The Detroit times., 1910-06-18

party boarded the cutter. There was
a happy scene as the Colonel and
Mrs. Roosevelt greeted their sons and
other relatives. In the party which
boarded the Manhattan were Col. and
Mrs. Roosevelt; Mrs. Alice Long
worth. Kermit and Ethel Roosevelt;
Mrs. L. Reed Merritt. a cousin OF the
ox-presidents and the party of news
paper men.
The Manhattan steamed up and
down In The Narrows while the Roose-
welt party breakfasted.
The Naval Parade.
While the Roosevelt party was thus
engaged the naval fiotilla that was
TO act as escort gathered. The ves-
sells, 800 In number, were divided
into twelve divisions, each comman l.
ed by a vice-commodore, all under the
general command OF Commodore Fred
E. Dalzell, on board the tug DalzellIne.
The first and second divisions consist
ed O: steam ships and steam boats,
each laden 10 the gunwales with cheer
ing thousands who almost fought fer
advantage points from which to get
the arst glimpse OF the returning MIN
rod.
The ships and boats were all bril-
liantly decorated and presented n
splendid sight as they stretched In two
long lines, 200 feet apart, back TO the
Robbins Reef Lighthouse on XIII Won
Kull The third division. to the rear.
was composed of private yachts, a
large number of which, flying signal
flags from every peak. greeted the for
mer president. Behind the yachts
lay the tugs. steamers, launches and
small craft, the entire line being sew
eral miles in length.
on the Ambrose Channel light the
South Carolina and half
dozen torpedo boat destroyers were
anchored under orders from President
Taft.
AS the Kaiserin came alongside the
guns from the warships BOOM
ed out the presidential salute of 21
cd private American citizen
The torpedo boats fell In behind the
kaiserin and came up the bay, later
taking In the naval parade up and
down the Hudson river.
At 7:45 o'clock the revenue cutter
Androscoggin had left the battery for
quarantine. carrying the Roosevelt re-
ception committee. of which Cor
nelius Vanderbilt was chairman.
Among those on board the Androscog-
gin were Chairman Vanderbilt, Will
liam Loeb, Jr., Judge Z. II. Gary, of
the steel trust; John Hays Hammond,
Lewis Nixon, the ship builder; Her.
man A. Metz. former comptroller of
the city OF NV York! Levi p. Norton,
j. Bronson Reynolds. a member OF
Col. Roosevelt's famous tennis cab
lnet;". Judge J. w. Gerard, of the SUI
preme court of the state of New York;
Maj.-G c. w. Roe. OF the New York
National Guard George J. Gould,
George r. Sheldon, former treasurer
Of the Republican National commit
tee; Ogden Mills. William G.. McAdoo,
builder Of the Hudson river tunnels;
Henry Clews and Jacob Schiff, bank
ers; Joseph II. Choate, Francis. X.
former corporation coun-
sci OF New York Cesare Cont, Ital-
an banker; Theodore p. Shont. r. "A. !
,. Smith, commodore OF the New York
Yacht club and chairman OF the (
Roosevelt harbor display committee; !
Nicholas Murray Butler. of Columbia !
University: Henry w. Taft, George
B. Cortelyou. president OF the Con- I
'olidated Gas company. and another
ormer cabinet officer; Gustav H.
Schwab, William Nelson Cromwell, ,
Rear Admiral Leutz, commandant OF
he Brooklyn Navy yard; Lloyd c. ,
iriscom, chairman OF the County Re- 7
publican committee; Gen. McCoskry
Butt, of the New York National guard:
Col. H. II. Treadwell. DR.. Lyman Alb
,ott, and 200 other prominent New
lorkers who had been appointd mem
,ers of the Roosevelt reception com.
nittee by Mayor Gaynor The An
lroscoggin was accompanied by the
evenuc cutters Mohawk, loaded with
senators, governors and 4
,abinet officers, and the Seneca, which 4
Collector Loeb had turned over to out :,
,f-town newspapr men.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the Andres 1
,oggin went alongside the Manhattan
It Quarantine and Col. Roosevelt and
he newspaper men were removed. /,
drs. Roosevelt and tn remainder OF
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