The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-06
Arrived mt Washington Last Evening
and Almost Immediately Contin-
ned His Long Journey.
BUT ABLE To SHAKE HANDS AND
GREET HIS ADMIRERS.
Discussed the Pfttsneld Accident with
Friends-KokOmO's Reception to
he NOnpartisan.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Smilingly bow
ing In acknowledgment of the enthusiastic
and prolonged cheering Of an assemblage
that crowded the Baltimore & Ohio station
here, President Roosevelt tonight began
his Southern tour with Chattanooga, Tenn,
as the objective point. He arrived over the
Pennsylvania at 6:12 p. m. to-day on a
special train of two cars, made up at Phila-
delphia this afternoon during the brief stop
there from Oyster Bay. Secretary of the
Interior Hitchcock, Chief Wilkie, of the
secret service, Assistant Secretary to the
President Barnes and number Of other
officials and White House attaches met him
at the station.
The President appeared little disfgured
as a result of the Pittsfeld accident, but
apparently had quite recovered from the
shock. He stopped to shake hands with
those who pressed about him to congratu-
late him on his escape. Poor Craig" he
frequently repeated, in expressing his
thanks to his wel-wishers. Through a cor
don of police the President escorted to
carriages in waiting and was quickly driven
to the B. & o. station. Secretary Hitch
cock, Commander Cowles, the Presidents
brother-in-law, and Secretary Cortelyou
rode in the carriage with him.
The special train of seven handsomely
equipped coaches was in readiness and
the President Immediately entered his car,
merely lifting his hat in response to the
greeting from the crowd. He spent most
of the time between then and his de-
parture in conversation with Civil-service
Commissioner Garfield, and with others
who entered the car to meet him.
To a number he described the accident at
Pittsfeld He said 1t was not the first
time he had so providential an escape. and
referred to an incident in the battle OF
San Juan when gunshots struck down
two men close beside him. The President
told the Pittsfield story to the group in the
car with feeling and emphasized 1T with
gestures He said he felt in normal con-
dition again.
The train was just two minutes late
when 1t pulled out at 1872 1t was in charge
of Pullman Conductor w. NJ. Johnson, who
has been assigned to the presidential spe-
Gals for long time past. The personnel
of the Presidents party is the same as
that on his New England trip. except for
the addition of S. b. Hege, the general
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
l.. .
of the Southern Railway. The President
took dinner on the train shortly after his
departure.
The Southern trip will be a somewhat
hurried one and no stops will be made at
points other than those announced in the
itinerary already published, namely. Wheel
ing, w. Va, Chattanooga and Knoxville.
Tenn, and Asheville. n. c. The immediate
object of the President is to attend the con-
vention OF the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen, in whose work he has always
shown a deep interest. The train will reach
Wheeling tomorrow morning at $50 and
will arrive in Chattanooga the same hour
Sunday. Sunday will be spent at Chatta-
nooga quietly. The party Will visit the bat
tlegrounds during the day and the Pres
ident will attend church in the evening. He
will attend the firemen's convention Mon
day morning. The President and party is
scheduled to reach Washington on the re-
turn trip over the Southern Railway at $3.50
o'clock on the morning Of Sept. 10. and to