Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-18
ROOSEVELT HOME.
The Former President Accorded an En-
thusiastic Reception.

decked with signal flags and her colors,
with ex-President Roosevelt aboard,
passed in the Ambrose channel at
7:O5 n. m. and proceeded slowly to
Quarantine, all OF the vessels in the
lower bay whistling a mighty salute
in honor of Mr.. Roosevelt and his
party.
As the Kaiserin passed through the
Narrows and Quarantine she was recely-
ed with 21-gun salute from the guns
OF the Fort Wadsworth reservation.
The big liner broke out signals and
national emblems from every mast,
while long lines of them reached to
her decks. The lofty heights of Port
Wadsworth were manned with coast
artillerymen, who gave cheer after
cheer as the vessel passed. The harbor
craft joined in with footing whistles and
soon created an old-time New York bay
pandemonium.
The transfer at Quarantine was
completed at S o'clock. When the
Manhattan went alongside, Mr.. Roose-
yelt, attired in frock coat and wearing
tall hat, was standing on the bridge
of the kaiserin with Mrs Roosevelt,
Miss Ethel and Kermit Grouped
about the liner were the battlcship
South Carolina and the torpedo boats
which awaited the transfer OF the
Roosevelt party.
The Roosevelts left the Kaiserin
from the forward starboard gangway,
and stepped to the deck Of the Man
haitian. The ex-Prcsident was given
a tremendous ovation from the people
on the surrounding craft, and the
band from the battlcship struck up the
Star SpangIed Banner" while Mr..
Roosevelt lifted his hat in salute.
Naval parade started from Quaran-
tine at $40 Il. III.
The Manhattan reached the battery
shortly before II o'clock, where he was
formally welcomed by Mayor Gaynor.
The place was dcnsely packed with
people.
After Mr.. Roosevelt had been escort
ed to the stand Mayor Gaynor said:
Ladies' and gentlemen, We are
here to welcome Mr.. Roosevelt home
to New York. We have watched his
progress through Europe with delight.
Wherever he has been ho has been
bonorcd rs Il man and rs an exponent
of the principles of government OF this
country. He was honored in Europe
~ no man OF this country was ever
honored. 1t only remains for me TO
say to Mr. Roosevelt that we welcome
him home most heartily, most
heartily
Mr.. Roosevelt responded as follows:
Il wish to thank you, Mr.. Mayor;
through you I thank your committee,
and through them | wish to thank the
American people for their greetings. |
need hardly say that | am most deeply
moved by the reception given to me-
No man could receive such greeting
without being made to feel both very
proud and very humble. | have been
away year and quarter from Amer
lea, and / have seen strange and m
tcrcsting things alike in the heart Of the
frowning wilderness and in the capitals
of the mightiest and most highly
polished civilized nations. | have
thoroughly enjoyed myself, and now |
am more glad than / can say to get
home, to be back in my own country,
back among the people | love, and
ready and eager to do my part, so far
as ! am able, in helping solve the
problems that must bu solved if we
of this, the greatest democratic rcpub-
lie upon which the sun has ever shonc,
are to see its dcstinics rise to the high
est level of our hopes and its npror-
tunilics. This is tina duty OF every
citizen; but it is particularly my duty,
for any man who has ever been honor
ed by being made president Of the
United States is thereby forever after
rendered the debtor Of the American
people, and is bound throughout his
life TO remember this as his prime obi
CATION, and in private life as we'll as in
public life, SO to carry himself that tie
American people may have no cause Il
regret that once they placed him at
their head
II has been intended that the naval
parade would pass up the North
river as far as Fifty-ninth street but
the craft were slow in moving and the
routc was curtailed The boats turned
at point off west Thirteenth street
and steamed back to the Battery.
The parade to Fifty-ninth street was,
as had hcen anticipated. Thousands
formed the cortcgc and the streets in
the line OF march were dcnsely packed.
1t arrived at Fifty-ninth street at l:45
p. m. and disbandcd, and Mr.. Roose-
welt went to Douglas Roblnson's home
for lunch.
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