Show I 1 I 1 J 2 Z ill I 1 TR N U I 1 r W 11 N 1 f I 1 MO I 1 1 I 91 s ia n a I 1 ors I 1 6 at U E WC U I 1 t Pr president eident roosevelt the guest of honor spends a very busy day reviews the international fleet opens the exposition iak makes es an 1 eloquent speech and prevents a panic 11 I 1 norfolk Nor tolk va april 26 president dont roosevelt poosevelt the diplomatic naval and tary representatives ot of foreign nations and the ae governor governors of a score of states participated today in tho the opening exercises of the tho jamestown tor ter exposition tho the exposition Is ig far from complete but this was not allowed to interfere in any way with avith celebration of tho the throe hundredth anniversary of tho the first english settlement hi in america from the firing of a sunrise salute of SOO guns by the united state anny army through the picturesque review of rf the international fleet of war vessels ancho anchored ted in hampton roads through the cere core gonles mon of dedication at which the president spoke and down to a lata late hour tonight when tho chief executive I 1 went aboard the naval yacht sylph to spend the night tho day was crowded with notable incidents notable among the days events was the action of the president in assuming command of tho the situation in front of the crowded grandstand from which he spoke when a panic seized the surging throng of spectators pressed against the guard ropes by thousands of eager persons the safety lot of those who had tho the more favorable positions were endangered president roosevelt had juat been introduced trod by harry st george tucker head bead of the exposition company when the disorder anil and unrest in the crowd reached its height and the civil guards la ja front of tho the grandstand seemed about to be swept from their posts the president jumped upon the table had been placed in the speakers balcony and cried out to the men of virginia to live up to their bradl tiona ot of and boose the me pushing and crowding which was threatening the of the women and children in ia the aseem assemblage blage the crowd beaded the presidents denVa warning but when be he had settled down into his speech the immense andi and ence once became unevay again and those on the outskirts began to press tor for ward once more in their anxiety to hear war the president was interrupted and mounted off loera and men of the united states cavalry were called into to take charge they rodo rode up and down along the front of the crowd and ai opened it up tip and roli relieved eved the pre mure which at one time threatened an avalanche of humanity fee the presidents stand and t tre bobee occupied by the diW diplomats mats PW r of artilleryman albo aloo waa wao called into luto borvice and the thousands of people settled down into a peace fid fal apparently oblivious to the unusual position he occupied on the top of a somewhat shaky table Prost president dent roosevelt made hla bin speech the impromptu prom tAti and unsteady platform did not interfere in the slightest degree with the characteristic vigor of his delivery some of his remarks noticeably when whon he touched upon the th subject of the recent ceceta peace oon congress gross in new york were addres addressed sod to the representatives of me the many nations of the corid others were emphasized to the soldiers sowers and sailors who baak such a conspicuous part in the days pr program and other othor thoughts irem directed ta toward the general public the military encamped about the exposition grounds began tho days ceremonies with the firing of the three salute soon from rom across the waters of Hamp hampton torn roads came the boom of guns signalling sign alling the beginning of tho the review by the president of the moet formidable battleships and crul lers sers the world has bas witnessed in many years on board the mayflower the president was greeted first by a roar of 21 guns from each of the Tes vessels sels foreign and And american can then as the slay flower steamed along the lane of the men of war he wa was saluted individually and in turn by every battlo ship aoa and cruller at anchor in the roads rowls when his bis yacht had anchored amid the naval vessels the president re celvid on board the flag and commanding oMe of the foreign fleet and the flat of tho home squadrons among tho foreigners who called were ail ad mimi sir george neville commanding the british cruiser squadron commodore kalu kalau von hofe commanding the german cruisers orul sere commodore von PI escott commanding the austrian ships and the command of the argentine ship sar in the hospitality of the nation was exton extended ded by the president who in turn received many expressions of the esteem la in which he perso personally nall and the american people aro are bold head by the sov ediab eF iaB choso whoso ambassadors it was moir pleasure to be I 1 the president lauded landed at the dapo grounds shortly after 11 a m the immense government piers under bolac construction ire ate still many weeks from completion and it wa wan d with at that a way waa was cleared fat for etin edw the light launches in which the president dent and tho the naval officers of 0 tee 0 various squadrons made their lowley to shore booming cannon acan greeted the president as he be stopp stepp upon the temporary tun lg Is eventually to be a owr ter ato known as exposition land las tug Prel Freol dent of the espos expos I 1 tift immo immorally nally welcomed president who with the president wag was driven to the grand stand between two alikes lia of 0 the united states try the infantrymen in open file fil ard tho the entire course of tho the prest beats drive from the shore front to the th atoe of the inaugural core ceremonies onles ake center box on tho grand stand 1 waa M assigned to the president and bla his awry whom and from the sombre blue of the american navy coffle officers eru to the d dazzling fi red of borne of the german th tb flashed in riot riol laffe ge delegations from tho tile foreign am M american ships were banked in a at square juat back of the tile I 1 mie to right and eft were tha t mir M ir wr of many states surrounded bj by their staffs united states senators and representatives also were there the ceremonies vere were brief the feature being the addresses of president tucker of the exposition and president roosevelt the latter at the conclusion of his addres 4 pressed the gold button which formally marked the opening of the commemorative 0 enterprise then followed an informal luncheon to the president and forty other guests in the administration building the president later reviewed a parade of united states soldiers and sailors seamen en from the visiting fleete fleeta wore were expected to take part in the parade but the difficulty of landing on the uncompleted grounds prevented the parade was over and a reception by the president in tho auditorium brought the days events at the fair grounds to a close admission to the reception waa was by card but after the president had bad shaken bands hands with the invited guests tho the doors were thrown open for a tiie time to the general public the president stood 1 in line for more than an hour tonight president and mrs roosevelt were guests of honor at a dinner given by president tucker tho the other dinner guests included rear admiral robley D evana evans general grant the members of the presidents president dent cabinet who attended the memorial ceremonies governor swanson of virginia and several of the exposition officials at 10 tonight the president returned to the sylph and the yacht slipped down the bay ready to proceed early tomorrow to the old jamestown settlement up tip the james river the me presidents trip tomorrow will be private during the presidents add address today after he had bad asked all present to put on their hats in view of the intense heat of the tho sun the french ambassador mr josserand JeB Jes waa apparently loth to comply with the request the president turned to him and shaking a warning finger said mr Jussen rand pit nt on your hat right away I 1 wont have yon suffer a sun sunstroke the amb ambassador compiled complied the presidents address apparently placed his hearers speaking of the recent peace conference in new york he be proclaimed again that ie be regarded righteousness and peace as ag virtues that ever go hand in hand band als caused cau ed prolonged ngod cheering the president declared it if the time should over ever come when the world must choose between righteousness and peace shame would be upon tham who chose tho the latter at the cost of the former hearty laughter greeted the presidents re r mark that the bible contained good bound gluud reading that would not be out ont of P place lace in a peace conference and I 1 want to say right here went on the president enthusiastically that battleships are mighty good peace makers |