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

stration started in the Lower Bay. But
this was only an intermission. When
Mr.. Roosevelt left Mr.. Buffers house to
go to the home of Miss Alexander, in
47th street. to inspect the wedding pres
ents. he found the cheering crowds still
in the streets. Only the rain drove them
in when it was at its worst. When he
was on his way to the Long Island ferry
to take the train for oyster Bay the
crowds again were out and waiting for
him, though the storm was still In prog
ress.
Theodore. jr.. Mrs. Roosevelt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nicholas Longwortfl, Captain Arch
fbald Butt, Senator Lodge and Richard
Parr went with Mr.. Roosevelt to the
home OF Miss Alexander. Mr.. Parr is
the special Treasury agent who received
100000 for discovering the steel spring
that had such an important place in the
sugar fraud trials. He had charge of
the carriages at the Battery, and his spe-
cial work was the care of Mrs. Roosevelt
and her party. He had under his direct
charge the automobiles that took her
and her friends to the home of Mr.. But
Ter, and he did not leave her until she
was safely on the special train for Oys-
ter Bay.
The party went to the Alexander home
at O'Clock, reaching the house just in
time to escape the deluge of rain and the
7 worst of the storm that took ten lives in
| this city and near here. At AIS o'clock
| the start was made for the Long Island
Railroad ferry.
Takes Family to Oyster Bay.
| Only Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Longworth
| and Miss Ethel Roosevelt made the trip
with Mr.. Roosevelt to Oyster Bay. All
the way to the ferry despite the rain,
crowds lined the streets and packed the
| ferryboat-
A Nassau County delegation had
steamer in the naval parade, and fol-
| lowed up the Androscoggin, singing
| parody on Has Anybody Here Seen
Kelly?" A delegation from Oyster Bay
met Mr.. Roosevelt as he stepped into the
special train at Long Island City, and
after exchanging greetings with them
he went to the rear platform of the
Nassau County men standing on the
platform. He said:
II take this opportunity to thank my
friends and neighbors for this devotion.
And I want also to thank the New York
police for the wonderful work they have
done to-day. / am proud that I was
once one of them. Good night
At every town through which the train
passed as it went along the route. the
engineer slowed up to give the waiting
crowds chance to cheer and Mr.. Roose-
welt an opportunity to show himself on
the back platform for the benefit of those
who had waited so long to see him.
Crowd of 500 at Mineola.
More than five hundred persons were
waiting on the station platform at Min
cola to cheer him as the train started
on the last leg of the run to Oyster Bay.
Before the last stop was reached Mr..
Roosevelt had made an expedition
through the nine cars of the special train
and shaken hands with all his old neigh
bors who had come to escort him home.
At Oyster Bay the school children. who
had taken refuge in the schoolhouse dur
ing the storm, once more were waiting
on the platform, and sang Home. Sweet
Home" as the train drew in at dusk,
and the Roosevelt party dismounted-
home at last.
Mr. Roosevelt made a short speech to
his neighbors and many visitors from
nearby places Then he took a walk
through the town before he considered
his day ended.
But the arrival at Oyster Bay marked
the end He went 10 his home on Saga
more Hill with the announcement that
now he would take up his editorial du-
ties and through them the public would
learn what they desired to know of him.