The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-19

BY ED. MARSHALL.


Famous War Correspondent, Who Was
Wounded While With Colonel Roose
welt in Cuba,
By Leased Wire to The Tribune.
NEW YORK. June 1S.-A vaster crowd
than ever foated on New York bay al
that time OF the morning In the history
OF those eternal waters roared at him
multitude OF whistles screamed at him
guns thundered at him. the sun shone
for him. Roosevelt's reception was. In
which has ever greeted an American re-
turning from far shores Grants greet
ing was much less dramatic.
When the "plumed knight (Blaine)
sailed In, although party's. hope hung
on him. the bay bore fewer frantic folk
only Dewey's welcome when returning
greeted by the army and the navy as
well as the excited people-can be COM
pared TO 1t, and until the home conner
had quite, finished with 1t. the sunshine
An English correspondent stood next to
me on the Androscoggin and cooked an
eye aloft,
this Kings weather My word. the
weather even kings weather."
We'll why not?" said an enthusiastic
gentleman at my elbow.
At least dozen bystanders looked at
him and grinned, AS the sun rose. craft.
large and small, laden, deeply with en- en-
rivers, swarmed about the Kaiserin Au-
guste Victoria. the great steamship
which had brought the favored traveller
home. When. after he had left the liner
and breakfasted on revenue cutter, he
left the vessel and went on board the
Androscoggln. the upper bay was crowd
ed AS the Androscoggin steamed slowly
manage In keeping admiring countrymen.
gasoline and steam propelled boats from
in front Of the steamer.
Men With Pulls.
There was a most amazing crowd OF
influential men with pulls. etc. They
and all others with hearty handclasps,
His JOY was genuine. Some OF them.
perhaps, pretended deeper joy than really
stirred them. No one could doubt It.
II am glad" he kept repeating, II am
delighted"
And he was. too. His face showed 1t.
4 plumper countenance ii was than he
wore when he departed something like
a year and quarter ago, and the
prophets of disaster who predicted that
his reckless plunge into tho fever-laden
proved false prophets by the, abounding
vlgor OF his body He looks younger
than he did when the Spanish war came
TO close,
Negro Gets There First.
An enthusiastic negro steward was
among the first TO get a real word with
him. Within half an hour he had been
welcomed by such varying men as over
lords in politics (there were many over
lords in politics on board the Androscog-
gin); escetic and delightfully."- enthusi-
astic DIR. Lyman Abbott OF the Outlook.
Captain Crosby OF his old rough rider
regiment and Jacob a, Ris the soci-
ologist.
lite. During the while river journey the
straight. slim young volunteer. In new
khaki and old campaign hat (two bullet
holes in iD. remained close by the colo
nels side.
Most OF the people in the country
seemed to have gathered In the throng
of steamers which kept police boats
busy as they tried to run in close, while
the great water parade steamed UP and
down the river; but that there were
really many who were not afioat was
glasses showed and whose cheers came
IN breeZe-borne whispers to the ears OF
the returning favorite and the others In
the hghting fleet.
Makes Himself Visible.
For the benefit of those upon other
boats and upon the distant shores, the
colonel spent much OF his time as the
roof Of the Androscoggin's pilot house.
where he was an interesting figure,
straight, strong and sturdy. his face the
face of one whose frank contentment
complete, sincere and unabashed: his
form that of a man in the prime Of
health. unwearied by the strain of travel
and hard work and this despite the fact
that he has broken, on ending the Jour
ney. still another record besides that
OF a sportsman, surprising In the vol
ume OF his literary labor any travelling
writer known OF yore. besides preparing
and delivering studied addresses and
some not quite so studied. before num-
Der of audiences scarcely known TO one
man hitherto In the whole history of pub
lie speaking.
II was quite plainly to the embarrass
ment and really the distress of the for
mer president that he was forced 10 say
emphatic negatives to 30 many Of the
gentlemen in frock coats and silk hats
who crowded close to him. and who whis-
p.esre,d in his ear; His I1:. mo; sir; 1 posi-
auently while the reception on the An
droscoggin's deck progressed. His voice
was always audible. Often the voices
It WAS plain enough TO the outside OBJ
server that many had not waited for n
fitting time To make their opportunities
for favors. sympathy, political meetings.
Only Ones Unsatisfed.
These were the only men who went
from him unsatished, On the faces OF
him, because they really were glad to
see him back and for no other reason,
GUNNER OF his own smile seemed To
catch and llnger. and when the shout
from the pier end al the finish OF the
long parade up and down the river
There he is; there's Teddy" there were
Fcores OF listeners aboard the boat who
heard II after having reassurod them
selves Of the great mans loyalty. IIis
mood was gay as the great show OF
bunting, his smile bright as the suns
Flint on the waters. his manner brisk
Ind hcSrty the fine sea breeze.
That his heart was true TO old friends
many had learned 10 their great salts