The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-04
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Oyster Bay. y. Y. Sept. Swearing the
usual undaunted look on his bronzed face.
which bore only a superficial bruise to tes-
tify to the experience through which he had
passed. President Roosevelt stepped on the
long wooden pier at the foot OF Sycamore
Hill at SD o'clock tonight. He and the
! members of his party had just been taken
of the naval yacht sylph. in a launch
by ]. West Roosevelt.
President Roosevelrs handshake was as
hearty as ever as I asked him what in
juries he had received.
"You can see for yourself" said the
President. He stepped into the rays OF a
carriage lamp beside the pier and pointed
to hi. right cheek. This is all the harm
IL did me-"
His right cheek "a swollen. there Is Il
black bruise under his right eye. and his
mouth Is slightly swollen. Otherwise he
shows no effects OF the accident He will
go south the latter part OF the week. ac-
cording TO the original schedule. and will
be accompanied by Secretary Cortelyou.
who. while considerably shaken up. expects
that his injuries will not ~lncapacitate him
from duty.
Mr.. Cortelyou's nose Is badly bruised.
there is n lump on the back OF his head
and bruises behind his left ear and on his
body.
WILL o DIsAPPoINT FIRENEN.
The President says he may have to make
his first public appearance with a black
eye and a swollen face. but the accident
has not interrupted his work for ten min
utes. and 1t will not interrupt his South
ern trip. The President is pledged to at
tend the annual conference OF the Brother
hood OF m Firemen at Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. Monday. and he would not
on any account disappoint the brotherhood
1t is a well-inown fact that the President
holds railroad men in very high regard.
and he anticipates great pleasure in meet
ing the Brotherhood OF Firemen next week.
The President was busily engaged to-
night in signing commissions and disposing
of work that had accumulated during his
absence. Mr.. Roosevelt was sincerely at
tached to Craig. the Secret Service man
who lost his life to-day. because Of Craig's
personality and because OF attachment the
children felt for him.. and he Is sincerely
grieved at Craig's death. Apart from that
event, the President Is not affected by his
experience.
The President feel, that the conduct OF
the motorman OF the car that wrecked the
carriage was criminal. unless the trolley
had gotten beyond his control. and the
President can hardly believe this was the
case, because as soon as the car struck
the carriage It stopped
Members OF the families OF J. Emlen
Roosevelt and ]. West Roosevelt were
waiting on the boat landing for nearly an
hour before the search light OF the naval
| yacht Sylph whitened the shore al the foot
of the wooded hillside. Nothing could be
seen Of the yacht for a good while after her
search light was flashed. but the children
on the pier cheered and clnpped their hands.
They knew the yacht was bringing the
President, Mrs. Roosevelt and two OF their
children-Kirmet and Miss Ethel.
When the Sylph cast her anchor on shore
II was shortly after s o'clock. Slr. ]. West
Roosevelt at ONCE left the pier in his
launch to take of the Presidents party.