The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-04
PRESIDENT has A CLAMBAKE.
ROWS MRS. ROOSEVELT 4 MILES
70 HUNTINGTON BAY.
Carries Basket OF Provisions to the sylph
Helps His Boys to Make the Pit
and start the Fire--Will Send First
Message on the Pacific Cable To-day.

Carries Basket OF Provisions to the sylpal
Helps His Boys to Make the FIT
aDd start the Fire--Will Send First
Message on the Pacific Cable To-day
OYSTER Ray, l. l., July 3.-Presdent
Roosevelt and his family, together with
Emlen Roosevelt and his family, had an
old-fashioned cambake to-day The Presi-
dent superintended it. The party, consist
ing OF more than a dozen persons. left
Sycamore Hill about o'clock this MORN
ing. The President carried on his arm
a good-sized market basket filed with
provisions and covered with white cloth
Almost all the others carried things for
the bake in one form or another, and Archie
and Quentin brought up the rear, each with
a spade.
The Sylph was waiting at the dock at
the foot of the bill. but the President, in
stead OF boarding her. helped all the chill
dren In and then announced his intention
Of rowing down to Huntington Bay on
tho shore of which the bake was held. The
bay Ia four miles from Sycamore Hill, and
Mrs. Roosevelt reminded the President
Of this as he arranged the oars in his boat.
That, however, did not change his mind.
and he pc rsuadcd Mrs. Roosevelt to go along
with him.
Two Secret Service men who were going
on the outing started to follow in another
skiff after they had showed the President e
boat of. but Mr.. Roosevelt waved them
back and told them that they could 60
down on the yacht
Emlen Roosevelt and his wife also started
on the trip in a rowboat. Only slight
breeze was stirring, and there was scarcely
a ripple on the bay. The President bent
to the oars hard and got good start before
the Sylph left the dock.
As the yacht came up to him, the President
put more strength into his strokes, and the
entire party on the Sylph crowded to the
rail and shouted encouragement. The
Presidents boat was soon left behind by
the yacht and, laughing, he waved to them
as they went ahead.
The two rowboats reached Huntington
Bay almost an hour after the yacht. The
baskets OF provisions and other things
necessary for the bake we're all laid out
on the bank OF Eel Creek when the Presi-
dents boat was beached. The boys had
scooped hole in the sand and gathered
stones and fuel.
The President as soon as he landed
pitched right in with the boys and arranged
Ine btOTleS Ill tne nOls. ineu HAed lLlt
wood over them and the fire was started.
While the stones were heating the party
strolled along the banks Of the creek. The
President, when the ashes had been scraped
OF the pit, superintendent the laying of the
seaweed over the hot stones and the wrap
ping of the CLAIMS and chickens and other
things in it. The contents Of the pit when
they had been well cooked. were served up
to the party as they sat around on the
beach The President rowed Mrs Roose-
welt back to Sycamore Hill, arriving there
about o'clock.
The President will leave for Huntington
on the Sylph at about clock to-day. He
will get back early enough in the evening
to be at the fireworks display on Sycamore
Hill. An expert from New York will have
charge of tho display, and the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt have invited many
relatives and neighbors to spend the even
ing at the Hill.
The President expects to send the first
messages over the transpacific cable to
Gov Taft and Mr.. Mackay from the exec
utiye offices, in Main street al about
o'clock tomorrow morning.