The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-01
Will Drive Over the Neighboriug
BattIefeIds.
THREE DAYS IN VIRGINIA
Special Precautions for the Protection
ofthe President-He WiIlvisit Con-
gresham RixeY at His Home.
4 Corps of Detectives and
Newspaper Men On
the special Train.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

Special Dispatch to The Tlmes.J
MANASSAS. sA.. October 5l.-Presi-
uenL DooseseiI and parry arrived hers:
at lo:lo O'Clock to-nignt on a spec.at
train ever the Southern Railway tron,
MasniAgton. In tie party wish tl1e Pr-si-8
dent are oecretay koot. private Srcretay
Gorteiyou, Surgeon General RlXey. and
the Hon. John Il. RlXey. The tam was
III charge OF Conductor Albright and En-8
glneer III. c. Linn. formerly of ths place.
now of .NleNsanuria, Va. Mr.. Linn is res
gs.rdetl by all trilinmen as one OF the best
and safest engineers en- the road.
The President and his travelling COM
p,,ulons will spend to-Eight on the train.
The special train consisted OF three cars.
the lolanthe. occupied by the PRESIDENT.
tho Nicaragua, Il compartment CAT. and
tie Sylvanus. a combination smoker. ~
ssleliosra pilet-. two secret service men. and
several servants are with the party.
Upon ARRIVAL al Manassas tne train OF
four Pullman cars was paced OIL tiiu
side track. wnere TIE I'resiuent and party
Will reiuain uIt.lf o COCK ~. Nj. to-tno-e
row, when they will take carriages and
drive three miles to the farrn OF the Hon.
John F.. RiXey, and spend the day in
hunting.
s. Mr.. Rixey is the owner of an estate con-
taili,ns two thousand acres, lying near
AitiIl<tSSdS. ipOiA SAASAoSSS PAASSA>'
ants. rabbits and wild turkeys are to be
found, and arrangements have been made
so that the President and party may en-
JOY Il day of fine sport upon the hunting
field. On the trip the President will have
ample opportunity to see a portion OF the
battlefields OF 1861 and 1862, The party
will return to Manassas tomorrow eve-
ring in time To continue. at i:Su O clock.
their trip to the home of the Hon. John
f. Rixey. near Brandy Station. In Cut
pepper county. about thirty miles from
here. where the President will spend
Saturday night. Sunday. and Sunday
night. Sunday will be spent by the Pres
ident in driving over the historic battle
field in the vicinity of Brandy. He with
attend church in the morning
ONE; OTHER.
President Roosevelt is the only Presf-
dent who has ever visited Manassas ex-
cept Mr. Jefferson Davis President of
the Confederate States. The car In which
the President rode was closed and the
| curtains down. and the people here had
no opportunity to welcome him to the
town.
| A corps Of detectives preceded the
President here this evening. and when
he arrived every precaution was taken
to assure his safety. While unnecessary
SO far as the people of the town and sur
rounding country are concerned. 1t is
nevertheless wise
In addition to the secret service and
postal officers who always ACCOMPANY
him wherever he goes. several members
of the Manassas police have been detail
ed by the Mayor of the town to watch,
over the President while he remainD =
here. Three local officers will guard HIS
private car. One officer will remain,
constantly a each end OF the car. " hila
the third the outside will see 70 it
that no unauthorized person shall APP
proach even the resting place. OF tke
President
The shooting season in Virginia viii
Roosevelt and his party have arranged
to put in full day after wild turkeys
and quail. Representative Rixey owns
a tract of 1900 acres about three miles
from this village II is said to be fine
cover for both turkeys and quail. Over
this tract. which is in the very heart Of
the historic battlefield OF Bull Run. the
President and his party will shoot.
For several weeks, in anticipation OF a
visit by the President. men have been
protecting and feeding Il particularly fine
drove of wild turkeys. and the President
is assured of excellent sport. Carriages
have been ordered to be at the Presi-
dents car at 4 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. In these. Presidtn Roosevelt and his
party will be conveyed to Representative
Rixey's country place They expect to
arrive at the shooting ground before the
y first peep of day.