The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-22

Tor the newspaper men, and after short
chat with party of them. during whicn
the President renewed acquaintance with
several OF them whom he had met before,
the party went driving. AS President
Roosevelt left the elevator and started for
his carriage he noticed a crippled veteran
or the Spanish war. a delegate TO the re-
union OF Spanish war veterans sitting near
the elevator entrance. Walking briskly
over 10 his seat the President shook his
nand and inquired after his health. Inc
man was NJ. Nj. Mitchell, OF Washington,
ment
belonging to the police department on his
afternoon drive. Captain Guyman, in police
uniform. had the reins. and as the Presi-
dent stepped up he remarked, laughingly,
Captain, this looks as If you were going
to lock me up" Washington avenue was
crowded with people and the air rang with
at 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 avenue. but
there the crowds on watch for the Presi-
dents coming were so great as to seriously
impede the progress of the party, and the
carriages were turned into more secluded
streets.
Two little girls had a narrow escape from
being trampled upon by the horses attached
to the Presidents carriage. They had
darted out suddenly from the curb almost
under the horses feet Captain Guyman
was compelled to throw the animals back
on their launches to keep them off the
children. The occupants of the Presidents s
carriage were brought TO their feet in trem-
bling anticipation of a tragedy, and it was
only by hairs breadth that the little ones
escaped. Then 1t was that the route was
President Roosevelt had suggested a
change as soon as he saw the crowd
ed condition of Jefferson avenue, and
the party had proceeded only about two
blocks when the narrow escape of the two
founded.
Mayor Maybury and Secretary Cortel-
you rode with the President, and a
secret service man sat on the box with Po-
lice Captain Guyman. In the second car
riage were Police Commissioner Rowle,
executive committee of the Spanish war
veterans convention and three officers. The
third and last carriage contained Congress
man John B. COrliss, of Detroit; the Presi-
dents physician, DR.. Lung, and Secretaries
Loeb and Barnes. The party drove from
$3.50 p. m. until about $50 o'clock
Tonight the President dined at the Cad
lilac with party of friends. Among the
guests were Francis II. Clergue, of Sault
Ste. Marie; Gen. r. A. Alger, Hon. William
p. Quinby, Gen. H. NJ. Dufheld. Mayor
and Assistant Secretaries Loeb and Barnes.
Tomorrow will be very busy day for
the President. He will address the conven-
ton of Spanish war veterans at 10 a. m. ;
at IL o'clock he will take a steamboat ride
on the Detroit river returning at o'clock
at o'clock he will review the parade of
veterans and military, unique feature of
which will be the presence of the Twenty
first regiment of Essex Fusliers from Can
ada; at p. m. he will attend the banquet
of the veterans in Light Guard armory,
where he will make the address of the
evening.
The President retired shortly after II 80
p. m, having spent the latter part of the
evening in his rooms at the hotel.