New-York tribune., 1904-09-23
PRESIDENT At CAPITAL.
DELAYED By ACCIDENT.
Fngine Broke Dozen at Baltimore
qhe Trip from Oyster Bag.
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.ss,,sl, and their younger chiidren-Ethei
Eoo'e "a ,o,entin-returned TO the capital
49, .,,,r1 from their vacation at Oyster Bay.
il.s -o,sI train which brought them in, with
~ .,s~,csl force employed at Oyster Bay. the
u lords IN use there and the horses be-
-. a the President and the government,
$3.50 the Pennsylvania station at S:ol. 30
80 hebind schedule time The delay was
.a b,, an accident TO a driving wheel OF
-. locomotive as it entered the tunnel at Bal
..-,ore The engine was Immediately detacheo
-. .,,,ber was procured TO pull the train TO
washington. -,,..
T-o-tpnately. the train was proceeding slowly
she accident occurred. or the result might
.,,a been serious It was not making more
-, tbree miles an hour when, In some unac-
ss,,,+abIe manner, the tire OF the rear driving
-.osl IN the left side OF the engine broke ana
.r-lsd of. one end Of il protruded upWaFo
- s.,,rned through the boiler Of the engine
-s,ssnu an almost immediate shutting on OF
-s..-o This soon deadened the engine, and the
.-s...r Joseph Weatherby. realizing that
.,rss+b,ng was wrong. promptly put on the air
- ana the train was stopped without de-
hurried investigation convinced the en-
s...s- ara mis- crew that the engine was use
- sor further services until repairs could be
- and word was Immediately sent to the
- - have another engine sent to the scene
-, ,au was promptly responded 70, and after
j, delav OF about half an hour another engine
-,s attached to the train. and It proceeded 10
v-,sbinrton where il arrived without furtner
sca5ent
-sa cause OF the tire breaking> according 10
n. railroad oficials. was inexplicable- Engine
20 5O64 had been attached to the train Al
pbHa5elphia. and had been thoroughly tested
s,s found TO be in first class condition. ire
,ccisent. railway officials say, was one OF thOse
vb,eh v-fn happen in spite OF every preeautioh'
me President and his party took the matter
,oollv and did not manifest any alarm some
members of the train crew went back TO the
Presidents car 70 shake hands with him on the
r0r from Baltimore TO Washington, and IN their
,,vsss conversation with him spoke Of the aeei-
ssnt The President, however. assured them
.,z+ he had not been alarmed. and remarked
that 10 All his troubles were slight as that ne
would be getting along beautifully" To-day's
accident * said 10 be the first wN'eh has hap
,arsd - : train on which Presioen; Roosevelt
has travelled
sALUTED IN THE HARBoR-
The President and his party left Oyster Bay
staam on the government yacht sylph. un-
der command Of Lieutenant Frank 7. Evans. son
of Rear Admiral Robley D Evans. The voyage
mn the Sound. through Hell Gate and into the
North River was made without accident and IN
much better time than had been expected When
fe sylph flying the Presidents flag. reached
he outskirts Of New-York. the whistles Of the
tosts ana factories O., both sides 81 the East
River began chorus which continued until the
landing was made on the New-Jersey shore The
sylph replied to each triple whistle with three
screams from her own iron throat, so the trip
vas made in a continuous din. The man behind
The whistle" said the President with a laugh,
rs by AZ odds the busiest parsonage on this
trip"
At the Brooklyn Nary Yard Admiral Barker's
flagship. the Kearsarge. gave the President
salute OF twenty-one guns. The cannon Of the
man-of-war had spoken once or twice when the
navy.yard battery on the Cob Dock opened up
for t7-enty-One more, and for a few minutes the
harbor vas filed with The sound OF the guns.
When the Sylph reached point opposite Jersey
City she vas half an hour or more ahead Of
time, and Secretary Loeb suggested TO Lieuten-
ant Evans that the extra minutes might be
DTOhtably employed il a trip up to Grants
tomb. The officer followed the suggestion and
gave orders for the ships bell TO toll and her
Tag 70 be dipped when the mausoleum was
reached. This programme was not carried out.
however, for when the Sylph had nearly reached
oe cut short IL order to return to Jersey City in
time 10 allow The President TO take the special
'rain az 1:15 9'he station was filled with people.
Tho gave the President an enthusiastic recep-
ron which he Acknowledged by bowing and rails
ing his hat The ears bearing the horses. rec
sr1s ard human freight from Oyster Bay, which
aad been brought by boat from Long Island
City, were a little late in arriving at Jersey
City. but we're finally attached TO the Presi-
Dents car. and :hs start was made az about 30
scloek
MET BY CHAIRMAN CORTELYoU
Chairman Cortelyou Of the Republican Ma
uonal Committee was waiting for the President
a. the Jersey City station. and held confer
ence with him before he started for Washington.
Nr. and Mrs. Clifford Richardson, old friends OF
ne Roosevelt family. accompanied the party to
ne capital, and viii be guests at the White
House Senator Knox. Of Pennsylvania former
y ATTORNEY General in the Presidents Cabinet,
eoarned The train 81 Philadelphia. and rode with
ne president as far as Baltimore. II IS under
stooo that Senator Knox had several Pennsyi-
anna political matters 10 take up with the Pres
cent anc, in addition. wished to talk with him
.oo1l an important campaign speech he is 10
oslyes Eathin a few days
ne president Was cordially welcomed home
ietse crowd of people as he came through
"sin shed and walked out to the street
iob .ge sIsss ~ esEsiege VAS waiting The crowd lined
The trsis, sV-.a4 - sl44'l-st for a long time before
ts'n arrived, and when ne eDDasyaS s,,,S
cbsersS is carriage he was enIhugiasficsiiy
we're Al The s5a,o5 % 'hs White House employees
saeklag hands with the eneipee- s1,S o. AtteE
So i-oraa sila inanking Them for bringing him
S',, Aelle me me President was driver - tbs
Following the Presidents ret,,-, =. 49,
&C. meeting Of the Cabinet yin :. ~ be,S aSHts ts
tolIoN- The members now In 80 is iislu 70 70
secretaries Morton Hitcbcocir ~ 81 /. ne ne city are
Fostnaster General PAYNE. 0 - hson' ana