The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-09-26
IS IN GALA ATTIRE
DETROIT EXTENDS WARM VEL.
COME TO PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT.
STREETS PACKED With PEOPLE
TUMULTUOUS CHEERS GREET
THE PRESIDENT AT EVERY
APPEARANCE.
STREETS PACKED WITH PEOPLE
TRAGEDY IS NARROWLY AvERTED
CHILDREN NEARLY TRAMPLED
ON BY THE PRESIDENTS
HORSES.

Detroit, Sept. 70. - For h second
time in its history the City of the
Straits is entertaining the chief eXecu-
tive of the nation. President Theodore
Roosevelt arrived in the city at 8
o'clock yesterday owe the Michigan
Central railroad. He found Detroit
awaiting his arrival in gala attire.
Flags were flying from every staff in
the downtown section and the city
was bright with bunting. Pictures Of
Roosevelt greeted the eye at every
turn. Throughout the day the presi-
dent was greeted with tumultuous
cheers at his every appearance.
Immediately on his arrival the pres
ident was driven to the Hotel Cadillac.
At 1890 O'Clock he attended services
at the Fort Street Presbyterian
church. He drove from there to Gen.
R. A. Ayers residence, where he was
entertained at luncheon. He returned
to the Cadillac soon after 8 o'clock,
only to leave again in a short time for
a drive about the city.
Visits a Dying Man.
During the drive he called at St.
Mary's hospital at the wish of Thomas
K. Doherty, a local veteran of the
Spanish-American war who is dying of
consumption in the hospital. The
president remained at Doherty's bed
side for some minutes, chatting. Then
he returned to the Cadillac, where he
dined with a party of friends.
The chief executive occupied a car
rage belonging to the police depart
ment on his afternoon drive. Capt.
Guyman, in police uniform, had the
reins, and as the president stepped in
he remarked laughingly: Captain,
this looks as though you were going
to lock me up" Washington avenue
was crowded with people and the air
rang with cheers as the horses started
up the avenue at a sharp trot. The
presidents party drove out Woodward
avenue four miles to the boulevard
which encircles the city. This was
followed to it's intersection with JEFF
ferson avenue at the approach to Belle
Isle bridge. The intention had been
to drive back by way of Jefferson ave.
nue., but here the crowd on the watch
for the presidents coming was SO
great as to seriously impede the prog
ress of the party and the carriages
were turned into more secluded
streets.
Tragedy Is Narrowly Averted.
Two little girls had a narrow escape
from being trampled upon by the
horses attached to the presidents car
riage. They had darted out suddenly
from the curb almost under the horses
feet. Capt. Guyman was compelled to
the animals back on their launches to
keep them off the children. The occu-
pants of the presidents carriage were
brought to their feet in trembling an
%ticipation of a tragedy, and it was only
by a hairs breadth that the little ones
escaped. Then it was that the route
was changed to less congested streets.
The party drove until shutdown.
To-day will be a very busy day for
the chief executive and his party. The
president will address TIE convention
OF Spanish wal veterans at 10 a.. M;
at IL O'Clock he will be driven to the
steamer Tashmoo for a ride on the
river, returning at 3 o'clock; at 4
o'clock he will review the parade of
veterans and military, a unique feature
of which will be the Twenty-frst regi-
ment of Essex fusiliers from Canada;
at 8 p. m. he will attend the banquet
OF the veterans in Light Guard armory,
where he will make the address of the
evening.