New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-15
DISMISSED HIS ESCORT.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT WANTED TO VISIT
MILBURN HOUSE INFORMALLY
HIS ARRIVAL
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Buffalo Sept 14-Colonel Roosevelt before being
sworn in President of the United States this af-
ternoon the house of Ansey Wilcox. In Della
ware-ave.. gave the soldiers and police making up
his escort a characteristic surprise He dismissed
his escort of twenty-one mounted policemen and
sixteen mounted Signal Corps men in dazzling uni
forms, who hand to protect his person. with
all the suddenness and decisiveness which charac-
terize Colonel Roosevelt when he Is I'm a hurry
The police and mounted signal men were lined up
front of the home OF Mr.. Wilcox, and their
handsome mounts and brilliant uniforms were set
off In the most attractive fashion by the green
backgrounds of The terraced yards either side
Colonel Roosevets carriage waited for him at
side of the Wilcox house, and at 2:32 O'Clock he
walked briskly from the house with Mr. Wilcox
and George L. Williams and got into the carriage
which ratified down the carriageway and out into
the street. There amusing drama took place
Captain Charles T. Plumb in command OF the
Signal Corps men, and Patrolman Erion OF the
mounted police. They formed in open rank. so
that the Vice Presidents carriage drove into the
middle of them. The sudden Gathering of the hoofs
and the changing of military accoutrements were
apparently unexpected by Colonel Roosevelt lie
spoke sharply to the driver and his horses stopped
The Vice-President leaned far out or the coupe
window and said Lieutenant-Colonel Chaplin, VINO
in charge of the escort: ''Coone, tell those
mounted men do not want them. 1 need only two
l desire the escort to remain here Lieuteh-
ant-Coonel Chaplin gave the command to his men,
but the police did hear it, When the Vice-Pres-
ident's carriage started again all the mounted police
wheeled into line. forming a Gordon around II
Again the horses were stopped with snap anu
again Colonel Roosevelt's head and shoulders
emerged from the window Sergeant" said he. Il
don't want all these escortns me; tell them to
remain here" Then Colonel Roosevelt and his
friends In the coupe drove rapidly up Deaware-ave
After Mr. Wilcox returned to the house he SAID
good humoredly:
I'm Justice to the President. it ought to be made
clear that when he started from my house this
afternoon for the Miburn house he was on pure pure
y unofficial CALL and intended to pay his respects
on of the death of the President For
This reason did consider II proper TO &C
cept the services of any imposing escort; he qua
not see Mrs Mckinley the dead President he
had little difficulty first in making his meaning
clear to the escort. The President also says lnat
he feels almost II he should apologize 10 the
camera for spelling the picture they weIe
about to take He says that the scene was prop,
ably a brilliant one, but that IL was not the hihu
of a spectacle he wanted -, =. 49,
on the way to and from the Milburn house II was
noticed that number of Secret Service men kept
within reach of the carriage.
Mr. Roosevelt arrived in Buffalo, by speciai tram
from Albany, "a o'clock this afternoon ne maoe
IL clear to every that he wished above all thihes
10 avoid demonstration HIS speclal was run
the Central station the Terrace station.
directly behind poIice headquarters, where Ansiey
Wilcox and George Williams were waiting with
coach There no sign OF lie ABOARD the tram
as 1t moved across Ernest Detect,ve t1umpnley'
or the New-York Central. on the back plat
form and Just behind him, with troubled FACE;
wearing a silk hat and gray overcoat, was CoIonei
Roosevelt He paused moment glanced around
and then stepped down. followed py Wiiiiam Loe5
r. his secretary. and George kibel, New-iork
detective Although the arrangements Tor Eetuns
the Into town without attracting at
tenton sknfully arranged 1t TOOK oniy q MN