The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-09
Four Dreadnoughts and SO De.
stroyers in Navy Escort
Greeting President.
2,644 TROOPS ABOARD
Thousands OF School Children Greet
Executive and Soldiers as They
Land at Hoboken Dock-leaves
for Washington.

New York, July 9.-Escorted by q
neet Of warships. the transport George
Washington, bringing President Will
son home from France, passed quaran
tine and moved on to New York har.
Dor.
With a naval dirigible lowering over
1t, the George Washington came in
sight of the Jersey Highlands. The
presidents transport flew a huge
American flag from the stern, the pres
tdents flag from the main truck and
smaller flags on the fore and mizzen.
mast heads.
Salute Fired From Shore.
The George Washington and convoy
passed Ambrose lightship led by the
battleship Pennsylvania with Secre.
tary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and
party of other government officials
on board.
AS the George Washington and the
escorting fleet of destroyers passed
Sandy Hook the presidents salute was
fred by the guns on shore.
Met by 40 Warships.
Four dreadnoughts and 26 destroy,
ers from the Atlantic fleet formed the
escort that met the United States
with President Wilson aboard, 80
miles east of Sandy Hook. The presi,
Dental salute from these vessels was
the first of the many welcoming cere.
monies that awaited the president on
his arrival returning from the peace
conference at Paris.
In the harbor were As warships,
headed by the flagship Pennsylvania
with Admiral Henry B. Wilson
aboard, assigned to join the outharbor
escort. Vice President T. r. Marshall
and members of the cabinet were as.
signed to the Pennsylvania while the
city's official welcoming party, headed
by Mayor j. f. Hylan and Governor
A. Z. Smith, we're passengers aboard
the municipal steamers Patrol and
Correction.
Police Form Strong Guard.
On duty for the presidents arrival
were 1,100 policemen from the Jersey
City and Hoboken forces and several
thousand school children were formed
in River street to greet the president
with "The Star Spangled Banner" as
he left the George Washington to EN-
bark for Manhattan on a special ferry
boat. Immediately after the welcom
ing exercises In Carnegie hall, Presi
dent Wilson took a special train fol
Washington.
The police arrangements for safe
guarding President Wilson during hil
two hours stay in New York were tn.
most elaborate ever planned for tn,
safety of a chief executive.
Hundreds of thousand of citizens
of Greater New York greeted Presi
dent Wilson.
Leaves for Washington.
The president and his party, follow
ing a parade of few blocks in Ho
boksn, took ferry to New York an'
then motored to Carnegie hall. Afte
q brief address in response to his Off
cial welcome, the president drove IL
an automobile to the Pennsylvania sta
tion. He boarded a special train TO
Washington, arriving in the capita
about 10 o'clock.
2,644 Troops Aboard.
Besides the presidential party tn
George Washington brought home 2,64
troops. They include 63d, 64th, 65th
seth and 10th companies. Transports
tion Corps: 463d Aero Squadron; 4St
Administration company; 115th cam
hospital: 30sth and 324th Supply CON
panies; Third Sanitary Squad an
Ninth Salvage Squad.