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


4 the sight of the South Carolina touched
a heart string.
| by George. That's one Of my shtps!'
| he exclaimed.
Doesn't she look good? 1 built her.
and those destroyers. too!'
Incidents of Waiting.
In the suspense of waiting for the
time when the returning marine pa
rade should bring the colonel to his
appointed landing point at the Bat
terry, there were many little incidenta
that showed the temper of the crowd.
One stevedorc unloading a ship laid
down his hook to watch and wait.
Hi" shouted the foreman, you
come back here or I'll dock you an
hour
Dock me week." shouted back the
recalcitrant; "I'm going to have look
| at Teddy"
whether out of misjudged humor or in,
true ignorance, capped long tale OF.
| wonders by asking naively of the mar
rator: who is this Roosevelt, any.
how?"
The noxt thing he knew he was in,
the river propelled by indignant;
hands. policeman fished him outl
and an ambulance carried him to a.
hospital.
Finally, the marine parade over, the
man of tho hour emerged from the
shadows of the dock house. Eis cut
ter. the Androscoggin. was hidden,
from sight by the dock house roof anIs
walls, and tho crowd, in Ignorance OF /:
just what was going on. waited In /
tense and almost trelnulous silence.
The speakers stand. Mle private 1
boxes, the seats for the reception COM
mittee and the press stand were all 1
placed on little plot of green turf,
directly facing the pier at whicht
Colonel Roosevelt landed.
Once on the speaking stand, the;
gravity dropped from Roosevelt's face
like a falling curtain. He Erinned a
true Roosevelt grin and waved fanll-l
iarly to this and that friend Clifford
Pinchot was one of the first to catcht
his eye. 4
Glad to See Pinchot.
Glad to see you. glad to see you..
indeed" shouted his old chief.
| Facing the stand was the stand oc- Z
I cupied by Mr.. Roosevelts family,
Turn around. father, and look at
| the crowd" cried Mrs, Longworth,
Colonel Roosevelt turned. There
/ faced him field of faces as broad as
/ the prairies he loves. Lines of police
hid the bodies, and over the gray he'll i
4 NETS OF the bluecoats was visible !
/ nothing but one vast eXpanse OF hui i
4 man countenances, all upturned to him.
4 all waiting for him.
1 Roosevelt flushed dark red beneath
! his tan. while. even as he turned. a
j spontaneous shout of exultation that
left him for moment reflective. burst
from the waiting thousands.
Then he discovered the newspaper
men in the press stand.
I'm overwhelmed with pleasure to
meet you all here, gentlemen" he 7
exclaimed, waving his hand and snlll.
/ ing eXpansivey,
.we're mighty glad to have you.
back" shouted candid reporter.
E Assured Of the presence of steno-
grapher. Mayor Gaynor began to speak.
Mayors Welcome.
The Mayor In welcoming Mr.. Roose-
Welt said
here to welcome Mr. Roosevelt to New
| York We have watched his progress
/ through Europe with delight. Where
ever he has gone he has heen honorad
/ as a man and as an exponent OF tha
principles OF the government OF this
country. He was received everywhere
in Europe and shonored as no man
i from this country ever was honored.
We glory in all that. and it only re-@
mains for me to say now. Mr.. Roose-
velt. that we welcome you home most
heartily. and we are glad TO see you
"Mr, Mayor, w-townsmen, and to
/ you my fellow Americans" the coll
onel began. A tremendous wave OF
cheering went up. and the word
.Americans" received especial ems
phasls. s
Rooseyelt's Reply.
His yoica was a little hoarse. but
+ he spoke with his usual force and
4 ldeclamatory effect. i63