Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-28
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
IN BOAT COLLISION
Light House Tender and Fruit
Laden Steamer Collide.
ROOSEVELT WAS NOT INJURED
While the Government Boat Was Con
Veying the President to the Place
Where the Cruiser West Virginia
Was Stationed. Accident Occurred.


Where the Cruiser West Virginia
Was Stationed, Accident Occurred.
New Orleans, Oct, 27.-After mar
row escape from losing ais life in ar
early morning collision in which the
Hgnt house tender Magnolia, on which
he was travelling, was so much dis
abled that he had to abandon her pres
ident, Roosevelt is now safe on the
+, revenue cutter Ivey, which is carrying
him to the armored cruiser West Vir
| ginia. The president nor any mem
| Der of his party injured in the acci
dent.
Details of the accident are not com
| plete, but Immediately it ocurred nur
ry orders were received at Pilot Town
where the revenue cutter Ivey was ly.
| tng to proceed at once to the scene
and take the president and his party
| to sa.
The Ivey passed Pilot Town with the
| president on board at S:15 on her way
to the West Virginia. She was then
within an hour and a half of reach.
ing the cruisers side.
The first news of the accident
| reached New Orleans by telephone at
an early hour this morning, coming
in the shape of an appeal for help from
Captain Rose, of the United Fruit com
pany's steamer Esparta, which was the
vessel reported in collision with the
Magnolia.
Captain Rose gave no details except
that the boats had struck each other,
| that the president was uninjured and
that the Esparta might have to take
him aboard and carry aim to the mouth
OF the river.
The message came from Nairn, La.
near which point the accident occurred
The Magnolia left here at $50 last
night and the Esparta was due to ar.
rive today at Chalmette. The weather
was fine, with comparatively little wind
| on the river. In his report Captain
Rose gave no details of the accident,
but said that the Magnolia was ashore,
Immediately upon the receipt of the
news communication was opened vita
tug owners here and the powerful tugs
r. w. Wilmot and D. D. Wood left
New Orleans shortly after o'clock
this morning with orders to go at full
| speed to the scene of the accident.
Meantime, however, the presidents
party had managed to get in communi.
cation with the lower part of the river
where it was known tnat revenue cut.
| ter Ivey was lying. At l O'Clock the
operator at Pilot Town was running
up by Major Craighill with orders that
| the Ivey should be sent to sixty
mile point with all possible speed. The
lvey got Immediately under way and
covered forty miles distance in rapid
l time.
| President Roosevelt, Secretary Loeb
and Surgeon Rixey, with the baggage
were, at once transferred and the Ivey
proceeded down the river.
At 8:15 the Ivey passed Pilot Town
on her return, signalling tnat the pres
Ident and party were ON board and
that were we'll.
The cruiser West Virginia was lying
q mile and half off the passes, and
the Ivey was expected to reach her side
at 9:45. The West Virginia is equip.
ped with wireless telegraph and has
been in communication with the wire.
less station here. The fact that the
| presidents transfer to the cruiser will
be reported as soon as he is safe on
board the cruiser.
| At o'clock. the Ivey with the pres
| idential party reached Port Eads with
! PreLdent Roosevelt and his party on
deck. The cutter did not stop, but
Immediately passed out into the gulf
The West Virginia was in plain view.
The cutter quickly covered the dis.
| tance separating the two vessels and
as the Ivey approached a presidential
salute sounded from the warship The
latter of the transfer after the Ivey
reached the big ships side was a mat
ter of but a few moments, the wealth.
er being fine and clear with little sea
running. At $40 the president stepped
on board the West Virginia safe and
sound, after his strenuous experience
here and on biz *~ip down the Giver