East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-06-18

O'Clock and the Manhattan steamed
up and down in the Narrows while
the Roosevelt party breakfasted.
off Ambrose Light the battleship
South Carolina and Torpedo boats
anchored there at President Taft's
orders, fire the presidential salute of
81 guns. This is the highest honor
ever paid a private citizen. Then the
warships Joined the naval parade.
The Naval Parade.
While the Roosevelt party was thus
engaged the naval flotilla that was to
act as escort gathered. The vessels,
800 in number, were divided into
twelve divisions, each commanded by
a vice-commodore, all under the gem
eral command of Commodore Fred r.
Dalzell, on board the tug Dalzelline.
The first and second divisions con-
sisted of steam ships and steam
boats. each laden to the gunwales
with cheering thousands who almost
fought for advantage points from
which to get the first glimpse of the
returning nimrod. The ships and
boats were all brilliantly decorated
and presented a splendid sight as they
stretched in two long lines. 200 feet
apart back to the Robbins Reef
lighthouse on Kill Won Kull. The
third division to the rear. was COM
posed Of private yachts. a large num-
Der of which, flying signal flags from
every peak. greeted the former presi-
dent Behind the yachts lay the tugs
steamers. launches and small craft.
the entire line being several miles i'm
length.
At 7:45 o'clock the revenue cutter
Androscoggin had left the Battery for
quarantine, carrying the Roosevelt Re
ception committee. Of which Cornelius
Vanderbilt was chairman. Among
those on board the Androscoggin
were Chairman Vanderbilt William
Loeb Jr., Judge r. H. Gary, of the
steel trust: John Hays Hammond,
Lewis Nixon. the ship builder; Her
man \. Metz former Comptroller OF
the city of New York; Levi p. Nor
ton. ]. Bronson Reynolds. a member
of Col. Roosevelts famous tennis
cabinet": Judge ]. w. Gerard. Of the
supreme Court Of the state of New
York: Mai. Gen. c. w. Roe. of the
New York National Guard; George ].
Gould. George r. sheldon, former
treasurer of the republican national
committee: Ogden Mills. William C
McAdoo. builder of the Hudson river
tunnels: Henry Clews and Jacob
Schiff, bankers: Joseph II. Choate,
Francis X. Pendleton, former cor
pcration counsel Of New York; Cesare
Conui noted italian banker; Theo-
dore p. Shonts, r. \. c. Smith. Com
modore Of the New York Yacht club
and chairman of the Roosevelt Harhor
Display committee; Nicholas Murray
Butler of Columbia University; Henry
w Taft George r. Cortelyou. presi-
dent of the Consolidated Gas company
and another former cabinet officer;
Gustav II. Schwab. william Nelson
Cromwell, Rear Admiral Leutz. COM
mandant of the Brooklyn navy yard
Lloyd c. Griscom of the county re-
publican committee; Gen. McCosgry
Butt, of the New York national guard;
Col. II. II. Treadwell, DR.. Lyman Alb
bott, and 200 other prominent New
Workers who had been appointed
members of the Roosevelt reception
committee by Mayor Gaynor The
Androscoggin was accompanied by
the revenue cutters Mohawk, loaded
with congressman, senators. governors
and cabinet officers, and the Seneca
which Collector Loeb had turned over
to out of town newspaper men.
Promptly at nine o'clock the An
droscoggin went alongside the Man.
haitian at quarantine and Col. Roose.
welt and the newspaper men were re-
moved Mrs Roosevelt and the re.
mainder of the Roosevelt family re.
mained on the Manhattan.
An Awful Din.
AS Colonel Roosevelt. attired II
I frock coat and wearing a high hat
, stepped on board the Androscoggin
3 the tug Dalzelline sounded three sharI
blasts from her siren. This was tn,
signal for the noisiest demonstration
heard in New York bay for many
day. Every craft opened its whistl,
wide and for several minutes the di,
was terrific. Colonel Roosevelt mad
an effort to say something to tn
welcoming committee and the wei
coming committee tried to say some
thing to Colonel Roosevelt but Il wa
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