Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-07-27 | Page 1 | Root is Given Warm Welcome

ROOT IS GIVEN WARM WELCOME Arrives at Brazilian Port and Is Received by American Amer-ican and Brazilian Embassadors. Em-bassadors. . ' sssssss- WO DE JANEIRO, July 27. The United States cruiser Charleston, with Secretary Root on board, entered the harbor from Bahla at 7 o'clock this morning and was saluted with nineteen guns from the forts. The American Embassador, Mr. Griscom, and the Brazilian Embassador to the United States, Senor Nabuco, went on board the Charleston at 9:30, which was soon surrounded by hundreds of noisy launches and ferry boats crowded' with people anxious to greet the American Ameri-can Secretary of State. The latter and his family, accompanied by Senor Nabuco, landed In the thirty-oar thirty-oar royal barge John VI. amidst the salutes of the assembled warships,. Including In-cluding those of Brssil, Germany and Argentina. On landing Mr. Root was welcomed by Gen. Rio Branco, the Bra-sillan Bra-sillan Foreign Minister, as the representative represent-ative of President Alves. . A reception was then held beneath a floral arch at the landing place, which was surrounded by troops and many thousands of cheering people. ' - ' -