Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-04
LEFT FOR HARRISBURG
ONLY A SMALL GATHERING SAW
THE PRESIDENT DEPART.

There was a small gathering of official
and personal friends at the pennsylvania
railroad station this morning to see Pres1-
dent Roosevelt depart upon his trip 10
Harrisburg, Pa, to participate In the dedl-
cation ceremonies at the state capitol Some
/ OF Ill, 7, stood about the railroad station in
the rain. ana others eathered on the plat
form long before the departure OF tire ritts
burg express at 7:50 o'clock. The Pull
man car ''Mayfower' was attached to the
regular train, and it was in this car that
the presidential party left the. city. Mr..
Nicholas Main. the local representative of
the Pullman service was present at the
station shortly after Z O'Clock to see that
everything was in readiness for the Presi-
dent and his party. Secret service men
and detectives from police headquarters
were also there. Capt. Michael Byrnes of
the sixth precinct and hts uniformed men
being there to keep the street and sidewalk
clear of obstruction. -
Assistant Secretaries Latta and McGreW
were among those who reached the sta
ton early in the morning, Secretary Loeb
being away from the city on cunning trip.
The first person in official life to reach the
station was DR.. Rixey. 1t was only a few
minutes after Z o'clock when he reached
the station, accompanied by his valet, and
he whiied away the time reading newspa-
per- Senators Knox and Penrose also ar
rived in time to be upon the platform to
greet the President upon his arrival.
The Presidents Arrival.
Ten minutes before the time set for
the departure of the train, the carriage
from the White House turned the corner
of Pennsylvania avenue and 9Th street, the
horses being driven at a rapid rate of
speed. President Roosevelt alighted from
the carriage when the vehicle was brought
to a stop at the Southern Express
entrance to the shed. By getting out
OF the carriage at that point the
President escaped having to pass
through a crowded station. In the
station were more than one hundred col
lege girls, who have been spending three
weeks in this city: They were preparing to
return to their college in Tennessee. but not
one of them seemed to know that the
President was going to leave the city about
the time they were to depart.
Had the girls known the President was
SO near them," remarked a railroad man,
the police would have had sweet time
keeping them out of the way, for they
would certainly have crowded about his
car, even If they missed their train.
But" he continued, they did not know
it, and the Presidents departure was with
out incident"
AS soon as the President reached the
train and boarded the "Mayfiower." ac-
knowledging the presence Of the officers
and others by raising his hat. Senators
Penrose and Knox, DR.. Rixey and the two
assistant secretaries joined the President
and remained in the car with him. Be-
fore the President reached the depot a man
carrying large, well-filled envelope and a
bundle of papers called upon Assistant
Secretary McGrew and wanted him to take
the envelope to turn 1t over to some official,
presumably the President, but it was not
until the two had conversed several min
utes that the secretary accepted the en-
velope and put it in his inside pocket.
The Presidept's Departure.
Railroad officials, employees of the White
House and a few-other persons stood on
the platform until the station master shout
ed "all aboard and the train pulled out
1t was stated that the train would reach
Harrisburg about II o'clock. 1t has been
arranged for the President to go to York
leaving Harrisburg shortly after luncheon
is enjoyed at the governors mansion. At
York the President will visit the county
| fair and make a speech.
The train will leave York in time to reach
| this city at O'clock