The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-18
COMPELLED TO
MAKE A BETOUR
Landslide in Path of Presidents
Train Between Panama
and Colon.

Colon, Nov. flowing to the recent
heavy rains. a landslide occurred be-
tween here and Panama, compelling
President Roosevelts train TO make a
detour. The landslide occurred at Pa
raise. not far from the Culebra cut.
All street traffic has been suspended
here since 10 a m. and remained so up
to l D. M, in view of President Roose-
velt's inspection of the town of Colon.
the American hospital and other places.
Roosevelt at CristobaI.
President Roosevelt reached Cristo-
bal at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon and
personally inspected the houses of canal
enpIoyes, the camps of the laboreFS,
the docks and other points of interest.
The presidential party took breakfast
at Mount Hope where there is a large
reservoir supplying water to Cristobal
Colon When he reached the rail-
way station at Colon President Roose-
welt went upstairs in the Panama rail-
road offices. whence he reviewed the
Cristobal fire brigade, which turned on
simultaneously twenty-one streams OF
water from hydrants extending along
the main street from the railroad sta
ton to the entrance of the town of
CristobaI. The force of the water,
which easily went over the tops of the
highest buildings, proved to be very
satisfactory to President Roosevelt and
the citizens of Colon. The citizens were
especially pleased with the exhibition,
and there is no fear of destruction of
the town by fire if such a force Of wa
ter is always available.
Horseback Ride.
After the exhibition President Roose-
Welt mounted a horse and accompanied
by Chief Engineer Stevens and other
canal officials and secret service men,
galloped over the entire town. The
president was cheered everywhere.
Most of the presidents time at Girls
tobal was devoted to an inspection of
the quarters of the laborers. He. talked
with some of them and made note of
their complaints, which were chiefly on
the scarcity of West Indian food. The
president promised that improvements.
such as the erection of baths and kitch-
ems and the paving of streets, would be
made. When at the commissary Pres
ident Roosevelt said he saw no reason
why the canal commission should not
be able to sell West Indian provisions
at the same price as was being charged
by outsiders.
This evening a reception and ball was
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honor of President Roosevelt and his
party by the employees on the commits
sion.
Homcward Bound.
| President Roosevelt had a conference
| Friday night with the heads of the va
rious canal departments, and went
! aboard his train at Tivoli at $50 O'Clock
| this morning to begin the homeward
| journey. As the train passed Camp Ell
| lott, the marines there were lined up for
review and the band played The Star
| Spangled Banner" At Cation President
and Mrs. Roosevelt disembarked anG
climbed the Hill where the big dam and
| locks will be located. The men of the
camp cheered the president. who maze
a short speech
The weather was cloudy. but no ram
/ fell during the day.
! President Roosevelt told the ASSOCIATED
| Press he was glad to have seen the canal
under such unfavorablea conditions- as ne
now could appreciate the masnltude OF
| the obstacles to be overcome. With ono
| exrention he said he found all complaints
made to him TO be unjustified- He was
pleased with the condition of affairs and
| tbp system as now established in the
| zone Asked If he would return to the
isthmus, he said he surely would when