Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-23
RETURNS TO CAPITAL
President Roosevelt and Family Back
 In Washington-

In Washington-
 WASHINGTON Sept. 28.-Presidens Roosevelt and party arrived here over the Pennsylvania railroad from Oyster Bay at 6:52 o'clock yesterday after. noon. The presidents train was dc : layed about thirty-six minutes by an accident to tine rear drivewheel of tha locomotive as it entered the tunnel at Baltimore. This engine was immedi- ately detached and another one was procured to pull the train to Washing ton The accident caused no damage to the train.
 Fortunately the train was proceed ing at very slow rate of speed when the accident occurred or the result might have been much more serious. It was not making more than three miles an hour when in some unac- countable manner the tire of the rear drivewheel on the left side of tho engine broke and curled off. One end of it protruded upward and damned through the boiler of the engine, eaus- ing m almost immediate shutting off of the steam.
 This soon deadened the engine, and the engineer, Joe Weatherby, realiz- ing that something was wrong. promptly put on the air brakes. and the train came to a stop without de- lay. A hurried investigation con- vinced the engineer and his crew that the engine was. useless for further. service until repairs could be made, and word was immediately sent to the yard to have another engine sent to the scene. The call was promptly re- sponded to, and after delay of about half an hour another engine was at tached to the train and it proceeded to Washington. where 1t arrived without further accident
 The cause of the tire breaking, ac- cording to- the railroad officials was quite inexplicable. The engine, No. 5o84, had been attached to the train just before leaving Philadelphia and had been thoroughly tested and found to be in first class condition. The ac- cident, railway officials say. was one of those which will happen in spite of every precaution. The president and his party took the matter very coolly and did not manifest any alarm. Some members of the train crew went back to the presidents ear to shake hands with him on the run from Bal timore to Washington and in their brief conversation with him spoke of the accident. The president, however, assured them that he had not been alarmed and remarked that if all his troubles were as slight as that he would be getting along beautifully"
 This accident is said to be the first which has happened to a train on which President Roosevelt has traveied during his administration.
 The president was given a cordial welcome home by a large crowd of people as he came through the train shed and walked out to the street, where his carringe was waiting. The crowd lined both sides of Sixth street for long time before the train ar. rived, and when he made his appear. ance and stepped into his carriage he was enthusiastically cheered. Tn com. pany with Mrs. Roosevelt and three ok his children. Archie, Quentin and Ethel, he was immediately driven tn the White House. MT. and Mrs. Clif. ford Richardson, New York friends of the president and Mrs. Roosevelt. came with them to Washington and arc guests at the White House. Senator PhiIander 0. Knox of Pennsylvania joined the party at Philadelphia and . came on to Washington with them. The senator announced that his speech to the Philadelphia Business Mens club will be delivered on Oct 1. At the station to meet the presidential party were Major McCawley, Colonel Cromwell, the superintendent of pub lie buildings and grounds; Marshall Palmer of the District of Columbia, and Miss Hagner, Mrs. Rooseyelt's seo retary.
 The president and party travelled from Jersey City in special train made Up of the private car Signet, combination baggage and passenger car and two cars used for the transpor- tation of the presidential horses and carriages back to Washington. h addi. ton to the president and Mrs. Roose- welt the party included Secretary and Mrs. Loeb. Assistant Secretary Barnes and the White House clerical and mes senger force of nine persons. - -
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