Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-10-06

OYSTER BAY, RETURNING
TO WASHINGTON.
WHOLE TOWN BIDS
HIM HAPPY GoOD-BY
Girls in White Sing When President
Boards Train for Capital-serious
Accident Averted-Warmly We'll
coined on Return to Work.
Washington, Oct. 2.--Delightful au-
tumn weather marked the home COM
ang welcome which his fellow citizens
of the District of Columbia rendered
the president Saturday afternoon.
Saturday morning pictures OF the pres
tdent were placed along Pennsylvania
avenue from the Pennsylvania railroad
station to the white house, and the po-
lice made arrangements for the han
ding Of the crowds which packed eth
er side of the nations great thorough
fare.
. A feature of the greeting which
seemed to especially please the presi-
dent was that of the Grand Army vet
Grams, who assembled in military
formation in front of their hall and
saluted the president as he passed.
Flags were flying from every fiagpole
along the route over which the presi-
dent drove. He was greeted at the
station by national and district Off
Cials and was driven at once to the
white house. In accordance with the
presidents wish, there were no formal
exercises
Sees Emblem, "Peace."
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Oct. with the
cheers and good wishes of his neigh
bors and friends following him, Presi-
dent Roosevelt, his vacation ended
left Oyster Bay Saturday morning for
Washington. The farewell given the
president by the residents of his home
town was notable. Throughout the
village, residences and business build
ings were decorated and Audrey av-
enue, over which the president passed
to the railroad station, was hung with
large American flags at intervals OF
20 feet. AT the railroad station, over
the entrance to the waiting room, g
white dove with outstretched wings
perched on American shield, had been
placed Beneath this emblem the one
word, Peace" The whole was en-.
twined with the national eelors Of
Russia and Japan
Hundreds Assent BILE at Station.
At the station hundreds of the neigh
,bors and acquaintance of the presi-
dent and his family had assembled,
Scores of school children were massed
about the platform, each waving lit.
lie American flag. Within part OF
the platform which had been roped off
10 enable the president and his party
30 reach the train, were 20 young
fwemen attired in white. trimmed with
gibbons of red and blue AS the presi.
lent boarded the train they sang:
fGod Be With You Till We Meet
Again" The president was accom-.
panied to Washington by Mrs. Roose,
welt and their children Ethel. Archie
and Quentin.
Mrs. Loeb Is Ill.
Secretary and Mrs Loeb, who have
been living at the Seawanhaka Yacht
club on Center Island, this summer,
were obliged, on account of the serious
Illness of Mrs. Loeb, to go to jersey
City by water, making the trip on the
naval yacht Sylph. Mrs. Loeb has
been Ill for several days, and on the
Grip to Washington was under the care
of trained nurse. After the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution had sung the
hymn God Be With You Till We Meet
Again" the president, from the rear
platform of his car, made few fare.
well remarks to his friends and neigh
bors.
Serious Accident Barely Averted
While the president and family were
being driven to the village from Saga
more Hill what might have proved to
be very serious accident occurred to
the road wagon in which they were
riding. The rear axle broke and the
back part of the wagon settled down.
Fortunately, the axle did not break
Short on, but splintered, and the BODY
OF the wagon did not fall to the ground.
The coachman stopped the horses i'm
mediately. He then went to the resi-
dence Of John A. Weeks near by and
borrowed carriage, to which the
president and his family were trans
ferred and driven to the station. The
president made light of the accident,
insisting that he and his family were
ut no time in any danger whatever.