New-York tribune., 1907-09-26
BACK IN WHITE HOUSE.
RETURN OF PRESIDENT.
Mr. Rooseuelt and Party Reach
Capital after Pleasant Trip.
From The Tribune Bureau. !


Washington. Sept. 25-The President reached
Washington at S o'clock this evening his re-
turn from Oyster Bay. after the longest summer
vacation he has enjoyed since assuming office.
The run from his Long Island home consumed
eight hours. one hour and ten minutes OF whlch
spent at the Jersey city station waiting Tor
the express cars. containing the President
horses and Office effects be foated around the
lower end Of Manhattan from Long Island City.
The Presidents homeward journey was pleas
ant but uneventful. He boarded a special train
on the Long Island Railroad shortly before 10
O'Clock after handshakes all around with the
, crowd Of villagers gathered to bid him goodby-
There was no formal demonstration at the sta
tion. because his friends and neghSors had been
given TO understand that he would prefer to
s+.r+ for Washington without the aid or brass
bands and anvils
Marry" Townsend who has in years gone by
USUALLY superintended the firing off Of the anvil
salute was not TO be entirely checked In his
,o,-a1 demonstration, for he brought 1o-foot
American flag to the station and waved it with
great effect every time he Joined In a cheer
sheriff Johnson. Mr.. Cheney, editor Of The
Pilot" Or Shoulder. who runs the drug store
and LiveryInan Hcnnctt were on hand TO "ish
the President a safe journey The President shook
bsrs= With each called ssch By name. and no
tie,ed that there was lai 90 fine uew babies IN
the crowd which gave great promise for the
future citizenship OF oyster Bay.
The run 10 Long Island city on the train, the
VOYAGE around the lower end OF New York on
the tug Lancaster and the journey from Jersey
CITY to Washington by special train were made
successfully in turn. En- route 10 Long Island
city the Presidents train narrowly missed run
ming down an automobile party but the ensi-
ix,rS H1r1lg- q
ing the emergency brakes. On leaving the train
at Long Island City the President went to the
locomotive and shook hands with the engineer
and congratulated him the care he had taken.
After leaving Oyster Bay the President ex-
pressed himself as being particularly well
pleased with the vacation he has just concluded
at Sycamore Hill. This summer he not only
has been able to get much needed open air ret
reation and exercise but he also has put in
from two to five hours Of good, hard work
every day"
In discussing his coming camping expedition
into the Louisiana canebrakes. the President
presses himself as being rather skeptical about
the abundance of bears and boars which his
prospective hunting companions have promised
to scare up for his rifle. Il will not be sur
nrised if see neither bear nor pig" the Presi-
dent said but / expect to enjoy the outing just
the same The excursion will take me into
antireIy new field and, taken on top of the
snlendid rest I have had at Oyster Bay, will
nut me in first class shape 10 wrestle with the
work awaiting me in Washington.
From, now until he starts that trip, Sunday
.<,arnoon. the President will be very busy
man. large number Of social and official vis-
itors who have been striving to see him all sum-
n,er and who have been told to wait until the
President gets back to Washington, Will sWooo
down upon him to morrow and the following
davs of the week. There is also a considerable
quantity of accumulated work which will be
pIsced upon the Presidents desk early to-mor-
row morning. and this. with the conferences he
will wish to hold with the members of his Cab
met will not leave him much time for leisure
before he boards his for the Western trip
of speechmaking, handshakins and hunting
There will be no Cabinet meeting on Friday