The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19
DYNAMIC RECEPTION
FOR Mr.. ROOSEVELT


political situation within his own party.
OF which he had already been advised
abroad by old associates who had car
ried him tidinEs. But on that score.
speculation must be unsatisfied. The
colonel had positively declared his in
tenuons by wireless the night before.
II shall have nothing whatever 20 say
In The Immediate future about politics.
and he kept his word.
Therefore. there was nothing in the
emily speech nc made here today that
could DO construed as applying speci-
Ically TO this or that phase or immc-
diato state or national issues That ne
VIII be importuned 60 take a hand IN
The New York campaign this fall. r. a
GoreEono conclusion. but by MS own
Seelarationu he VIII not commit him.
self 90 any expression OF opinion until
ne has acquainted himself at first hand
after long conferences with those best
Informed just how the political land
shapes Itself
Tho presidential salute awakened
MI. Roosevelt at o'clock this morning
a. his ship, the Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria, drew into the harbor. Prom the
nists of early morning emerged first
the drab hull OF the battleship South
Carolina. with two lean. swift destroy
sTs and two tornedo boats behind her.
Iner spoke the guns. Hlue-clad sailors
lined the docks. IN close ranks while
maggcd on the quarter deck OF the
South Carolina stood the marine band. |
. splash Of scarlet coats. pounding out
the star Spangled Banner"
10 DID not take the colonel long to
80 on the uFlnEe dressed Tor the for l
maliues q the day In frock coat
and "a top hat For a moment he stood |
barchcaded and waved 10 the men I'm
silent answer 20 their cheers. Then the
sight of the South Carolina touched
heart string
by George. that's enc OF my ships
ne exclaimed Doesn't she look good.
I built her and those destroyers too"
Then spying a white e painted on
torward turret 60 signal record for
tarEct practice, he fairly danced with
fnHH "a inf
ISLANDERS what the signal meant
A. $50 o'clock Mr Roosevelt was
Transferred from the Kaiserin Auruste
Nictorta 90 the revenue cutter Man
haitian, where ne was welcomed By a
number OF personal friends and rela-
tivcs and Captain Archibald W. Butt
representing President Tart.
shortly after this he was transferred
from the Manhattan 10 the revenue cut
ter AndroscoEgin. which led the water
parade that took him up as FAR as Fiji
ty-ninth street. North river. and down
20 the Battery. where he was officially
welcomed bv Mayor Gaynor OF New
York az N clock.
Guns Boom welcome.
Bedeckcd with signal flaEs and with
the guns from Fort Wordsworth and
Fort Hamilton booming out In welcome.
the kaiscTin AuEuste Victoria Elided
into quarantine az 7.3S o'clock. Imme-
otately behind the big liner came six
ships Of the navy. the battlcship South
NNa n
the roadstcad awaiting her coming was
the United states dispatch boat Dolphin.
with the secretary Of the navy on board
The battleship already had salutcd
the returning former president az Sandy
Hook with twcuty-onc guns. but. on
coming 90 anchor alongside the liner
tho south Carolina hoistcd long string
OF pennants and the river craft Joined
in the demonstration with loud and pro-
.onged blasts from their whistles
thanked by Mrs Roosevelt. his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Nichol1s Lougworth. and hts
son. Kermit. Theodore Roosevelt stood
on the flying bridge or the liner high
above ali the decks or the ship. and
with his Characteristic smile over
spreading his tanned countcuance and a
shiny SILK hat In hand. he waved ac-
embellishments % the pandemonium on
AL sides OF him
Mr. Roosevelt lost no time on board
the Augusta Victoria. The usual Gus
toms and health inspection formalitics
accomplished. he at once transshipped
10 the revenue tug Manhattan. where.
with the immediate members Of his
family and n Few intimate friends. he
sat dnTn TO a hasty breakfast.
'ere was more firing or big guns
VIZ Mr.. Roosevelt left the Manhattan
Tor the AndroFCoEEtn. Then compare
tive quiet. while On the upper bay patrol
boats dartcd back and forth among "a
hundred and one craft OF every de-
scription, marshaling them IN line for
the parade.
the United states steamship DOLPHIN.
leading the parade and closely followed
By the Androscoggin. got away at 12I
minutes past 9.
FIRST Address OF Welcome.
The first address OF welcome pre-
scented 60 Mr. Roosevelt was handed TO
him br the boarding pilot on behalf OF
the Pilots association. This associa-
ton was the last 90 speeG the colonel
on his departure from New York.
Health officer Doty was the first OF
those from shore 90 pay hts respects to
Mr. Roosevelt
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts. Con-
gresham Nicholas Longworth OF Ohio
eud Captain Butt boarded the Kafserin
from the Manhattan and we're received
BY Mr.. Roosevelt TN his statcroom.
An Interesting incident occurred dur
Ing the early reception In the harbor.
C'"nei Roosevelt was waving his hat I'M
response TO the cheers that were waited
60 him from craft. when he suddenly
paused and, looking fn the direction OF
the press tug Gilkcrson. pointed HIS
hatd 20 the south lie seemed 20 be
ElNlng O. warning. and the men on the
NilkcrEon turned quickly in the dfrec-
ton indicated. They saw the bow OF
The battlcship South Carolina looming
Np hardly O. hundred yards or the tugs
tlAI board quarter and Captain Martin
or The Gilkerson. who had been looking
Tor danger ln another direction. put hir
wheel hard over just a. time 20 get IFS
boat out or the big warship's way.
From the Gfikcrson SIR Roosevelt
could be seen leading Mrs. Roosevelt
~ the arm 70 the front OF the flying
bridge and pointing out 90 her the
p.ctdf o. cue scene Of the eofdfs-s OF
tort " adsworth standing az attention
along the green cmbankment
saIufes His children.
As the cutter Manhattan -aure
alongside the kalEerin Augusta Vic
toria. Mr.. Roosevelt made his way
through n group Of second cabin pas
HCnEcrs who clustered along the ran.
and spying bis children on the Man
haitian, called TO them and threw them
kisses.
Mrs. Roosevelt was the first to come
down the EnuEpiank from the kaisertn
20 the Manhattan In a moment she
had thrown her arms about Archie and
quentin and cffCslvcly kissed and
hugEcd both Of them. She next greet
ed Theodore Roosevelt. Jr and MS
fiancec. Miss Eleanor Alexander
Mr. Roosevelt made "a flying leap 20
the deck Of the Manhattan and. with
the eNubcrance and spirit OF a school