The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-04-03
RIDES IN engine CAB
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ENJOYS
EXPERIENCE ON HIS WEST
ERIN JOURNEY.
FAMOUS HORSESHOE CURVE

Chief Executive Views the Scenery
Around 1t FROM Seat on the LOCO.
motive-No Reeord-Breaking Rum
Made-outside of the Engine Ride
the President Passes an Uneventfui
Day-Makes One Speech.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 2-President
Roosevelt viewed the scenery around
the famous horseshoe curve from
seat in the cab Of locomotive at
tached to his special train, and after
ride of about fifty miles expressed
himself as delighted with his expe-
rience. When his special reached AL
toona. the president alighted from his
car and walked rapidly to the front of
the train. Two engines were coupled
to 1t ready to pull the heavy cars over
the Allegheny mountains and the
president shook hands with the crews
of each. He then climbed into the
cab of the rear engine, No. 2408. AS
he took his seat the president re-
marked that, being member Of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
he thought he ought to take his turn
at feeding the furnace, but he did not
do so. When Galitzin, the crest Of
the mountains, was reached, the front
locomotive was detached from the
train and the run to Seward was made
with one engine. Here the president
climbed down from his lofty seat and
after shaking hands with the engineers
and firemen, went back to his car,
rather dusty and grimy, but enthu-
siastic over his novel ride.
While the presidents engine occu-
pied the second place on the train a
tunnel seven-eighths of a mile in
length was traversed and although the
cab was protected by windows and
doors quite quantity of smoke found
its way in. No record-breaking run
was made while the president sat in
the cab, the speed of the train not
reaching over forty-ive miles an
hour.
Outside Of his ride on the engine the
president passed an uneventful day,
devoting a large portion of it to read
Ing. Brief stops were made at Balti
more, Harrisburg and Altoona, but
only at one place did the president
make a speech. A large crowd met
his train at Harrisburg and although
no speech was scheduled for this place
Mr.. Roosevelt appeared on the rear
platform Of his car and delivered
short address, which was received with
many cheers.
The usual crowd was at the station
IN Washington to see the president
depart. Three members of the cabi-
net, Messrs. Cortelyou, Hitchcock and
Wilson were there, as we'll as subor-
dinate officials. The president wore
| q cutaway coat and his favorite SLOUGH
hat. Walking down the platform to
| his car the president spied three lit
tie school girls with wistful looks in
their eyes, He stopped and shook
hands with each and chatted with them
i've minutes.
Cowboy Breakfast for Roosevelt.
Denver, April Am entertainment
will be offered to President Roosevelt
by the stockmen of Eastern Colorado
at Hugo, Colo, on the morning Of
May 4. The stockmen have arranged
for cowboy breakfast to be rendered
to the president. Two hundred cow
boys in range regalia will salute the
president on his arrival and 1000
stockmen and ranchmen and their
families who would be unable to greet
the president in Denver will be there
to welcome him.