Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-30
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
IN BOAT COLLISION
Light House Tender and Fruit
Laden Steamer Collide.
ROOSEVELT WAS NOT INJURED

while the Government Boat Was Con
Veyinq tho President to the Place
Where the Cruiser West Virginia
Was stationed, Accident Occurred.
New Orleans, Oct. 2S.-After q mar.
row escape from losing mis- life in an
early morning collision in which the
light house teRjer 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 acct
dent.
Details Of the accident are not com
plete, but Immediately II occurred, nur'
~ orders were received at Pilot Town
where the revenue cutter Ivey was ly.
ting TO proceed at once to the scene
and take the president ami his party
TO ga.
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 reacn'
ing the cruisers side.
The first news Of the accident
reached New Orleans by telephone at
an early hour this morning, coming
"a 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 cOlliEion witn the
MAGNOLIA.
Captain Rose gave no details except
that the boats had struck each other,
that the president was uninjured and
chat ne Bgparta might nave TO take
aim aboard ami carry aim to the mouth
~ the river.
The message came from Marin, La,
,aeaF which point the accident occurred.
ThO Magnolia left here al $50 last
night and the Bsparta was due to ar
rive today At ChAlmOtte. The weather
was Ane. win comparatively little wind
zen the river. In has report Captain
ROso gave no details OF the accident
but SAld that the Magnolia ives ashore
Inmediaetiy upon the receipt Of the
ta0WB communication was opened VITA
tug owners here and the powerful tugi
n. W. WIlmot and d. d. Wood len
New Orleans shortly Gfter 4 O'Clock
thls morning with orders to 50 81 full
speed 10 the scene OF the accident.
Meantime. however, the presiisnt's
party had managed to gst IN cOmmuni
cation with the lower part Of the river
where Il vas known that q revenue cut
Ger Ivey was lying. A. O'Clock the
operator a. Pilot Town was running
up By Major CTalghill with orders that
the Ivey should be sent 70 q SiEty
Snlle point with all possible speed. TIE
IveT GOT Immediately under way and
covered forty miles distance In RAPID
tina.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Loot
.end Surgeon Rixey. With the baggage
were. at once transferred and the Ivoy
pruoaoded down the river.
AZ Sis the Ivey passed PILOT Town
oa heg return, signalling that the pres
t3ent and party we're on board. and
Ghai Wene we'll
TIE cruiser West Virginia vas lyths
. nile and a bali OF the passes. snd
ne iVey was expected 70 reach her aids
~ 9stg. TIE West Virginia is equip |
e9 With WirUleas telegraph and has
ee1 a. eommuuioatiou With The wire
1gs nlati0u here TIE fact that ne
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