The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-30
ROOSEVELT is
Home AGAIN

dore Roosevelt came home today.
He was given an enthusiastic re-
ception with booming guns and
cheers both on land and water,
taking part I'm an imposing ma
rino display and parade through
the streets OF New York. Imme-
diately after landing he pledged
himself TO put his shoulder TO
the wheel and help solve the prob
lens that confront the United
States. No word was uttered as
20 whether he would support the
Administration or the insurgents
in Congress. The State and ma
tional welcome 20 Mr. Roosevelt
was extended to him while he was
still on the water. That OF the
city was given when the ex-Presi-
dent landed at the Battery after
the marine parade I'm which he
TOOK part on the revenue cutter
AndrOscoggin.
There was one great cheer as
he landed.
The formal reception at the Bat
terry was imposing. With tens of thou
sands cheering, Mayor Gaynor was
escorteu there by squad OF ninety
mounted police, one of whom carried
the Mayors flag. The Mayor well
coined the returned traveller and then
Mr.. Roosevelt replied briefly.
The ex-President replied. thanking
Mayor Gaynor for his welcome.
Il have thoroughly enjoyed nv
SELF" he said. land now 1 am more
glad than / can say to get home: to
De back in my own country; back
among the people 1 love, and I am
READY and eager to do my part, so far
as 1 am able, in helping to solve
problems which must be solved IL we.
OF this, the greatest republic upon
which the sun has ever shone are to
see Its destinies rise to the high level
OF our hopes and it's opportunities.
This is the duty of every citizen.
but il is peculiarly my duty. for any
man who has ever been honored by
being made President of the United
states therefor forever after is rem
dered the debtor of the American peo-
pie and is bound throughout his life
10 remember this as his prime obli-
cation, and in private life, as much
as in public life. so 10 carry himself
that the American people may never
nave cause TO feel regret that once
they placed him at their head
AS the Androscoggin passed it was
saluted by whistle, and, in the case of
many trim yachts, by gun.
The din was continuous and be-
came greater on the downward trip.
NEW YORK. Special.-CIad in
frOck coat and silk hat, ex-Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt disappointed the
Rough Riders who had hoped for
khaki and putteeS at the least
Mr.. Roosevelt watched the ma
neuvering of the conglomerate
armada from the AndroScoggin
with interest. The water parade
proved TO bc one of the grandeSt
affairs of the kind ever held. All
the time he was beSet with news
paper mcn. Tic had been greet
ed first by n group of them on the
tug John X. Gilkinson, and they
were at his side nearly all day.
The newspaper men and photo
graphers had n hOtilla by them
selves. Representatives OF scores
OF periodicals, American and for
eign, were on hand. Several pa
pers had special tugs.
The Ham burg-AmericanL Line ran a
large tug for the accommodation Of
newspaper representatives, and the
revenue cutter Seneca was given over
TO them in the parade. They were
on the Androscoggin and the Manhat-
tan besides. How many hundreds of
photos were taken today no one can
estimate. The movement of the ma
rine parade were governed by a sys-
tenn Of code signals.
Five minutes before the giving of
the starting order, the attention signal
was run from the signal yard OF the
Androscoggin. Then came to single
letter P-meaning prepare to start
in ten minutes" Single letters were
used for all the orders. the others be-
ing: S. for start; T, for the turn
about the stakeboat off Fifty-ninth
Street, and ID, for the dismissal after
Mr.. Roosevelt's landing.
In and out the revenue cutters and
the fiotilla of police boats were dart
ing, patroling the bay, when the pre-
came few minutes of hustle and ad-
justmenC
Irrepressible Enthusiasm.
1T looks bigger IMAM the fleet that
went round the world" Mr.. Roosevelt
said once, turning to those nearest
him with glowing smile. His enthu-
siasm was irrepressible, and there was
little chance for conventional dignity
on the part of the committeeman sur
rounding him. His patent joy was too
infectious.
The start of the marine parade was
made to the screeching OF whistles
which bore the message to Manhat-
tan's crowds, miles away.
me Androscoggin swung around in
business-like manner, and then
forged ahead, passing between the two
files of vessels.
Then, one by one. the other ships
swung into her wake, and the single
file sweep up the bay and the river
pageant was on.
Rear Admiral Leutze, United States
Navy, commandant of the Brooklyn
navy yard, commanded the naval
ships. The revenue cutters were I'M
der Captain o. e. Hamlet, of the reve-
nue. cutter service. and the harbor po-
lice took their orders from Captain
Frederick Mott. When the great line
OF ships started on the long course
there were more than eighty in line.
In the surrounding waters with
Whistles footing and spectators cheer
ing, were fully 200 vessels, big and
little. First went the revenue cutter
patrol, followed close by the putting
police launches, Nos. 1. 2, and f.
The cutters Calumet and Hudson
and the steamers Manhattan and Ow-
let followed, preceding the navy con-
tingent.
First the United States Steamship
Dolphin, seemingly the pilot of the
towering dreadnaught South Carolina,
business looking from the water line
to the tops of the open work masts.
Torpedo Boat DestrOyers.
Shaking along in her wake came
the five torpedo boat destroyers, their
low freeboard and rakishness empha-