Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-06-24
NATION CREETS
COL. ROOSEVELT
Receives TurnultuOus Welcome
at New York.
HUNTER GREATLY PLEASED
Naval Pageant and Land Parade
Viewed by Hundreds of Thousands.
Who Tender Him Great Ovation.

Theodore Roosevelt is home. His re-
ception on Saturday exceeded in en-
thusaism any ever given to private
individual in this country, or else
where for all of that. That the ex-
president appreciated the honors be-
slowed upon him was plainly evident
from his vigorous mods to right and
left, accompanied by his usual smiles.
Flags, bunting, Teddy bears, q. O.
p. elephants and welcome signs were
seen everywhere.
The din was at its height when the
Roosevelt party was espiea on the up
per forward deck, the colonel boyish-
ly waving his hat to Collector William
Loeb and other friends on the revenue
cutter Androscoggn.
BY his side were Mrs. Roosevelt,
Mrs. Nicholas Longwoyth, Miss Ethel
and Kermit Roosevelt and Secretary
of the Navy Never. who met the
steamer at Sandy Hook Friday night.
There was but one warship and five
torpedo boats in the fleet, but it lack.
ed nothing of dignity because OF the
necessary omission There were
twelve divisions, each commanded by
vice commodore under the general
supervision of Fred b. Dalzell. In the
first and second division We're steam
boats carrying members of various po-
litical organizations.
Straight up the North river the pro-
cesson 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 Fitty-ninth street, where
a stakeboat was placed. On the return
trip the boats followed the New York
side and enabled Colonel Roosevelt to
review the procession. the Androscog-
gin passing through the center of the
flotilla. By the time Colonel Roosevelt
arrived at the Battery the boats were
still moving up the river.
Col. Roosevelt and the reception COM
mittee disembarked at the Battery,
where Mayor Gaynor awaited them.
Every available foot of ground not
guarded with physical force by the po-
lice was occupied, and it was with diff
ficulty 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 Battery
were so perfect that Colonel Roosevelt
was landed without inconvenience and
made his way on a raised walk from
the pier to the platform facing Battery
park in comparative comfort. The
windows and roofs of the surrounding
skyscrapers 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.
gram. the ceremonies OF welcome were
brief. The advance OF Mr.. Roosevelt
to the front of the platform was the
signal for a marvellous demonstration,
during which time he renewed his ac-
quaintance with Mayor Gaynor and
others and then waited for the tumult
to subsde. The noise would die away,
and then the colonel, catching sight of
some child in the crowd who was wav-
ing handkerchief, would smile broad
ly and wave his hand. and the noise
began again.
The mayors remarks were inaudi-
BILE to those within the charmed roped
circle in front of the stand and to the
committeeman 'and others on the re-
served section of the stand. The peo-
pie seemed content with looking at the
ex-president and occasionally cheering
without other incentive.
Hence the same conditions prevailed
when Colonel Roosevelt made his
brief reply. He thanked the committee
and through it New York and the
states generally which had rendered
him the welcome, which he felt more
deeply than any honor yet rendered
him.
If the naval parade was success
the parade up Broadway and Fifth
avenue was trebly so. 1t was here that
the thousands upon thousands who
lined the streets could see the man
who had caused this uproar and greet
him. and tn canyon of Broadway re-
sounded with cheers Here, as at the
Battery, the Office buildings were all
jammed with sightseers. Even the
wonderful height of the Singer tower
was no obstacle to privileged ones
who gazed at a spectacle that must
nave resembled an ants procession in
their eyes.
The band of Squadron A, the crack