New-York tribune., 1902-09-06
CHEERED IN WASHING TON.
THE PRESIDENT TAKES \ SPECIAL
TRAIN on THE BALTIMORE
AND OHIO ROAD.

Washington Sept 5-Smngly boU!nr in ac-
l,noyVledgmcnt Of the enthusiastic and prolonged
cheering Of an assemblage that crowded the Bati-
more and Ohio station here. President Roosevelt
tonight began his Southern tour with Chatta-
uooea Tenn. as the objective point He arrived
over the Pennsylvania Railroad az 61c o clock this
evening on a special train OF two cars made up at
Philadelphia this afternoon in brief stop there
tho yysv from OYSTER Bay. Secretary Hitchcock,
Chief Wilke Of the Secret Service. Mr.. Barnes,
assistant secretary 70 the President ana number
Of other officials and White House attaches met
him at the station The President appeared a little
dsfcured as a result Of the Pittshed accident. but
apparently had recovered from the shock He
stopped 70 shake hands with those who pressed
about him to congratulate him his escape
Poor Craig he frequently repeated in expressing
his thanks TO his well wishers. Through a Gordon
of police the President escorted 10 a carriage
in waiting and quickly driven to the Baltimore and
Ohio station. Secretary Hitchcock Commander
Cowles. the Presidents brother-in-law. and Secre-
tary Cortelyou rode in the carriage with him.
The special train OF seven handsomely equipped
coaches was In readiness. and the President i'm
medately entered his car. merely lifting his hat in
response TO the greeting from the crowd lie spent
most of the time before his departure In conveT-
eation with Civil Service Commissioner Garfield
and others who entered the car 10 meet him To
number he described the accident Pittsield. He
said il was not the first time he had had so Provi-
dental escape and referred 10 incident In
the battle of San Juan when gunshots struck down
Two HlSu COSe DeSIC MIN. Inc EreSlutilt '"Iu SiO
Pittsleld story TO the group in the car with feel
Ing and emphasized it with gesture. He said he
felt in normal condition again.
The train was just two minutes late when 1t
pulled out AT 7:32 o'clock. It IN charge OF w
NJ Johnson, the Pullman conductor who has been
assigned TO the Presidents trains for long time
past; The Presidents party is the same as tnat on
his NeW-England trip. except for the addlIlon OF
:; B. hsge general agent of the BaltiInore s, ana
ohio Railroad, and Colonel l.. s Brown; senstsi
agent of the Southern Railway. The Presldent
took dinner the train shortly after his dePartur
The southern trip will he someWhai nutrlen
one, and no stops will be made at other pointS, man
those announced in the itinerary already puplsheu
namely Wheeling. ". Va; Chattanooga ana hnox-
vile. Tenn; and Ashevle. y. {. The lnlIIledlate
object of the President is to attend the CoHNen-
ton Of the brotherhood of Locomotive Flremen
in whose work he always has shown dssep inter
est The train will reach Wheeling az o'% CLOCK
tomorrow morning, and ChsttanooSa the same
hour on Sunday morning Sunday will be spent at
Chattanooga quietly and without public Progranme.
The party Will visit the battlegrounus ana tne
President will &attend church in the evening; he
will attend the f1remens convention on MONDAY
morning. The President will reach Washington on
the return trip over the Southern Railway at $50