The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-11-29
PRESIDENTS FAIR TRIP.
Roosevelt and Party DO the Sc. Louis
Exposition In a Day without
Disturbance.


his wife and daughter, Alice, and mem
bers Of his official family, arrived in
| st. Louis to visit the exposition early
on Saturday morning after safe and
pleasant trip from Washington over
the Pennsylvania line
! Saturday was strictly day Of pleas
ure. Never have more perfect condi-
tions prevailed since the opening Of the
| worlds fair than those that marked
the presidents visit, The heralded
announcement that the nations chief
executive would visit the exposition
drew tremendous throngs, and to guard
him from possible danger secret serv-
ice men, soldiers and police guards
abounded, but it was considered re-
markable that they had so little to do
| in preserving order.
The sentiment seemed to be unani
nous III the minds Of the thousands OF
spectators that President Roosevelt
| was the guest Of each one, and each
| did his best to preserve order. The
consequence was that those in authori-
| ty had only to express their wishes
and instantly crowds parted, passage
ways were cleared and hindrapces
| quickly removed, so that every mo-
ment of the presidents limited time
might be occupied in viewing the ex
position.
eThis is marvellous he said. IT
| is beyond description and exceeds my
fondest expectations. have had the
best time ever had in my life, and |
have seen more than ever expected
to see in one days time
! From 10 o'clock in the forenoon un.
/ til 8 O'clock In the evening the distin-
| guished visitors, following an arranged
schedule, hurried from one building tc
| the next, from one part Of the grounds
! to another, and overlooking nothing
| Of interest
/ President Roosevelt's Sunday was
passed quietly, in sharp contrast W.
| the strenuous experience Of Saturday
when hurricane effort was made tc
view the mammoth Louisiana Pur,
chase exposition in nine hours. Rest
and recuperation from the fatigue ol
Saturday constituted almost the sole
idea of the president and Mrs. Roose
| welt and their immediate party.
After late family breakfast at the
residence Of William H. Thompson, the
| treasurer of the Exposition company
| who entertained the president, Mrs
Roosevelt, Miss Alice Roosevelt, Secre
| tary and Mrs. Loeb and DR.. r. M. Rix
! ey, the president and party ATTENDED
| divine service at the Second Presby
terrain church. Careful precautions
were taken by the officers to insure the
| personal safety Of the president
Watchfulness was not relaxed for al
! instant.
| On his return trip from a drive In ths
| afternoon the president was followed
by procession containing more thar
| 200 vehicles.
| President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Roosevelt, Secretary and Mrs. Loeb
Or. Rixey and Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
were entertained at dinner at O'CLOCK
| by Mr.. and Mrs. Francis at their resi-
dence. After the dinner the president
and party returned to the Thompson
residence. At 1915 o'clock they left IL
carriages for the exposition grounds
where their special train was held
ready for their departure for Washing
ton.
The presidential party at 1901 on
Monday morning departed from st
Louis by special train for the home
ward journey.
None of the party had retired when
the train left the exposition grounds
and just before the signal was given
to the engineer to start the return
journey President Roosevelt walked tc
the rear observation platform, where
he was joined by the other gentlemen
in the party.
About the car were stationed nearly
hundred members of the local police
force besides the two companies oi
regulars that have formed the presi.
dents guard during his visit to the
worlds fair. President Roosevelt walk.
ed to the rear rail Of the obervation
platform and said
Il thank you, gentlemen, for the kind
attention you have shown me during
my visit to St Louis. and appreciate
1t very much.'
Just as the train started President
Roosevelt called, Good night, aIl,' as
did all the other members Of the party
who were on the platform.
The same precautions were taken to
guard the departure of the presidential
special from accidents as were taken
on its arrival. A pilot engine preceded
it out of the administration entrance
to the worlds fair grounds and over
the tracks of the Rock Island system
to Union Boulevard Junction, where
the train proceeded over the tracks Of
the Wabash to the Union station yards.
There the special was taken in charge
by the St Louis Terminal Railroad as
sociation.
The tunnel route was avoided by tax
ing the train over the Merchants
bridge. From the eastern end of the
Merchants bridge the train was taken
over the tracks Of the Illinois Transfer
company to the Willows. where 1t was
switched upon the tracks of the Van
dalia railroad, and the run to the ma.
tional capital feally began
New Police Station at Madison.
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