The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-06
HE GOES TO CHAT TANOOGA
Stays But an Hour and Half in
Washington.
THERE WILL BE BUT FOUR STOPS MADE
These win BE- Wheeling, Chattanooga, Knox
vile and AsheyiIIe. the President
Goes to Attend the Firemen's
cnnvaniinn at Chaitannnra.
Convention at Chattanooga.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, D. c., Sept. 5.-Smilingly
bowling in acknowledgement of the en-
thusiastic and prolonged cheering Of an
assemblage that fairly crowded the Bal
timore and Ohio station here, President
Roosevelt tonight began his Southern
tour with Chattanooga, Tenn, as the OBJ
jective point.
The President was in the city exactly
one hour and a half He arrived over
the Pennsylvania Railroad at 6:12 o'clock
this evening on a special train Of two
cars made up at Philadelphia this after
noon during the brief stop here en- route
from oyster Bay. Secretary of the In
terror Hitchcock, Chief Wilkie, of the
Secret Service, Assistant Secretary TO
the President Barnes, and number of
other officials and White House attaches
met him at the station.
The President appeared a little dis
figured as a result of the Pittsfield ac
cident, but apparently had quite recov-
cred from the shock. He stopped to
shake hands with those who pressed
about him to congratulate him on his
escape. "Poor Craig" he repeated in
expressing his thanks TO his well-wish-
ers.
Through a Gordon of police the Presi-
dent was escorted to carriages in waiting,
and was quickly driven to the Baltimore
and Ohio station. Secretary Hitchcock,
Commander CowIes, the Presidents
brother-in-law, and Secretary Cortelyou
rode in the carriage with him.
The special train Of seven handsome
iy equipped coaches was in readiness
and the President Immediately entered
his car, merely lifting his hat in re-
sponse to the greeting from the crowd.
He spent most of the time before his
departure in conversation with Civil
Service Commissioner Garfield, and with
others who entered the car to meet him.
To number he described the accident
at Pittsfield He said it was not the
first time he had so providential an es-
cape 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. He said
he felt in normal condition again.
when it pulled out of the Baltimore and
Ohio station at 1882 1t was in charge Of
Pullman Conductor w. Nj. Johnson, who
has been assigned TO the Presidential
specials for a long time past. The per-
sonnel 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 Baltimore and Ohio
a md nI I
eral agent of the Southern Railway
The Southern trip will be a somewhat
hurried one and no stops will be made
itinerary already published namely,
Wheeling, W. Va, Chattanooga, Tenn,
Knoxville, Tenn. and Asheville, n. C.
The Immediate object of the President
is to attend the convention of the Broth
crhood Of Locomotive Firemcn. in whose
work he always has shown deep inter-
est. The train will reach Wheeling to-
morrow morning at $50 o'clock and will
arrive at Chattanooga the same hour Sun
day morning. Sunday will be spent at
Chattanooga quietly and without public
programme. The party will visit the bat
lie grounds during the day and the Presi-
dent will attend church in the evening
He will attend the Firemens' convention
Monday morning.
The President and party will reach
Washington on the return trip over the
Southern Railway at $50 O'Clock on tho
morning of September 10th and will leave
half an hour later in a private car at
tached to a regular train over the Penn
sylvania Railroad for Jersey City en-
route to Oyster Bay.
In statement issued by the White
House today it was announced that the
local committees of the four cities, at
which stops are scheduled on the South
ern trip, will be received at the places
they represent, the limited accommoda-
tions of the trains rendering it impracti-
cable to take them on board in advance.