Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-04-05
MR.. ROOSEVELT
GOES SOUTH.
The President Leaves Washington on
His Two Months Vacation
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Washington, D. c., Arpil 3.-With
cheers and good wishes resounding at the
Pennsylvania depot, the President at
9:O5 a. NJ, today on special train started
a trip through the south. Among those
at the station were many friends of the
President, including Postmaster General
Cortelyou and Secretary Metcalf Of the
department Of commerce and labor.
The special train, which is one of the
finest the Pennsylvania ever has sent
out of Washington, consists Of three cars,
the Presidents private car, Rocket, the
Pullman sleeper, Forest, and the combi-
nation baggage and buffet car, Viceroy.
Attached to the train to be run as far
as Baltimore as a buffer, was a day
coach. The train is handsomely fitted
and contains every known appliance to
insure the comfort and safety Of the pas
sengers
President One Minute Late.
The train was scheduled to leave at
9 o'clock, but it was a minute after that
hour when the President arrived at the
station. He had been delayed. Even
after he boarded his car, some papers
were handed to him for his signature.
It was just five minutes after the sched
ule time OF departure when the train
drew out of the station.
In the party, besides the President,
were Secretary William Loeb, Jr., Gen.
S. B. NJ Young, Dr. Alexander Lam
bert, Lieut.. G. r. Fortescue, one of the
Presidents aids; NJ. G. Latta and j. l..
McGrew, stenographers to the President;
H A. Strohmeyer, photographer, and
representatives of the newspaper press
associations
Rough Riders Reunion.
The trip is being made primarily to
enable the President to attend the re-
union Of his old regiment, the Rough
Riders, which is to be held at San An
tonic. Tex, next Friday, and to hunt big
game in Oklahoma and Colorado. Incl
dentally the President will deliver nota-
bic addresses at several places en- route.
His first important stop will be at Louis
vile, Ky, tomorrow morning, where he
will be the guest of the city for three
hours. He will go from Louisville di-
rectly to st. Louis and thence, via the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad, to
San Antonio, stopping at several places
on the way, among them Sherman and
Dallas, Tex.
To Be Gone Two Months
After leaving San Antonio the Presi-
dent will 90 to Oklahoma for q wolf hunt
and proceed thence to Colorado to hunt
game in the mountains. Unless it should
be necessary on account Of unforeseen
circumstances to curtail the trip, the
President will be absent from Washing
ton about two months. Definite plans
for the trip after he shall leave Okla
homa have not been made, the purpose Of
the President being to adjust his plans
to the conditions as they may exist at
the time.
While he expects to be in the wilds Of
Colorado for a considerable time he will
keep in constant touch, by means Of
couriers to the nearest telegraph station,
with Washington, and thus viii be en-
abled to attend to such important bust
ness as may demand his personal atten-
ton. DIR. Lambert, who accompanies
the President, was his physician in New
York and has hunted throughout the
country which the President will visit.