The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-18
ROOSEVELT RECEIVED IN NEW YORK LIKE CAESAR RETURNING
 TO ANCIENT, IMPERIAL ROME

Cesare Conni, noted Italian banker; Theodore P. Shonts, R. A. c. Smith, Commodore of the New York Yacht club and chairman of the Roosevelt Harbor Display Committee; Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University, Henry W. Taft, George B. Cor telyou, president of the Consolidated Gas Company, and another former cabinet officer; Gustav H. Schwab, William Nelson Cromwell, Rear Ad- miral Leutz, commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard; Lloyd C. Gris- com, chairman of the County Repub- lican Committee; Gen. McCoskry Butt of the New York National Guard: :: Col. H. H. Treadwell, Dr. Lyman A . bolt, and 200 other prominent New Workers who had been appointed mem- bers of the Roosevelt Reception Com mittee by Mayor Gaynor. The Andros- coggin was accompanied by the rev. enue cutters Mohawk, loaded with Cohgressmen, Senators, Governors and cabinet officers, and the Seneca, which Collector Loeb had turned over to out of-town newspaper men.
 Promptly at nine o'clock the Andros- coggin went alongside the Manhattan a Quarantine and Col. Roosevelt and the newspaper men were removed. Mrs. Roosevelt and the remainder of the Roosevelt family remained on the Manhattan.
 As Colonel 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 noisest demonstration heard in New York bay in many a day. Every craft opened it's whistle wide and for several minutes the din was terrific. Colonel Roosevelt made an effort to say something to the welcom- ing committee and the welcoming committee tried to say something to Colonel Roosevelt, but it was all lost to the crowd in the noisy salute. It was the first part of Americas well come to her returning ex-president.
 As the sirens ceased, the Andros- coggin started up the bay preceded by whole fleet of revenue cutters and police patrol boats. Immediately behind the AndroScoggin came the Manhattan, bearing the Roosevelt family, the Mohawk, the Seneca and the Dalzelline.
 1, This tiny fleet headed the procession passing through the long lines of craft which dipped their colors to the returning -chieftain and then fell into line in ordeS. The Androscoggin, with Colonel Roosevelt on the bridge, sped up the Upper Bay, and, following close along the Jersey side of the Hudson River, proceeded to the stake boat, anchored off 59th street.
 All the piers along the Jersey and New York side of the river were dec- orated and packed with people to cheer Roosevelt while every boat that was passed on the river sounded it's welcome It was a continuous ova- tion along the entire river front and Colonel Roosevelt was compelled to lift his hat many times and bow to the commuters on the passing ferry boats who manned the rails and cheer ed him enthusiastically.
 At 59th street the Androscoggin rounded the stake boat and headed down stream, followed by the other boats in the parade. As the Andros- coggin proceeded the rest of the fleet passed in review the vessels taking a heavy list to starbOard as the thou sands on board strove to get another and closer glimpse of the national hero Nearly every one of the craft the cutter passed on toward the Bat tery.
 THE LAND CEREMONIES
 While the harbor pageant was talk ing place, Battery Park, where Col. Roosevelt was to land and Broad way and Fifth avenue along which he was to pass, were filling. It is es- where the formal welcoming took place 15O, GOO persons gathered.
 Two hundred feet from the entrance to the building of Department of Docks and Ferries. on the western seal wall of the battery. had been erected the stand on which Colonel Roosevelt was to be received by May or Gaynor. On this stand were gath cred 25O of the most notable men of America, including senators, cabinet members, governors of states, repre- sentatives and professional and busi- ness men.
 About the stand were 200 ma assive pillars, gaily decorated and joined by garlands of flowers. In the space they thus marked off stood 5000 disting- guished guests. Near the reception stand was a private stand erected for Mrs Roosevelt and her personal friends. This box was loaded with rare roses and orchids The great Whitehall building, the custom house and the other buildings facing Battery Park were festooned with decorations. The park was so packed with spec