Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
Party Boards ship in Chesapeake and
Passes Virginia Oapss Larly in Day.
VESSEL IN CONVOY OF TWO CRUISERS
ArmOred Ships Tennessee and Washington
Act as Luard Of honor.
IN DIRECT TOUCH WITH CAPITAL
Three wireless Messages Are RE-
ceived and One is Expected Every
Day-Budgsts OF News for
Executive.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 9-Advices re-
ceived in washington today show that tho
president, who Is aboard the battIesmp
Louisiana headed Tor the isthmus OF Pam
anna, Is well on his way there The transfer
frcm the yacht Mayhower, on whlcn
tho start was made from Washington. TO
me Louisiana took place last night in
Chesapeake bay. The ship passed out the
capes to sea early this morning and at
noon passed Cape Hatteras. The latest
news given out by Secretary Loeb con-
cerning the whereabouts Of the vessel was
contained in the following dispatch from
Captain Couden, commanding the Louis
IA:
vt noon, the Louisiana passed Cape Hat
mas. Sea smooth. All we'll.
g3cretary Loeb expects but one message
fe}ay from the president unless circum-
L.unces intervene which require more fire.
quent communications. Any matter which
requires the Presidents personal attention
will be communicated Immediately to him
by wireless telegraph
Small budgets of the important news Of
the day also will bo made up in Wash
ington and sent to the president so he
may be kept accurately and constantly in
formed Of what is going on in the United
States.
The first wireless message received at
the Navy department in connection with
the presidents Panama canal trip came
today. as follows
louisiana sailed from Piny Point about
II p. m. last night and was near Cape
Henry at a. m. today.
Passing VirRinia Capes.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. o.-President Roose-
velt on board the United States battleship
A.. n.
anna, passed out to sea through the capes
OF Virginia exactly at e:lO O'Clock this
morning The louisiana was followed by
the armored cruisers Tennessee and Wash
ingtop, which are to convoy the battleship
on its southern trip.
When some distance of Cape Henry the
Louisiana raised signals of some kind,
which the United states weather observer
at tho cape was unable to distinguish be-
cause Of a great amount of smoke being
omitted from che tunnels OF the Louisiana.
and other vessels at the time. Neither OF
the warships made any stop, however, and
soon passed out of sight to the southeast
Of Cape Henry.
The transfer last night Of the presidential
party IN upper Chesapeake bay from the
yacht May1Ower to the Louisiana was with
out special incident, so far as is known
here.
The weather at sea today is charming
and the conditions for delightful trip by
the president and his party could not be
more promising than at present.
Wireless telegraph messages are expected
from the president all along the coast The
Louisiana win not leave the coast shore
for any great distance and viii be In touch
by wireless almost during the entire trln.
Wireless telegraphic communication be-
tween the battleship Louisiana and the
conveying cruiser Tennessee heard in Nor
folk today, told that all was well with
President Roosevelt and his party, aboard
the Louisiana bound for Panama The
warships were then some distance to the
southeast Of Cape Henry. passing down
the North Carolina coast