The age-herald., 1902-04-08
Train Arrived at Charlottesville
 and President Speaks
SPOKE Of OLD COMRADES
Party Will Arrive in Charleston This Morning and the Sightseeing Will Begln-offcials Gather
 to Say Goodbye.

Danville. Va. April 7.-President Roose- volt's journey through Virginia has been | marked by extreme cordiality and en- thusiasm, and he has shown the keenest
 interest in the historic country through which the train is passing His first re- marks were addressed to a small crowd at Rappahannock, where the train made a short stop to take on water. He ap- peared upon the rear platform, and after lowing his acknowledgements, said to the little gathering: "I am now on historic ground
 At Charlottesville the people were out in force. the driving rain not seeming to dampen their spirits in the least. In the crowd were a number of Spanish war veterans whom the President recognized, and his reference to John Greenway former member of his regiment, as a University of Virginia man caused the students to set Ap a deafening college yell. Great wasHthe disappointment at Lynchburg. For some unknown reason the train stopped outside the city limits and those who had waited in the rain for the Presidents coming had to be content with a view of him through the car win dow as the train sped by the station.
 At Danville there was another large as- to come out on the platform and ac- knowledge their greeting.
 On the run from Danyille to Greens boro the President walked through the train to the smoker and conversed with the newspaper correspondents for some time. He remarked that this was his first daylight trip through Virginia When some one suggested that the weather bu- reau had gone back on him, he said that this was a time when he did not agree with the administration.
 Arrives at Charleston. Washington, April 7.-President Roose- welt and party left for Charleston, S. G.. this afternoon at 3:SO p. m. The party travelled in 8 special train over the South ern Railway.
 There was large crowd at the station. Secretary Hitchcock and a number of other government officials were there to bid the President goodbye large mum Der of secret service men and detectives were spread about the depot and several ac- com panied the party on the train. The crowd cheered the President heartily twice As the long special pulled out the President with face suffused with smiles from the rear platform of the train bowed low and repeatedly in ac- knowledgement of the cheers and salutes of the crowd.
 Col l.. S. Brown general agent of the Southern Railway is with the party su- pervisng the trip over the Southern tracks and the train is in charge of Con ductor William Johnson who has handled most of the Presidential specials in recent months The train will arrive in Charles ton tomorrow morning.
 At Charlottesville.
 Charlottesville, N. C., April 7.-The special train having on board President Roosevelt arrived here at 6:22 D. m. large crowd was in waiting to greet the President. AS soon as he appeared a cheer went up and the students of the University of Virginia, who had surround ed the car sent up the college yell. The President bowed his acknowledgements and made the following brief address:
 "I had two of your university graduates in my regiment. One, John GreenWay, used to be your football eleven. l want to say how glad I am to see you and what an interesting thing it must be to every American to come through tnls historic land As we passed by the vista in the woods we saw the homes of the Madisons Your great university here Is | associated with the early Presidents of | our country
 T see before me men who were in the | Spanish war. ,,e are here on the land | fought over by those who wore the gray | and those who wore the blue and those men and their descendants now stand | shoulder to shoulder as good citizens. in- | terested in all that concerns the welfare | of our common nation. (Applause) It Is | a great pleasure to catch this glimpse of you. and I thank you for your kindly | reception" (Appause).
 He was again loudly cheered as the | train pulled out.