The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-04
OFF
FOR BALMY SOUTH
Reunion of Rough Riders at San
Antonio. Tex.
NEXT COMES OKLAHOMA
THEN FOR A BEAR HUNT IN
COLORADO MOUNTAINS.

Washington. April with cheers
and good wishes resounding at the
Pennsylvania depot. the president. at
9:05 a. m today. on a special train,
started on Z 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
IineSt the Pennsylvania railroad ever
has sent out of Washington, consists
OF three cars, the presidents private
car ROckelC. the Pullman sleeper
Forest and the combination baggage
and buffet car NicerOy. Attached to
the train. to be run as far as Baltimore
rs buffer. was a day coach The
train is handsomely fitted and contains
every known appliance to insure the
comfort and safety of the passen gers
The train was scheduled to leave at 9
o clock. but IL was a minute after that
hour when the president arrived at the
station. He had been delayed at the
White House for a few minutes in
signing some important papers. Even
after he boarded his car, some papers
were handed to him for his signature.
1t was Just five minutes after the
scheduled time of departure when the
train drew out of the station.
Personnel of the Party.
In the party besides the president
were Secretary Loeb. General s B.
NJ. Young. DIR. Alexander Lambert.
Lieutenant q. r. Fortesque. one of the
presidents aides. NJ. G Lata and J. L.
McGrew, stenOgTapherS to the presi-
dent, II. y. StriChmeyer. photOgra pher.
and representatives of the newspaper
press associations.
The trip is being primarily made to
enable the president to attend the re-
union of his old regiment the Rough
Riders. which is 70 be held at San
Antonio, Tex, next Friday and to
hunt big game in Oklahoma and Colo
RADIO. Incidentally. the president will
deliver notable addresses at several
places on route. His first important
stop VIII be made at Louisville. Ky.
tomorrow morning where he will be the
guest of the city for a few hours He
VIII go directly to st. Louis and thence
Via the Missouri. Kansas & Texas rail
road to San Antonio. stopping at sew
eral places on the way. among them
sherman and Dallas, Tex.
Wolf Hunt in Oklahoma.
After leaving San Antonio. the presi-
dent viii go TO Oklahoma for a wolf
hunt and proceed thence to Colorado TO
hunt big game in the mountains. Tn
less 1t should be necessary on account
OF the unforeseen circumstances to
curtail the trip. the president Will be
absent from Washington about two
months. Definite plans for the trip
after he shall leave Oklahoma have
not been made. the purpose OF the
president being TO adjust his plans to
the conditions as they may exist al
the time. While he expects TO be III
the wilds Of Colorado for a consider
able time he will keep in constant
touch by means of cOurierS to the near
est telegraph station. with Washing
ton, and thus will be enabled to attend
to such important business may
demand his personal attention. Or.
Lambert. who accompanies the presi-
dent is his physician. and has hunted
throughout the country which the
president will visit.
President RooseveIt's delay III ar
irving at the railway station today Was
due to an accident which happened TO
one of the horses attached to his car
riage. soon after leaving the White
House. The off horse fell. becoming
entangled in the harness. The accident
amounted to little and the president
was in no wise injured. 1t Occasioned
a delay of about five minutes. After
the horse got up the trip to the station
was made without incident.