Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-26
After Delightful Stay in Charles
ton, President-Elect, Mrs.
Taft, Civil Engineers and
Newspaper Men Sail.
TO REACH NEW ORLEANS
ON RETURN TRIP FEB. Is
Cruisers North Carolina and Montana
May Escort Atlantic Battleship
Fleet Into Port On Its World
Cruise Return.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Jan. 25.-Presi-
dent-elect and Mrs. Taft, and party, In
Guiding a small stan Of distinguished
civil engineers selected to inspect with
the president-eIect the Isthmian canal.
sailed for Panama at a. m. today.
The party viii reach New orleans on
the return trip on February 10.
At South Pass, 100 miles below New
Orleans, Mr.. Taft's party viii be trans
ferred to the scout cruisers Birming-
ham and Salem for the trip up the
mouth fthe Mississippi river. THIS
ARRANGEMENT has been made that the
North Carolina and Montana may es-
cort the Atlantic battleship fleet into
port on its world-cruise return.
Mr.. Taft's immediate party, which
sails on the North Carolina, includes
besides himself and Mrs. Taft. Assist
ant Secretary wendall Mischief, L. c.
Wheeler, secret service operative and
the following eminent civil engineers:
Frederic p. Stearns, Boston; John r.
Freeman. Providence, r. l.; James ID.
Schuyler, Los Angeles, Cal; Ischam
Randolph, Chicago; Henry r. Allen,
Chicago; A. p. Davis, Washington, ID.
c., and Allen Hazen, New York. and
Monico Lopez, Mr.. Taft's Filipino valet.
TIE passenger list of the Montana In
cIudes eight newspaper correspondents
anu MI 1NiShoAN A'AS' ~
service.
Mrs. Taft. Senator P. C. Knox and
Frank H. Hitchcock and the engineer
reached here Sunday morning.
WARsHIPs ATTRACT ATTENTION
The two big warships. the North Car
DINA and the Montana, as they swung
out into the harbor and passed out to
sea. attracted considerable attention.
Aboard the big cruiser North Carolina
were the president-elect, his rudy cheeks
attesting the benefit he had gained from
the golf links at Augusta and his I'M
mediate party, including Mrs. Taft and
Wendell Mischief, his assistant secretary,
who has been with Mr.. Taft since Secre-
tary Carpenter left for California to re-
cuperate his health, and the party of
engineers, also was aboard that vessel.
Aboard each craft was a secret service
agent L. @. Wheeler on the North Car
DINA, and Richard Jarvis on the Mon
tana, both Of whom will remain with the
party throughout the trip.
Headed for Panama
At 10 O'Clock, one hour after Weighing
anchor of the government wharf at
Charleston, the North Carolina passed
through the jetties to sea, pointing for
Panama. The Mantana having arrived
off Charleston yesterday, Joined the North
Carolina as she came out. The Montana
had taken aboard from the lighthouse
tender Cypress, other members of the
Taft party. including the civil engineers
who will inspect the canal work.
Salute is Fired
AS Mr.. Taft came on board the North
Carolina a national salute Of twenty
guns was fired. Everything, had been
made ready to get under way and within
a few minutes OF their boarding the
party was on their way to Panama. The
ship passed down the harDor at good
speed. The torpedo boat Dupont con-
veyed the cruiser down the pay. The
tender Cypress, with an artillery band
from Fort Moultrie aboard, took other
members OF the party TO the Montana,
and as the president-elecrs ship came
out saluted with national airs. There
was no stop made after passing out to
sea and with signals of farewell flying,
the two cruisers were soon nun down
TO the southern.
Mr.. Taft expressed the Keenest APP
probation OF the cordiai wefcome and
whoIe-souIed hospitality extended to
him by the people or charleston and
said he had enjoyed his brief stay In
this city greatly.
Senator Knox returned to Washington
this afternoon. Chairman hitchcock,
who came here at Mr.. Tafts request.
will remain a day or two PROBABLY.