Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-18
TO BE WELCOMED
BY SALUTE OFGLNS
BATTLEsHIP SOUTH cARoENA
TO BOOM FORTH GREETING "a
HARBoR is ENTEREDi TosRz
BIG NAVAL PAaEANT., ,

his homecoming tomorrow as care(uA
ly as IL he were still president. Tho
police are taking unusual precautions!
From the time Roosevelt leaves tho
steamer at quarantine, he will be
guarded every moment by the keen-
est detectives on the force. Some of
the men will always be at his elbow
and others will be distributed among
the crowds watching for the least susl
picious move.
Nearly 4,50O policemen will be on
duty for the great land parade. while
another force In police boats will
watch the water parade. In the nne-up
there will be 1000 Spanish war veter-
ans in addition to the Roosevelt Rough
Riders, bringing the total number of
soldiers and police on guard to well
over 5000. Rear Admiral Leutz, CONS
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard.
will command the warships detailed
to the naval parade. They will lead
the line, followed by the revenue cut
tier, psTae bs.;lts l.s., 3 fisezs,,E chs.s to-
ed steamers reserved by clubs from
steamers
Welcomed by Boom Of Guns.
Twenty-one guns, the national and
international salute, will greet RDose-
velt as he first enters the outer har-
Dor of New York on his return to thia
country. The battleship South Caro-.
lima, to be stationed In the Ambrose
channel, will thus notify an expectAnt
city that the Kaiserin Auguste ViCl
toria and her distinguished passenger
are close at hand.
In completion OF the naval demon,
strat1on that will follow, Chairman r.
A. G. Smith of the harbor display CONS
mittee announced last night the INT Of
| vessels and the line Of formation. FL
nal Instructions swere also given tolalI
captains.
Eighty warships, harbor patr0fboats
and other steamers will take omc1all
part in the parade up the Hudson riverI
and back to the battery. In addittunI
fotilla Of $50 merchant steamers
will carry sightseers down the bay tOl
witness the transfer Of Colonel Roose-
velt and his party from the ocean,
liner to the Androscoggin. the rewe-
nue. cutter that will bear the welcom.
ing party and Colonel Roosevelt toI
the parade. Il
Salute Under Old Flag.
AS the former president boards the
Androscoggin, a second salute Will an-
nounce that he is once more under tho
American flag. For two minutes follow
ing the combined fottllas will join in
a deafening blast Of whistles.
Escorted by revenue cutters. poiicO
patrol boats, the battleship South Carr
olina, five torpedo boat destroyers
and the government dispatch boat
Rl1 II, xyt11 1nnA
the river parade. When Colonel RnOse-
velt is landed at the Battery, the for
nal welcome by Mayor Gaynor will;
proceed. His speech and that BY Mr.
Roosevelt viii be the only addresses
and the land parade will start imme1
diately.
New York began final preparations
for the reception IN earnest yester1
day. Despite rain and clouds the dec
Grating Of the city for the event went
steadily ahead.
Visitors Crowd City.
In other ways the near approach Of
the Roosevelt reception was impressed
upon the city. One of these was in the
influx Of visitors which has already
begun. Hotel registers gave the best
proofs Of this. Even faraway Alaska
loomed up large when word was res
ceived from Governor Clark OF that
territory that Former Governor w. B.
Hoggett will arrive here In time to
represent him In the ceremonies. To-
day, however, will bring the real out
Of town throng.
Announcement has been made by
the Roosevelt reception committee
that Governor Hughes, who will be
unable to be present to take part in
Saturdays demonstration In honor OF
the returning ex-president, had ap-
pointed Adjutant General Verbeck as
his representative. The adjutant gem
eral will go down the bay on the rev.
enue cutter Manhattan with Collector
Loeb. and board the Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria. He will give the former
president Governor Hughes letter OF
welcome at the same time a letter
from President Taft Is presented by
Captain Butt, the presidents military
aide.