Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-29
RIVER SCHEDULE HAS
GONE ALL TO PIECES
Chances Are That Even Scheme to
Have Presidential Boat Wait at
New Orleans For Rest Of Steamers
viii Have to be Abandoned--oover-
nors and congressman Take Train.
(By Associated Press.)

AlNhSbih1s MioCst wv -
idemt Taft arrived ut Vicksburg To-
night at 9:40 O'clock on the lighthouse
Qleander OF the proud heet
OF gorgecusly decorated vessels tnas
pointed prows out OF st. LOUIS AT >
O'Clock en- Monday afternoon, only two
we're In sight when President latt
landed and gave himself into the
hands OF an enthusiastic, but sadly
disappointed local committee.
He received grand welcome from
severa. hundred faithful watchers al
the waterfront.
The steamer Erastus Wells. origi-
nally set apart for members OF the
cabinet, who are nov ON board the
Oleander and the Illinois. bearing
DELEGATION from illinois locked to-
night soon after the President had
landed.
The St. Paul, which started out with
half Of the governors OF the United
States on board. and the Quincy
which started with Speaker Cannon
and n large ARRAY of senators and re-
representatives., were among the slower
vessels that were nowhere to be seen
during the Presidents stay IN Vicks-
burg
Governors Take a Train.
The governors and congressman de-
! barlcd al G.eenville today and came
to Nicksburg by train. They VIII
hoard their boats again tonight Tor
The run to Natchez
The schedule of the river trip has
gone all to pieces and although IT Is
planned now TO have the President
wait outside OF New Orleans until
most of the boats can join him. there
the chances are that this scheme will
have 10 be abandoned. II Mr.. Taft II
To set foot in the Crescent City dur
ing daylight.
In making up the schedule for the
trip It is said the maximum speed for
the fact boats and the slow boats
was added together and an average
speed struck for all
! President Taft tried to remain with
the feet as long as possible. On that
account he was three hours late al
Memphis and two hours late a Helena.
Governor Noel Of Mississippi. ana
Sanders. Il Louisiana. were taken on
board the Oleander last night in order
that they might be with the Presi-
dent when he stopped in those cit
les.
! Greet Plans at vicksburg-
] The people of Vicksburg made great
plans for entertaining the President.
The President himself had been lcok
ing forward with infinite pleasure to q
;nree hours drive this afternoon over
/ the famous battlefield. The city was
deliberately decorated in his honor and
all that was left OF the program to-
nigh. Was the buffet supper which was
held ut the Elks Club
The President made speech i'm
which he expressed his deep regret
and chagrin that the schedule of the
river trip had gone so far awry a.
to cut his visit to Vicksburg short
The President has not yet caught
iup with four torpedo boat destroy
| ers which were to act as his escort
down the river.
The Trim little vessels were at 81
/ Louis. but falling waters sent them
scurrying over the sand below the
Missouri metropolis In search of deep
or water. They have been huTryins
for deeper water ever since and yet
one went aground tonight
News Came in Bottle
The first the people Of VicksburE
knew q the seven hours delay in
the arrival q the President was when
G message was received from Green
vile Miss. shortly after noon. This
I message. along with several news
dispatches. was thrown overheard
from the Oieanacr in a glass botfIs
and was picked up by bunch sent
out by the telegraph company.