New-York tribune., 1910-12-17
Mr.. HOLT SEES AMERICA
Will See More To-day, Having 38
Hours to Complete the Job.
WRITES HIS IMPRESSIONS
Taft, Cannon, Bernhardt and
Others Already Made Into
Copy" for London Paper.

VI Holt is the name he signs. Du'
| ..Tbundorbolt'' Holt would be more seemiS
! if his mast life is TO be judged oy tne I'M
| nression he created in this country durlns
| his thirty-eight hours stay. Ii Hr. non
| n,used to take a breath since he iandeo
! yesterday morning from the CunaTd Linef
| Nauretania nobody caught MIN at IT, n.
whirled away to Washington, then pouhceu
| off to this city again before most peofie
| realized he had left the steamer
| NJ Holt is the Parliamentary CORE
snondent of a London newspaper anu -
making a flying visit to this country u
write his impressions under the cdp'io.'
..Seeing America in Thirty-elsh' Hours-
Tho vounp Enelishman was passenger OIL
the Maure: ania, which reacheo NC"
a few minutes after O'CLOCK see'e'oaS
morning. on her record-break1ne fouiio uip
between London and this CITY. me o's
steamer will start for Engiano asai.i O.
O'Clock this evening, carrying Win IL ''i
Holt and his impr essions.
Last night he made a whirlWino 'our o'
the theatrical district. getting heehns
glimpse of musical comedy, buriesdue anu
tragedy. all rolled into one. Hardy nao
some nonular air greeted his ears than the
scene shifted and he was listening W tne
sepulchral tones of tragedy.
Mr.. Holt burst behind the scenes at the
f;lohe Theatre. where Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt Is playing. shortly before Ii O'CLOCK
and m,t a series of questions to the French
actress in such rapid succession that she
was stunned by them
Almost tearing down the classic staircase
in the .Sapho'' scene as he streaked his
way from behind the scenes again, MI Holt
for 1iS automobile
sped to the Hotel Knickerbocker, where
pencil and paper were at hand, and he at
tackled the sheets though bent on ourh-
ing the paper by the friction process III
less time than 1t ought to be done, Mr.. Hoit
scribbled off three thousand words ana
rushed down to the cable office in the hotei,
there TO be sent under seas to London IN
time to catch the first editions of his paper
Having thus finished the first lap of his
impressionistic scurry through America,
Mr. Holt leaped into bed and fell asleep
The English correspondent had landed
from the Mauretania, at 4:3O rushed by
automobile to the station of the Pennsyi-
yania Railroad, and there boarded his spe-
ciaI train for Washington. The train fair
ly tore along the rails and dumped Mr
Holt in the big station at the nations capt.
tai There another automobile was painting
to be away. and soon as the English
man had seated himself it screeched up
PENNSYLVANIA avenue toward the executive
mansion.
At the entrance to the White House Mr.
Holt ran up the steps and held three
minute conversation with President Taft.
He visited in order the Treasury and Post
Office departments and the Department of
Commerce and Labor. He also managed to
wave the Washington Monument greet
ing and to- chat with Speaker Cannon. who
gave him a black cigar
After making other snapshot visits Mr..
Holt entered another special train for this
city, and arrived ahead of time. the train
having broken all records. To-day's pro-
sramme has not yet been planned.