The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-13
OFF FOR THE SOUTH.
Departure OF the President and Party
from Washington-TourN ota
Lengthy One.

Washington, Sept. Q. - Smilingl.
bowling in acknowledgment of the en-
thusiastic and prolonged cheering o
an assemblage that fairly crowded
the Baltimore & Ohio station here
President Roosevelt on Friday nigh
began his southern tour with Chatta
nooga. Tenn, as the objective point
The president was in the city exactly
AZ hours. He arrived over the Penn
sylvania railroad at 6:12 o'clock II
the evening on a special train of two
cars, made up ut Philadelphia during
the brief stop there en- route from
Oyster Bay. Secretary of the In
terror Hitchcock, Chief Wilkie, of the
secret service; Assistant Secretary &c
the President Barnes and number
of other officials and white house at
taches met him at the station.
The president appeared little dis
figured as result of the Pittsfield
accident. but apparently had quite
recovered from the shock. He
stopped to shake hands with those
who pressed about him to congratu-
late hi n on his escape. "Poor Craig!"
he frequently repeated, in expressing
his thanks to his well-wishers.
Through Gordon of police the presi-
dent was escorted to a carriage in
waiting and was quickly driven to the
Baltimore & Ohio station. Secretary
Hitchcock, Commander Cowles, the
presidents brother-in-law, and Secre-
tary Cortelyou rode in the carriage
with aim.
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 Com
missioner Garfield and with others
who entered the car to meet him. To
a number he described the accident
at Pittsfeld. He said it was not the
first time he had so providential an
escape and referred to an incident in
the battle of San Juan, when gum
shots struck down two men close be-
side him. The president told the
Pittsfield story to the group in the
car with feeling and emphasized it
with gestures. He said he felt in
normal condition again.
The srain was just ten minutes
late when it pulled out at 1889. 1t
was in charge of Pullman Conductor
W. II. johnson, who had been as
signed TO the presidential specials
for lcrg time past. The personnel
of the presidents party is the same
as that on his New England trip, cx-
cept for the addition of S. B. Hege,
the general agent of the Baltimore &
Ohio iailroad. 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 soutehrn trip will be a 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
ASneNllle, ~. y. Tic lIlII1tulItt OD-
ject of the president is to attend the
convention of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen, in whose work he
has always shown deep interest.
The train will reach Wheeling this
morning at $3.50 o'clock and will ar
rive at Chattanooga the same hour
Sunday 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 will reach Washington on the
return trip over the Southern rail
way 1t $3.50 o'clock on the morning
of Septemb 10. and will leave half
an hour later in n private car at
tached to regular train over the
Pennsylvania railroad for Jersey City
en- route to Oyster Bay.
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