Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30
IN A BLAZE Of GLORY
President Roosevelt Departs
for Washington.
LEAVES OYSTER BAY
CHEERS OF FELLOW ToWNsMEN
AT START.
School Children Sing New Verse to
an Old Hymn-old Town
Decorated.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

without some few tears, President Roose-
welt. the most momentous summer vacation
of his career at an end, left Oyster Bay for
Washington at 10 o'clock this morning. AS
the Presidents train pulled out of the sta
ton Oyster Bays assembled school chill
dren. numbering 800 and practically every
resident of the town Joined in singing the
old Gospel hymn God Be With You Till
We Meet Again." in which the President,
greatly affected apparently by the demon
stration which was made by his fellow
townsmen, all of them his friends, himself
joined.
Another verse that had been composed
by the Rev. M. Warren I. Bowman, the
Methodist minister here, for the children to
sing In farewell to the President was:
''Good-bye dear Mr. President.
The parting gives US pain.
May God protect and guard you well,
And bring you back again.
The President was due at the station at
$50 o'clock, but was delayed by an acci-
dent which might have resulted seriously
had 1t not been for the Presidents cooiness
and rare presence of mind. The carriage
which was taking the President ana MS
family to the Oyster Bay station broke
down shortly after it had left Sycamore
Hill. 1t was an ancient tWo-seateo anaIi >
fifty years old, which had been the prop
erty of the Presidents father. All the
other carriages had been sent ahead 10
Washington, and this was the only one
available.
Old julius Driving.
Old julius was driving, and on the front
seat with him was Archie. On the back
seat were the President, Mrs Roosevelt
and Quentin. Behind, in another carriage.
were Klencke and Murphy. the secret seiv-
ice men. When the two carriages had
reached a point opposite the home of John
WeekeS the two secret service men noticed
that the rear axle of the Presidents car
riage was sagging. and they yelled warm
ing to Julius, but before he could pull up
his horses the axle suddenly gave way and
the rear part of the carriage dropped to the
roadway. The President had, however,
heard the warning, and inclosing both Mrs.
Roosevelt and Quentin with one arm he
grasped the seat with the other and held
on until Julius had brought his horses to
a stop. They had been jogging at pretty
good rate, but came to a stop very quickly; !;
otherwise the strain on the Presidents arm
would have soon been more than he could
bear.
Meanwhile Murphy and Klencke had
leaped from their carriage and run to the
Presidents assistance. They relieved the
strain on his arm, helping Mrs. Roosevelt
to the road and to her feet.
The President and Quentin helped them
selves, and nobody was the worse for the
accident The President laughed heartily
over it after it was all over, and so did the
rest.
Mr.. Weekes was not long in learning of
the affair, and Immediately put closed
carriage at the disposal of the President
and his family, and the rest of the jour-
hey was made to the station without in
cident
Never before has Oyster Bay been SO
decorated in the Presidents honor as to-
day. Audrey avenue from South street to
the railroad station was strung with ban
f,,A1 l.,
various buildings fronting on the avenue
were decked with flags and bunting. In
front of the local bank a United States flag
forty feet square was stretched across the
street and the town hall was buried in red,
white and blue. Even the brilliant-hued
pole in front of Dava Newport's barber shop
had been freshly secured and polished for
the occasion.
Crowning Glory of Decorations.
But the crowning glory of the decorations
awaited the President at the station. Over
the entrance to the waiting room there met
the Presidents gaze snow-white dove
with outspread pinions, perched upon an
American shield Beneath this work of art
was inscribed in large letters the single
word Peace" On one side of the symbolic
emblem was draped the national flag of
the colors of Japan. The cost of erecting
the design had been betrayed by popular
subscription. and any inkling as to what
was waiting him should be carefully kept
from the President.
As the artistic triumph in its full glory
broke upon his vision. the President was
reluctantly compelled to admit that, bar
barous and cruel though it is, war has
something in it's favor.
Along the station platform were ranged
Oyster Bays school children in two long
rows; each child was clutching a tiny flag
and brandished it frantically as the Presi-
dent alighted from his carriage.
With the President were Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Ethel. Archie and Quentin On his
way toward where his special car was
standing, the President stopped and shook
hands with number of those in the crowd
whom he happened to know personally
Around the steps of the Presidents car
were grouped twenty young girls dressed
in white gowns trimmed in red, white and
blue.
In addition to his family the Presidents
party consisted of Assistant Secretary
Barnes, Executive Clerks Webster, Nc
Grew and Kinmann. Telegrapher Ingiing
White House Messengers Hall, Lightfoot
and Kelly and the secret service men
Secretary Loeb, Mrs. Loeb. and Dr. C. f.
Stokes of the navy were to join the party
at Jersey City. The President should reach
Washington few minutes after 6 o'clock
this afternoon.