The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-03
THE PRESIDENT PASSES
THROUGH WASHINGTON
Stays Only a Few Minutes
on Way to Oyster Bay.
TO VOTE At HIS HOME TOWN
Short Speeches at Brandy Station and
Remington, Ya.-Roosevelts to
Return Wednesday.

President Roosevelts special train ar
rived from Virginia at II:22 O'Clock this
morning and resumed its journey to Oys-
ter Bay at I1.45 O'Clock. Secretary Root
returned with the President. but Surgeon
General Rixey remained at Brandy Sta
tion. Va.
The President made a short speech at
Brandy Station IN response to the fare
well greetings of the people. He spoke
from the rear platform Of his car.
q want to tel you all what good
time 1 have had down here in your beau
tifu1 country. he said. I have enjoyed
myself immensely want to thank you
all for your cordial greetings. and espe-
cially the children. I am very glad, in
deed. to have visited you"
We are glad to have had you, shout
ed a man in the crowd
The Blue and the Gray.
Al Remington. Va. where the tran
made very brief stop. the Preside.u
also acknowledge the reception of the
people by. a short address.
He said. Il want 20 say what a very
great pleasure it has been to me to be
here and see your beautiful country and
20 be received everywhere with charac-
teristic Virginia hospitality. I had the
good fortune to visit two OF three Of
your battlefeIds-the first and second
battles Of Manassas and Cedar MoUr-
tain-and to be shown over them by men
who had worn the blue and men @ho
had worn the gray. We are all alike
now. and can all glory alike in the vaIor
of each side ard the devotion TO duty
as each side saw its duty
There was much applause when he
finished. and as The train departed
women and children shouted Come
again
As soon as the train pulled into the
Sixth Street station, the President
and paced up and down the
platform for several minutes He greet
ed members OF the White House staff
and number OF local newspaper men
and railroad officials who were at the
station, and then returned 10 his pri-
yate car IoIaHthe.
This coach. with the buffet car SyI-
vanus. made UD the special from here
The compartment ear Mica
raSua. which was a part Of the train on
the trip into Virginia was detached
here. and the Southern Railway crew
gave place to Pennsylvania Railroad
employees Engineer James May took
the throttle TO guide the train on to Jer-
sey City. Pullman Conductor ". u.
continued il charge of the train. +
In the Party.
The President was accompanied by
Secretary CorteIyou. Assistant Secretary
Loeb, Dr. George a. Lung. the Presi-
dents physician. and NJ. c. Latta the
executive stenogra pher
Luncheon viii be taken on the train
Jersey City VIII be reached at 5:19
o'clock and Oyster Bay at Z The
President will exercise his right of fran
,hise tomorrow at his home town.
Or. Lung viii continue there with The
Presidents party and accompany the
President to Philadelphia on "Wednesday.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the youngest child
-en viii come back with the President
and viii remain over in Philadelphia
lntI the conclusion of the Masonic exer-
sises at which the President is TO be the
guest of honor
The Presidents party will leave
Philadelphia Wednesday at 3.49 o'clock
and reach here at $50. going directly TO
he White House. when they viii again f.
occupy it as the official residence of the
President.