The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-28
President Roosevelt Spent the
Night in the Cars.
He Sat Up Late Talking to
"Bill'' Sewall.
RAN OUTHALF DRESSED
To Respond to an Early Morn
ing Greeting at Clermont.
Is Greeted by q Great Crowd at
Manchester.

Nashua, N H, Aug. 2S.-For the first
time since beginning his tour of New
England, President Roosevelt last night
slept aboard the train. He remained up
until late hour talking over old times
with Bill Sewall, his former guide,
whom he insisted should accompany
him to Ellsworth and back to Bangor.
In all probability the president will re-
turn to Maine in October for a hunting
trip
Early this morning at Kittery juno
ton. Me-. the train was boarded by
Gen: Ayling, of Concord, N H, secre-
tary of state; Edward Pearson and Geo.
III. Moses, representing Governor Jor-
dan of New Hampshire. who extended
the president a welcome to that state as
soon as the train had passed the boun-
dary. In his anxiety to respond to the
sting of the people of Clermont, a
small station, the president, who had
not finished dressing rushed to the door
of mis- car wrapped in an overcoat and
bowed to the little gathering.
At Wyndham Junction the populace
was astir early and as the train APP
preached the station a salute was fired
and a rousing cheer went up as. the
president appeared on the rear plat
form.
The train reached Nashua on time.
The party was escorted to carriages and
all proceeded to the city hail. At the
station and along the streets, massea
around the platform which had been
erected in front of the city hall, We're
thousands who cheered incessantly from
the time the presidents train appeared
until he had begun to speak to the great
assembly. The president occupied abouy
10 minutes with his address. With
| drawing from the platform the presis
| dent, the reception committee and those
| who were with the president resumed
| their CARRIAGES and proceeded to the
| Nashua Junction station. The ovation
was continuous, and as the train drew
| out prolonged cheering followed.
| GREETED BY A GREAT CROWD.
| Manchester, N. H. Aug 2S.-A presi-
! Dental salute mingled with the cheer.
of a great crowd. greeted the presidenA
| as his train reached here. As many
! of the men on the reception committee
here were personally known to the pres
ident, the exchange of courtesies was un-
| usually cordial. The president was
! driven about the city in barouchs
| drawn by four horses. On one of the
bridges the two leading horses became
unmanageable and had to be taken out.
'cessiop was held up by aspassing freight
train. At point Opposite Mefriniac
| common the presidents carriage was
brought to stop and. the local camp
| of Spanish-American war veterans ten
! dered the president a salute, and their
| commander. Col VIM Sullivan, stepped
! forward and presented a bouquet of
roses. In accepting them the president
spoke for ten minutes. He was enthu-
| siastically cheered at the close of his
! remarks, following which the line of
march was taken up for the depot.
! where the president boarded his special
train for The .Weirs.
TALKS TO OLD SOLDIERS
The Weirs. N H, Aug. 28-Fully 1900
| people joined in welcoming the presi-
| dent on his visit to the encampment of
the New Hampshire G. A. r. here to-
| day. A special train came in a few
| minutes after noon. Governor Chester
; B. Jordan and Congressman Frank d.
Currier, who had boarded the train at
| Concord with o
| ty. After luncheon the president was
| escorted to the camp grounds where the
speaking took place. President Roose-
/! welt was introduced to the veterans and
| when he could make himself heard he
| began his address, speaking in part as
| follows:
ANY person who has a proper sense
of the relative proportion of things
I must realize that to the men who
| fought for the union in the dark days