Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09


am going to see how the ditch is get
| ting along" shouted President Roose-
welt. as he stood on the after starboard
deck of the yacht Mayhower at the
Washington navy yard, as the vessel
| was leaving the dock with the Presi-
dent for his Panama trip.
Accompanying the President were
Mrs. Roosevelt and maid. Surgeon
General RiXey of. the navy and NJ. c.
Latta, one of the; assistant secretaries
at the White House.
The Maynower will take the party to
Wolf Trap light at the mouth Of the
Rappahannock river in the Chesapeake
| bay, where a transfer will be made to
| the battleshp Louisiana. which is to
| convey the President to and from the
isthmus.
| President and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived
at the navy yard shortly before
| o'clock and were net by Secretary
| Loeb, Capt. LentZc. the commandant of
| the yard. ard Capt. A. T. Long of the
| M3yfOwer.
| a company of marines and a dctaCh-
ment of sailors were drawn w about
the wharf and as the Presidents car
l
from the burlcr aboard the ship and
| from 4 drummer in the marine ranks.
| For a few moments the President AMI
Mrs. Roosevelt chattcd with the officers
on the wharf. and the band on board
| the ship played the Star Spangled
| Banner and as the bugle sounded an
| other welcome. they walked down til"
gang plank aboard the vessel. Here had
| assembled to meet them Postmaster
| General Cortclvou ard Mrs. C"rtclycu.
Ambassador Jusscr ana Madame JUS
scr. who carried q large bunch of flow
| crS for Mrs. RooscI cit. ana james r.
| Garfield. the commissioner Of corpora
| items They remained With the Prnsi-
| dent for about Il minutes until the or
| der was given to start.
AS the vessel started, president
| Roosevelt appeared on deck and shout
| ed 4 good bye to the crowd, which had
assembled. He appeared to be in good
| spirits and remained on deck until tho
| vessel was out Of sight. As the ship
| passed the lower end Of ;i!c navy yard.
Presidents salute Of II guns was
! fired.
The Louisiana will he conveyed to
| and from tn" isthmus by the arnorcd
| cruisers Tennessee and Washington.
| Aboard the Louisiana is Lieut.. Frank
Evans. who Will utilize the wireless
Telegraph apparatus with which the
| ship is equipped for communication
| with the White House at Washington
| whenever the President desires it. In
this way the public will be accurately
| informed of the movements of tn"
| oh Nj oiN n
| press. dispatches from the President
which may be received from time to
| time.
| TIL" President will spend four days
on tho isthmus. lie will arrive at.Coi-
| on Thursday. Nov. -. where Ec is 10
be greeted aboard s}.ip h~ President
| Amador and Mr.. .tmldot. Chairman
| Shont%. and other officials of the canal
commission. 4 considerable portion q
that day will il" spent at I-abord
and Ancon. the train making slow
run across the isthmus in order to give
an opportunity to see the sights and
make an examination of the work.
| IA LaRoca there is to be an inspec-
| ton of the present terminals of the old
French canal and the Pana Railroad
following which there will be trips to
nearby islands where the President is
| to be shown the proposed actual Pa
citic end of the canal in deep water
and its approaches. In the afternoon
there is to be a sightseeing trip around
Ancon hill.
! At Arcon the day is to be made
| Fiesta" with the town decorated and
| Illuminated. The President and party
are to be driven in carriages through
the principal streets. accompanied by
an escort on horseback. An address
will be made by President Amador and
a response by President Roosevelt. In
the evening the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and others are expected to
dine with President and Mrs. Amador
at the Presidential. This will probably
lie the only time or the isthmus when
the President will leave the jurisdiction
of the United States.
The program for Friday and Saturday
lcontemplates a visit to and inspec-
ton Of all points of interest on the
Iistkmus. including the Culebra cut. the
site OF the proposed dam. and locks and
the present and proposed terminals
iof the railroad and canal at Christobal.