The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-09
ROOSEVELT TO
INSPECT CANAL
Presidential Party Leaves
Washington for the Long,
Talked-of Trip to IsthmuS.
PARTING SALUTE is FIRED
HOMEWARD VOYAGE BY WAY
OF PORTO RICO.

Washington, Nov. S.-"Good-bye, l
am going down to see how the ditch is
getting along" shouted President
Roosevelt as he stood on the after star
board deck of the yacht Mayflower at
the Washington navy yard, as the YES
sci was leaving the dock with the pres
ident for his Panama trip.
Accompanying the president were
Mrs Roosevelt and her maid, Surgeon
General Rixey of the navy, and NJ. c.
at the White House. The Mayflower
will take the party to Wolf Trap light,
at the mouth of the Rappahannock
river in Chesapeake bay, where a trans
fer will be made to the battleship
Louisiana, which is to convey the pres
ident. to and from the isthmus.
Scene at Navy Yard.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived
at the navy yard shortly before
o'clock, where they were met by Sec
rotary Loeb, Captain LentZ, the COM
mandant of the yard. and Captain A
T. Long of the Mayflower. A company
of marines and a detachment of sailors
were drawn up about the wharf. and as
the presidential carriage arrived a wei
come was sounded from the bugler
dDOdTQ the snip IEOUl a ~
the marine ranks. For few moments
the president and Mrs Roosevelt chat
ted with the naval officials on the
wharf and then as the band aboard the
ship played 1.-THE Star Spangled BAN
ner," and the bugle sounded another
welcome. they walked down the gang
plank aboard the vessel. Here had as
sembled to meet them Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Cortelyou. Ambassador
T.. nd Ix-h n
carried a large bunch of flowers Tor
Mrs. Roosevelt, and James r. Garfield,
the commissioner of corporations.
Start Made for Panama.
They remained with the president for
| about fifteen minutes, until the order
was given to start. Then a United
! States flag was run up the vessels
gaff, the gangplank was taken. the ship
| loosened from her mornings and the
| trip TO Panama was begun. AS the
vessel started President Roosevelt APP
peared on deck and shouted a goodbye
/ to the crowd which had assembled. He
i appeared TO be in particularly good
| spirits and remained on deck until the
vessel was out of sight. AS the ship
! passed the lower end of the navy yard
/ a parting presidents salute of twenty
/ one guns was fired.
4 Inc LOUISIANA VIII nc COHNOgG0 lO
and from the isthmus by the armored
I cruisers Tennessee and Washington
\ Aboard the Louisiana is Lieutenant
Frank Evans. who will utilize the wire
less telegraph apparatus, with which
the ship is equipped, for communicating
with the White House at Washington
whenever the president desires it. In
, this way the public will be accurately
informed of the movements of the ships
| r ooh will ryixr RI he
Z dispatches from the president which
may be received from time to time.
, Four Days on Isthmus.
The president will spend four day:
on the isthmus. He will arrive at Color
Thursday, Nov. 10, where he is to b'
greeted aboard ship by President ANA
dor of Panama and Mrs. Amador
: Chairman Shonts and other officials o
the canal commission. A considerable
] part of that day will be spent at Ii
2 BOca and Ancon. the train making
slow run across the isthmus in order t
5 give an opportunity TO see the sight
and make an examination of the work
At La Boca there is to be an inspection
of the present terminals of the oil
? French canal and the Panama rail
road. following which there will be
trip to nearby islands, where the pres
=
Pacific end of the canal in deep waite
2 and its approaches. In the Afternoon
? there is to be a sightseeing trip arOun
= AncOn hill. At Aeon the day is to b
made a fiesta" with the town deco
rated and Illuminated. The presiden
{ and party are to be driven in carriage
through the principal streets, accompa
MED by an escort on horseback.
Will Deliver ADDRESS.
: An address will be made by Presiden
= AmadOr and a~response by Presiden
/ Roosevelt. In the evening the presiden
and Mrs. Roosevelt and others are eX
! pectcd TO dine with President and Mrs
Anador at the presldencia. This prob
ably will be the only time on the 18th
mus when the president will leave tn
jurisdiction of the United States. TIL
program for Friday and Saturday cor
templates visit to and inspection of a
! points of interest on the isthmus, In
q Guiding the Culebra cut, the site of tn
> proposed dam and locks at Gatun, an
tho present and proposed terminals {
the railroad and canal at Cristoba
Sunday will be spent quietly on tn
o isthmus and in the evening the part
a will board the Louisiana for San Jual
Porto Rico, where the vessel is SEIZED
uled TO arrive Thursday morning. Nol
%. At San Juan elaborate preparation
have been made for the reception {
the president He will remain there on
day, leaving Friday. Nov %, for Wash
, ington. When the Louisiana reache