Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-19

giant, even nthis day Of cheers-aud
from the moment he heard it until he
actually stepped ashore. his ear was
wholly deaf to those who bid for II on
board. lie seemed hungry to put foot
again o nactual soil fthe United States.
Glad TO Get Home.
"Ah, Il will seem good" he cried 10
half a dozen of us standing near, and
that Good" had true Roosveltisn en-
phasis.
Upon land the welcome which had
greeted the returning traveller upon the
water repeated and multiplied, All New
York was fluttering with bunting, with
one notable exception. Down in Wall
street, where at the time King Edward
died, the black display OF mourning was
profuse, there were but two little flags
to fly on this day when the live ex-
president returned. Elsewhere the dis
play and rejoicing was tremendous and
was shown in every way that an enthusi-
astic populace could find to show its well
come. Hundreds of private residences,
flat houses and business buildings flew
the flag and many were deliberately dec
GRATED far from the line of march.
And the line of march itself was a con-
tinuous blaze of red and white and blue
Only Deweys wonderful return from the
far east has ever made New York so
blossom with the colors of the national
standard. In the procession on the water,
vessels Of all kinds had Joined, from
battleships to drab steamlighters; in the
land, parade had the committee signified
Its Willingness, there would have been
as great diversity. AS many applications
for positions in the line were refused,
am told, as were accepted. All avenues
of travel that led toward the line of
march were woefully congested early in
the morning.
When 1 started out at 8 o'clock. the
Jersey trains were pouring in their
thousands and the street cars were com
pletely filled with sightseers anxious to
get good positions on the line of march.
At the Speaking Stand.
When the Androscoggin dropped its
precious passenger down at the Battery
that great space was filled with strug-
Cling thousands and along the long miles
OF the line Of march the crowds formed
dense mass-well handled by the way.
by that police foroe of which the man
they honored once was head.
as lHe COlonel climbed up to his place
In the great stand from which he made
his speech Of thanks to his fellow citizens
he waved his hand at his waiting family
and then he turned and faced the throng-
ing crowd, He did not wave it at that
crowd he shook 1t, almost as a fighter
might defy a threatening mob. But the
defiance did not go beyond the gesture
OF the fist. The face which beamed
above 1t was "de-light-e-ed." The crowd
roared to 1t gleefully and again he low
ingly shook his big fist before he started
on his speech,
The course Of the parede uptown WAS
full Of interesting Incidents On the shin
the man whom he had kept with most
persistence close to him was Captain
Cosby; early in the line his carriage
evidently to his surprise, came upon a
party of Rough Riders who have been
coming to New York by twos and threes
during the past week. There were sew
eral hundred OF them. At first he did not
see them; then rang above the crowds
conventional hurrahs the wild yell of the
regiment. 1t was plainly wholly unex-
pected and for second he did not re-
spond, but sat astounded.