The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-18
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with his vessel, the Hamburg-Ameri-
can liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria,
slowly poking her nose through
dense fog, cleared early in the day and
the bright sun shone through thin
haze, assuring complete success OF
the great pageant prepared for the
wanderer.
It was just TAO a. m. when the liner
reached Quarantine, and the Dolphin,
yacht of the secretary of the navy.
swung alongside, bearing, besides Sec
Rotary Meyer, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson-the two members of the cab
met who served as Mr.. Roosevelt's ad-
visers and Capt. Archibald w. Butt,
aldo to President Taft and formerly
aide to Mr.. Roosevelt, bearing a let
ter from the president to his predeces-
eor.
Greets the Reporters.
Before the sun had reached the hori-
ION. the first greeting to the ex-presi-
dent was extended by the newspaper
men, who left last night by tug to
pick up the liner off Sandy Hook.
From the moment the big vessel.
which had babe the last stretch OF the
trip under forced draught, slowed
down to the pace Of the tug, it was
one rousing, continuous ovation OF
greeting.
Every craft in New York waters,
and many from foreign ports, in the
lower bay, had dressed ship and flags
were a-flutter, as the liner moved ma
jcstically to quarantine for the Off
cial greeting from the nation.
Along the west water front of Man
haitian and Brooklyn hundreds of
thousands of persons were banked. to
catch glimpse of the fifteen mile
water parade from Quarantine up the
bay and the North river to 59th street
and then back to the Battery at the
lower tip of Manhattan.
Fog Delays Liner.
The fog had held the Kaiserin up
somewhat, but early in the morning
the wireless flashed the word that she
would be approximately on time. AT
the appointed hour. the fleet of vel
coming boats took up the journey
down the bay In the van were the
revenue cutter Manhattan, bearing
members of Mr.. Roosevelt's family;
tho cutter Androscoggin, with the re-
ception committee, and the Dolphin.
OF all the events of the busy arri
val, the one that stood out most prom
inently was tho meeting between Mr.
Roosevelt and the members of his
family whom he had not seen in fif
teen months.
The close friends and the relatives
OF the ex-president were on board the
revenue cutter Manhattan. Far down
tho bay, with the lines of ships reach
ing for mile upon mile as back
ground and the skyscrappers Of Man
haitian visible beyond them, the little
cutter swung alongside the gigantic
liner.
Gets His First Taste.
Peering over the rail of the Kaiser
In, high above the smokestack of the
Manhattan. stood the former president
surrounded by members Of his party
getting his first taste OF the splendor,
arrayed for him.
For the moment he was not the maj
of the day--he was a man of family
back from long trip.
Archie he saw first. piping shrill,
and shaking handkerchief and hi
hat.
Leaning far over the railing. MI
Roosevelt called in stentorian voice
''Hello boy"
Then he made out the other wavin
STRIPPING below as Quentin. You lool
bully. Quentin was his salute. An,
the lads yelled back together
His Daughter.in-L aw.to-Be.
But the smile they got was dir
compared with that the ex-presiden
gave to a pretty girl clinging to tn
arm Of robust young man. She flut
tered a dainty handkerchief as MI
Roosevelt bowed. She was Miss Ele;
nor B. Alexander. who on Monday bt
comes the bride of Theodore Roosevelt
Jr
Then there were more greeting
when Mr.. Roosevelt boarded the Maj
haitian.
Aboard her was Congressman Mel
olas Longworth. greeting not only hi
4dIucT-lH-idW. DuL his wire, VINO wen
to England to meet the ex-president
On the Manhattan when she wer
down the harbor were also Rear Az
miral and Mrs. w. S. Cowles. w.
Cowles. Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Dougla
Robinson. Mrs. Cowles and Mr.
Cowles and Mrs. Robinson are NJ
Roosevelt's sisters.
At Quarantine there was fleet {
newspaper boats, the cutter Senec;
and the cutter Mohawk. bearing col
gressmen and other dignitaries.
Passengers Cheer Him.
AS the ex-president led his party
Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Longworth. Mis-
Ethel, Kermit. and his secretaries
down the side ladder. the passenger
on the Kaiserin set up great chez
and the Manhattan answered with
blast Of the whistle. Greetings owe
the party assembled about the brea1
fast table In the Manhattan's saloon.
In the meantime. the ships to part
cipate in the marine parade or bea
ing spectators, were assembling o
Clifton, S. L.. the parading ships b
ing in double column, 400 feet apar
with the head off Stapleton In tt
same formation the other vessels la
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