Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-09-07
SAFETY PREcAuTroN


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lead of the department state has
quilted the city for his summer home
near Laurel, Md, and the chief clerk
OF the department is absent with Wis
iting diplomats at Buffalo. In the
Navy department, Mr.. Hackett, act
Ing secretary, who had also quilted
the building was speedily recalled
by Captain Cowes, acting head of the
navigation bureau, and he immediate
ly put himself in readiness to take
any official action that might be nee
cssary to meet the emergency.
AT Buffalo in the exposition grounds
the navy had a splendid representa-
tion in the shape of marine bat
TALON under Capt. Leonard and this
force will be made Immediately avail
able if it is decided by persons about
the president that guard is neccs-
snry rear his person.
At the war department, General
Gillespie, chief of engineers of the
army was acting secretary in the
absence of secretary Root, who is ill
at his summer house in South Amp
ton, l.. |. He also quilted the build
ing, but he had not been gone half
IN hour before word reached him and
nc hastily returned t. his desk
He Immediately sent messages to
the secretary of war and to General
Brooke, commanding the department
Of the East giving such unofficial in
formation as was available in order to
appraise them of the main facts made
known 20 him through the press dis
patches for official advices were
singularly slow in reaching those Of
iciais in Washington whG Should be
officially informed. He also tele-
graphed to Major Simonds, stationed
1T Buffalo, asking him to repo.t the.
facts at the earliest possible moment
Conferences were held between act-i
ing secretary lIackett and General
Gillespie in reference to any joint
steps which the army and navy might
be called upon to take. Both tnese
officials were completely over whelmed
by the sad news, but they maintained
composure and were fully prepared
to meet any call upon them. ml
In addition to marines reWesenE
ing The hgtvy,, the UnfteT States 81 army
was well represented at Buffalo and
at nearby Fort Niagara, and with
troops thus at his disposition General
Gillespie says he is fully prepared to
meet any call that may be made upon
MIN.
General Gillespie finally got into
communication with Secretary Root
and assistant Secretary Sanger, and
and as a result of the telephone talk
he telegraphed an order to Fort Foster
N. Y, to have an officer, a physician
and guard of men to proceed immad-
lately to the hospital where the pres
dcnt is lying, O act as guard.
Steps were next taken to provide for
the future of the executive branch of
the government. 1t was realized that
even undcr the most favorable condi-
tions the Presidents injuries were Of
such character as to make it almost
certain that he can not undertake for
/ long time to discharge the duties of
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formal way. Every member of the
Cabinet able to travel is expected to
speed at Once to Buffalo and there d
cabinet council will be held to decide
upon course to be followed BY the
executive branch. Vice President
Roosevelt is in Vermont and of course
holds himself in readiness to do what
ever is necessary and to meet obliga-
tions imposed upon the Vice President
by the Constitution of the United
States.
These are contained in paragraph
six, section one, article two, in the fol-
lowing words: In case of the removal
of the President from Office, or of mis-
death, resignation, or inability to dis
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