The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1910-06-18

waving his hat to Collector William
Loeb and other friends on the revenue
cutter Androscoggin.
BY his side were Mrs. Roosevelt,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Miss Ethel
and Kermit Roosevelt and Secretary
of the Navy Meyer, who met the
steamer at Sandy Hook last night.
The Androscoggin headed the process
sion, and Colonel Roosevelt held an inn
provised levee forward. There were
few of the committeeman whose
names he could not recaII wlrnout
prompting, for they embraced old
friends and allies and bitter political
foes, but all this was laid aside for a
day in New Yorks 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
a vice commodore under general su-
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.
The third division was composed en-
tirely 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
North Carolina, was President Taft's
insistent contribution as an admins
| trative feature, and it formed a 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 flotilla. 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 al
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
we're 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 fol
the start of a hoarse roar from The
crowd, which was but temporarily
J checked by the presidential salute o