The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-09-11
BEGINS HIS NEW TOUR
President Roosevelt Starts on His
Trip South.


an assemblage that fairly crowded
the Baltimore & Ohio station here,
President Roosevelt on Friday night
began his southern tour with Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, as the objective point.
The president was in the city exactly
ia hours. He arrived over the Penn
sylvania railroad at 6:12 o'clock in
the evening on special train of two
cars, made up at Philadelphia during
the brief stop there en- route from
Oyster Bay. Secretary of the In
terror Hitchcock, Chief Willzie, of the
secret service; Assistant Secretary 10
the President Barnes and a number
of other officials and white house at
taches met him at the station.
Congratulated by Many,
The president appeared little dis
figured as a result of the Pittsfeld
accident, but apparently had quite
recovered from the shock. He
stopped to shake hands with those
who pressed about him to congratu-
late him 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 Sc Ohio station. Secretary
Hitchcock, Commander Cowles, the
presidents brother-in-law, and Secre-
tary Cortelyou rode in the carriage
with MIN.
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 gun
shots struck down two men close be-
side Linn. The president told the
Pittsfeld story to the group in the
car with feeling and emphasized it
with gestures. He said he felt in
normal condition again.
The train was just ten minutes
late when it pulled out at 1882. IL
was in charge of Pullman Conductor
w. NJ. johnson, who had been as
signed to the presidential specials
for a lCng time past. The personnel
of the president party is the same
as that on his New England trip, ex-
cept for the addition of S. B. Hege,
the general agent of the Baltimore e.
Ohio railroad, 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 "Trip.
The soutehrn trip will be some
what hurried one and no stops will
be made at points other than those
published, namely, Wheeling, W. Va;
Chattanooga, Knoxville, Tenn, and
Ashevllle, y. c. The immediate OBJ
ject of the president is to attend the
convention of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen, in whose work he
has always shown a 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
win attend the firemen'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 September 10. and will leave half
an hour later in a private car at
tached to a regular train over the
Pennsylvania railroad for Jersey City
en- route to Oyster Bay.
King Edward Sends COnsrat uIations.
President Roosevelt has received
from King Edward of England mes
sage congratulating him on his es-
cape from serious injury in the acct
dent of Wednesday last. A similar
message has been received from Pres
ident Diaz of Mexico.
Is Going on n Lion Hunt.
Denver, Col, Sept. 6.-President
Roosevelt will engage in another lion
hunt in Colorado, the latter part of this
month. Rev. j. Walter Sylvester, of
Albany, n. Y, is authority for this
statement. Mr.. Sylvester is now in the
city and was TO have been one of the
presidents hunting party, but is COM
PEELED to be in New York next week
and will not be able to participate in
the lion hunt. He said, however, that
the noted guide, John Golf, who
served the president in his last hunting
trip in the White River country of this
state, has received word to prepare
for another visit from the president
this month.