Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-12-01
PRESIDENT AT FAIR
STARTS FOR NATIONS CAPITAL
EARLY THIS MORNING.


! Quiet Sunday at St. Louis-Attend
| Church in Morning and Take a
Drive in the Afternoon.
st. Louis. Nov. 2S.-Promptly on
schedule time the special train carry.
| iEg President Roosevelt, his wife and
/ daughter and the memaeas of his
| party departed from the Louisiana
! Purchase exposition, where it had
| been parked since the arrival of the
| presidential party Saturday morning,
for Washington, at 1901 this morn
ing.
Just before the signal was given to
the engineer to start the return jour
ney, President Roosevelt walked to
the rear observation platform, where
he was Immediately joined by the 9TH
er gentlemen in the party. About the
car were stationed nearly 100 mem
bers OF the local police force, besides
the two companies OF regulars that
nave formed the presidents guard
during his visit to the Worlds fair.
President Roosevelt walked to the
rear rail OF the observation platform
and said: Il thank you, gentlemen,
for the kind attention you have shown
me during my visit to ST. Louis, and
! | appreciate it very much.'
The same precautions were taken
to guard the departure of the presi-
dental special as were taken on its
arrival. pilot engine preceded it
out of the administration entrance to
the Worlds fair grounds. From the
eastern end of the Merchants bridge,
the train was taken over the tracks
OF the Illinois Transfer company to
the Willows, where it was switched
upon the tracks of the Vandalia rail-
road, and the run to the nations cap
itai really began.
Day of Rest and Recuperation.
In sharp contrast with the strenu-
Gus experience of Saturday, when a
hurricane effort was made to view
the mammoth exposition in nine
hours, President Roosevelts time Sum
day was passed quietly and unevent-
fully. Rest and recuperation from
the fatigue of Saturday constituted al
most the sole idea of the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt and their immedi-
ate party. After late family break
| fast at the residence OF William H.
thompson, the treasurer of the expo
| sltlon company, who entertained the
| president, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Alice
| Roosevelt, Secretary and Mrs. Loeb
party attended divine service in the
Second Presbyterian church. 1t was
| known that the president would at
| tend the morning service at this
| church, and long before the hour Of
1 his arrival the streets in that vicinity
were banked with people almost from
4 curb to curb. The crowd was handled
admirably, however, and gave the big
force of police and secret service off
GERS no trouble.
| Careful precautions were taken by
the officers to insure the personal
safety of the president. Watchfulness
was not relaxed for an instant. The
! presidents carriage was surrounded
by secret service officers and two
picked sergeants of the Eighth Unit
ed States cavalry rode. one on each
side of the carriage, both going to
and returning from the church. AS
the presidents carriage stopped at
the church entrance, the crowd could
j restrain its friendly feeling no longer.
Hearty cheers were given for the
+, president, which he acknowledged by
! tipping his hat.
| The service was conducted and the
/ sermon preached by the Rev. DR.. S.
j. Niccol!s, pastor of the church No
! reference was made by the pastor in
{ his sermon to The president and only
/ the usual supplication was offered in
/ his final prayer for the safety and
wise conduct Of the president of the
! United States A. the conclusion of
the service. however DR.. Niccolls re-
/ quested the congregation to remain
! seated while the president and his
| party retired from the church. The
! president was wei! on his way to the
residence of Mr.. Thompson, therefore,
before The congregation had left the
! church.
After luncheon, the president and
party went for an extended drive. AS
soon as the president was recognized
! in his carriage people followed him
in vehicles of all sorts, principally
automobiles.
! The president and party were en-
terta.ned at dinner by Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis at their residence After the
/ dinner the president and party re-
| turned to the Thompson residence.
At 1915 they left in carriages for the
exposition grounds, where their spe.
cial train had been held awaiting their
departure for Washington.
Fatal Fire at Flushing.
New York, Nov 2S.-One man and