Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-03


sent about two months.
Greeted with cheers and good wishes,
President Roosevelt left at 9:O5 m. today
on special train over the Pennsylvania
railroad for trip through the southwest.
Among those at the station were many
friends of the President, including Post
master General Cortelyou and Secretary
Metealf of the Department of Commerce
and Labor.
The special train, which is one of the
finest the Pennsylvania railroad ever
has sent out of Washington, consists
of three cars, the Presidents private car
Rocket, the Pullman sleeper Forrest and
the combination baggage and buffet car
Viceroy. Attached to the train, to be run
as far as Baltimore as buffer, was day
coach. The train is handsomely fitted and
contains every known appliance to insure
the comfort and safety Of The passengers.
The President Delayed by a Mishap.
The train was scheduled to leave at 0
o'clock. but it was a minute after that
hour when the President arrived at the STA
ton.
The Presidents delay was caused by ar
accident. The facts were not known unit!
On his way to the train one of the horses
hitched to his carriage stumbled and fell
to the asphalt pavement in the avenue be-
tween the White House and the trea sury
The President and Secretary Loeb alighted
from the carriage and remained standing
until the horse was embarrassed and raised
to his feet The animal was again har-
messed and the party resumed its progress
A number of persons congregated around
the carriage while the horse lay on the
pavement struggling to get to his feet. The
President himself gave some instructions
about assisting the animal. More than five
minutes were lost.
In the party besides the President, were
Secretary William Loeb, jr.. Gen. S. B. M.
Young, DR.. Alexander Lambert, Lieut. G.
r. Fortescue one of the Presidents aids;
M. c. Latta and J. L. McGrew, stenog-
raphers to the President; H. A. Strohmeyer,
photographer; Mr.. Jackson S. Elliott, rep
resenting the Associated Press; Mr.. j. G. G.
Thompson, representing Publishers and
Scripps-McRae Press Associations, and Mr.
John E. Monk, representing New York Sun
Press Association.
The trip Is being made primarily to en-
his old regiment. the Rough Riders, which
is to be held at San Antonio, Tex. next
Friday. and to hunt big game in Oklahoma
and Colorado. Incidentally the President
places en- route. After leaving San An
tonic the President will go to Oklahoma
for a wolf hunt and proceed thence to
Colorado to hunt big game In sthe noun
tains Unless 1t should be necessary on
account of unforeseen circumstances to
curtail the trip, the President will be abb
sent from Washington about two months
Definite plans for the trip. after he shall
leave Oklahoma, have not been made, the
purpose of the President being to adjust
his plans to the conditions as they may
exist at the time.
. While he expects to be in the wilds of
Colorado for considerable time, he will
keep in constant touch, by means of couri-
ers to the nearest telegraph station, with
Washington, and thus will be enabled to
attend to such important business as may
demand his personal attention. DIR. LAM
bert who accompanies the President was
his physician In New York, and has hunted
throughout the country which the Presi-
dent viii visit.
The Presidents Itinerary.
The following statement concerning the
itinerary Of the President was given out at