Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22
IN THE ELM CITY.
President Roosevelt Landed
 There at 1:20 To-day.
GREETED BY MAYOR sTuDLEy


 Made Tour of the City After Which
 He Left for Hartford-In the Lat
 ter City He is Scheduled to Ride
 in the First Carriage While Mayor
 Sullivan Occupies Seat in the Sec
 ond One.s &5s
 New Haven Aug 22.-President Theodore Roosevelt enteFed upon his New England trip today. New Ha- ven was his first stopping place. The yacht Syiph which was bearing the president into the state was sighted off New. Maven harbor just before 1 o'clock. The president and his party were landed at Is20 on a special land ing that had been prepared for the mayor and his secretary and com mittee from the board of aldermen. Troop A of the Connecticut National guard acted as the military escort The program called for drive through the slums of the city, the factory dis tricts and the center of the city. The presidential party will leave here for Hartford.
 The presidential train left Belle Dock promptly at 2:3O. The president was on the rear platform and bowed repeatedly to the throng. The loco motive and factory whistles in the vii cinity were blown for several min utes. Senator o. H. Platt and Con- gressman N. D. Sperry accompanied the party to Meriden.
 The party arrived in the capitol city on schedule time and the program as arranged was carried out
 At the Capitol City the sa- iute to President Roosevelt was fired by a detachment of the Naval battalion under the command of Lieu tenant c. G) Forest Shepherd. Two one-pound Hotchkiss guns were used at intervals of twenty seconds The guns were placed on the walk running parallel with Asylum street north of the Park river. The uark commis- sioners had ordered the closing of the eastern end of the walk near Ford street at the time of the salute and a guard was stationed at the west end.
 The doors of the Coliseum will open at o'clock. The American band will furnish concert from that hour until the president arrives and the time set for the presidents speech is 8O'clock. The large hall will be profusely deco rated and brilliantly lighted. The president, guests and newspaper men '" IN Slt OlI piulLOTIllS OH the nOrTn S1QG of the hall. near the Mulberry street entrance. The Coliseum will seat about 3.500. and those desiring to hear the president will be admitted without tickets.
 President Day of the Electric ye- hicle company made trial yesterday | of the time required for covering the | route of the presidents drive through the city to-day. The electric victoria | in which the president is to ride was sent out at moderate rate of speed. 1 such as it is supposed will be used | this afternoon. The time from the | Union station was as follows: Union | station to City hall, minutes; to me- l morial arch, II 1-2 minutes; to Trim | ity college, 24 minutes; to Electric | Vehicle company's factory, 36 min- | utes; to the corner of Broad street. | and Huntington avenue, A 1-2 min- | utes; to the house of John T. Robinson | 52 minutes. Everything worked | smoothly and elegantly. The vic l toria was in charge of c. Louis Fitz- l gerald. formerly of Hartford. who is one of the most expert chauffeurs in | New York. He will have charge of | the machine to-day and is thoroughly | acquainted with the route. With him | on the drivers seat to-day will be John l Sheeha1l of New York. They will | wear dark blue uniforms, handsomely l braided, chauffeur's caps and white gloves.