New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-19

We" 1OTk he look WIN MIN 10 shc
Kaiserin a scroll from the Pilots AS
ISOLATION bearing greeting and vel
come home. 1t was not until twenty
minutes later that the South Carolina
and the five torpedo boat destroyers
doomed through the fog Tor the convoy.
The Manhattan lost no time from the
Katserin to the Androscoggin, which was
the official boat of the reception COM
nittee and the vessel on which Mr..
Roosevelt was carried up the North
River in the parade and hack TO the
Battery The Androscoggin had left the
pier at West 18th street promptly at
1:45 O'Clock. carrying the reception COM
mittee. the governors OF half dozen
states o. their representatives, and she
had no sooner dropped anchor off Quar-
antine than the Manhattan ranged
alongside at $50 o'clock to transfer Mr..
Roosevelt to her
Receives Formal Welcome.
As soon as the lines were made fast
between the two vessels and the gang
plank run across. Captain Broadbent
of the Androscoggin. with First Lieu
tenant Cairns, Second Lieutenant Drake
and Third Lieutenant Cornell, took
their stations at the head of the plank.
while bugler stood ready to blow a
salute and Cornelius Vanderbilt chair
man of the reception committee. pre-
pared to make his welcoming speech
As Mr. Roosevelt's foot touched the
Nv
bilt grasped his hand and said:
"As chairman of the committee ap-
pointed by the Mayor to receive you on
your return. I have the honor Of vel
coming you and presenting this badge
on behalf of the committee.
The badge, which was of gold, and
bore on one side portrait in relief Of
Mr. Roosevelt. and on the reverse the
date. June IS. 1910. was pinned on by
CAPTAIN Arthur F Cosby, secretary Of
the committee.
Mr. Roosevelt replied to Mr.. Wander
bilt
IT am glad to thank you and to see
you I appreciate all this committee
has done, and 7 cannot express myself
with sufficient emphasis and apprecia-
ton. It is marvellous
BID Guns Boon, Again.
The bugle sounded and the guns G
the South Carolina. the Dolphin and
the Androscoggin cnce more doomed
forth in a salute of twenty-one guns.
simultaneously Mr.. Roosevelt, who had
hardly been able 10 contain himself
during the brief speech of Mr.. Wander
bilt and the reply. almost pushed Mr.
Vanderbilt aside and sprang with both
hands outstretched for Judge z Il
Gary. chairman of the board of direc-
tors of the United States Steel Corpora
ton. and chairman of the plan and
scope committee of the reception COM
mittee.
II am so glad to see you Mr.. Roose'
Welt cried. This is fine. This is fne!'
passageway had been cleared aft
and 2 place for Mr., Roosevelt to stand
and receive the members of the commit
tee. but he was so excited and happy
over the welcome he was getting
that he began shaking hands right AMI
in the wrong direction When he had
been straightened out almost the first
man he saw was Henry L. Stirson, spe-
cial prosecutor for the government, who
prosecuted the sugar fraud cases.
Mr.. Roosevelt sprang for Stimson and
almost knocked him over.
Hello. Sugar Trust" he cried. 81
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His face was scarlet under the tan and
beamed with joy.
oh, this is fine. This is f1ne!' he kept
repeating
Presentation of Con1r1i tteer7en.
He took his stand by the after COM
oanion with Cornelius Vanderbilt on his
right and Captain Cosby, in Rough
Riders uniform, on his left, to introduce
he members of the committee. Collec-
Tor Loeb and p. A c. Smith, chairman
If the naval parade committee, faced
Mr.. Roosevelt and marked the lane |
through which the group passed.
Every one received the characteristic |
grip of the hand. and for the moment, as !
ZACH guest passed before him, Mr.. Roose- |
-elt's attention was concentrated on that |
nan alone. He was tanned and weather |
aten. but he showed otherwise little |
fleets OF his arduous trip through the !
ungles of Africa. His figure was full |
nd. far from showing signs of sickness,
le was hard as nails
I look fine" he said in answer TO one
but I can't look as well |
s I feel
And in the flush Of the enthusiasm Of
orning home he looked as happy as
10y.
In the mean time while the first guests
-ere pouring by him, Senator Lodge and
Meyer and Wilson, with Col
actor Loeb were coming aboard from
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