Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-09-11
His SOUTHERN TRIP.
President Roosevelt Leaves Wash.
ington for Chattanooga, Tenn.
The TRIP WILL Be A HURRIED one.
No Stops VIII BE Made at Points Other
Than Those Announced In the timer.
airy Published, the President Going
to Attend Fireinsn's Meeting.

Washington, Sept. g. smilingly
bowling in acknowledgment of the
enthusiastic and prolonged cheering
Of an asscmblage that fairly crowd
ed che Baltimore & Ohio station
here, President Roosevelt last night
began his southern tour, with Chat
tanooga, Tenn, as the objective
point. The president was in the city
exactly one hour and twenty min
utes. He arrived over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at 6.i2 o'clock in the
evening on a special train OF two
ears, made up at Philadelphia in the
afternoon, during the brief stop
there en- route from Oyster Bay.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock,
Chief Wilkie, of the secret service;
Assistant Secretary to the President
Barnes and number OF other OIL
Gals and white house attaches met
him at the station. The president
appeared little disfgured as re-
suit of the Pittsiield accident, but
apparently had quite recovered from
the shock. lie stopped to shake
hands with those who pressed about
him to congratulate him on his es-
cape. "Poor Craig he frequently re-
peated, 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 station. Secretary Hitchcock,
Commander Cowles, the presidents
brother-in-law, and Secretary Oortel-
you rode in the carriage with him.
The special train of seven hand
somely equipped coaches was in read
mess and the president Immediately
entered his car, merely 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 and with 9th
ers who entered the car to meet him.
To a number he described the acct
dent at Pittsfeld. He said it was
not the first time he had had so
providential escape and referred to
an incident in the battle Of San Juan,
when gunshots struck down two men
close beside him. The president told
the Pittsfeld story to the group in
the car with feeling and emphasized
It with gestures. lie said he felt in
normal condition again.
The train pulled out at 1882. 1t
was in charge Of Pullman Conductor
W. NJ. Johnson, who has been as
signed to the presidential specials
Tor a long time past. The personnel
of the presidents party is the same
as that on his New England trip,
except for the addition of S. B. Hage,
the general agent of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, and Col l.. s. Brown,
the general agent of the Southern
railway. The president took dinner
on the train shortly after his de-
parture.
The southern trip will be n some
what hurried one and no stops will
be made at points other than those
announced in the itinerary already
published, namely, Wheeling, W. Va;
Chattanooga, Knoxville, Tenn, and
Ashevile, N. c. The immediate OBJ
ject of the president is to attend the
convention of the brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen, in whose work
he always has shown deep inter-
est. The train reached Wheeling this
morning at $3.50 o'clock and will ar
rive at Chattanooga the same hour
tomorrow morning. Sunday will be
spent at Chattanooga, quietly and
without public programme. The
party will visit the battle grounds
during the day and the president will
attend church in the evening. He
will attend the fremen's convention
Monday morning. The president and
party win reach Washington on the
return trip over the Southern rail-
way at $40 o'clock on the morning
Of September 10 and will leave half
an hour later in a private car at
tached to regular train over the
Pennsylvania railroad for Jersey