Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-06
TEDDY STARTS SOUTH
ENTHUSIASTIC AND rRoLoxeEu
POPULAR sEsD-oFr Fnsn
WASHINGTON.
STORY OF THE ACCIDENT.
President Tell. of similar Danger Ii
Himself at San Junn, You Know.
SOUTHERN rn1r TO BE HURRIED.
No stop. to BE Made at Point. othe.
Than Those Announced In the It'll.
nerary Already Published, That i.
to Say, Wheeling, Chattanooga,
Knoxville. and A.hevirIe rn4
Presidential Train.
President Tell. OF Similar Danger ts
Himself at San Junn, You Know.
OUTHERN TRIP TO BE HURRIED.

WASHINGTON, September 5.-Smiling4
ly bowling in acknowledgment of the en-.
thusiastic and prolonged cheering of an
assemblage that fairly crowded the Bali
timore and Ohio station here. President
Roosevelt tonight began his southern
tour. with Chattanooga. Tenn. as the
objective point The President was In the
city exactly one hour and twenty minutes
He arrived over the Pennsylvania road
at 6:12 O'Clock this evening. on a special
train OF two cars, made up at Philadel-
phia this afternoon. during the brief stop
there en- route from Oyster Bay. Secre-
tary of the Interior Hitchcock, Chief
Wilkie, of the Secret Service; Assistant
Secretary to the President Barnes. and a
number of other officials and House at
tachees met him at the station. The
President appeared little disfgured as
a result of the Pittsheld accident, but
apparently had quite recovered from the
shock. He stopped to shake hands with
those who pressed about him to eongrat-
ulate him on his escape. Poor Craig
he frequently repeated. in expressing his
thanks to his well-wishers.
Through Il Gordon of police the sPresi-
dent was escorted to carriages in waiting.
and was quickly driven to the Baltimore
and Ohio station. Secretary Hitchcock,
Commander Cowles, the Presidents
brother-in-law. and Secretary Cortelyou
rode in the carriage with him.
Presidential Train.
The special train of seven handsomely
equipped coaches was in readiness, and
the President Immediately entered his
I,
greeting from the crowd. He spent
most of the time before his departure in
conversation with Civil Service Commis-F
sioner Garfield and with others who en-
tered the car to meet him. TO number
he described the accident at PittsfieIds
He said it was not the first time he had
had so providential escape, and re-
ferred to an incident In the battle OF
San Juan, when gunshots struck down
two men close beside him. The Presi-
dent told the Pittsfeid story to the
group in the car with feeling. and en-
phasized it with gestures. He said he
felt in normal condition again.
The train was just two minutes late
when it pulled out of the Baltimore and
Ohio station at 7:32. 1t was in charge of
Pullman Conductor w. NJ. johnson. who
has been assigned to the Presidential
specials for q long time past.
Personnel of Party
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 Ba1tinors
and Ohio railroad. and Colonel L. s.
Brown. the general agent of the Southern
railway. The President took dinner on
the train shortly after his departure.
The Southern trip will be somewhat
hurried one, and no stops will be made at
points other than those announced in tha
itinerary already published. namely,
Wheeling, w. Va, Chattanooga, Tenn
Knoxville, Tenn. and Asheville. N. G..
The immediate object of the President is
to attend the convention of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen. In whose
work he has always shown a deep In
terest. The train will reach Wheeling to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock. and will
arrive at Chattanooga the same hour Sum
day morning. Sunday will be spent at
Chattanooga quietly, and without public
programme. The party will visit the bat-
tlegrounds during the day. He will attend
the Firemen's convention Monday morn-
ing
Return Trip.
The President and party will reach
Washington on the return trip over the
Southern railway at $50 O'Clock on the
morning of September 10th. and will leava
half an hour later in a private car att
tached to.a regular train over the PENN
sylvania railroad. for Jersey City, en-
route for Oyster Bay.
In a statement issued at the Whitd
House to-day. it was announced that the
local committees of the four cities at
which stops are scheduled on the South
ern trip will be received a t the places
they represent. the limited accommods-
tions of the train rendering it impracti4
cable to take them on board in advance.
Big Guard at jersey City.
NEW YORK. September 5.-The Presf.
dent left Jersey City at 1I4 P. NJ for
Washington. Chief-of-Police Murphy. OF
Jersey City. and forty uniformed men.
besides a score OF detectives. were on
duty at the ferry house and railroad sta
ton. and a careful suart. was kept over
President until his train departed.
Before boarding the train sIr. Roosevelt
shook hands with the station master. II.
response 10 the latter's Inquiries, tha
President said he was feeling quite well.
Secretary Cortelyou said he was feeling
fairly well and had about recovered frory