The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-03
PRESIDENT STARTS
ON WESTERN TRIF
Journey Expected To Occupy
Over Nine Weeks.
PARTY WILL TRAVEL $4,000 MILES
President Is Protected by Strong
Guard from Secret Servce-His Spe.
of the National Capital.


ciaI Train the Finest Ever Sent Out
of the National Capital.
Washington, April 2.-President
Roosevelt at sos o'clock this morning
started on his western tour under the
most favorable auspices - the spe
cial train pulled out of t. Pennsyl
vania station the president stood on
the platform of his private car tipping
his hat and smiling in response a. the
enthusiastic cheers of hundreds of al
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 waved their handker
chiefs and many Of them their hats.
The Pennsylvania station and plat
forms were 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
or Commissioner West and Chief Svl.
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 Joined BY
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 10
start Near his private car he met
Baron Speck Won Sternberg. the Ger.
man minister. who had come to see
him of. The two had several min.
uteS conversation, the president
thanking the minister for his thought
tulness in coming to the station.
No member Of the presidents imme
date family. except his sister Mrs
Cowles. was at the station. Mrs. Roosa
welt and the young children being
down the Chesapeake bay on the Nav.
mower, and Miss Alice being in Porto
Rico. Several members of the cab
met, including Secretaries COrteIvOu
Wilson and Hitchcock. were Dresent
The president and Secretary Cor
teIyou chatted several minutes the
president expressing his rpgre+ that
the secretary was not TO accomnanv
MIN. Other members of the cabinet
had taken their formal leave of The
president a. the white house Amobo
other notable people who were AZ III.
station to see the president danart
were Assistant Secretary Of STATE
Loomis. Colonel Theodore A Ring
nam and Captain CowIes. respective
Iy the presidents military and naval
aloes. Second Assistant Postmaster
General Shallenberg and Dist,tl,
commissioner West. The train =
one of the finest ever run out of rho
city Of Washington by the Penrs,.1
wanna railroad. handsomely eluippoi
and manned with crew Of picked
men. The only change in the nor
sonnet or the party as heretofore an
no"nced was John NJ. Mccoy whc
goes as special representative Of N.
Pennsylvania railroad instead Of c p
Ros"nberser In addition ~ tbos(
onIc'"Iy designated as members o,
the presidents party three secret scr
wee men and two postoffice insnectors
accompanied the president as q nar
Sohal bodY guard. The Journey q.
Planned viii occupy nine weeks and
three days. and the party will travei
a little more than $4,000 miles.