New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-07
ROOSEVELT IN THE CITY.
ON HIS WAY TO SYRACUSE
Has Time to Spare and Takes a
Cruise on a Ferrybodt.

Sunbrowned ard healthy from his summer az
Oyster Bay. PresidsEt Roosevelt passed through
town last night on his way to Syracuse. where
ne viii speak at the State fair. With him we-s
Jacob A Riis. Mr.. Loeb and the stenographers
Special precautions were taken 10 guard ths
party. because OF the recent Weilbrenner occur
renee at Oyster Bay.
The Presidents train left oyster BAY some
ten minutes ahead OF time. and ran ahead &C
schedule all the way. reaching Richmond Hin.
where Mr. Fiis to join the party. half an
hour ahead M-. Riis. having plenty OF time.
had gone to church TeIephoue messages and
a messenger to the church soon told him that
the train was waiting James r. Garfield. the
only visitor at Oyster Bay yesterday. cams 70
this city with the President
The train reached Long Island City at 9-55
.. m There. under Police Commissioner Greene
and Captain Coouey. were the reserves from two
precincts. but they were not needed. hardly
ten people in the thrOns knew that the President
was there. Mr.. Roosevelt and his party Jumped
into waiting carriages. and driven TO
special boat. also waiting for them
Just the President was entering his car
rage. Sergeant Edward J. BOurke. General
Gresne's orderly at Police Headquarters. stepped
forward He was recognized al by the
President. having been appointed to the forcs
when the President was a Police Commissioners.
Bourke was made roundsman by Mr.. Roosevels
for particularly effective crusade on a saloon
keeper. one Callahan. who kept place No. II
Chatham Square had refused to close on sun
days Bourks watched him. caught him. ana
after hard fight. took him to the station He
also the Presidents regard for obtaining
leave Of absence and existing IN the navy IN
the Spanish war. He served chief g1nnsr's
mate on the converted yacht Hist.
The party landed in Manhattan at 1905
o'clock Through Thirty nrst-st, down Fifth
ave- to Washington Square. out washingtor
Place through Barrow-st.. and down Christie
pher-st- to the ferry. the route. The three
carriages headed by half dozen mounted
policemen Few recognized the President along
the route. although. as the party passed tbs
Fifth Avenue Hotel there was a little cheering.
At the Christopher-st fsrryhouse were waiting
T. ". Lee. the general passenger agent OF thu
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
with Captain Aloucle. Of the Charles-st- station
who had under him sixteen men, some IN uni
form and the others in plain clothes.
HALF AN HOUR AHEAD OF TIME.
The party drove on the ferryboat Bergen
They were half an hour ahead Of schedule. how
ever. and the boat headed I'D the river going
to Forty-second-st. where IL turned. puttin.
into HOboken at about IL 80 O'Clock. the sched-
ule time At the Lackawanna station there a
large crowd had assembled. There were about
thirty policemen under Chief Hayes and many
PLAIN clothes men. railroad detectives and Secret
Service men were scattered among the sp@crsT
ssEs. AS,-t1e Presidents party drove tnfo The
fraits Shed. there was rnuch chsering.fo which
Mr.. Roosevelt responded by dofing his black
SLOUGH hat.
President Roosevelt at once boarded the
special train 1t waited for some fifteen min
utes During this wait Father Doyle. OF the
PauIists. who at the station. called on the
President. At 11:45 the train started Mr..
Roosevelt. on ths rear platform. bowed 70 the
cheering crowd.
Oyster Bay. n. Y. Sept. CSpeciaD.-Few 81
the villagers were at the station to see the
Presidents departure. as. especially in view OF
the Weilbrenner episode. il deemed best
that the President should depart quietly and
with as little publicity as possible For this
reason the schedule Of his itinerary not
nounced until late yesterday evening
-Four Secret Service men accompanied the