The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-03-30
WAS PLACED IN IRONS
Incident Was Known Only to Roose-
welt and Few Passengers
Man Secuted to be in De-
mented Condition.

Tosti steerage passenger on the
Hamburg, is the man who threatened
eX-President Roosevelt, according to
special from Horta to the World.
The incident happened soon after the
Hamburg was losing sight of Amer
ica. Then Tosti broke from his COM
panions in the steerase and started
for the upper deck, where Roosevelt
was standing with his son Kermit
He has let them take away my
child" Tosti is said to have shouted
in English. Now he shall pay for
it."
The sailors seized Tosti, quickly
mastered aim, carried him below and
by the captains orders put him IN
irons. The incident. it is stated. is
known only to Roosevelt, and a few
fellow passengers. Tosti after his
Imprisonment, refused for four days
to eat, crying: Roosevelt is trying
to poison me-"
The ships doctor must now taste
all food altered to Tosti before ne will
eat it.
LONDON. March 30--A disDatch
to the Standard from Horta says that
when the steamer Hamburg arrived it
was learned that an attempt had been
made aboard to assault exJPresident
Roosevelt, but that it was frustrated
and his would-be assailant placed in
irons.
Repeats The Charge.
The Daily Mails Horta correspond
ent says:
Reports are current and | repeat
them with reserve, that an attack has
been made on the life of ex-President
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Indignant.
HORTA, Azores, MARCH, 30,--Ex-
President Roosevelt took occasion of
few hours when the Hamburg stop.
ped here enroute TO Naples, to express
his Indignation over the reports cabled
from here that an attempt had been
made on his life on the Hamburg by
an insane Italian, Tosri, steerage
passenger. Roosevelt said.
1T is nonsense to send out such a
story. The man may nave made the
remark credited him, but | never saw
him. | heard no communication; |
never knew anything about IL until
the poor fellow had been put in irons"
The captain minimized the affair ana
it was by his orders that none OF the
correspondents were allowed to
send back wireless messages con-
cerning the incident. Not until
the Hamburg reached this point
was the news sent out.
it- cln In hpoa N "a
violent in mid-ocean. He suddenly
surprised steerage passengers by
shouting: Roosevelt permitted them
to steal my child. am going to make
J him pay for it
4 He started for the upper deck but
1 was overpowered and put in irons.
4 Roosevelt Gets Greeting.
PONTA DEL GAI1DA, Island Sac
| Miguel. Azores, March 30.-The Ham
/ burg arrived in this port at eight
/ O'Clock this morning and a short time
later Ex-President Roosevelt came
4 ashore and was enthusiastically greet
ed by large crowd of natives and for,
eign residents. 1t was not known that
the Hamburg would stop here until a
few hours before her arrival and for
this reason no extended preparations
had been made for receiving Roose
welt. Edward A. McCreevy, the Amer
lean consul, and William W. Nichols
vice consul received Roosevelt ano
Kermit and brought them to the city
in automobiles. After brief stop the
Hamburg continued on her way
Roosevelt spoke briefly to the croWt
before going aboard.