Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06
A JOURNEY IN
THE SUNNY SOUTH
Smillngy Bowling, the President
Starts on Another Trip.
CHATTANOOGA HIS POINT.
Somewhat Disfgured ~ Results Of
IIis Pittsheid Accident. Trip VIII
he Rather Hurried One.

Washington. Sept. 8. - smilingly
bowlng in acknowledgment of the
enthusiasm and prolonged cheer.
ing Of an assemblage that fairly crowd
ed the Baltimore & Ohio station here,
President Roosevelt tonight began his
southern tour. with Chattanooga,
Tenn, as his objective point. The pres
ident was in the city exactly one houi
and half. He arrived over the Penn
sylyania railroad at 6.i2 o'clock this
evening on special train Of two cars
made up this afternoon during the brief
stop there en- route from oyster Bay.
Secy. OF the Interior Hitchcock.
Chief Willsie OF the secret service,
Asst. -Secy. TO the President Barnes
and number OF other officials and
White House attaches met him at the
station.
The president appeared a little dis.
figured as a result Of the Plttsheld ac-
cident, but apparently had quite recov.
cred from the shock. He stopped to
shake hands with those who pressed
about him TO congratulate him on his
escape. Poor Craig" he frequently
repeated, In expressing his thanks to
his well-wishers. Through Gordon of
police the president was escorted to
carriages In waiting and was quickly
driven to the Baltimore & Ohio sta
tion. Secy. Hitchcock. Commander
Cowles. the presidents brother-in-law,
and Secy. Cortelyou rode In the car
riage with him.
The special train Of seven handsome.
ly equipped coaches was In readiness
and the president Immediately entered
his car, lifting his hat In response TO
the greeting from the crowd. He spent
most OF the time between then and his
departure In conversation with Civil
Service Commissioner Garfield, ana
with others who entered the car to
meet him. TO n number he described
the accident at Pittsburg. He said It
was not the first time he had had
pr0yidcntlai escape, and he referred to
an incident IN the battle OF San Juan
when gunshots struck down two mel
close beside him. The president related
the Pittshald incident TO the group Ia
the car with feeling and emphasized II
with gestures He said he felt In nor.
NAL condition again.
The train pulled out at 1880. the pres.
ident taking dinner soon after the de-
parture. The personnel OF the presl-
dents party is the same as that on his
New England trip.
The southern trip will be somewhat
huri led one. and no stops will be made
at points other than those announced
In the itinerary already published,
namely, Wheeling, w. ": Chattanoo-
ga. Konxville. Tenn, and Asheville. N.
G. The immediate object OF the presl-
dent Is to attend the convention Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firennen. The train will reach Wheeling
tomorrow morning at $3.50 o'clock and
Will arrive at Chattanooga the same
hour Sunday morning. Sunday will
be spent at Chattanooga. The party
win visit the battle grounds during the
day and the president will attend
church In the evening. He VIII
attend the flremen's convention Mon.
day morning. The president and par.
~ viii reach Washington on the re-
turn trip next Wednesday morning and
will leave half an hour later for Jer-
sey City en- route to Oyster Bay.