East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-18

New York, June 1S.-Theodore
Roosevelt returned to America today
after an absence of fifteen months,
during which time he hunted big
game in African jungles, hob-nobbed
with kings and royalty in Europe and
acted as American Ambassador at the
funeral of King Edward VII.
He went away on March 23, 1909,
shortly after his retirement from the
highest office in the gift Of the Am
er;tan people. He came back today
a private citizen, but one to whom
was rendered the most enthusiastic
greeting ever, given returning coun-
tryman.
The reception of Colonel Roosevelt
started at daybreak this morning.
when the Hamburg American liner
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria came
abreast Of Fire Island, down the Long
Island coast, 60 miles out Of New
York harbor. 1t continued at quar-
antine and in a naval pageant up the
Hudson river; it reached a climax in
Battery Park, where the official well
coming took place. and became n real
American greeting in which Theodore
Roosevelt was the guest of his friends
the common people" in the march
up Broadway and Fifth avenue.
1t had been publicly announced
that the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
would reach quarantine exactly at
nine o'clock, at which hour the for
mai reception was to begin. II was
secretly arranged, however, that the
vessel should come up to quarantine
at 7:45 this morning, so that Colonel
Roosevelt's immediate family should
have some time with him before the
public took him in charge.
A large number of excursion boats
yachts and press tugs gathered at
Fire Island last night and We're there
when the Kaiserin hove in sight AM
ong the boats were the Albany bear
ing the republican club Of New York;
the Nassau, carrying 800 OF the Roos-
evelt Neighbors' association Of oyster
Bay: the Commodore with the Ham
ilton club of Chicago and several pri-
vate yachts which gave Colonel Roos-
evelt n noisy salute as soon as the
Kaiserin was close enough for the
figure of the returning hunter to be
discerned.
stopped at Quarantine.
The Kaserin did not slow down
but continued to quarantine, where
she anchored promptly at 7:45, while
the health officer went on board. No
one was allowed to board the liner
until she had been formally inspected
and given her health clearance papers
At five o'clock, just about day.
break, the revenue cutter Manhattan
which had been placed at the disposal
OF the Roosevelt family by Collector
OF Customs William Loeb, Jr., Col
onel Roosevelt's former secretary
made her way to quarantine and was
hove to there when the liner an
chored. on board the Manhattan
were only the immediate Roosevelt
family including Rear Admiral w
s. Cowles (retiredO and Mrs, Cowles
the latter Mrs. Roosevelts sister; w
s. Cowles. Jr., Douglas Robinson and
wife, the latter the sister of Colonel
Roosevelt: T. Douglas Robinson and
wife: Monroe d. Robinson, R. d
Roosevelt and wife, G. Hall Roosevelt
J. w. Alsop and wife, the latter Mrs
Roosevelt's niece; Theodore Roosevelt
Jr.. and his fiance, Miss Eleanor r
Alexander and her mother. Mrs. Fl
A. Alexander; Archibald r. Roosevelt
and Quentin Roosevelt, the younger
sons of Colonel Roosevelt: Nichola.
Longworth. the ex-president's son-in
law: Mr.. and Mrs. w Elmer Roose.
velt George n. Roosevelt, Miss 7. s
Magner, formerly Mrs. Roosevelt's So
cial secretary. and Misses Langdor
and Osborn. neighbors of the Roose
velts at oyster Bay.
AS soon as the Kaiserin was passed
by the health officers. the Manhattar
drew up alongside and the Roosevelt
party boarded the cutter. There wa
happy scene as the Colonel and Mrs
Roosevelt greeted their sons an'
other relatives. In the party which
boarded the Manhattan were Col. ant
Mrs. Roosevelt; Mrs. Alice Longworth
Kermit and Ethel Roosevelt: Mrs. r
Reed Merritt. n cousin OF the ex
presidents. and the party of news
paper men who have been constantl,
with Roosevelt since he emerged from
the African jungle at Renk on tn
White Nile.
The transfer was completed by eigh