New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-12

the guards had ali they could do TO keep
The crowd from breaking into the field
Mr.. Rooseyelrs first &C; after alight-
Eng was TO shake Hoxsey's hand Tsor-
ously.
IT was great. First class, 1t was the
finest experience L have ever had. he &C.
CARED. II wish could stay up Tor an
hour. but / haven't the time this after
noon.''
Did * feel scarey?" he was eskeo-
Not q bit; not bit
what were your sensations?
s'Oh. ii was perfectly fine L enjoyed
every minute Of it
Hoxsey Warmed His Passenger
Hoxsev said that Mr.. Roosevelt made
81 good passenger. except that he en-
,o,ed the trip so much he was afraid
she ex-President would fall out or in
,erfere with the engine. which was roar
,ne =. his side. He waved his hands at
the crowd so vigorously that Ho1seE
called out 10 him:
Keep your hands on the rail- Col
onel.''
Mr. Roosevelt. who had forgotten to
hold himself in, waved his hands once
more and then obeyed orders.
Governor Hadley, who admitted that
his heart had been IN his mouth through
out The flight. drew long breath ana
explained his anxiety on the ground tha'
as his jurisdiction extended up into the
air as well as over the surface OF inc
STATE he was distressed for Tear some
thing would happen to the ex-Presloeh''
Mr. Roosevelt laughed Ike q boy
shook hands with everybody WITHIN
-each. and climbed into his automobile.
sewing no must be of for Clayton,
,,-bere he had promised Mr.. Bartholdt
% make speech The aviators were
t4fsappointed that he could not stay
lo--er hut a man whose name was not
learned. driving b'plane. did wonderIui
stunts. not only circling the RooseVelt
automobile again and again. making the
sharpest turns and the most startling
dives and swoors, but apparently turn
,ns a number OF complete somersaults.
l. Blanc. the Frenchman, not 10 be out
done. also accompanied the Roosevelt
car. circling II, exceeding 1T in speed
turning back and waving his hand all
20 the intense delight " the eK-Presl-
6et. who was so pleased that he could
hardly articulate anything beyond BY
George, It's great. it's wonoerful!
and so on. Both machines accompanied
Che automobile for about q mile.
Bushes to Speak for Ssrthciot
zseinr already behind his schedule.
sfr. Roosevelt gave orders to cut loose
and make for Clayton, and his chauffeur
cut loose. all right When the automo-
niles hit an irreguIarity in the road they
cid q little aeroplaning on their own
account
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke from the court
house steps in Clayton to a large crowd,
and almost the first thing he said was
that he had been up in the air in an
American machine, with an American
10 guide and operate IL" The people in
that district are mostly Germans and
many Of them thought the ex-President
was Joking When they see the news
Papers tomorrow morning they VIII
find out that he was not
From Clayton a run was made through
several villages to st. Louis. and brief
stop was made at the old state fair
grounds, where more than thousand
school children were gathered to greet
Mr. Roosevelt He spoke 10 them
briefly, apologizing for being late. and
saying, in part:
Il have had a great time In st. Louis.
It seems TO me to be a wide-awake
town. Certainly it IS the only place
sEat ever put me up in the air." Then
he told them of his fight in the aero
plane. adding: "As ! know you all well.
know that you would all play hool v
Tor a week ITO go up in an airship. so ]
know you won't blame me for being
late"
Then he rode away. and the shrill
cheers Of the youngsters followed him
down the 7, d. At one point he passed
q negro school with z large bunch IF
children drawn UP to salute him. They
cheered Justify. and he said something
about his-anti-race suicide gospel fall
sng on good ground-in spots.
whether St Louis was paralyzed by
the heavy fog OF whether the city is not
so wideawake as Mr.. Roosevelt believes
before noon is not known, but il is
quite certain that there was a notable
lack OF encouragement among the crowds
on the streets when he arrived this
morning. and later when he made his
long trip along the boulevard in the
forenoon: but all that WAS made up for
this afternoon and evening, when every
one in the streets stopped to cheer.
Most Of them had provided themselves
with flags with which 10 give expression
80 their welcome.
After dinner at the Governors Mr.
Roosevelt proceeded to the great Coli
scum. which has the reputation of seat
ing some twelve thousand persons. Ger
tain il is that il seated tonight all II
could hold and not few were com
PEELED TO remain on the outside. AS has
been said. Mr.. Roosevelt talked of the
12riff. for his new nationalism" and
come politics
Great Reception at Coliseum.
Mr.. Roosevelts reception at the Coli
scum was truly remarkable. Had such
q Thing been possible as q prearranged
programme, whereby the enthusiasm Of
his several receptions was TO be grad
-1,aIly increased until its climax was
reached at St Louis. the result could
Esave been no better achieved. OF all
rha yrconfions given him in the entire