Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-28
ON BOARD TRAIN
President Roosevelt and Party
Spent the Night.
TALKED WITH FORMER GUIDE


Talked over Old Times-At Manches-
ter the President Was Met by the
Mayor and a Committee and as He
Alighted from the Train the Cadet
Band Played Hail to the Chief"
Manchester, N. H, Aug 28.-The
strains of Hail to the CHIEF from
the Manchester Cadet band and the
first gun of presidential salute
by battery of New Hampshire state
militia, mingled with the cheers OF a
great multitupde as the train
ON which President Roosevelt came
into the Boston & Maine station here
to-day. AS many of the men on the
reception committee were personally
known to the president, the exchanges
of courtesies was unusually cordial.
The committee included the mayor,
Hon William G. Clarke, United States
Congressman Cyrus A. Sulloway, Hon
Henry M. Putney. Hon @. Gordon
Woodbury. and DR. James Sullivan.
As soon as the president had reach
ed barouche which was in waiting.
drive through the Industrial and
business sections began at once. A
military escort was in charge of Col
H. B. Fairbanks. The presidents
carriage was drawn by four handsome
horses. On one of the bridges the two
lead horses became unmanag geable and
they had to be taken out. Nothing
more serious than an annoying delay
resulted. Another exasperating delay
occurred when the whole procession
was held up by passing freight
train. While passing down Elm street
at a point opposite Merrimack COM
mon the presidents carriage was
brought to a stop and the local camp
of Spanish-American war veterans,
which was drawn up in a line tender
ed the president a salute, and their
commander, Col William Sullivan,
stepped forward and presented the
president with a bouquet of American
beauty roses. In accepting them the
president mounted the seat in his car
riage ana spoke for ten minutes. He
was enthusiastically cheered at the
close of his remarks, following which
the line of march was taken up for
the depot where the president boarded
his special train for The Weirs.
Nashua, N. H., Aug 2S.-For the first
time since leaving on his tour of New
England, President Roosevelt last night
slept aboard the train He remained
up until late hour taking sover old
times with "Bfll'' Sewall, his former
guide, whom he insisted should accom-.
pany him to Ellsworth and back to
Bangor. In all probability the presi-
dent-will return to Maine in October
for a hunting trip.
Early this morning at Kittery juno
tion the train was boarded by General
Ayling of Concord, N. H., Secretary Of
State Edward Pearson, and George n.
Moses, representing Governor Jordan
of New Hampshire, who extended the
president a welcome to that state as
soon as the train had passed the boun
dary. In his anxiety to respond to the
greeting of the people Of Clermont, q
small station, the president, who had
not finished dressing. rushed to the
door of his car wrapped in an overcoat
and bowed to the little gathering.
At Windham Junction the populace
was astir early and as the train ap-
prached the station salute was fired
and a rousing cheer went up as the
president arose from the breakfast
table and appeared on the rear, plat
form
The train reached Nashua on time,
drawing in at the Main street station
at S:25 a. M Waiting to receive the
president were the reception commit
tee, including United States District
Attorney Charles ]. Hamblett, Mayor
NJ. A. Taylor, Postmaster John A.
Spalding, W. II. Pritchett. president of
the common council. and Lester r.
Thurber, president of the board of
trade.
The president and his party were es-
corted to carriages, and all proceeded
to the City hall under guard of a pla,
toon of police and the Nashua battal-,
ions of the New Hampshire National
Guard. At the station and along the
streets, and massed around the plat
form which had been erected in front
of the City hall, were thousands. whose
cheers ceased not from the time the
presidents train appeared until he had
begun to speak to the great assembly.
save for the few moments taken in in
PRODUCING the chief executive by Dis
frict Attorney Hamblett The presi
dent occupied about ten minutes with
his address. and at its close Mary
Hamblett. the little daughter of the
district attorney, presented the chief
executive with bouquet of cut flow
ers.
Withdrawing from the platform. the
president, the reception committee and
those who We're with the president, re-
sumed their carriages and proceeded
to the Nashua Junction station. The
ovation to President Roosevelt was
continuous, and as the train drew out
prolonged cheering followed it.
TVofrC AT7o IF,,IIx1 4t,,oo
thousand people Joined in welcoming
President Roosevelt on his visit to the
encampment of the New Hampshire
G. A. r. here to-day. 1t was one of
the largest crowds ever seen here. The
president was escorted to the hotel
steps where he held a review. Fol
lowing luncheon at the hetel the pres
fdent visited the camp where he deliv-
cred an address,
SOLDIERS CALLED.
Parkersburg. w Va, Aug 2S.-Colo-
mel c. e. Morrison commanding the