The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-18
COLONEL ROOSEvELTS WELCOME HOME.

Health Officer Doty was the first of
those from shore to pay his respects
to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Senator Lodge (Mass.), Congress
man Nicholas Longworth of Ohio and
Captain Butt boarded the Kaiserin
from the Manhattan and were re-
ceived by Mr.. Roosevelt in his state
room.
His WatchfuI Eye.
An interesting incident occurred
during the early reception in the har-
Dor. Colonel Roosevelt was waving
his hat in response to the cheers that
were waited to him from craft 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 Gilkerson turned
quickly in the direction indicated.
They saw the bow of the battleship
South Carolina looming up hardly a
hundred yards off the tugs starboard
quarter and Captain Martin of the
Gilkerson, who had been looking for
danger in another direction, put his
wheel hard over just in time to get
his boat out of the big warship's way.
From the Gilkerson Mr.. Roosevelt
could be seen leading Mrs. Roosevelt
by the arm to the front Of the flying
bridge and pointing out to her the pic
Wadsworth standing at attention along
the green embankments
AS the cutter Manhattan came
alongside the Kaiserin Auguste Vic
torfa, Mr.. Roosevelt made his way
through a group of second cabin pas
sengers, who clustered along the rail
and. spying his children on the Man
haitian, called to them and threw them
kisses.
Mrs. Roosevelt was the first to come
hn
erin 10 the Manhattan. In a moment
she had thrown her arms about Archie
ana quentin and effusively kissed and
hugged both of them. She next greet
ed Theodore Roosevelt. jr., and his
tiancee, Miss Eleanor Alexander
Makes a Flying Leap.
Mr.. Roosevelt made a flying leap to
the deck of the Manhattan and with
the exuberance and spirit of a school
boy he slapped his son Theodore on
the back. He then turned to Miss
alexander and kissed her He took up
quentin. and Archie in his arms and
gave them resounding smacks.
These greetings over, Mr.. Roosevelt
with Collector of the Port Loeb at his
side, extended cordial greetings to the
others on board the Manhattan. He
shook hands with everybody including
members of the crew. In the meantime
the big liner was hemmed in close by
mail boats and newspaper tugs, while
clustering about this central group of
the yachts, excursion boats, lighters
and all kinds of merchant craft all
gaily decorated with flags, The cheer
ing was continuous between those on
board and the assembled fleet and the
passengers on the Kaiserin. 1.-THE early
morning had been foggy but under the
influence of clearing skies, flags and
pennantS broke out gaily and the sun
wac bright and warm.
The South Carolina came to anchor a
thousand feet in front of the liner and
two cable lengths away from the Dol
phin. Once more the guns belched forth
a salute, this time from the battleship
to the secretary of the navy and from
the secretary's boat in return. Simul-
taneously with the firing of the last gun
both ships broke out lines of signal
flags from mast head to deck line.
AS the time for Col. Roosevelt's ar
rival at the Battery drew near enor-
nous crowds swarmed toward Bat
terry park, overflowing the sidewalks
and almost tying up traffic in the
lower part of the city. The whole city
had taken on holiday appearance
Flags floated everywhere, pictures of
Roosevelt were hung in thousands of
windows and along the line of march
buildings were draped with bunting.
At 9:28 the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
passed the battery, going up the North
river to her berth in Hoboken.
Greeted by 100000 People.
She roared a deep bass salute and a
siren answered.
By the time Colonel Roosevelt ar
rives at the Battery 100000 persons
will be massed there. All the stands
were covered with white canvas and
decorated with bunting and flags.
Directly in front Of the stand from
which Mr.. Roosevelt speaks a space
had been reserved for the reception
committee and other guests of the day.
Back of this the people began piling
up row on row by thousands, patient
ly awaiting the coming of the ex-
president. Broadway and the other
streets leading into Battery park were
filled with moving streams of human
ity all hurrying on in the struggle for
places of vantage.
While the naval parade was still in
visible from the Manhattan shores all
the whistles in the lower barbor broke
into a furious din Roosevelt was ap-
preaching and the crowd began to stir
nervouSly.
Swift excursion steamers. their rails
black with sightseers, began to file by
the battery and still the parade was
invisible. At 9:55 the thunder of a
salute came rolling across the harbor.