The sun., 1910-06-19

port Of the liner. This nsW gangWay
was linad With flaming rcd hruseels carpet
NF. Loeb waa the first 20 eaaay an ascent.
bat the angie was steep and the carpet
wAs alippeTy. 10 tho Collector was not
above BENDING BE dignity and his body
simultaneously. He made the last few
lset almost on his hands and kneea. Ne
found q very heartening hand grasp
AZ ths ton some of tho fob in the hover
ing tugs we're moved 20 cheer the reunion.
The Collector was followed by Adjt. Gen.
Vsrbsck OF the National Guard. who
repTeuenfed Gov. Hughes In extending
the Oliicial welcome Of taa state.
No others went up tie flaming gang
Way. fOr tho sailors Of Me kaiserin sub
stitnted a very capable ships gangWay
for this more beautiful one Airs. konae-
welt. unable tO brook tho delay which
kept her from her children ca the Man
hattan'a decks, hesitated for a minute
a. The top Of the gangway and then. un-
aided and unescoTted hurried down the
steep incline.
Ihsn after a minute the Colonel. al
smiling and ROSY With excitement. made
his Way from the main deck Of the ship
70 the Open port. pausing every foot 10
shake the hand OF some passenger IN fare
we'll Az the head OF the gangWnv Capt.
Russr stood. The aOrid officer started
% draw himself up In stih salute. but
Mr. Roosevelt anticipated this move and
be STUCK out his hand. Capt. hiser
forgot his training In a twinkling and he
ave grasp for grasp.
uRAM WHISTLES TURNED LOOsE
Just ~ the former President stepped
out on 10 the gangWay pandcmonium was
unloossned. The ship hand blared out
the opsning strains Of america but
the nOiae % tuba and clarinet was in-
stantly drowned in the roaring chorus
" steam. Over on the south Carolina
snnebody leaned on the whistle cord
and the heavy hass note shook the
air The Manhattans whistle took up
a trebs screech. the fog siren % the Kai-
serm droned and little pipinGa from tugs
and motor boats answered CDl. RoOe-
velt had officially landeh IN Ainerica.
After the Colonel came Mrs. InngWoT h
and Miss Ethel and Kermit: then last ~
all. the Collector Of the Port With an
easy air intimate enough to he reminis.
cent he carried two nd steamer rugs
plaid steamer cape anal some handbags
The first thing tho Colonel did when
hs set foot on the Manhattan's deck
was q throw one arm around Archie
Roosevelt and another about Quentin
and give them q regular bear hug Then
whila he felt for Theodore. Jr =. right
hard b. lei ned over and gave Miss Alex
ander a frank smack on the mouth
NEuRO TOOK GETs A HANDsHAKE
just az that moment the Colonel han
pened o. move tJward the after compan-
conway and there be pumped into the
negro conk of the Manhattan. who was
rushing headlong up the stairs. This
hinctionary. exceedingly brunette. was
clad IN regulation cook apron and snowy
pancake hat. He heard osDportunity
knocking az his door, though Il might
have heen the COlonel's elbow against
his ribs. on came the cook's cap and
out went his paw. The Colonel RTipped
Il. looked into the cooks eyes Tor an IN
slant and then cracked his mouth with a
smile.
The Manhattan then drew away from
the kaiserin's SIDE. Il was then s.aO
O. the minute Roosevelt standing an
~ the upper deck ~ the revenue cutter.
lifted his hat and bowed time aud again
% the booming cheers from all sides.
Then when the photographers who had
draped themselves on top of the pilot
house Of the pres tug called % him for
a pose the Colonel cOmplied instantly.
There we're several minutes Of hand
shaking and patting on the back allarOund;
then the revenue cutter Androscnggin.
bearing Cornelius Vanderbilt. chairman
Of the reception committee. members
Of the committee and the delegation %
Governors. hove in sight. coming 10 take
the returning naturalist on his triumphal
prOcesai0n 10 New York city.