The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-01
TO SHOOT TURKEYS
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MAKES
TRIP TO VIRGINIA.
IS AT HISTORIC MANASSAS
AND TOMORROW WILL DRIVE
OVER THE BATTLEFIELD.

On Monday the Turkey Drive VIII
De Held and the President viii
Get n show at Some Unusually
Fine Birds That Have Been Pro-
tected and Fed for the Occasion.
Detectives and Local OmciaIs
Closely Guard the Chief Executive.
Washington, Oct. 31.-President
Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary
Root, Secretary Cortelyou and Surgeon
General Rixey of the navy left here to-
night at 9 o'clock on a special train
for cunning expedition near Manas-
sas, Va. The open season for wild tur-
key and quail begins in Virginia to-
morrow. The party are travelling over
the Southern Railroad as far as Man
assas. where the train will be sidetrack-
ed and tomorrow they will shoot over
the farm of Representative Rixey of
Virginia, a brother of the surgeon gen.
eral. The party spent tonight on the
cars. The special train consisted OF
three cars. A stenographer, two secret
service men and several servants are
with the party.
Manassas, Va. Oct. 31.-President
Roosevelt and party arrived here at
1890 p. IN. The special bearing the
presidential party did not run to the
Manassas station. but was backed to
a siding about quarter of a mile from
the station. The trip from Washing
ton was made without incident. The
train entered the town without attract
ing special attention. Both the Presi-
dent and Secretary Root had retired
before the train reached Manassas in
anticipation of the early rising to-
morrow morning. Tomorrow at 730 p.
H., the President will leave on his spe-
cial train for Brandy, Va, about thirty
miles from here, where he will spend
Saturday night. Sunday and Sunday
night. During the stay at Brandy he
will be the guest of Congressman ]. f.
RiXey, a brother of Surgeon General P,
M. Rixey. Sunday will be spent by the
President in driving over the historic
battlefield in the vicinity of Brandy.
He will attend church in the morning
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken to insure the safety of the Pres
ident while on his outing. In addition
to the secret service and postal officers
who always accompany him wherever
he goes, several members of the Ma
nasSas police force have been detailed
by the Mayor of the town to watch over
him while he remains here. Three To-
cal officers will guard his private car.
One officer will remain constantly at
each end of the car, while the third on
the outside will see to 1t that no I'M
authorized person shall approach even
the resting place of the President.
Mayor Wagner says that President
Roosevelt is as safe here as he would
be in the White House in Washington.
The shooting season in Virginia will
open tomorrow morning, and Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his party have ar
ranged to put in a full day after wild
turkeys and quails. Representative
Rixey owns a tract of 900 acres about
three miles from this village. 1t is
said to be fine cover for both turkeys
and quail. Over this tract, which is
in the very heart of the historic battle
field of Bull Run, the President and
his party will shoot. For several weeks,
in anticipation of a visit by the Presi-
dent, men have been protecting and
feeding a particularly fine drove of wild
turkeys and excellent sport is assured.
Carriages have been ordered to be at
the car at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. In these the party will be con-
veyed to Representative Rixey's eoun-
try place. They expect to arrive at
the shooting ground before the first
peep of day.