The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
ROOSEVELT party At ROME
President and Party Arrive in
Washington
PLEASED WITH CANAL WORK
Uruguayan Charge d. Affairs Among
the Naval Officers and Others Who
Greeted the Executive-He Elk
presses Great Satisfaction With
Conditions on the Isthmus.

Washington, Special - Completing
a remarkable trip to Panama, dur
ing which he travelled several thou
sand mics by sea and visited not
only the isthmus, but Porto Rico as
well, and voicing his thorough en-.
Jioyment of The entire voyage, Presi-
dent Roosevelt returned to Washing
ton at 1912 O'Clock Monday night.
The trip of the Potomac on the con-
verified yacht Mayfower, to which he
and his party were transferred from
the Louisiana at Piney Point i'll the
afternoon, was made without special
incident. AS the Mayflower pulled
into the dock at the real of the office
of the ~cOmmandant at the navy yard,
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, the Presidents
daughter, and Miss Ha:cer, Mrs
Roosevelt's secretary, were awaiting
to greet the party. Miss Roosevelt
immediately. rushed on board as soon
as the gang plank was laid and af-
fectlonately greeted her father and.
mother. There were also at the dock
to welcome the President, Captain
Mccoy, U. S. A, and Lieutenant
Commander Key, of the Marine
Corps, the Presidents aides, and the
c~ommandant and other officials of the
navy yard and the Uruguayan charge
d affairs. The President landed
within 10 minutes after the arrival
Of the Mayfower. To those who met
him he stated that he had had a de-
lightful trip and that he was feeling
finely. The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt Immediately proceeded to
the White House.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
reached the White House shortly
after IL o'clock. As the President
allghted from his carriage he shook
hands with all the attaches and
others waiting on the portico.
Speaking of the trip, the President
said:
President Much Pleased.
1--WE had a very pleasant day
very enjoyable time, and | am deeply
impressed with the United States
navy, with Panama and with Porto
Rico
The Panama canal, it was stated
by the President, will be a subject
OF a special message, and conse-
quently on that subject the President
will say nothing at this time.
The Louisiana passed in by the
caPeS at 8 O'Clock, followed bv the
Tennessee. The wireless station at
Cape Henry was advised that the en-
g1ne OF the cruiser Washington was
disabled and that she would not
reach the Capes for several hours.
The starboard engine of the Wash,
lngton had to be stopped Monday be-
cause of hot brasses. The engine
sustained no serious injury, but the
cruiser was unable to keep up with
the speed of the Tennessee and the
Louisiana and consequently had to
drop several hours behind those
ships.
The Louisiana proceeded up the
Chesapeake bay, while the, Tennessee
went into Hampton Roads.
The arrangements were for the
President to transfer to the yacht
Mayfiower at Piney Point, in Chesa-
peake bay, where the Mayfower and
the yacht Dolphin were in waiting.
The transfer took place about 3
o'clock Monday afternoon. The Dol
phln proceeded toward Washington
with the Mayfower.
The President s trip homeward was
without accident of any other kind
other than the breakdown of the
Washington.
The disabled conveying cruiser
Washington passed in the Capes at
l:3O O'Clock Monday afternoon and
proceeded to the anchorage graunds
IN Hampton Roads.