The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15
OFF FOR THE HUNT
The President Quits the Rail-
road at New Castle.
Remainder Of the Journey to Be
Made on Horseback.
First Car in His Train Struck a
Rock.
N HIS HUNTING SUIT.
He Appeared On the Rear Plat
form Of His Car.
Promised GlenwOOd Springs to
Try the Hot Pool.


dent Roosevelt and his hunting party
reached this famous Quitting point
for the hunting and fishing grounds
on the White river today and waited
more than two hours for official mail
that had been sent to RedstOne,
where it had been intended that the
seat of government should be estab-
lished while the president was away
in the mountains hunting bear, bob
cats and other game.
But the time here was pleasantly
! occupied. The president shook hands
with a majority of the four hundred
people of the village after he had
I been introduced by George H. Norris,
mayor of Newcastle, who announces
on his card that he does blacksmith
ing and wagon making. The party
was photographed, the president
made a brief address. shook hands
with the train crew and viewed the
| specially decorated engine that drew
his train from Colorado Springs,
I which locomotive according to the
gullible was presented for the presi-
dents private nnenagerie in Washing
ton. 1t has been announced. however,
that the gift of the iron horse was
not accepted.
The run to this village was very
( pleasant Huge bOnhres lighted the
4 way during the night and the inhabit-
! ants of the towns en- route stayed up
j until far in the morning to cheer the
president as he passed through. Get
/ ting up early the party had their
! breakfast of fresh mountain trout on
the train and with curtains raised
viewed the magnificent scenery along
the route of the Colorado Midland
/ Near Basal there was slight acCi-
dent. The first car of the special
train hit a rock that had slid down to
I q
At GlcnHvood Springs.
| Glenwood Springs, Colo, April 15.-
! President RoOSevelt's special train
arrived here at 7:55 O'Clock this morn
I ing and five minutes later left for
/ Newcastle, l. miles west of this town,
4 where the presidents party mounted
/ horses in waiting and started for
/ Camp Roosevelt, which is high up on
1 the mountains about p miles south
Of the town.
President Roosevelt, in hunting
garb, appeared on the rear platform
OF his car and responded briefly to
/ the enthusiastic greetings of the large
crowd assembled at the depot here.
He said that on returning from his
hunting trip next month he would
/ stop here for day and take a plunge
in the hot pool
Whole Town Turned Out.
| Newcastle, Col, April 15.-President
Roosevelt left his private car here this
I
| the first bear hunt Of his vacation in
the Rocky mountains.
The president was eating breakfast
/ when his train arrived here but i'm
mediately left the table to respond to
/ the noisy greetings of the crowd
which had assembled at the station
1 to welcome him. There were about
| 1,000 people in the assemb blage which
| comprised practically the entire popu-
/ latiOn of the town and hundreds from
/ the surrounding country. President
! Roosevelt made a speech occupying / D
minutes, after which he finished his
/ breakfast.
The president deferred his depar-
/ ture for Camp Roosevelt until 1880
a. m. and ate dinner here before
! starting out.
The departure for camp was de
! laved in order that the president
might receive the official mail coming
on the regular train from the east.
The utmost precaution was taken
/ to insure the presidents safety on his
+ trip over the Colorado Midland last
night After the pilot passed every
] facing switch was locked and every
switch was spiked. At every bridge
and trestle there was a man on guard
I and often General Manager George
/ w Vallery had as MANY as a dozen
men in a single mile where the road
crept along the edges of precipices
1 where rock slides are frequent
/ President Roosevelt was up at 8
/ o'clock, and during the morning he
/ greatly enjoyed the mountain scenery
which he viewed from the rear plat
4 form of his car The sun is shining
at intervals today, and the conditions
are becoming favorable for sport.
] Children Give Him '.Big Stick"
Pueblo. colo, April 15.=PueblO
/ citizens to the number Of 5000 greet
/ ed President Roosevelt upon his ar
rival at the union depot here. When
the sDecial was first sighted a mighty
cheer went uD and this continued un-
/ til President Roosevelt appeared upon
the rear platform and began to ad-
dress the crowd. His speech was in
1 terrupted by the presentation OF
children of this city. The president
spoke briefly.
Promptly at $3.50 the special pulled
/ out over the Colorado & Souther Tor
Colorado Springs. The trip after
crossing the Colorado line was un-
eventful except that at every station
great crowds of people gathered to
greet the chief executive OF the na-
1 ton
/ cleared and the presidents special
was handled without hitch During
/ the stop the train was surrounded by
i q Gordon of police headed by Chief
/ of Police Shoup. special committee
of citizens headed by Mayor Brown
/ greeted the nations executive and
/ welcomed him to the city
Had a Clear Track.
| Denver, April 15-A News special
from Trinidad, Colo, says:
Many rumors were af1oat last night
that President Roosevelt's special
/ train narrowly escaped being wreck