Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-02
PRESIDENT STARTS
ON WESTERN TRIP
Journey Expected To Occupy
Over Nine Weeks.
PARTY WALL TRAVEL $4,000 MILES

President Is Protected by Strong
Guard from Secret service-His spe
cial Train the Finest Ever Sent Out
Of the National Capital.
Washington April 1.-President
Roosevelt at 9:05 o'clock this morning
started on his western tour under the
most favorable auspices. As the spe
cial train pulled out of the Pennsyl
vania station the president stood on
the platform of his private car tipping
his hat and smiling in response to the
enthusiastic cheers of hundreds of ad
mirers and personal friends.
AS early as s o'clock a crowd began
to gather at the white house to wit
ness the presidents departure. AS
he entered his carriage to drive to the
station the men made the historic
ground echo with cheers, while men
and women lyed their handker.
chiefs and many Of them their hats.
The Pennsylvania station and plat,
forms We're crowded with people anx-
ious to extend to the chief executive
their good wishes for a safe and sue
cessful journey. Notable precautions
were taken to insure the safety of the
president. The police arrangements
were under the personal supervision
OF Commissioner West and Chief Syl.
vester. Uniformed officers. head.
quarters detectives, plain-clothes-men
and secret service operatives surround
ed the president and covered every
point.
AS President Roosevelt alighted
from his carriage he was ioined bv
Secretary Hitchcock and they walked
down the station platform arm-in-arm.
the president stopping now and then
to greet personal friends. He was
attired in a black cutaway coat. dark
striped trousers and wore a black
hat. He was in the best of spirits
and chatted enthusiastically to friends
OF the trip on which he was about to
start. Near his private car he met
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, the Ger.
man minister, who had come to see
him off. The two had several min.
utes' conversation, the president
thanking the minister for his thought.
fuIness in coming to the station.
No member of the presidents imme.
diate family, except his sister. Mrs.
CoWles, was at the station, Mrs. Roosa
welt and the young children being
down the Chesapeake bay on the May.
flower, and Miss Alice being in Porto
Rico. Several members of the cab.
met, including Secretaries CorteIyou.
wilson and Hitchcock, were present
The president and Secretary Cor.
telyou chatted several minutes. the
president expressing his regret that
the secretary was not to accompany
hlm' Other members of the cabinet
had taken their formal leave of the
president at the white house. Among
other notable people who were at the
station to see the president denar+
were Assistant Secretary of State
Lo0mis, Colonel Theodore A. Bing.
ham and Captain Cowles. respective.
ly the presidents military and naval
aides. Second Assistant Postmaster
General Shallenberg and District
Commissioner West. The train is
one of the finest ever run out of the
city of Washington by the PennsvI.
Yania railroad, handsomely eouinnea
and manned with a crew of picked
men. The only change in the ner
sonnel of the party as heretofore an.
nounced was John M. Mccoy who
goes as special representative of the
Pennsylvania railroad instead of G. R.
Rosenberger. In addititu to those
officially designated as members Of
the presidents party three secret ser
vice men and two postofice inspectors
accompanied the president as a per.
sonal body guard. The journey as
planned will occupy nine weeks and
three days, and the party will travel
a little more than $4,000 miles.