The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
President Spends Lively Day in Salt Lake
HOW PRESIDENT
WAS GUARDED
His Safety Was Looked After by
222 Men.
COMPLIMENT FOR BURBIDGE
ROOSEVELT CALLS CAPTAIN TO
CAR AND THANKS HIM.

The police protection afforded Presi-
dent Roosevelt during his stay in salt
Lake was the best that has been given
him since he started on his tour. This
is the unqualified statement of the
chief Of the secret service men accom-
panying the president. The president
himself called Captain John B. Bur
bidge Of the local police department
into his car before leaving and con-
graduated him upon the manner in
which he had protected him and ham
died the crowds in the city.
The plans for this work were COM
pleted two weeks ago and they were
carried out without a hitch. Not a
thing occurred to mar the smoothness
Of the day or create the slightest sus-
picion- Not a person whose business
was not known was permitted to ap-
proach the president at all. There was
none within harming distance but was
under the eye of some officer, armed
and ready TO sacrifice his life If need
be to save the president.
Guarded by Many Men.
The chief executive was guarded by
222 men. Nine of these men, including
the secret service detectives, were
within arms reach Of Mr.. Roosevelt
during the entire time he was in the
city. The guard was composed Of five
secret service men. 135 policemen. four
city detectives, a special guard OF thir-
teen men from Fort Douglas, and COM
pany H of the national guard, COM
prtSing nineteen men. and fifty deputy
sherifs under Sheriff Frank Emery.
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entire body, with the exception Of the
secret service force.
The members of the latter body were
with the president continually. They
were under the direction Of Chief
Wilkie himself. One OF the men rode
on the boot of the presidents carriage
and three others walked, one on either
side and one behind the vehicle. The
fifth man mingled with the crowd in
close proximity to watch out for sus-
piciOus characters.
At no time did these men take their
eyes off the crowd. Every man within
sight was sized I'D from head to foot,
and had the slightest suspicious move
ment been made by him he would have
been under arrest before he could have
realized what was happening. Each
man carried in his pocket a, -45-caliber
revolver and his hand was on it all
the time. When the president left his
car the detectives were at his side and
remained there during the march to
the city and county building.
Officers Always on Hand
At this place 100 men were on guard
all the time the president was there
The building was guarded by fifty dep
uty sberfffs. The grounds and ap-
proaches were guarded by Sergeant
Roberts of the police force with a de-
tail Of fOrty-five men. At every door
there were officers and no one was per
mitted inside the building who did not
hold a pass The approaches to the
building were guarded by the police
and no one without authority was per
mitted to cross the lines No one
whose business was not known was
allowed within fifty feet of the presi-
dent
While the chief executive reviewed
the parade the secret service men stood
on the platform around him The chief
stood to one side and eyed every in
dividuaI who made the slightest move.
Not a man in the crowd raised a cam
era to take a photograph but the eyes
of the detectives were scrutiniZing him.
When the president left the city and
county building the secret service men
and the guard of soldiers accompanied
him to the tabernacle. At the latter
place the detectives and four others OF
the local police force, George Chase,
Rome Gillespie, George Raleigh and Joe
Burt, sat by the chief executive and
scrutiniZed the crowd A squad Of
fOrty-five police. under Sergeant Gus
Hempel, was on duty about the taber-
nacle. watching the crowd. The same
squad did service at the depot at the
arrival and departure Of the president
Guarded While Eating.
After the demonstrations here the de-
tectives and the squad Of soldiers ac-
cOmpanied the president to Senator
H of the national guard, they stood
on watch.
Sergeant Dick Eddington, with forty
five men. took care Of the line of march
on Main street. For the first time IN
the history of the city the streets from
the beginning TO the end of the line Of
march were kept perfectly clear OF
people Not a person was allowed be
yOnd the curb stones. Ropes at the in
tersections prevented any vehicles from
blocking the way. There was a clear
passage along the entire route.
When President Roosevelt entered
his car to leave he asked that Captain
Burbidge be presented to him. That
officer was introduced and the chief
executive shook hands with him and
complimented him upon the manner IN
which he had handled the crowds and
given, him police protection. He stated
that he had not been in a place since
he started where this important part
OF the demonstration had been so we'll
attended to.
Chief WiIkfe Of the secret service also
took occasion to congratulate Captain
Burbidge upon his work