The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-18
VERY MUCH PLEASED
BUT FEELS HUMBLE
Addressing the People Gath
cred in Battery Park He
Said He Should Strive to
Maintain Their Confidence
In Him.

New York, June Is.-Ideal weather
greeted the steamer Kaissrin, which ar
rived with flags flying at Quarantine
at 1860 this morning. All the vessels
il the lower bay whistled = mighty sa-
lutte in nonor Of Roosevelt, The returning
expresident. AT 500, Roosevelt left
the Kaiserin ana boarded Tile revenue
cutter Manhattan, where lie took break
fast as the boat started up The bay
Il bad been publicly announced that
the Kaiserin would reach Quarantine ez.
actly II nine o'clock, at which hour the
formal reception was to begin It was
secretly arranged, however, that the yes
sci should come up to Quarantine at
7i45 50 that Colonel Rooseveits imme-
diate 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 were there when
the Kaiserin hove n sight Among tic
boats were the Albany bearing TIE Re-
publsan club of New YORK tie Nassau.
carrying 800 Of the Ron welt seighbors
association Of Oyster BAv. the Com.
modore, with the Hamilton club Of Chi
cago, and several private yachts, which
gave Roosevelt q noisy salute as soon
as che Kaiserin was close enough for the
figure Of the returning hunter to be
discerned.
At five o'clock, Just above daybreak
the revenue cutter Manhattan, which
had been placed At the disposal Of the
Roosevelt family BY Collector of Cus-
toms William Lobe. fl. Colonel Rooge-
yelBs former seeretary, made her way
70 Quarantine and was naFe to there
when the liner anchored On board the
Manhattan were only tile immediate
Roosevelt family. including Rear Adj
mirsl w. s. Cowlea fretiredl and Mrs
Cowles, the latter AIRS. Roosevelt sis-
ter; w S. Cowles jr. DoueIas Robinson
and wife, the latter the sister of Colonel
Bsoseveit; 7. Deuglas Ronnson and
wife; Monroe D. Robinson. Z. D. Roose-
welt and wife, 9. Hall Roosevelt, j W.
Aisop and wife. the latter Mrs Roose-
velts niece; Theodore Roosevelt. jr. and
his fance, Miss Eleanor 3. Alexander
and her mother Mrs III "A. Alexander;
Archibald B Roosevelt and Quentin
Roosevelt, tho younger sons of Coi
Roosevelt; Nicholas Longwarth. the eX-
presidents son-in law; Mr. and Mrs WV
Elmer Roosevelt, George II Roosevelt
Miss + 81 Hagner, formerly Mrs. Roose-
vclt's social secretary, and Misses Lang
don and Osborn, ueiehnors or the Roose-
velts at Oyster Bay
As soon as the Kaiserin gas passed by
the health officers, the Manhattan drew
up alongside and the Roosevelt 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 Man
haitian were Col aud Mrs Roosevelt;
Mrs Alice Longwortb. Kermit and Ethel
Roosevelt; Mrs. r. Reed Merritt. a
cousin of the ex-president. and tine party
Of newspaper men who have been con
stantly with Roosevelt SINCE he emerged
from the African jungle at Renk On the
white Nile.
From the Manhattan Roosevelt was
transferred to the Androse0gein. and
Just at that moment the tug DalzeIiue
sounded three sharp blasts from her
siren, which was the signal for the noisi-
est demonstration heard in New York
bay in many day Every craft opened
wide its whistles, and for several min-
utes the din was terrific Then the An
drOscoqgin started up the bay, preceded
by whole feet Of revenue cutters and
police patrol boats
At 50th street. the Androseoagn
rounded the stake boat and headed
6eWn Tic stream, followed bY tile other
boats u the procession Nearly every
one ~ the craft carried brass band,
Which played as The cutter passed
toward The Battery.
Battery park was iammed with peo-
plei it is estimated that there were
10000 people ia the vicinity Near the
entrance to the building Of the depart
raent Of docks and deffieks a stand had
been erected for the formal welcome By
Mayor Gaynor about 250 men were
gathered On this stand
Promptly ct eleven o'clock the An
droscogsin 40 the bead Of the returning
heet, tiede up alongside the pier and
Colonel Roosevelt and the reception com
Eittee came ashore Ihe Andfoseo0gin
was followed in turn ID tie other cut