New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-20
oyster BAY GIVES
7. R. ANVIL SALUTE
Park Cannon Are Too
Risky, So Blacksmith
SwiigS His Sledge.
COLONEL'S SMILE
STOPS BABY'S CRYING
Neighbors Plan Fete for Village
Square-Explorer to Polish
Official Report.
Ltrsm a sac corresponaent OF The Trteune.l |

Iron a stan Correspondent OF The Tribune
oyster Bay. May ls.-The colonel
came home to-day, and they had 10 call
on zoe" Wright, the village blacksmith,
after all Twenty-one times Joe" swung
his biz Sledge hammer on the anvil,
oyster Bays salute TO the man who put
Il on the map.
IL had been the intention OF the reoep-
ton committe 10 fire real powder from
the cannon surrounding the iag pole In
the town park. but Ned Colburn, n
civil War veteran. shook his heao ana
allowed that the relics might explode,
and that, to be on the safe side, they had
better have Joe" Wright get his ham
mer out Moreover. the colonel wouldn't
mind being sort of used to the hammer
by this time.
The colonel landed at $40. For three
hours an the help on the Emlen Roose-
Welt property and their families had been
sitting on the beach, waiting for the tug
boat W. +. Dalzen TO heave in sight.
Lanterns were placed on float 600 yards
out To this float the tugboat bearing
the colonel and his party tied up. They
we're taken ashore In rowbots
All save his daughter. Ethel, who had
been waiting with her husband. DIR. Rich
ard Derby. and their ten-weeks-old baby,
Richard. jr, for more than an hour. re-
mained At the head of the little dock.
She ran down the gangway to the float
when the coioners Panama doomed out
cf the darkness. and he threw his arms
around her neck and kissed her.
Half way up the dock the colonel was
ereeted by the reports of exploding Hash
lights He grinned. seeing several news
PAPER men he knew, and shook hands,
saving. by George. I'm glad TO see you!
It's bully that you're here.
While talking with the newspaper men
he suddenly noticed Mrs. Bmlen Roose-
Welt. and said apologetcally, Hello
christine. 1 didn't see you. How are
yOue"
4 little child of one Of the Emlen Roose-
Welt servants began to cry, as second
rashlight was made by the photographers
The colonel turned 10 the child and,
chucking it under the chin, said: Good
ness gracious, and how are you Inc
baby stopped CRYING and smiled.
Inst before the colonel entered the
limousine which drove him to Sycamore
Hu. the hashlight brigade asked him TO
pose. SQuaring his shoulders. the colonel
faced the cameras and then observed;
What a novel experience
Tomorrow the colonel will probably an
rounce the afternoon on which he will be
ready 10 be feted by the people OF the
village. probably on Thursday. The VII
LACE band Of twenty-six pieces, which has
been rehearsing for weeks under the di-
rc,tion Of "Bin" Craft, the train dis
hatcher. will he the chief attraction next
10 the colonel Three hundred school
children will sing. and in the village
SQUARE. Just in front of Doc Shoulder s
orig store the colonel will make his adj
dress. -,
che next few days Mr.. Roosevelt VIII
spend polishing up his address to the Ma
,iorsl Geographic Society. When asked
II il would be an official report OF his
trip. he said
"Omcial? II viii be my statement