The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-06-18

names he could not recall without
prompting, for they, embraced old
friends and allies and bitter political
foes, but all this was laid aside for a
day in New York's expression of the
national welcome to the statesman
and hunter.
.. Naval Parade Impressive.
There was but one warship and five
torpedo boats in the fleet, but it
lacked nothing of dignity because of
the necessary omission. There were
twelve divisions, each commanded by
vice commodore under general SUI
pervision of Fred B. Dalzell. In the
first and second division were steam
boats carrying members OF various po-
litical organizations. The Republican
club of New York, Hamilton club of
Chicago, Duquesne club of Pittsburg
and Union League club Of Philadel.:
phia were among them, and each had
a steamer filled to the guards and
canopied in bunting. T.
The third division was composed en-
t1rely of steam yachts, and this was
the social section, for the women lent
their aid to the celebration with the
gayety of summer costume. The re.
naming division contained tugs and
miscellaneous craft. The entire course
In the upper bay and North river was
patrolled by revenue cutters and
steam craft impressed into service by
the committee in charge.
The water display was an impress
sive one. The big armored cruiser,
North Carolina, was President Taft's
insistent contribution as an admins
trative feature, and it formed black
spot in the array of highly decorated
steamers and tugs.
Straight up the North river the pro-
cession moved, factories and vessels
along the shores adding their whistles
to the din that carried for miles. The
boats were in two lines 200 feet apart
and kept to the New Jersey side of
the river to Fifty-ninth street, where
a stakeboat was placed. On the re-
turn trip the boats followed the New
York side and enabled Colonel Roose-
welt to review the procession, the
Androscoggin passing through the cen
ter of the fotilla. By the time Col
onel Roosevelt arrived at the Battery
the boats were still moving up the
river. The nearest approach to the
demonstration was the trip up the
same river in 1899 of Admiral Dewey
and the Olympia on his return to the
United States after his triumph at
Manila.
People Pack Water Front.
The water front on both sides of the
Hudson was black with people, special
grand stands being erected on many
OF the piers, and exorbitant prices
were charged for seats.
It was about IL o'clock when Colonel
Roosevelt and the reception commit
tee disembarked at the Battery, where
Mayor Gaynor awaited them. Every
available foot of ground not guarded
with physical force by the police was
occupied, and It was with difficulty
that Broadway was kept clear for the
land parade.
The debarkation was the signal for
the start of hoarse roar from the
crowd, which was but temporarily
checked by the presidential salute Of
twenty-one guns from the North Caro-
lima. The arrangements at the Bat
terry were so perfect that Colonel
Roosevelt was landed without incon-
venience and made his way on a
raised walk from the pier to the plat
form facing Battery park in compare
tive comfort. The windows and roofs
of surrounding slyserapers reflected
the masses of people on the Hudson's
shores, and no point of vantage was.
too dangerous to lack an occupant.
According to the committees pro-.
gramme, the ceremonies of welcome
were brief. The advance of Mr.
Roosevelt to the front Of the platform
was the signal for marvellous demon
stration, during which time he re-
neWed his acquaintance with Mayor
Gaynor and others and then waited
for the tunlult to subside. The noise
would die away, and then the colonel.
catching sight Of some child in the
crowd who was waving a handksr-
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