The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-05
Has Recovered and Entertains
the Grand Duke Boris
FOR FUTURE
Arrangement Committees In Cities Wis
tied May Be Requested to Use GEN
tie Horses for Presidents Car
rlaae-PIans for Southern Trip.

Oyster Bay. September 4-The Pr1sI-
dent today entertained Grand Duke
Boris at luncheon. The grand duke came
tn Oyster Bay from Newport on Ogden
Mills yacht the Felicia with him were
Count Cassini the Russian embassador
at Washington; Private Secretary to the
Grand Duke Greaves. Ogder Mills and
Assistant Secretary of State Pierce the
representatives of this government. The
President met his distinguished guests
In the wide hail of his home on Saga
more Hill and after the presentations
which were made by Count Casslni, lun-
cheon was announced. The grand duke
called simply to pay his respects and at
$3.50 the party left on the Felicia for New
port.
Henry White, secretary of the Ameri-
can embassy at London. also called on
the President today to present his con,
John, who will enter a college in this
country in the fall Mr.. White was the
guest of Mrs. James Roosevelt at lun-
cheon, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt also be-
ing present.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Cor
telyou have recovered from the effects OF
their accident yesterday but still bear
outward marks of the catastrophe. DR..
Lung, the Presidents physician, thinks
the marks on the Presidents face will
disappear IN about four days.
Precaution About Horses.
Apropos of the accident the suggestion
was made today that an added measure
of safety would be taken if the local
committees having charge of the Presi-
dents reception at the various cities
would see to 1t that none but doeile
horses are attached to the carrige in
which the President and members CT
his party ride. While the horses which
were hitched to the Presidents landau
yesterday, 1t is stated. were quiet. still
at othertfmes skfttfsh animals have been
furnished.
The President will send a wreath Of
flowers to be placed on the casket Of
William Craig, his faithful bodyguard.
who was killed yesterday.
Arrangements have been completed for
the Presidents trip to Chattanooga
which begins tomorrow. The President,
Secretary Cortelyou, DR.. Lung and Stem
ographers Weaver and Latta will leave
here in the Sylph tomorrow morning at
o. clock for Jersey City. Their private
car will be attached to the liza D. m.
train for Washington over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. At Washington the party
will be Joined by number of newspaper
correspondents and photographers and
the special train in which they will travel
will start south at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow
evening The President is receiving a
large number of messages of congratula-
tion over his escape from serious in
Jury yesterday. These have come from
some of the crowned heads OF Europe
as well as from leading public men and
private citizens in this country.
Southern Itinerary.
Washington September 4.-President
Roosevelt and party will reach Washing
ton over the Pennsylvania railroad at
6:4l tomorrow evening and leave for a
brief southern tour at 7:30 p. m. over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad The party
will consist of the President, Secretary
Cortelyou. Assistant Secretary Barnes,
DIR. G.. A. Lung, the Presidents physician,
Stenographers Latta and Weaver, repre-
of the three press associations.
the illustrated weeklies, the Washington
and the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies and two
photographers. The Baltimore and Ohio
has placed at the disposal OF the Presi-
dent and his party the private car Riva,
drawing room and sleeping cars xenia
and Clarion, dining car Manhattan and q
combined baggage car and smoker. The
Presidents private car Riva is well de-
signed for the trip. It is 81 feet long.
finished in mahogany has parlor II feet
in length, an observation room feet
long and four private rooms. The sofa
selections in the parlor ana observation
rooms separated by curtains from
the body OF these rooms.
The party Will leave here at 7:30 D. m,
and passing through Harper's Ferry,
Cumberland and Grafton. will reach
Wheeling, w. Va, at $3.50 a. m. eastern
time) September 6. Remaining in Wheel
ing two hours, the party will proceed,
touching Cambridge. GAINESVILLE. Newark.
and Cincinnati, where they
will be transferred from tfe Baltimore
and Ohio to the Queen and Crescent
road.
The train will arrive at Chattanooga al
$3.50 a. M, September I. The party will
remain there until l p. m. September
when they will start for Knoxville over
the Southern railroad, arriving there at
p. m. September 8. After a two hours
stop the party will continue to Ashe-
Vile, where they will arrive at $50 a. m
September 8. Leaving Ashevflle at 12:A
p. m. the same day, they will arrive in
at $3.50 a. m. September 10.