Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
Homeward Trip by Water.

The trip of the President, by water will
be an unusual and interesting one. He will
be out OF, touch with the official and general
world for three whole days, far more so
than when he was in the Colorado noun
tains, In Yellowstone Park or in the great
Yosemite region of California On any of
those foctasionS he scttifd be reached in
twenty-four hours in case ofsany matter of
extreme Importance, ~ Then how will the
newspaper men follpY him at, sea? It has
been determined .tfat stfs Few newspaper
men and other members of the party who
accompany the. president will be left at
Little Rock, and that none will go to New
Orleans except the President. Secretary
Loeb and probably Dr. Rixey. surgeon gen.
eral of the armY.--W-ho- will accompany the
President
= The newspaper correspondents represent
ing the great press organizations of the
country have always been able heretofore
to keep pretty close to the President. When
he was hunting in Colorado this spring he
kept them at a railroad town while he was
in the mountains, assuring them that they
should be kept posted of everything that
went that they were entitled to know.
But the news organizations DO not feel that
so important a person as the President
should be allowed to get far away from
the world. If anything should happen to
him their business wetild be to communi-
cate it to the world If they follow him at
sea they viii have to charter mighty
fast steamer to keep pace with the move
ments of speedy war vessel, and the
President may have the fun of lodging
them completely. There Is little reason to
doubt that steamers containing newspaper
men will keep close behind the war vessel
containing the President
Newspaper men who accompany the Pres
ident to Little Rock will also find some eX-
cuSe to get into New Orleans, regardless of
whether he permits them to go on his own
train. as he will do far as Little Rock
But If they should not get to that city there
are plenty of members of the professor
there able to keep track of his movements
and report them to the world. So it is the
sea trip that VIII take the President away
from his newspaper friends unless they
manage to have few vessels of their own
to keep not far away from him. He may
have some fun lodging them at night. too
if they try the plan some of them have al
ready threatened.
Cruiser Tacoma May Be Chosen.
T. The indications are that the cruiser Ia
coma, commanded by Commander r. F.
Nicholson, will be selected for the use OF
President Roosevelt in making the cruise
from New Orleans to Fort Monroe. The
vessel Is at New York, but Commander
Nicholson is in this city and was In con-
ference with the officials of the Navy De-
partment yesterday afternoon. presumably
with regard to the proposed sea trip of the
Although the Tacoma Is one of the new
vessels of the navy, she has already en-
gagged in several notable cruises under her
present commander. Shortly after COM
plotting a very credttable run from San
Francisco around Cape Horn to the Yves.
Indies she was attached to the cruiser
squadron of the North Atlantic feet. COM
manded by Rear Admiral Sigsbee. and ac-
companied that squadron to France to
bring home the remains OF Commodore
jonn Paul Jones. More recently the Ia
coma served as one Of the conveys of the
Mayfiower and the Dolphin on their trip
from Oyster Bay to Portsmouth, n. H,
with the Russian and japanese peace en-
voys She f. a stanch. tight little craft of
8. 100 tons displacement and speed capaci-
ty of 1883 knots an hour. She has ten
f1ve-inch rapid fire, guns In her main bat
terry.
According to the present program. the
President, after nights ride from Mem
phis down through the state. of Mississippi
will arrive at New Orleans on the morning
of October, 3d.. spending about six hours
i'm the Louisiana metropolis. and will then
go aboard the naval vessel, which will take
him to Fort Monroe. with the idea of ar
irving In Washington about October 30