a the
Jersey shore n steamed down the
river to the battery.
AS the defile reached the lower end Of
Manhattan, every craft afloat and
every factory ashore, put It's enthusi-
asm into gteam and let loose a pande-'
monium such as is heard. but nee q
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 seth 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 ,traveler were 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, ACQUIRED
with heavy military saddles and blank
cts as though ready for campaign.
They moved in battalion formation,
the ranks extending for two blocks
along the roadway with flags flying.
and their rough rider band playing. i.
Colonel Roosevelt left the Androscog-
gin battery at 10: 55 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,
I'm feeling fine"
.This beats Africo. and Europe said
Colonel Roosevelt as he stepped brisk
ly up the g%angplank from the revenue
cutter Manhattan to the larger CUTTER
Androscoggin, as 1t 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 yigor n deelamatory effect.
A cheer and a laugh went up when he
said with emphasis, II enjoyed myself
immensely"
Replying to Mayor Gaynor, Colonel
Roosevelt said srr .~aa;vr 49,
Thank you, Mayor Gaynor. through you
I thank your committee and through them
I wish to thank the American people for
their greeting. I 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. Z
I lave been away q year and a quarter
from America and I nave 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. 49, 80
I have thoroughly enjoyed myself and
get home, to be back in my w country.
back among the people I love. I am
ready and eager to do my part so far as
I am able In helping solve problems which
must be solved If we Of this, the greatest
democratic republic on which. the sun
has ever shone are to see It's destinies rise
to the high level Of our hope and its op-
p~ortunities.
This is the duty of every citizen, but It
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
his life to remember this as his prime OBJ
legation and in private life as much as In
public life SO to carry himself that the
American people nay never have cause
to feel regret that once they placed him
at the head.
Everywhere h returning traveller
met the same whirlwind Of demonstra-
tive greetings as he went through the
packed city streets.