Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
President Left Washington
This Morning.
MANYSAW HIM DEPART
THOSE WHO ACCOMPANY HIM ON
THE TRIP.
Full Schedule of the Tour, Which Will
Occupy Nearly Ten
Weeks.

President Roosevelts handsome special
train, which will be his home for nearly ten
weeks, except during an interval of sixteen
days IN Yellowstone Park, pulled out of
Washington at 900 o'clock this morning
over the Pennsylvania railroad, headed for
Baltimore from which place 1t was diverted
to the West, en- route to Chicago, which
will be reached tomorrow morning. The
train was run out backward to Baltimore,
where 1t will be headed in the right dfrec-
ton. The Presidents car, always the last
one on the train, was the reverse from here
to Baltimore, except that an ordinary pas
singer coach was used as buffer between
the engine and the "Elysian.'
A small crowd of people waved their
adIeus to the President and the other TWEEN
ty-one passengers aboard the train as 1t
pulled out. The President stood on the rear
platform and called personally to some OF
his friends who were recognized IN the
crowd. One of them was Baron Speck Won
Sternberg the new German ambassador,
who has known the President for number
of years. Good bye, baron called the
President, in a friendly, loud voice. The
baron responded. Baron Sternberg was not
the only prominent person present to bid
goodbye and God-speed to the President
Among the others were Secretaries Wilson,
hitchcock, SOTtely on, -ASSiSIdHl fOSlliidSlST
General Shallenberger, Captain and Mrs.
Cowles, brother-in-law and sister OF the
President; Major Sylvester and a number of
others. Four secret service men were on
the train, and in the crowd, va CHI waved the
President a hearty adieu, were several city
detectives. The four secret service men will
accompany the President throughout the
trip. They are well known in Washington
Three of them-Messrs. Tyree, Taylor and
O'Connell-are assigned to the White House
all the time. The fourth is a secret service
man employed by the Post Office Depart
ment.
]. f. Mccoy of the Pennsylvania railroad
has charge of the train for the railroad,
and will look afr it carefully. If the
President completes the trip, as laid out,
he will have travelled on this one train
IS, $50 miles, besides many miles by horse
back and in carriages. All six of the cars
composing the train are new and handsome
ly fitted for the trip.
Complete Itinerary.
The party consists of Secretary Loeb,
Assistant Secretary Barnes Surgeon Gen
eral P. NJ. Rixey, L. S. N; Mr.. Nelson P.
Webster, Mr.. NJ c. Latta, Mr.. j. l.. Nc
Grew, stenographers; Mr.. c. r. Rosen-
berg, representing the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company; Mr. H. A. Colman, Asso
ciated Press; Mr.. R. H. Hazard, ScrippS-
McRae Press Association and Publishers
Press Association; Mr.. Lindsay Den!son,
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l.. Dunn, Golfers Weekly Mr.. George B.
Luckey, Leslie's Weekly; Mr.. N Lazarnick,
Harper's Weekly; Mr.. H. A. Strohmeyer,
photographer; Mr.. P. w. Williams, West
ern Union Telegraph Company; Mr.. ]. P.
Gooch, Postal Telegraph-Cable Company;
three messengers and four others. The
run TO Chicago, the first stopping place,
will be made direct, allowing only for the
necessary railroad changes. Chicago will
be reached on the morning of April 2. The
program for Chicago and vicinity will in
cIude visits to the Northwestern Univcr-
sity and Chicago University, and a meet
ing at the Auditorium in the evening.
Madison. Wis, will be the first stop on
April 3. Here the President will visit the
state capitol and address the legislature;
he will also make a brief address to the
capitol. short stop will be made at
Waukesha. and Milwaukee will be reached
about 2 O'Clock. The President will visit
the Soldiers Home at this place. also the
exposition building, Duetscher Club, Press
Club, and will attend a banquet rendered by
the Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation of Milwaukee.
Leaving Milwaukee al midnight the party
will reach La Crosse at $50 am, where
about two hours will be spent in driving
about the city, and probably a short adj
dress will be made by the President. ST.
Paul will be reached at 2:3o pm. During
the stay here the President will visit the
legislature IN the state capitol and make
a brief address: he will also speak briefly
to the public; during the afternoon the
members of the party will be escorted to
Minneapolis, where they will be entertained
at dinner at the Minneapolis Club After
ward the President will deliver an address
at the Auditorium.
Sunday, April s. will be spent quietly at
Sioux Falls S. D. The President will at
tend church both in the morning and the
evening; he will probably take drive dur
ing the afternoon. On Monday morning
the President will deliver an address to the
NOR rla of ENa11S n yrrt1I
be reached at 11:35 a. m. Only a brief
stop win be made here. The President
and party will be driven to Masonic Temple
in front of which the President will make
a short speech. Stops VIII be made at
Mitchell, Aberdeen and Edgeley during the
afternoon.
Fargo will be reached during the night,
and at $50 a. m. the party Will be taken for
a drive through the city. The President
will make a few remarks in the course of
the drive, either at the park or from the
hotel balcony. A fifteen-minute stop will
be made at jamestown and Bismarck the
state capital Will be reached at 4:1J %. m
Here the President will visit the capitol and
make brief address. Stops will be made
during the evening at Mandan and Medora
short stop will be made at Livingston
Mont, on the morning of Wednesday, April
:. Cinnabar, the entrance to Yellowstone
Park. will be reached at noon of the Sth
The President will spend the time until
Friday. April "a, in and about Yellowstone
Park, the balance of the party remaining
on the train at Cinnabar.
On Saturday April rs. brief stops will be
made at Billings, Mont, and Alliance Neb
Grand Island. Neb.. will be reached early
Sunday morning, April IS. The day will
be spent quietly.
The party will leave Grand Island en- Mon
day morning and short stops will be made
during the day at Hastings and Fremont
The programs for these places will include
drives and speeches by the President At
Lincoln the party will be driven to the
state capitol grounds. where the President
VIII make few remarks Omaha will be
reached at about p. M. and the night
spent there. the party leaving early on the
morning of the 2Sth. During the stay al
Omaha the President will review an electric
pageant.
Stops Will be made on the 2s,h al Shen
andoah, Clarindas Van Vert and Osceola
Iowa. The briefness of the stops al most
Of these places will only admit of the Pres,
dent speaking from the rear platform of
his car. Des Mones will be reached AT 2
O'Clock, and a program has been arranged
consisting OF a drive about the city and
ending at the state capitol where the Presi-
dent will make an address.
st. Louis April 90.
Fifteen minutes will be spent at Oska-
loosa. Ottumwa will be the next STOP and
the night will be spent there the party
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