The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-07
ROOSEVELT OFF FOR SYRACUSE
GUARDS THICK ABOlT HIN As
HE PASSES THROUGH TOWN.
ThrOnE Of Detectives. secret Service Men
and Plain Cops Recall That ], Was
the AnnI,ersa or Mckinley's Assas-


Surrounded by mounted police, Central
Office detectives and the Gust omary guard
of Secret Service men, President Rooec-
welt crossed the island Of Manhattan be-
tween 1920 and 1910 o'clock last night Oh
his way to Syracuse, where he is to de-
liver a Labor Day address this afternoon.
II was the second anniversary Of the
shooting OF President Mckinley At buffalo.
For the journey from Oyster Bay to Long
Island City President William H. Baldwin.
Jr., of the Long Island Railroad had placed
his private car at the Presidents disposal.
1t departed from Oyster Bay at 0 O'Clock.
stopping at Richmond Hill to pick up Jacob
A. Riis, who s the Presidents only official
guest on the trip. James A. Garfield OF
the Department of Labor and Commerce
journeyed wit, the President from Oyster
Bay to New York.
Mr. Riis was no. at the station 80 the
train waited at Richmond Hill for ten
minutes and messenger was sent to his
house to summon him He had not ex-
pected the train so early,
Mr.. Roosevelt didn't care about the
delay" said Mr.. His later, "but my wife
did She said 10 me when l was hustling
out: Jacob, it's the worst thing you ever
did, to keep the President and his speci;
waiting"
The special train reached Long Island City
at 10 o'clock. Police Commissioner Greene
was there to greet the President, He had
driven over in carriage escorted by eight
mounted policemen Gen. Greene went
into the Presidents car and talked with
him while the special ferryboat was being
made ready for the President.
Gen. Greene took Sergt. Burke in with
him and the President recalled that Sergt
Burke had shipped in the navy while he
was the Assistant Secretary. The Pres
ident also remembered some Of the Cen
trail Office men who were with Gen. Greene
and whom the President had known while
he was Police Commissioner.
After a short wait announcement was
| made that the ferryboat was ready, and
| between files Of Secret Service officers
and Central Office men the President
with Secretary Loeb and Gen. Greene,
walked aboard. No passengers other than
the Official party were allowed on the boat
The President made the journey across
the East River in carriage, talking with
| Gen. Greene and smoking a cigar. As
soon as the boat touched the dock at the foot
of Thirty-fourth street the mounted police
closed in ABOUT the carriage, while whit cabs
| in before and behind the Presidents car
riage, and thus the travel across Man
| haitian was begun
The carriage was open and Mr., Roosevelt
lifted his hat to the few. curious ones who
we're gathered near the station: The
Thirty-third street to Fifth avenue, down
Fifth avenue to Tenth street and across to
the Christopher street ferry.
A ferryboat was in waiting. and bet weer
the lines of police, mounted and afoot
the President was driven aboard. The
gers were allowed in. Here the mounted
police turned back. Tho Central Office
| men and the Secret Service forces went
on to Hoboken.
When the ferryboat reached Hoboken
the Presidents carriage drove into the
the platform close to the special train which
was there waiting, with the private car OF
President Truesdale OF the Lackawanna
for tho Presidents use.
crowd of 800 to 400 Of the people OF
Hoboken was formed there. They ex.
he explained to them In few words that
as it was Sunday night he could not make
q speech. They cheered him and he want
aboard the train Two minutes later II
steamed out Of the station.
At Syracuse the President will review
the Labor Day parade this morning and ther
70 to the fair grounds. whore he will make
a speech. After the speech he will DO the
guest at an informal luncheon on the fail
grounds He will then return to the
city and review the letter carrier parade.
He will dine with ex-senator Frank
Hisoock and will leave Syracuse at e:sf
o'clock tonight. He will arrive In New
York at 7:s0 on Tuesday morning and viii
reach Oyster Bay three hours later: II II
possible that he will take breakfast In New
York with Douglas Robinson.