Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-06-24

ing lHe carry reception III Ihe narDOr.
Col. Roosevelt was waving his hat In
response to the cheers that were waited
to him from craft on all sides, when he
suddenly paused, and, looking in the
direction of the press tug, Gilkerson,
pointed his hand to the south. He seemed
to be giving warning and the men on
the Gilkerson turned quickly in the d.
rection indicated. They saw the bow Of
the battleship South Carolina looming I'D
hardly hundred yards oF the tugs
starboard quarter, and Capt. Martin of
the Gilkerson, who had been looking for
wheel hard over just in time to get his
boat out Of the big warship's way. From
the Gilkerson Mr. Roosevelt could be
seen leading Mrs. Roosevelt by the arm
to the front of the flying bridge and
pointing out to her the picturesque scene.
Spies Children on Cutter
AS the cutter Manhattan came along
side the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, Mr.
Roosevelt made his way through a
group Of second cabin passengers who
clustered along the rail, and spying his
them and threw them kisses.
Mrs Roosevelt was the first to come
down the gangplank from the Kaiserin
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 Roosevelt. Jr., and his iancee,
Miss Eleanor Alexander.
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 re-
sounding smacks.
These greetings over, Mr.. Roosevelt,
with Collector Of the Port Loeb at his
side. extended 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
hemrned III close by mail boats and news
paper tugs, while clustering about this
central group were tugs, yachts, excur-
sion boats, lighters, and all kinds of mer
chant craft, all gayly decorated with
flags. The cheering was continuous be-
tween those on board the assembled fleet
and the passengers on the Kaiserin. The
early morning had been foggy, but under
the influence Of clearing skies, days and
remnants broke out gayly ard the sun
was bright and warm.
The South Carolina came to anchor
a thousand feet in front Of the liner,
ana two cable lengths away from the
Doll Kin. Once more the guns belched
forth q salut, this time from the battle
ship 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 masthead to deck
line.
AS the time for Col 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 holiday
appearance. Flags foated everywhere.
pictures of Roosevelt were hung in
thousands of windows, and along the
line Of march buildings were draped
with bunting.
At 9:2S the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
passed the battery, going up the North
river to her berth in Hoboken. She
roared deep bass salute and siren
All the STANDS were covered with
white canvas and decorated with bunt-
ing and flags Directly in front Of the
stand from which Mr.. Roosevelt speaks
space had been reserved for the re-
ception committee and other guests OF
the day. Back of this the people began
piling up, row on row, by countless
thousands, patiently awaiting the coming
of the ex-President. Broadway and the
other streets leading into Battery park
were filled with moving streams Of hui
mainly, all hurrying on in the struggle
for places of vantage.
Furious Din from Whistles.
While the naval parade was still invis-
ible from the Manhattan shores all the
whistles in the lower harbor broke into a
furious din of discord. Roosevelt was
approaching and the crowd began to stlf
nervously. Swift excursion steamers,
hn IlC with iOht tr
file by the Battery, and still the parade
was invisible. At 9:55 the heavy thun-
der of a 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-frst Regiment band, sta
toned on the water front, struck up
Columbia, the 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 in the har-
Dor a better view of the water parade
was to be had. AS the gray hulled
South Carolina came abreast of the Rob
ms Reef light, churned rift of white
foam at her bow, the patrol fleet of
revenue cutters swung into position to
starboard and port of the line, and slow
the Androscoggin Immediately behind the
skirmish line of war vessels. Behind the
Androscoggin the merchant vessels took
their positions in double columns, main
tanning a distance Of 800 feet. Divided
into u divisions commanded by as many
vice commanders, the parading fleet,
nearly 200 strong, steamed up the bay
and into the Hudson, keeping we'll in
towards the New York shore. When
opposite the stake boat anchored off
Fifty ninth street, the procession turned
towards the Jersey shore and steamed
down the river to the Battery.
Wharves Dressed for Occasion.
AS the defile reached the lower end
of Manhattan every craft afoat and
every factory ashore put its enthusiasm
into steam and let loose a pandemonium
such as is heard but once a year, at mid
night Of December 81. Many of the
wharves and decks along the river front
had dressed for the occasion and the
spectacle of the two lines of bunting
decorated vessels slipping by, halyards
dripping with color, was one to gladden.
the eye.
Second only in interest to the returning
traveller were the delegations Of west