The Minneapolis journal., 1905-09-30
ALL OYSTER BAY
BIDS FAREWELL
Roosevelt Summer Vacation
Over, He Starts on Return
To Washington.
ALMOST A SERIOUS
ACCIDENT ON ROAD
Carriage Breaks Down, but Presi-
dent Makes Light
of Occurrence.

New York, Sept. 3O.-With the
cheers and good wishes of his neigh
bors and friends following him,
President Roosevelt, his vacation ended,
left Oyster Bay at 10 o'clock this
morning for Washington.
the residents Of his home e town was
notable. Thruout the village, resi-
dences and business buildings were dec
Grated and Audrey avenue, over which
the president passed to the railroad sta
tion, was hung with large American
flags at intervals of twenty feet. At
the railroad station, over the entrance
outstretched wings, perched on an
American shield, had been placed. Be
meath this emblem was the one word
"peace.' The whole was entwined
eg3th the national colors of Russia and
Gspan.
Neighbors by Hundreds.
At the station hundreds of the neigh
bors and acqnaiEtances of the president
and his family had assembled. Scores
Of school children were massed about
the platform, each waving a little
American flag. Within a part of the
platform which had been roped off to
enable the president and his party to
reach the train, were twenty young
women attired in white, trimmed with
ribbons of red and blue. AS the presi-
aeH 00hFdea Be- With tee You tr@H H tRsy My
Again.
The president was accompanied to
Washington by Mrs. Roosevelt and
their children Ethel, Archie and Quen-
tin. Secretary and Mrs. Loeb, who
RaWG been zen, lying o at the
mer, were obliged on account of the
uor,a,c ,1,occ % Mrc ooh 10 to
Jersey City by water, making the trip
on the naval yacht Sylph. Mrs. Loeb
has been i'll for several days, and on
the trip to Washington will be under
the care Of a trained nurse.
Almost an Accident.
While the president and family were
being driven to the village from Saga
&more Hill, what might have prayed TO
the road wagon in whichzthey were
riding The rear axle broke and the
back part Of the wagon settled down.
Fortunately the axle did not break
short off, but splintered and the body
Of the wagon did not fall to the ground
The coachman stopped the horses i'm
dence Of John A. Weeks near by and
borrowed a carriage to which the pres.
ident and his family were transferred
and driven to the station. The presi,
dent made light of the accident, insist
ing that he and his family were at nc
time in any danger whatever.
On the Special Train.
The presidential party arrived at
Jersey City at noon and was escorted
by detachment of police to the spe
cial train which was in waiting. The
train is due in Washington at GIG.
The trip from Long Island City or
the Pennsylvania ferryboat Nassau. was
without incident save, that Enginee:
Truworthy of Houlton, Me-, Of the Mas
sau, expressed desire to speak. will
the president. Truworthy is an OLE
friend Of President Roosevelt's s guido
in Montana. AS the engineer could no
leave his post, the president walked
down to the engineroom and chattet
with Truworthy several minutes.
Secretary Loeb, with Mrs. Loeb, WIN
is very ill, arrived on the naval yach
Sylph at the Pennsylvania railroad sta
tion in Jersey City about forty y-fv,
minutes before the presidents specia
train left. Mrs. Loeb was placed on
stretcher and carried by six member
of the Sylph's crew to the special train
where a berth had been prepared 70
her. She is suffering from fever.