The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
TAFT LEAVES
FOR VISIT TO
THE YOSEMITE
Warship Thunders Salute TO
Nations Chief on His Trip
Across the Bay
Three Days Sight Seeing Trip
Through Famous Valley
Will Begin Today


gratitude TO you and ia the city for
the pleasant reception which you gave
me. IL WAS one that i shall never for
get. GOodby. mayor" said President
Taft al o'clock yesterday, just before
he stepped on the platform of his pri-
vste car the Msyhower at the Oakland
mole, prior 10 his departure from the
enthusiastic bay cities for the quiet of
the Yosemite valley
Then he turned to Chief of Police
Cook. "Goodby. chief. I want to thank
you for the safe custody you accorded
me-"
chief Cook is not used to having per-
sons thank him for the safe custody
he had accorded them. but the compli-
ment was appreciated and not mis-
understood. President Taft had seen
San Francisco and spent night here
and was OF without the slightest in
cident which would be regretted hap
pening.
The president was up early yester-
cay and with his party left the St.
francis hotel at s o'clock. Mayor Tay-
lor and the members of the reception
committee were AT the hotel 5 min
utes before that hour. A platoon of
mounted police was on hand. but there
was no military escort. The party
Travelled in automobiles
CROWDS CHEER TAFT
fair sized group had gathered about
me entrance 10 the ST. Francis when
the president appeared and loudly
Cheered him. Accompa as yester-
DAY. by Mayor Taylor. Governor Gillett
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president entered his automobile. Sc
cret Service Operatives Sloan, Murphy,
Moffitt and Nye, stood on the running
board OF the machine and by the side
az the car Ealloped the mounted police.
chief Cook and Detective Sergeants
Bsiley, Murphy. DriscOll and Taylor
followed in another automobile and the
member Of the presidents party and
me reception committee filled other
cars. The committee consisted of
Mayor Taylor, Collector OF the Port
Stratton, Colonel Lundeen. L. s A:
Major Roosevelt. L. :. A. Commander
Elberle. l. s. N; James Rolph Jr
James McNab, Supervisor Henry T.
BSYOt, Walter Macarthur p. T. CLAY
Marshall Male and Henry McKannay
congressman McKinlay Needham and
Englebright and John Muir, the natur-
alst, who is TO show to the president
Inc wonders Of the Yosemite. a service
which he has rendered honored visitors
10 the valley from Ralph Waldo EN-
erson 10 President Roosevelt, Joined
the party at the Oakland mole.
There was only the O'clock morn
ing crowd in the streets when the
president passed, but the entoura ge
frouid not be mistaken, and people
stopped along the way and waved
their hats 10 the passing president. as
they might have saluted the colors of
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oring the representative of the nation,
not a colOred symbol. That was the
difference.
MARSHIP SALUTES PRESIDENT
The run TO the transport dock. where
the revenue cutter Golden Gate was
mOored, was made in about Is min
utes. and the tug was boarded at $40
O'Clock.
In crossing the bay the boat with the
president ran close TO the huge cruiser
81 Louis. standing out grayly in the
gray fog that hung low on the bay
The warship was manned along the
side under which the Golden Gate stood
on There was a red fash from one OF
The guns and the first shot If the presi-
Dental salute doomed out over the
waters. The Golden Gate drifted while
the salute Of p guns doomed out with
flashes Of red and white clouds of
smoke.
Then the revenue boat ran off the
Gerba Buena naval training station.
where Commander Eberle had the 500
apprentices manning the training shin
pensacola and drawn up on parade on
the drill ground. There. too. the q
guns sounded while the Golden Gate
6rifted. AS the presidents boat
steamed off the red coated band on the
deck Of the training ship struck up the
star Spangled Banner" and the presi-
dent and his party uncovered until the
final strains ceased.
FAVORs NEW STATION
on the trip across the bay President
Taft and Mayor Taylor talked on gen
ersl topics. Collector OF the Port STRAIT
ton had short talk with the president
on Official business. The president told
the collector that he favored the i'm
mediate opening Of the immigrant
station on Angel island to be used as
detention station for oriental immi-
grants pending their admission into
This country or their deportation 1t
had been the intention OF the govern
ment not 10 use the station until the
Panama canal was opened and Euro
pean immigrants had begun to come
directly 10 California.
Shortly before o clock the Golden
Gate Tnoored at the Oakland mole and
The presidents party went to the train
waiting 10 take him to Merced. At the
mole President Taft bade farewell to
the san Francisco reception committee
and thanked the members and the city
for the reception rendered him. Gov
ernor Gillett got on the presidents car
He viii travel with the president down
the state
Just before the train started the
president came TO the rear platform OF
his car. his hat and overcoat removed
ready for travelling. John Hays Ham
mond accompanied him.
The commuters hurrying to their
boat stopped and cheered the president
? 3 the train pulled out. The p hours
allotted the bay cities by the president
was AT an end.
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