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At that Point he VIII Address Convention
of Locomotive Firemen.
IS CONGRATULATED BY KING EDWARD
Similar Message from President DiAs of
Mexico is Received.
TO GO ON HUNTING TRIP TO COLORADO
Guide Who Accompanied Him During
Last visit Notified 90 Pre-
Dare for Another
Trip.


CUMBERLAND, Nd, Sept. 5.-The presl-
dents train arrived here at Ills D. m
Notwithstanding the late hour, a large
crowd had gathered at the station but the
president had retired. The run from Wash
ington was uneyentful. AT several stations
along the route crowds cheered the train.
At Partinsburg there was a large turnout
Of people. In response to their cheers the
president appeared on the rear platform of
his car and bowed.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5.-smiiingly bow
ing in acknowledgements OF the enthusiastic
and prolonged cheers Of an assemblage that
fairly crowded the Baltimore & Ohio station
here tonight. President Roosevelt began
his southern trip, with Chattanooga, Tenn,
as the objective point.
The president was in the city exactly one
hour and half. He arrived over the Penn
syivania at O'Clock tonight on a special
train made up at Philadelphia today during
the brief stopover enroute from Oyster Bay
Secretary Hitchcock, Chief Wilkie. Assist
ant Secretary to the President Barnes and
other officials and White House attaches
met him at the station. The president ap-
peared little disfgured as the 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 congratulate him on
his escape. Poor Craig" he frequently
sxe.s i.-,>a, II e<r-essins h!s thanks ts his
well wishers.
Through a Gordon Of police he was
quickly driven to the Baltimore & Ohio
station Secretary Hitchcock, Commander
Cowles and Secretary Cortelyou rode in the
carriage with him. 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 Feels Normal Again."
He spont most of the time between then
and his departure in Conversation with
ciyil Service Commissioner Garfield and
others who entered the car to meet him. |
To a msmher he described the accident at |
Pittsheld. He said II was the hrst time !
ne had had SO providential an escape and |
Beferred to an incident in the battle OF |
Ban Juan, when gunshots struck down two |
men close beside him. The president told |
the Pittsheld story to the group in the |
car with feeling and emphasized II with |
gestures. He said he felt in normal condi- |
tion again.
Tht train pulled out at 1882 1t was in |
NheA VI 0puQuClOT Mllllam
johnson. who has been assigned to tie
presidential specials for a long time past.
The personnel Of the presidents party =
the same as that on the New England
trip, except for the addition Of s. B. Hege,
the general agent OF the Baltimore & Ohio
road, and Colonel l., S. Brown, the gen.
eral agent OF the Southern railway. Tho
president took dinner on the train shortly
after his departure.
VIII Waste No Time.
The southern trip will be a somewhat
hurried one, and no stops will be made at
other points than at Wheeling, w. Va,
Chattanooga, Knoxville and Asheville, N. C.
The immediate intention of the president
is to attend the convention OF the Brother,
hood of Locomotive Firemen, in whose
work he has shown a deep interest Tho
train will reach Wheeling at S:45 a. m.
tomorrow. and will arrive in Chattanooga
the same hour Sunday.
Sunday will be spent at Chattanooga
quietly and without public program. The
party will visit the backgrounds during
the day and the president will attend
church in the evening. He will attend
the nremens convention Monday. The
president and party will reach Washington
on the return trip over the Southern at
$50 a. M, September TO- and will leave
half an hour later in a private car at
tached to a regular train over the PennsyI-
vania road for Jersey City, enroute to
Oyster Bay.
Hears from King Edward.
OYSTER BAY. Sept. 5.-The president,
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and the
children, left here on Sylph at 9:25 q. m.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Kermit were landed
At New York and sylph then proceeded to
Jersey City, where the president and his
party departed for Washington at 1:l4 D.
m. The president travels in a special car.
which Is attached 70 a Pennsylvania train
On arriving at Washington the car was
switched to Baltimore 4 Ohio train.
President Roosevelt received from King
Edward OF England a message oongratulat-
Ing him upon his escape from serious injury
IN the accident OF Wednesday last. A sim
iiar message has been received from Presi-
dent Diaz of Mexico.
The message sent by King Edward to the
president is as follows:
LONDON, Sept. 5.-To the President OF I
the United States; The news Of the acct I
dent caused me the deepest concern ,
that lt has not resulted in serious eonse-
Quences 10 yourself. EDWARD r. l.
Cuba Also ReIOiees.
HAVANA, Sept. 5.-The House OF Repre- ,
lentatives has sent the following telegraph.e !
message to President Roosevelt:
The house expresses the satisfaction
which II feels that the life. OF the illustrious
eem stn oatant Of the hills OF Santiago and
tne generous defender of reciprocity and
the prosperity OF Cuba has been saved
from the great danger which threatened hi
PELAYO GARCIA
President OF the House I
WASHINGTON, Sept 5.--Additionsl mes
ages Of congratulation from abroad to the B
president upon his escape from serious in q
Jury in the accident which occurred 20 him q
md his party Wednesday at Pittsheld. 8
Mass, were received at the State depart
nent today. They are as follows:
1ILDlz, Sept His Excellency, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, President OF the United | s
states; ! have learned with great sorrow !
fallen you. Happily the accident has been 6
tcOntinued on Second Pass)