The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-25
INCIDENTS IF THE
 PRESIDENTS TRIP Act of Heroism Displayed by a
 Montgomery Man SEES THE OLD SOLDIERS Grateful for Gifts Received In Rir- insham-Reception In Birming-
 ham Greater Than Else-
 where-Trip to Fair.
SEES THE OLD SOLDIERS

While the Presidents train was pulling
 out of Montgomery yesterday afternoon
 an incident occurred that seemed to have
 affected the President very strongly. A horse hitohed to a buggy in which woman was riding became frightened and started In a mad dash in the direction of the Presidents train Some man, whose
 name could not be obtained, rushed out from the crowd and caught the steed by the bridle. He was dragged some dis tance and finally succeeded in quieting the animal. In his struggles to calm the horse, however, the man had pulled off the bride
 Tho President was very much struck by the bravery and heroism of the man and was the first to call the attention of the members of his party to the run away He inquired very anxiously for the name of the man and the incident seemed to make a deep impression upon him as
 he spoke in very glowing terms of the courage exhibited to several members of his party.
 All along yesterdays Journey the Pres
  given by the citizens of the several towns through which he passed. Nothing es- capped the observant eyes of MT. Roose- welt and he responded enthusiastically to every cheer that was given by his fellow countrymen. He acknowledged
 every salute whether 1t came from the workmen or from the cabins along the railroad.
 The three Alabamians who had the distinction of acting as the Presidents escort on his trip from Montgomery to Birmingham were Senator E. w. Pettus,
 Judge Thomas G. Jones and Joseph o.
 Thompson. The President took an intense
 interest in every town and every plant which the party passed and asked the | three Alabamians many questions con- | corning the territory through which his train was passing.
 At Clanton the train was met by sev-
 eral hundred children citizens, including | a large number of school children. The
 President acknowledged the cheers of the Clanton citizens and appeared to be high ly pleased with the ovation.
 Perhaps the most memorable incident during the entire trip was the greeting that the old Confederate veterans at the
 Alabama Soldiers home at Mountain Creek gave the President. The old sol- | diers who live at the Soldiers home turned out en mass to meet MT. Roose- welt. Most of these bear the scars of the war of the eos and the President was visibly touched by the scene and by the cheers and rebel yells of the old soldiers. The train stopped for a few minutes and the President delivered an address to the veterans. He spoke very tenderly to the veterans and paid a high tribute to the
 valor and bravery displayed in the civil
 war. As the President spoke the old sol ders were also deeply affected and tears rolled down their cheeks.
 On the trip from the fair grounds yes terday afternoon the President for the first time examined the badges that had
 been presented him by the city and by the Confederate Veterans, and seemed to be especially delighted with the beautiful gifts. He had been so busily engaged since the badges had been presented to him that
 he had not had the time to examine them carefully. After he had delivered his speech at the fair grounds and was on the
 way back to the depot he looked at his badge and demonstrated a peculiar in terest in the Alabama seal that was on | the bottom of the badge presented by 1 the citizens of Birmingham. Looking in- l tently at the badge the President turned asked: ''Is it gold?" 'All of it is gold" | answered a member of the committed The 1 President then signified his appreciation 1 of the badge and turning the Confeder-
 ate Veterans badge over in his hands. l said q am indeed proud of both these | gifts
 Several members of the sPresident's 8 l party expressed themselves as being pro- 1 foundly impressed at Birmngham's re- ] ception, and several of them declared that l the Birmingham reception had exceeded
 that of every other city of the south in i its ovation to President Roosevelt and | that Richmond and Birmingham were I the two cities so far that had given the President the greatest demonstrations. | As the Presidents train was on the eve
 of pulling out of the union station, and
 after he had gone into his car he came out
 and notwithstanding the warnings of the l secret service men, leaned over the rear