The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-22
THE DAY IN DETROIT
MICHIGAN'S CHIEF CITY DRESSED
IN GALA ATTIRE.
HAD PRESIDENT AS GUEST
AND SHOWED PROPER APPRECIA-
TION OF HONOR.


Church During the Morning and
I'm the Afternoon Was Taken for
Drive in One of the City's Car
riages With a Police OfiicinI Act
ing COachman-CrOwds So
Lined Part of the Proposed Route
of the Drive That 1t Had to BE
| Changed.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 21.-For the
second time in its history DetfNit is
entertaining the chief executive of the
nation. President Roosevelt arrived
| here ut s o'clock this morning over the
Michigan Central Railroad. lie found
| Detroit awaiting his arrival in gala
attire. Flags were flying from every
staff in the down town section, and the
city was bright with bunting. Despite
the comparatively early hour the
streets were lined with people who
cheered Justify. Pictures of the Pres
| ident greeted the eye at every turn.
| Throughout the Jay he has been greet
| ed with cheers at his every appear
| ance. Crowds have lined the streets
about the Hotel Cadillac, anxious for
glimpse at the chief magistrate.
| The weather was all that could be
| desired. 1t was a restful day for the
| President on the whole. At 10:3O
O'Clock he attended services at the
Fort Street Presbyterian Church, driv-
| ing from there to Gen. r.. A. Alger's
residence. where he was entertained at
| luncheon, only Gov. Bliss Mayor May
| family being present. He returned to
| the Cadillac soon after o'clock, only
| to leave again in short time for a
drive about the city. During the drive
ne called at st. Mary's Hospital on st.
Antoine street, where Thomas Doherty,
a local veteran of the Spanish war. is
dying of consumption. Doherty had
expressed a wish to see him, and Gen.
Alger learned of It. Accordingly at
luncheon to-day President Roosevelt
was asked If he would call on Doher-
| ty at the hospital. He answered that
| ne would be delighted to do so. Doher-
| ~ Is unable to sit up, and the Presi-
| dent remained at his bedside for some
minutes. chatting with him and ex-
! pressing words of cheer and hope.
| Tonight the President dined at the
| Cadillac with party of friends.
The subject of Rev. e. II. Fences
sermon in the morning, when the Pres
ident attended church, was "A Three
fold Gospel" and his text was from
First Thessalonians, second chapter
and second verse. During the services
the Presidents favorite hymn, God
Guard Columbia" was sung
The Presidents afternoon drive was
marked by few incidents. He left the
Qln for of fhn hafa nd cto 60.
his carriage. He noticed a crippled
veteran of the Spanish war, a delegate
to the reunion of Spanish war veter-
ans, sitting near the elevator en-
trance. Walking over to his seat the
President shook his hand and inquired
after his health. The man was M. NJ
Mitchell of Washington, who served in
the Fourth New Jersey Regiment.
The President occupied a carriage
belonging to the police department on
his afternoon drive. Capt. Gyman in
police uniform had the rens and as
the President stepped in he remarked,
laughingly, Captain, this looks as
though you were going to lock me up"
Washington avenue was crowded
with people and the air rang with
cheers as the horses started up the
avenue at a sharp trot. The Presidents
party drove out Woodward avenue four
miles to the boulevard, which encircles
tersection of Jefferson avenue at the
approach to Belle Isle bridge. The IN
tention had been to drive back by way
o. Jefferson avenue, but the crowds on
watch for his coming were so great as
to impede the progress of the party
and the carriages were turned into more
secluded streets. Mayor Maybufy and
Secretary Cortelyou lode with the
President and secret service man sat
on the boz with Police Captain GUY.
man. In the second carriage were Po-
lice Commissioner Fowle, Chairman u.
L. irstor of the local executive COM
r1ittec of Spanish-American war vet
eran convention and three officers. The
third and last carriage contained Con-
gresham j. B. Corliss of Detroit; DR..
Lung, Secretaries Loeb and Barnes.
Little Ones Narrowly Escape.
Two little girls had a narrow escape
from being tramped upon by the
horses attached to the Presidents car
riage. They had darted out suddenly
from the curb almost under the horses
feet. Capt. Guyman was compelled to
throw the animals back on their
launches to keep them off the children.
The occupants of the Presidents car
rage were brought to their feet in
trembling anticipation of a tragedy,
and it was only by a hairs breadth
that the little ones escaped Then it
was that the route was changed to less
congested streets. President Roosevelt
had suggested a change as soon as he
saw the crowded condition of Jefferson
avenue. and the party had proceeded
only two blocks when the narrow es-
cape of two little girls proved that his
fears were we'll grounded.
The party drove from 80 until about
$50 o'clock.
Tomorrow will be a very busy day
for the President and his party. He
will address the convention Of Span
ish war veterans at 10 a. M. at II
O'Clock he viii be driven to the steam
er Tashmoo for ride on the river re-
turning at o'clock. At o'clock he
will review a parade of veterans and
military, a unique feature Of which
will be the presence of the Twenty
first Regiment OF Essex Fusiliers from
Canada. At 2. m. he will attend the
banquet of the veterans In light guard
armory. where he will make the add
dress OF the evening.
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