The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-15
PRESIDENTS VISIT is ENDED.
POLICE HANDED HIN OVER TO
NEW JERSEY AT MIDNIGHT.

Carriage-Sat to an Artist and was
Plcturesquely Greeted by the East Side
Four policemen were on post all night
at Douglas Robinson's house, Az Madison
avenue where President Roosevelt eft
and mighty glad they we're when their
relief came at o'clock at which hour the
mercury stood at degrees above zero,
I the lowest OF the twentyfour hours.
/ The President breakfasted late. 1t was
| after 10 o'clock when the first caller was
admitted. He was ex-Mayor Low, who
stayed few minutes. Alter tlat
! followed former Police Commissioner
Greene, DR.. Thomas r. S.icer. DR.. Lyman
Abbott, Mrs. Ralph Trautmann, dAnco n
| Steffens. George W. Perkins and Nllam
Halpin. None of the callers stayed long.
! Mr., Halpin said when he came out that
! he had tried to prevail upon the Presi-
dent to stay over for tue dinner OF the Re-
publican editors tonight, but that the
! President had replied that he must get
back TO Washington. Mr.. Halpn was
asked IL the President had said anything
about the work OF the local organization
He seems very well satisfied with it,
said Mr.. Halpin.
OWES A PAINTER A SITTING.
At 1890 O'Clock OFT Won Kronherr, who IS
| painting a portrait of the President when
/ ~ to hang in the Executive hanher at
!
dent gave him sitting lasting hall an hour
! President Roosevelt had already given one
sitting TO the artist. who has been commits
stoned TO paint the portrait for the state
N nen he came out about II o'clock, Mr..
Won Kronherr said that he had htc very
satisfactory sitting and was very pleased
with the results 80 far. President Roose-
welt will appear in the portrait in black
irock coat large four in hand tie and the
low rundown collar he usually wears.
] IN q
The mounted police escort of eight men
trotted up to the front of the Robinson
house at 1890 O'Clock. In spite OF the bitter
cold the President took All open carriage,
and in this drove TO the University Club,
at Fifth avenue and Fifty-fourth street.
Secretary Loeb was the only one who oc-
cupied the carr n e with him. One mounted
man went a block ahead. three men went
directly a1ead OF the carriage and four
others galcped alongsid' Cabs contain
ing Secret Service men and Central Once
Detectives Downing and Funston tralled
The route lay through Forty-nirth
street and at the corner OF Fiftn avenue
and Forty-ninth street tie President found
the pupils Of the Cutler School drawn up
in front of tho school They waved flags
and cheorcd as he passed, and he took of
his at to item A.cng lnth avenue
many people in cauiag,s and s!eighs raised
their ints "s mo CO.
a
welt was the guest Of honor at luncheon
gwen to him by j b Bishop in private
dining room on tie sixth floor President
Roosevelt sat on Mr Bishops right end
Secretary TAFT on his ,elt he other
guests were Elihu Root, Nicholas Murray
Butler. Dr. Albert Shaw, editor Of the
Retiel0 Of RerieiCs; Justice Chester b
Mel uGhlin Of the Appellate Division 81
the Sun rene Court, Frederick W. Whit
ridge. Stel hen II Ol!n and Secretary Loeb.
NJ sr,nrft- hut tHn :
sat and chatted informally with the Prcsi-
dent for two hours.
WELL PoLICED LUNCHEON
4 secret Service nan stood outside the
door Downstairs in the hall stood
two Central Office detectives, with Capt.
Isntrv Of the asst tiity-frst street station
and a sergeant Outside the clubhouse
was such u display Of Police Us has seldom
been seen before at luncheon in these
PARTS.
Al sixth avenue and Fifth avenue four
policemen stood guarding the enhances
10 the block. Half way up tie block there
we're two more uniformed mon. Across
the street from the clubhouse stood four
more policemen, and about the entrence
twenty men were posted. While the PreSi-
dent WIS inside nobody was allowed TO
enter the block at all without first stating
his business. To get near the clubhouse
one had to PASS three separate sounds Of
police In the street proper the mounted
The President Ind planned TO leave the
clubhouse at 80 o'clock, hut ii was not
until $50 that he finally appeared. Ac
cording to enc of the detectives. President
Roosevelt had expected to meet Jacob n.
Schif at the club and waited half an hour
for him. The mounted men got of their
horses and walked them in order TO keep
both warm. and the infantry danced clog
dances. Inspector Walsh ard all the men
detailed to guard the clubhouse were blue
"a cold WNpD fnH Pres dent finally
appeared
Along Fifth avenue quite a crowd Rad
gathered Mounted men kept the avenue
cleared There were no cheer as the Pres
idents carriage turned up the avenue A
lot Of people took off their hats, however,
The carriage being open, every one had
good look at the President. 4 postman
drew himself up at the curb and saluted.
The President responded with a doflng
Of his hat and wave of bis hand.
Are you cold, boys he sang out TO
tho mounted men who were tr, tting along
eide bis carriage on the way up Fifth avenue
to the house u his cousin, James Roose-
Welt az I West tiity-soN wealth street. All
of tie cavaliers beside tie carriage smiled.
but none Of them admitted that the weather
was too much for hIm.
The President made a call Mt the Roose-
welt house lasting about forty minutes.
He left at $40 and was driven down Fifth
avenue and through Forty-ninth street to
Madison avenue and 10 the Robinson house.
An along the route there was the familiar
Teddy cheer The windows Of the Union
and the Democratic clubs were crowded
with members. and the President dofTed
his hat as be passed.
orr FOR LITTLE HUNGARY.
The detective guard took a short time
of after President Roosevelt got to the
Robinson house. 1t was $50 when he
started for Little Hungary. Just before
hiS carTiagc this time a closed one, was
brought up Police Commissioner McAdoo
arrived accompanied by Chief Inspector
Cortiight.
Commissioner McAdoo had undertaken
To see in person that the elaborate police
arrnn gements attending the Presidents
incurson into the East Side was carried out
When the President came out McAdoo and
INSPECTOR Cortright took a carriage directly
a cad Of the Presidents which had secret
Service Man 1yree on the box as usual
Behind came q hanson loaded with
Secret Service sleuths and another with
Central once detectives There were other
carriages filed with reporters. 30 that the
PROCESSION was quite long.
Down Fifth avenue very small crowds
were met In obedience TO special orders.
at all tho principal crossings four rolice-