Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-20
Hungarians Wild
Over Roosevelt.

| Budapest. Apri, 19.-Theodore Roose-
welt and his son Kermit left here to-
night by the Orient Express for Paris.
where they will arrive Thursday
morning Instead of crossing Sw;tzer-
land, the route runs north through the
Austrian Alps and southern Germany.
entering France at Avcrcourt Col.
Roosevelt'S stop in Hungary only fur
nished him additional proof of the deep
impression his personality has made
upon the hearts of the people, high and
low. The pitch Of enthusiasts increased
to the moment of his departure Hun
dreds chcered in front of the hotel
when he left this morning for Il visit
to the government stock farm at Ba-
bolna. where the breeding of Arab
horses is carried on, and thousands
We're maSscu about the station when
he returned at : o'clock tonight. They
greeted him with Hungarian cries,
equivalent to the American 'Hurrah
for Roosevelt" which the eXPresident
with his ability to grasp the meaning
of things seemed to understand and
thoroughly appreciate. The packed
streets echoed the cries as he passed
'i'it ei'iS Was titlCt re-
peated later during the eveuing-in
front of the hotel as he departed for
the premier's dinner and on his re-
turn and when he left the hotel final
ly for the station. where another fran
tic multitude had waited until mid
night to see him off.
The same popular enthusiasm was dis
played 20 miles from Burapcst on the
drive from the railroad to Rabolna. Car
riaSe3 drawn Icy six horses, with drivers
in picturesque Hungarian costume. con-
vcyed the party through thatch-roofed
villages decorated with crude American
flags. under hastily constructed triumph
al arches, amid the shouts of the entire
populace. In each village the schools
had been dismissed in order that the
children might join in the ;,cclamation
of the American.
Mr. Roosevelt hugely enjoyed his Wis
it TO the breeding Farm. After lunch.
at which the speeches of welcome were
most fcrvid. pure bloodcd stations were
trottcd out for his inspection. The col
onel in charge of the institute, full
blooded Arab, took the greatest pride in
showing the fine points in the beautiful
animals, saying to Mr.. Roosevelt:
Il am not married. my wives are in
the stable"
The Ex- President and the ladies' of
the party, including Countess SZcchcn-
vi. who was Miss Gladys Vanderbilt,
fed the horses with sugar. Later the
party visited the brood mares, where
Col. Roosevelt was shown a tiny thor
uughbred which was born today. 1t
was tily, but the colonel christened
it Roosevelt" There was an inspcc-
ton also of the bIoodcd cattle. sheep,
pigs and domestic fowl. When the
party left the Arab asked the EX-
President if he WAS satisfied and in
the way of a reply Mr. Roosevelt
shook him warmly by the hand, say
ing:
Good bye, conrddc."
: Dinner at the foreign office tonight
was followed by u big reception. Count
sSZcchenyi, who had a narrow escape
from serious injury from the whirling
blade of IL fan on board the train dur
ing the trip to the breeding farm, suf-
fered no i'll effects tonight The sharp
blade fairly graZed his head: another
half inch and it would have cleaved
the skull.