The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19
VAST Multitude
WILDLY ACCLAIMS
HERO OF NATION
Theodore Roosevelt Rides in
Mighty Triumph Through
Streets of New York
Former President Tells of His
Joy to Be Again on His
Native Soil

The decks, in close ranks, While massed
on the quarter deck OF the South Caro-
lima stood the marine band, a splash
Of scarlet coats, pounding out the star
Spangled Banner"
ID did not take the colonel long to
get on the bridge dressed for the for
mauues Of the day in a frock coat and
top hat For moment he stood
bareheaded and waved TO the men in
silent answer TO their cheers. Then
the sight Of the South Carolina touched
a heartstring.
BY George. That's one of my ships"
he exclaimed. Doesn't she look good?
built her and those destroyers, too"
Then spying a white '.E' painted on
"a forward turret 10 signal record for
target practice, he fairly danced with
delight while explaining TO the by
ISLANDERS what the signal meant
TEMPER or THE CROWD
IN the excitement and suspension of
waiting for the time when returning
marine parade should bring the colonel
10 his appointed landing point at the
Battery. there We're many little Incl
dents tLat showed the temper of the
crowd. one stevedore 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 A week" shouted back the
recalcitrant, I'm going to have a look
at Teddy
Another water front sightseer
whether out Of misjudged humOr or in
true ignorance. capped the long tale of
wonders by asking Of The narrator:
who Is this Roosevelt, anyhow"
The next thing he knew he was in
the river, propelled by indignant hands.
A policeman fished him out and an am
bulance carried him 10 a hospital.
Finally, the marine parade over, the
man of the hour emerged from the
shadows of the dockhouse. His cutter
the AndroscOggin, was hidden from
sight by the dockhouse roof and walls
and the crowd in Ignorance of just
what was going on, waited in tense and
almost tremulOus silence. little hutters
Of tentative applause, more rustles of
lanGclapping. swept nerVoUsly through
the stands and into the thick masses of
those afoot behind the police lines.
The speakers stand, the private
boxes. the seats for the reception COM
mittee and the press stand were all
placed on a little plat OF green turf.
directly facing the pier at which Colo
mel Roosevelt landed. American flags
draped their outlines and Wreaths of
oak leaves festooned the uprights and
hung in swaying loops from the stand
ards that marked off the inclOsure.
canvas canopy protected Colonel Roose-
welt and Mayor GaynOr, but everybody
else sat in the binding sun. It was
very hot. and the humidity made the
heat more oppressive.
RECEPTION AT PIER
colonel Roosevelt walked slowly,
with his hat held in one hand, little
in advance 10 shield his eyes from the
sun. Cornelius Vanderbilt, chairman of
the reception committee, was at his
elbow.
Batteries Of moving picture machines
and cameras clicked The colonel strode
solennly on. as il unconscious that
they existed.
At the foot OF the grandstand Mayor
Gaynor took his arm and walked up
the steps with him. The crowd cheered,
but only half Of ii had seen him.
THE ROOSEVELT GRIN
once on the speakers stand the
gravity dropped from RoOsevelt's face
ike a falling curtain. He grinned a
true Roosevelt grin and waved famil-
iarly 10 this and that friend in the
stand.
Clifford Pinchot who had a front
row seat, was one Of the first 10 catch
.his eye.
Glad 10 see you; glad to see you. in
deec.' shouted his old chief.
Facing the stand was the box occu-
pied by ROOsevelts family, who had
landed little ahead of him from the
cutter Manhattan.
Turn around. father. and look at
the crowd" cried Mrs. Longworth.
Colonel Roosevelt turned. There
faced him a held Of faces as broad as
the prairies he loves. Lines of police
hid the bodies, and over the gray he'll
NETS Of the bluecoats was visible moth
ing but one fast expanse Of human
eountenances, all upturned to him, all
waiting for him.
FLUSHED DARK RED
Roosevelt flushed dark red beneath
his tan, while even as he turned. a
spontaneous shout OF exultation that
LETT him for q moment reflective, burst
from the waiting thousands
Ihen he discovered the newspaper
men in the press stand.
I'm overwhelmed with Measure n
meet YOU all here" he exclaimed. way
ing his hand and smiling expansivelv..
We're mighty glad to have Won
back" shouted a candid reporter.
Assured Of the presence of a stenog-
rapher, Mayor GaynOr began to speak.
Most OF the neWspapermen had the
p colOners speech in their pockets in adj
vance. He made but one departure
frOm it,
'Air. Mayor, fellow townsmen and vou
my fellow Americans" he began. and
@ tremendous wave of cheering went ,,p
rs the word Americans" received spe
cial emphasis.
THE MAYORS ADDRESS
Mayor Gaynor in welcoming Roose-
velt said.
We are all here to welcome Mr..
Roosevelt 10 New York. We have
watched his progress through
Europe with delight. Wherever
he has gone he has been honored
as a man and as an exponent of
rhe principles of the government of
this country. He was received
everywhere in Europe and honored
as no man from this country was
ever honored. We glory in all that
and 81 only remains FOR me to saw
BOW. Mr.. Roosevelt. that we wei
come you home most heartily and
Nve ale glad 10 see you again
nOOsEyELT"s SPEECH
Replying to Mayor Gaynor. Colonel
Roosevelt said.
thank You. Mayor Gaynor.
Through YOU / thank your commit
tee. and through them ] wish to
thank the American people for
their greeting. ] need hardly to
say ! am most deeply moved by
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