Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-10
RIDES IN CAB OF AN ELECTRIC
ENGINE PART OF WAY TO
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
IS WELCOMED BY TAFT
Deeply Interested in "WorId Pre-emi.
nence of American Rairoading."
Hero of Japanese Navy Is
Greeted by Crowd.

Washington, D. C. - Admiral Togo
and his party are now at the ma
tional capital. Owing to an inces-
SAINT drizzle of rain, the crowd which
greeted the Japanese naval hero was
small, but he was enthusiastically
cheered as he passed through the
union station to a waiting automobile.
President Taft had sent one of the
White House automobiles and Admir-
al Togo went Immediately to a hotel
and retired for the night. The adj
miral called on President Taft. He
will be entertained here almost con.
tinuously until his departure on Wed.
nesday next.
Major Archibald Butt and Leuten-
ant Commander Palmer, military and
naval aides to the president, met the
distinguished Japanese at the station,
Lieutenant Commander Palmer for
mally welcoming the visitor and his
party on behalf of the president
Admiral Togo spoke his acknowl.
edgement briefly through an inter-
prefer and left the train, escorted by
Major Butt and Lieutenant Command.
er Palmer, whose full dress uniforms
contrasted with the black frock coat
and sombre rainy day attire of the
Japanese naval hero. Following him
were Chandler Hale, third assistant
secretary of state, and Captain Potts,
U. S. N, who walked with Baron
Uchida, the Japanese ambassador.
The entire embassy staff was present.
Acknowledges Cheers.
Admiral Togo, as he walked through
the station, raised his hat repeatedly
in response to the cheers of the crowd.
His entry, however, was unlike that
of any other distinguished visitor in
that scarcely a word was spoken by
any OF the members of the party from
the time the admiral left his train,
deep in the station yard, until he
reached the street. The Japanese in
the party maintained a reverent ST.
lence.
Admiral Togo's departure from New
York had feature quite as unusual
as his midnight arrival and welcome
in New York bay Thursday night,
for he left the city in the cab of
big electric engine drawing heavy
Pennsylvania train for Washington.
Although the luxurious private car
Olivette, which the government has
provided for him, was attached to the
train, the naval hero elected to sit
by the engineers side and watch him
operate the 1000 horsepower motor.
Il am intensely interested in your
world pre-eminence in electric engi.
neerng and railroading, the admiral
said through his Interpreter "and /
wish to avail myself of this opportun.
ity closely to observe both. There.
fore, | will ride with the engineer"
The admiral rode in the cab to the
limit OF the electric zone at Harrison.
N. j., and there entered his car. He
asked many questions of the engineer
and displayed more interest in this
incident OF his visit than anything
else.
1t had been agreed by Commander
Tanaguchi and Chandler Hale, third
assistant secretary of state that the
newspaper reporters would be permit.
ted to interview the admiral briefly.
but not on politics. But, as soon as
they had reached the Anglo French.
American arbitration treaties, some
OF the reporters asked questions con.
corning Japans attitude toward Rus.
STA and the Moroccan affair. Admiral
Togo replied briefly that he would
not discuss politics, but the reporters
persisted and Mr.. Hale and Mr.. Tana.
guchl emphatically terminated the in.
| terview.