Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-06-24


. Of Europe, June 10, 1910.
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The greatest welcome ever extended
a returning traveller was that given to
Theodore Roosevelt, former president
of the United States when he landed
in New Work after year of big game
hunting in the wilds of Africa and
visit to the principal capitals Of Eu-
rope.
Among those who were at the Bat
terry to meet the returning traveller
were Assistant Secretary of State
Huntington Wilson, Commissioner of
immigration O'Keefe, Commissioner
of Labor Neill, Comptroller of the Cur
rency Lawrence o. Murray, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Beekman Win
throp, and Commissiorer of COrTora-
tions Herbert Knox NTH, tic last
three having been members of the ia
nous tennis cabinet.
In addition to these higher officials
scores, if not hundreds, of subordi-
mates in the various departments had
asked for their annual leave at this
time in order to join the admiring
Roosevelt crowds at the metropolis.
Colonel Roosevelt was met down
the bay by a reception committee of
goo prominent New Workers, Of which
Cornelius Vanderbilt was chairman.
President Taft, Governor Hughes
and Mayor Gaynor sent letters Of
welcome to the returning hunter, which
we're delivered by Captain Archibald
Butt the presidents aid. In addition
to Captain Butt two other members
of the presidents official family. Sec
retary of the Navy Meyer and Sscrs-
tary of Agriculture Wilson, were In
New York to greet Colonel Roosevelt.
The governors Of many states also
were on hand to welcome him. Sew
eral hundred thousand less distin-
guished citizens came from all
over the country to help swell the
roar that started at the Battery and
continued to F1fty-ninth street al the
colonel rode up Fifth avenue.
The steamship Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria, on which Colonel Roosevelt,
and family were passengers, dropped
anchor at quarantine at 8 o'clock this
morning. 1t was met there by the
revenue cutter Androscoggin with the
committee of 800 on board, and on this
the Roosevelt party made the Jour-
ney up the harbor. The cabinet mem
hers and members of congress were
aboard the re1enMe cutter Mohawk
The Hamilton club oe Chicago, rep
resented By 100 members, under the
leadership Of John II. Batten, went
down the bay on the steamship
Commodore. .-z
The Androscogg1n headed a double
column of excursion steamers, yachts
and tugs In the trip to shore. Every
vessel in the parade salutsd the
former president with continuous
blast of Steam whistles for two min
utes. The batleship South Carolina
was stationed In Ambrose channel
to greet Mr.. Roosevelt with the nation
al salute OF twenty-one guns.
The fleet proceeded up the Hud-
son river to Fifty-ninth street and
back to the BetteRy,
At IL O'Clock Colonel Roosevelt
disembarlaed at Pier A. On reach
ing Battery park he was welcomed
by Mayor Gaynor. The exercises here
were brief, and then the parade up
Broadway and Firth avenue began.
The procession was made up Of
mounted police with the police band;
the Roosevelt Rough Riders, who
formed the eoionefs escort, and the
Spanish war veterans, who escorted
tie committee Of 800.
If the naval parade was Q success
the parade up Broadway ana Fifth ave-
Eue was trebly so. It was here that
the thousands upon thousands who
lined the streets could see the man
who had caused this uproad and greet
him, and the canyon Of Broadway re-
sounded with cheers. Here, as at the
Pattery, the once Buildings were
1ammed with sightseers. Even the won
derful height of the Singer tower was
10 obstacle to privileged ones who
tazed at a. spectacle that must have re-
sembled an ants procession in their
eyes.
Following an escort of mounted po-
lice and the band of the historic Sew
enth regiment of the New York ma
tional guard came a corps of Rough
Riders, mounted and in costume, the
guard of honor. Behind them was Col.
Roosevelt in an open barouche. The
reception committee in long line OF
carriages followed, embracing national
celebrities such as Secretary of the
Navy Meyer Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson. Capt Archibald w. Butt, the
presidents military aid; Gov. B. B.
Odell Jr., of New York, and many
others.
The band of Squadron A, the crack
cavalry troop of Manhattan, led the
Spanish war veterans, of whom sew
ersl tEouss nd were in line in the khaki
of the Cuban and Philippine cam
paigrs. Bringing up the rear were
CAPT. Jack Abernathy, federal marshal
cf Oklahoma, and his sons, Louis and
Temrle, aged 10 and respectively.
The youngsters, who had ridden from
Oklahoma alone to greet their idol, the
colonel received hearty welcome.
That was all the procession, but the
east side of Fifth avenue from Wash