Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-19
THEODORE ROOSEVELT HOME
Former President is Given Ovation by
People of New York.
AND LAND PARADEs
Traveller Escorted TO Battery by Two
Hundred War and Merchant
ships-Address of We'll
come By Mayor.
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There was more firing Of big guns as Mr..
Roosevelt left the Manhattan for the An
drescoggin. Then comparative quiet while
in the upper bay patrol boats darted back
and forth among a hundred and one craft
of every description marshaling them in
line for the parade.
The United States steamship Dolphin.
leading the parade. and closely followed
by the Androscoggin, got away at twelve
minutes past 9.
The first welcome was handed Mr. Roose-
welt by the boarding pilot. on behalf Of
the Pilots association. This association
was the last to speed the colonel on his
departure from New York. Health officer
Dody was the first Of those from shore to
pay his respects to Mr.. Roosevelt.
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts,, Con-
gresham Nicholas Longworth Of Ohio and
Captain Butt boarded the Kaserin from
the Manhattan and were received by Mr..
Roosevelt in his state room.
Greeting to Children.
| AS the cutter Manhattan came alongside
the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Mr. Roose-
welt made his way through group of
second cabin passengers, who clustered
along the rail, and. spying his children on
the Manhattan, called to them and threw
them kisses.
| Mrs. Roosevelt was the first to come
down the gang plank from the vessel to
/ the Manhattan. In a moment she had
thrown her arms about Archie and Quentin
and effusively kissed and Rugged both Of
them. She next greeted Theodore Roose-
velt jr.. and his fiance, Miss Eleanor AL
exander.
! Mr.. Roosevelt made a flying leap to the
deck of the Manhattan, and with the
exuberance and spirit of school boy he
slapped his son Theodore on the back. He
| then turned to Miss Alexander and kissed
her. He took up Quentin and Archie In
his arms and gave them resoundlng
smacks
Shakes Hands with Everybody.
These greetings over, Mr.. Roosevelt, with
Collector OF the Port Loeb at his side eX-
tended cordial greetings to the others on
board the Manhattan. He shook hands
with everybody, including members of the
crew.
In the meantime the big liner was
hemmed in close by mail boats and news
paper tugs, while clustering about this
central group were tugs, yachts, excursion
boats, lighters and all kinds of merchant
craft, all gayly decorated with flags. The
cheering was continuous between those on
gers on the Kaiserin. The early morning
had been foggy, but under the influence of
clearing skies, flags and pennants broke
out gayly, and the sun was warm and
! bright
The South Carolina came to anchor 1000
feet in front of the liner and two cable
lengths away from the Dolphin. Once more
the guns belched forth a salute, this time
from the battleship to the secretary of the
navy, and from the secretary's boat in
return. simultaneously with the firing of
the last gun, both ships broke out lines
of burgess and signal flags from mast
head to deck line.
Great Crowd at the battery.
AS the time for Colonel Roosevelts ar
rival at the Battery drew near. enormous
crowds swarmed toward Battery park
overlooking the sidewalks and almost
tying up traffic in the lower part of the
city.
The whole city had taken on a holiday
appearance. Flags floated everywhere, pic
lures of Roosevelt were hung in thousands
of windows, and along the line of march
buildings were draped with bunting.
While the naval parade was still invis-
| ible from the Manhattan shores. all the
whistles In the lower harbor broke into
| a furious din. Roosevelt was approaching
and the crowd began to stir nervously.
| Swift excursion steamers, their rails
black with sightseers began to file by
the battery and stin the parade was invis-
| ible. At 1855 the thunder Of salute came
rolling across the harbor.
| A moment later the white hull OF the
| first ship in the parade. dressed from stem
| to stern in flags, came in sight and the
seventy-first regiment band, stationed on
Al IL.
Gem of the Ocean,"
| There were no cheers from the crowd
that packed the park and filled windows
of office buildings, The people were still
and expectant. But from excursion boats
on the harbor, a better Wow of the water
parade was to be had.
Parade in Twelve Divisions.
AS the gray-hulled South Carolina came
abreast of the Robins Reef light, a rift
OF white foam at its bow, the patrol fleet
of revenue cutters swung into position to
starboard and port~of the line and slowly
the maratime pageant passed on with the
Androscoggin Immediately behind the
skirmish line of war vessels.
Behind the Androscoggin the merchant
vessels took their positions in double col
umns, maintaining a distance OF 800 feet.
Divided into twelve divisions, commanded
by as many vice commodores, the parad-
ing fleet, nearly 200 strong, steamed up
the bay and into the Hudson keeping we'll
in toward the New York shore. When
opposite the stake boat anchored off
Fifty-ninth street, the procession turned
in towards the Jersey shore and steamed
down the river to the Battery.
AS the defiis reached the lower end OF
Manhattan every craft afloat and every
factory ashore put its enthusiasm into
steam and let loose pandemonlum such
as is heard but once a year. at midnight
of December 81.
At the Battery as the morning wore on
the crowd grew denser, but. nemmed In
as 1t was by the police and the obstruct'
ing dock houses, it could see little of tbs