Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-09
BEGINS SOUTHERN TRIP.
President Roosevelt Leaves Wash
ington and Makes First Stop
at Wheeling.
GREETED BY A VAST CROWD OF PEOPLE
Is in Good Spirits But His Face still
Shows Traces of His Experience at
Pittsfcld, NInss.-Stop Mt Wheeling
Marked by Great Enthusiasm on
Part of People.

Washington, Sept. s.-The presi-
dent Roosevelt and party arrived
over the Baltimore & Ohio at $3.50
Saturday morning from Washington.
He was greeted by vast crowd at
the depot and smiled his appreciation
despite his badly discolored face.
His right cheek was rather badly
swollen and confused and his left
eye showed signs of discoloration.
Mayor Sweeney, President Laughlin
and Secretary Hirch, of the board
Of trade, Postmaster Hall and Coun-
Gilman Warehouse formed commit
tee which received the president.
The entire party, which embodied
Secretary Cortelyou, secret service
men and staff Of correspondents,
entered vehicles and were driven to
the Mcclure house, headed by mill
tary band. Throughout the entire
route enthusiasm was rife, the
streets being lined to sardine con-
sistence with the people from west
ern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and
West Virginia. At the hotel the
chief executive met delegation Of
the prominent citizens OF Wheeling,
introduced by Senator Nathan Bay
Scott. President Roosevelt seemed
in very jovial humor and joked
with his newly-made acquaintanees
He addressed an enormous crowd
from the balcony Of the hotel,
standing at the northwest corner.
where he had range of four differ
ent streets.
He spoke long beyond his sched-
nled time, which necessitated the
cnrtailment OF the regular pro-
gramme.
At the conclusion the party reen-
tered the train of carriages and
were driven over route of the
principal thoroughfares of the city.
The decorations were of an elab-
crate and festive order. All along
the route vast crowds cheered the
president to the echo. The party
was driven to the southern portion
of the city, where the Baltimore &
Ohio special was boarded and the
trip to the south continued.
In Ohio.
GAINESVILLE, o., Sept. a-President
Roosevelt arrived in Zanesville at one
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. There
was large crowd at the depot who sur
rouned his car and cheered when he APP
peared on the rear platform. Presi-
dent Roosevelt spoke few words OF
greeting, thanking the people for their
kind reception, and stating that he
would return to Ohio at later date
The train remained here but a few
moments.
Newark, o., Sept. s.-The presiden
tial train arrived here at AS p. m. cen
trail time The president was at lunch
con when the train pulled in, but came
out on the platform and bowed to the
large crowd that greeted him. The
cheering was quite hearty and in re
Spouse to requests for speech the
president said:
II will not make set speech now
I shall merely say what n pleasure il
is to be greeted by you. I am going Il
come back to Ohio. Now I am on m,
way TO the meeting OF the Firemenr
association at Chattanooga, as ] hav
always rather sworn by the railroa,
men. I want to thank you and know
that the rest of you won't grudge m,
saying that wish to thank you, par
ticnlarly the men of the grand army
for coming to meet me. Good luck 8
with you"
The president was loudly cheered a
he concluded and reentered his car.