The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-18
''BWanO TumbO" The
Mighty Hunter is
Welcomed Home

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BY the health officers the Manhattan
drew up alongside and the Roosevelt
party boarded the cutter. There was
happy scene as the Colonel and
Mrs. Roosevelt greeted their sons and
other relatives. In the party which
boarded the Manhattan we're Colonel
and Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Alice Long
worth. Kermit and Ethel Roosevelt,
Mrs. E. Reed Merritt. a cousin of the
ex-president. and the party Of news.
paper men who have been constantly
With Roosevelt since he emerged from
the African jungles.
The transfer was completed by 5
o'clock and the Manhattan steamed
up and down In the Narrows while the
Roosevelt party breakfasted.
The Naval Parade.
While the Roosevelt party was thus
engaged the naval fiotilla that was to
act as escort gathered The vessels,
300 In number, were divided into
twelve divisions, each commanded by
vice commodore, All under the gen
eral command OF Commodore Fred B.
DalzelI, on board the tug Dalzelline.
The first and second divisions consist
ed OF steamships and steamboats,. each
laden to the gunwales with cheering
thousands who almost fought for ad-
vantage points from which to get the
the first glimpse OF the returning nim-
rod, 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 reed lighthouse on XIII Won
Null. The third division, to the rear,
was composed OF prayte yachts, q
large number of which, flying signal
tiags from every peak, greeted the for
mer president. Behind the yachts lay
the tugs steamers, launches and small
craft, the entire line being several
miles in 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.
Promptly at . o'clock the Androscog-
gin went alongside the Manhattan At
Quarantine and Col Roosevelt and the
newspaper men were removed. Mrs.
Roosevelt and the remainder Of the
Roosevelt family remained on the
Manhattan.
AS Col Roosevelt, attired in frock
coat and wearing a high hat, stepped
on board the Androscoggin the tug
Dalzelline sounded three sharp blasts
from her siren. This was the signal
for the noisiest demonstration heard in
New York bay in many day. Every
craft opened Its whistle wide and for
several minutes the din was terrific
Col, Roosevelt made an effort to say
something to the welcoming commit
tee and the welcoming committee tried
to say somthing to Colonel Roosevelt,
but It was all lost to the crowd in
the noisy salute It was the first part
OF Americas welcome TO her return
ing ex-presIdent
As the sirens ceased, the andre.
scoggin started up the bay, preceded by
whole fleet of revenue cutters and
police patrol boats Immediately be-
hind the Androscoggin came the Man.
haitian. bearing the Roosevelt family,
the Mohawk, the Seneca. and the Dal-
Feline
This tiny feet headed the procession,
passing through the long lines Of
craft, which dipped their eolors to the
returning chieftain and then fell into
line in order. The Androscoggin, with
Colonel Roosevelt on the bridge, sped
up the upper bay. ana, following close
along the Jersey side OF the Hudson
river, proceeded to the stake boat, an
chored on Fifty-ninth street
All the piers along the Jersey and
New York side OF the river were deco
rated and packed with people to cheer
Roosevelt, while every boat that was
passed on the river sounded its well
come. 1t was continuous ovation
along the entire river front
AT Fifty-ninth street the Androscog-
gin rounded the stake boat and headed
down stream, followed by the other
boats In the parade, As the andre.
scoggin proceeded the rest Of the feet
passed in review, the vessels taking
d heavy Hist 10 starboard as the thous-
ands on board strove to get another
and closer glimpse of the national |
hero Nearly every one Of the craft
carried i brass band, which played as
the cutter passed on toward the bat.
terry
The Land Ceremonies.
While the harbor pageant was TAX.
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