Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-03
ROOSEVELT IS NIMROD
ON WILD TURKEY HUNT
President and His Small.
Party of Hunters Are
After Wild Tur-
keys ScaIps.

MANASSAS, Va, Nov LIN the fitfui
glare Of locomotive lanterns, President
Roosevelt at 1870 stepped briskly from
his private car in the railroad yard here
and greeted cordially the little group OF
newspaper men, special officers and rail-
road men who had gathered to see him
start on his hunt. for wild turkeys.
He was attired in a khaki suit with leg
gins and over this was long heavy over
coat and black hat. Secretary Root who
had preceded the president from the train,
wore canvas shooting suit, an overcoat
and a golf cap.
The president, after a quick survey Of
the starlit sky, remarked to Mr.. Root
that they were in luck as to the weather.
Mr.. Root and the president were Joined
at once by DR.. Rixey, Secretary Cortelyou
and Mr.. Leichman, who will act as guide
for the party during the hunt. They were
preceded by the railroad men bearing lam
terms.
The party proceeded along the maize of
railroad tracks to the carriages in wait
ing for them to convey them to the shoot
ing grounds They were followed by ser
wants carrying a big hamper of mineral
water and luncheon. As he walked brisk
ly along the president remarked to Sec
rotary Root:
81 have tramped ties before in my time
suggestion of irony in the tone of his
voice, II have often thought that there
was no active exercise so restful to the
wearied mind as the tramping of railroad
ties"
The party entered carriages in the viii
lage and, preceded by Sheriff Leichman
and a secret service officer, in a buggy
started for the hunting grounds. about
four miles distant President Roosevelt,
Secretary Root, Secretary Cortelyou and
Or. Rixley, occupied one carriage, which
was followed by another containing SER
wants and messengers with the luncheon.
This morning the party is hunting over a
fine preserve of 500 acres known locally
as the Ben Lomond place, owned by Rep
resentative John F. Rixey, brother Of Sur
geon General Rixey.
While the president hopes to add wild
turkey or two to his hunting trophies, he
said this morning he was here particularly
for the needed resuscitation the outing
would afford him and for the purpose OF
getting over the historic Bull Run battle
fields which he never had visited After
the morning hunt. the party assembled
about noon at the Henry house, which Is
in the very center Of the operations Of the
first battle of Bull Run. There luncheon
was served
cortelyou Wings Bird.
The president and party reached the
Turkey Blinds before day-break and
after each had been stationed. the callers
endaaVored to entice the willy birds with
in gunshot.
A drove Of six turkeys were discovered
and later one of them fell to the gun OF
Secretary Cortelyou.
President Roosevelt was unfortunate In
being the only one OF the party who did
not get shot during the morning. The
turkeys are wild and scarce and Mr.. Cor
telpOu's bird was the only one bagged.
At noon the party assembled at the
Henry house for luncheon and for two
hours afterward the president walked over
the Bull Run battlefield, the points OF
historic interest being indicated and ex-
planned by Henry Seen. who now occupies
the Henry house.
Subsequently the party returned to the
turkey overs and continued the hunt.
NATIONS CHIEF MAGISTRATE
NEVER GOT A SHOT SATURDAY
BRANDY STATION, Va. Nov. l.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Root,
Secretary Cortelyou and Surgeon General
Rixey are tonight the guests of Repre-
sentative John F. Rixey at his handsome
" appointed country home, about two
miles from this village.
During the turkey huntkoday President
Roosevelt did not get Y shot. He led
the party on a long. hard tramp. De-
spite the recent injury to his leg, he was
the least fatigued member of the party
at the close of the day.
When the president reached his special
train at Manassas on returning from the
hunt, he found a crowd of two or three
hundred people awaiting him. At the
solicitation of Judge Nichols, of this
judicial circuit, the president consented
briefly to address the people. His remarks
follow:
81 wish to thank you very much for
the way you have come to greet me.
have thoroughly enjoyed my day here.
/ regret to state that the turkeys did not
materialize Qaughter). In the first place
I had a good walk. II is the first time
I have had one for six weeks and l APP
preciated It. 1 was delighted to have
chance to visit the great battlefelds
here and IL is a very pleasant thing to
any man who has the desire to be a good
American to come through your historic
town and to see the two avenues named
in memory of Grant and of Lee Zap
plause). feel that all of us in any part
of this country now have an equal right
to glory in the valor and the devotion
to duty as each saw his duty alike of
those who wore the blue and those who
wore the gray (applause). I thank you
for having greeted me-"
President Roosevelt's coupling of the
names of Grant and Lee ELECTED genuine
enthusiasm. As the special train pulled
out OF the station, the crowd gave the
president a parting cheer.