Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-09-25
STREETS PACKED WITH PEOPLE
TUMULTUOUS CHEERS GREET
THE PRESIDENT AT EVERY
APPEARANCE.
TRAGEDY is NARROWLY AvtRTED
CHILDREN NEARLY TRAMPLED
ON RY THE PRESIDENTS
HORSES.

Detroit, Sept. %. - For the second
time in its history the City of the
Straits is entertaining the chief execu-
tive of the nation. President Theodore
Roosevelt arrived in the city at 8
o'clock yesterday over the Michigan
Central railroad. He found Detroit
awaiting his arrival In gala attire.
Flags were flying from every staff in
| the downtown section and the city
was bright with bunting. Pictures of
Roosevelt greeted the eye at every
turn. Throughout the day the presi-
dent was greeted with tumultuous
cheers at his every appearance.
immediately on his arrival the pres
ident was driven to the Hotel Cadillac.
At 1890 o'clock he attended services
at the Fort Street Pres byterian
church. He drove from there to Gen.
r. A. Ayers residence, where he was
entertained at luncheon. He returned
to the Cadillac soon after 3 o'clock.
only to leave again in a short time for
q drive about the city.
Visits a Dying Man.
During tie dri=e he called at st.
Mary's hospital at the wish of Thomas
X. Doherty, q local veteran of the
Spanish-American wal who is dying Of
consumption in the hospital. The
president remained at Doberty's bed
side for some minutes, chatting. Then
he returned to the Cadillac. where he
dined with a party of friends.
The chief executive occupied a car
riage belonging to the police depart
ment on his afternoon drive. Capt.
Guyman, in police uniform, had the
reins, and as the president stepped in
he remarked laughingly: Captain,
this looks as though you were going
to lock me up" Washington avenue
/ was crowded with people and the air
rang with cheers as the horses started
up the e n at 2 sharp trot. The
presidents party drove out Woodward
avenue four miles to the boulevard
which encircles the city. This was
followed to it's intersection with JEFF
ferson avenue at the approach to Belle
Isle bridge. The intention had been
to drive back by way of Jefferson ve-
nue., but here the crowd on the watch
for the presidents coming was so
great as to seriously impede the prog
ress of the party and the carriages
were turned into more secluded
streets.
Tragedy Is Narrowly Averted.
Two little girls had a narrow escape
from being tramnlnd upon by the
horses attached to the presidents car
riage. They had darted out suddenly
from the curb almost under the horses
feet. Capt. Guyman was compelled to
the animals back on their launches to
keep them on the children. The occu.
pants of the presidents carriage were
brought to their feet in trembling an
ticipation of a tragedy, and it was only
by a hairs breadth that the little ones
escaped. Then 1t was that the route
was changed to less c~ongested streets.
The party drove until shutdown.
To-day will be a very busy day for
the chief executive and his party. The
president will address the convention
OF Spanish war veterans at 10 a. m;
at il o'clock he will be driven to the
steamer Tashmoo for a ride on the
river, returning at 8 o'clock; at 4
O'Clock he will review the parade of
veterans and military, a unique feature
OF which will be the Twenty-first regi-
ment of Essex fusiliers from Canada;
at 8 p. m. he will attend the banquet
Of the veterans in Light Guard armory,
where he will make the address of the
evening.