Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-18

Steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
June Is (wireless via Sea Gate)-
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria reach
ed Sandy Hook at z o'clock. The
South Carolina with the crew assem-
bled on deck steamed close in and
fired the national salute and the band
of the warship played 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner" and The Old
Folks at Home"
Guns Boom Anchor Drops.
New York, June 1S.-The Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria, decked with flags,
passed into quarantine at 7:3S and
amid the boom of guns of the harbor
forts came to anchor. 1t was escorted
in from the Ambose channel lightship
by the battleship South Carolina, with
the band playing THE Star Spangled
Banner" and by half dozen torpedo
destroyers. The official welcome be-
gan at $500 Roosevelt boarded the
tug Manhattan from the steamer.
At that instant the steam whistles
of the assembled craft were blown
long and loud in unison and the salute
was TAX 2 up by every vessel within
a radius a mile or more and continued
for some minutes.
Leads Water Parade.
Roosevelt was transferred to the
revenue cutter Androscoggin on which
he led the water parade, which got
under way at 9:12, the United States
steamship Dolphin leading. closely fol
lowed by the Androscoggin.
Pilots Reach Him First.
The first address of welcome pre-
sented to Roosevelt was handed him
by the boarding pilot on behalf of the
Pilots ASSOCIATION. This association
was the last to speed him on his de-
parture from New York.
Saves the Press Boat.
An interesting incident occuSed dur
ing the early reception in the harbor.
Roosevelt was waving his hat in re-
sponse to cheers waited from the craft
on all sides when he suddenly paused
and, looking in the direction of the
press tug Gilkerson, pointed his hand
to the south. He seemed to be giving
a warning and the men on the Gilker-
son turned quickly in the direction in
dicated. They saw the bow of the
battleship South Carolina looming up
hardly a hundred yards off the tugs
starboard quarter and the Gilkerson's
wheel went hard over just in time TO
get out of the warship's way.
Soldiers at Attention.
Roosevelt could be seen leading
Mrs. Roosevelt tc the front of the fly
ing bridge and pointing out to her the
picturesque scene of the soldiers of
Fort Wadsworth standing at attention
Ae-
cutter Manhattan came alongside the
steamer, Roosevelt, spying his chill
dren on the manhattan. called to them
and threw them kisses.
Greet Children.
Mrs. Roosevelt was the first to come
down the gang plank. from the Kaiserin
to the Manhattan. In a moment she /
had thrown her arms about Archie and /
Quentin and effusively kissed and
hugged both. She next greeted Theo- /
dore Roosevelt, Jr.. and his fiancee, |
Miss Eleanor Alexander. Roosevelt |
made flying leap to the deck of the !
Manhattan and with exuberance and /
the spirit of a schoolboy he slapped /
his son Theodore en- the back. He /
then turned to Miss Alexander and /
hIoSCu HCf' IaC IOON up StuShtih anu
Archie in his arms and gave them /
sounding smacks.
Shakes Hands with Crew.
These greetings over, Roosevelt,
with Collector of the Port Loeb at his /
side, extended cordial greetings to 9th
ers on board the Manhattan. He shook
hands with everybody, including mem
bers of the crew
Meanwhile the big liner was held in
by boats of all kinds gayly decorated
with flags Cheering was continuous
by those on board the assembled fleet
and passengers on the Kaiserin.
shore is Crowded.
Meanwhile all points of vantage
ashore became thronged with people
and the city took on d holiday appear
ance. Flags and decorations were
everywhere Everything was ready
for the two great parades on water
and land In din that could be heard
down in the lower harbor parade of
hundreds of vessels from the mighty 4
battleship to the tiny yacht were lin
ing up and passing in review.
Parade In Sight.
Swiftly moving excursion steamers
began to pass along the river front
and then the white hull of the first
ship in the parade, dressed stem to
stern in flags came in sight and the
fist regiment band, stationed on the
water front. struck up Columbia, the
Gem of the Ocean" Then came dis