Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK.
Japanese the First to Start for Oyster
Bay

NEW YORK, August 5.-Baron Komura
and Minister Takahira, the two Japanese
peace commissioners, together with their
suite, embarked for oyster Bay early today
for their official presentation to President
Roosevelt and their introduction by him to
Sergius Witte and Baron Rosen, the Rus
sian peace envoys. The japanese were the
first to start for Oyster Bay, and according
TO the program will be the first to meet the
President.
The Japanese started on their journey in
an unostentatious manner. At o'clock
several carriages drew up In front of the
Waldorf-Astoria and attaches of the hotel
began to place the ENJOYS hand baggage in
them. At $50 o clock Baron komura, Min
lister Takahira and Consul General Uchda
entered the first carriage, NJ. Sato and II.
w. Denison, legal adviser to the Japanese
envoys. and two minor attaches of the suite
occupying the second and third carriages,
while the fourth was filed with japanese
servants. The party drove to the New
York Yacht Club landing at the foot of
East 23d street, arriving there at S:45 fif-
teen minutes ahead of scheduled time
Commander Frank T. Evans, of the naval
yacht Sylph was at the pier with three
steam launches with which to convey the
party TO the United States cruiser Tacoma
which was anchored in midstream off the
pier. Baron Komura, Minister Takahira
Consul General Uchida. M Sato and Mr..
Denison were taken off In the first launch,
ants following in the others. There was no
demonstration at the pier. but the ambassa-
doris salute of nineteen guns fired by
the Tacoma as the first launch drew up
alongside the cruiser.
Russians Left Hour Later.
The Russian peace plenipotentiaries left
the ST. Regis Hotel about one hour later
than the start OF the japanese from the
Waldorf-Astoria. NJ. Witte. Baron Rosen
and Consul General Lodygensky in an cleo
tric cab headed the procession to the yacht
landing. Prof +. de Martens and Gen.
Yermoleff followed In a carriage Several
members of the envoys' suite did not ac
company them, but proceeded direct to
Portsmouth by train.
The Russian party reached the landing at
the foot of East 23d street fifteen minutes
before 10 o'clock. when they were due. They
were met at the landing by the Russian vice
consul, Ernst De Schillng. and by Assistant
Secretary of State Peirce. NJ. Witte and
Baron Rosen entered the first Of the
launches to leave the landing for the cruiser
Chattanooga, and the remainder of the suite
went In another. Mr.. Peirce went out in
gig from the Chattanooga.
When NJ. Witte. followed Immediately by
Baron Rosen, stepped aboard the Chatta-
nooga, an ambassadors salute of nineteen
guns doomed out from the cruiser and she
weighed anchor Immediately and started
for Oyster Bay.
Opposite to the yacht landing is a recrea-
ton pier. the side of which was lined with
curious persons when the envoys entered
the launches When NJ Witte and Baron
Rosen came In view of this crowd a cheer
went up and there was clapping OF hands
and waving OF handkerchief NJ Witte
and Baron Rosen, as well as the other mem
bers of the suite, lifted their hats and
smiled ana bowed in reply to the cheering.