The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-06
FEW STOPS, TO BE MADE
Published Schedule Will Be
Strictly Adhered 10.
Mr.. Roosevelt Says He Feels III
Normal Condition, But Still
Shows Signs of the Pitts
field Accident.

Washington. Sept. 5.--Smilingly bowling
in Acknowledgment of the enthusiastic
and prolonged cheering Of an assemblage
that fairly crowded the Baltimore and
Ohio Station here, President Roosevelt to-
night began his Southern tour with Chat
tanooga. Tenn. as the objective point.
He arrived over the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at 6:12 o'clock this evening on a
special train Of two cars made up at Phil
adelphia this afternoon during the brief
stop there en- route from Oyster Bay.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock.
Chief Wilkie of the secret service, Assist
ant Secretary to the President Barnes
and a number of other officials and White
House attaches met him at the station.
The President appeared a little disfigured
as a 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 con-
graduate him on his escape.
Poor Craig" he frequently 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 Cowles, the Presidents broth
er-in-law, and Secretary Cortelyou rode
in the carriage with him.
Handsome Train Provided.
The special train of seven handsomely
equipped coaches was in readiness 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 ser
vice Commissioner Garfield and with 9TH
ers who entered the car~to meet him.
To a number of persons he described
the accident at Pittsfield. He said 1t was
not the first tiVe he had so Providential
an escape, he referred to an incident In
the battle of San Juan when gunshots
struck down two men close beside him.
The Presidet told the Pittsfield story to
a group in the car with feeling and en-
phasized it with gestures. He said he
felt in normal condition.
The train was just two minutes late
when it pulled out. 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-
sonnet of the Presidents party is the
same as that on his New England trip,
except for the addition of s. B. Hedge,
the general agent OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. and Colonel L. S. Brown.
the general agent of the Southern Rail
way. The President took dinner on the
train shortly after his departure.
A Hurried Trip.
The Southern trip will be a somewhat
hurried one and no stops will be made at
points other than those announced in the
intierary already published. namely
Wheelig. w. Va. Chattanooga and Knox
Vile. Tenn. ana Asheville N. c.
The immediate object of the President
is to attend the convention of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen in which
work he always shows a deep interest.
The train will reach Wheeling tomor-
row at $50 a. m. and will arrive in Chat
tanooga at the same hour Sunday morn
ing. Sunday will be spent IN Chattanooga
quietly and without public program. The
party will visit the battle grounds during
the day and the President will attend
church in the evening. He will attend
the Firemen's Convention Monday morn
ing.
The President and party is scheduled to
reach Washington on the return trip over
the Southern Railway at $50 O'Clock on
the morning of September 10 and to leave
half an hour later in private car at
tached to regular train over the Penn
sylvania Railroad for Jersey City en-
route to Oyster Bay. In a statement is
sued at the White House today it was
announced that the local committees of
the four cities at which stops are sched-
ued on the Southern trip will be re-
ceived at the places they represent, the
limited accommodations of the train rem
dering it impracticable to take them on
board in advance.