Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-22
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The Presidents trip from Washing
tnn IN Manassas would have thrilled
the heart of moving picture man. He
! loft a trail of stranded automobiles. IN
his wake; made risky voyages across
streams out of their banks; stopped en-
route to rescue a party of marooned
senator's and demanded votes for reel
1 procjtv as a reward; plowed his way
| through rain storms and mud and hn-
| allv wheezed into this historic little
village at SHUTDOWN.
| The car containing the Secret Ser
vice men which started bravery beside
the President as he left the White
House, held to the race gamely uhtli
within a few miles of the battieheld
and then gave a despairing gasp ana
stopped in the middle of what once
was a peaceful brook, but which had
become today a muddy torrent TINS
stream had daunted the courage of the
Presidents chauffeur. who up to this
time. had successfully compassed
three other fords. So the Secret Ser
vice car was sent ahead to test the
depth of the water and utterly failed
in the effort to make the crossing. BY
detour the President managed to ne
gotiate the stream at shallower
point
Several of the rescued senators
slowed away with the Secret Service
men after their automobile shipwreck
at an earlier ford were left stranded
this time with the declaration by the
President that they were a lot of
stand patters."
One of the White House stenograp phi
ers who had followed the President
from coast to coast and from Puget
sound to the Gulf of Mexico likewise
was abandoned in mid stream and
Mr.. Taft for the first time since he
become Chief Magistrate of the nation
spoke without official record being
made of his utterances. When the
PRESIDENTIAL party started from Wash
lngton to attend the eliminating exer-
cises of the Manassas semi centennial
and peace jubilee the sun was shining
brightly. He had not gone far on his
way. however. when the storm clouds
oesah TO gather Before the deluge
caihe ne mad time to stop at Fairfax
1ourt Rouse to take a look at George
Washington's last will and testament
ana to get luncheon. Five miles ont
OF Fairfax the Presidents car mount
ed BILL dipped down into a valley
ana discovered big touring car stall
ca IN the middle of a stream that in
ordinary days is two feet wide bnt
which today had broadened ont into
hundred feet of yellow swirling wa
'ef. seated in it, calmly awaiting
their tate were Senators Nelson of
Miiih., Bacon of Ga. and Overman of
y. I. and Solicitor Gen. lehman
senator Brandegee of Conn. owner nj
the car. had abandoned his friends in
'ila -s.feam and had gone ahead IN
obtain the services of a horse mr. ~
to pull them out.
MAJ. A. w. Butt. the Presidents
PERSONAL AIDE took one look at the
stfeam and another at his shining ,,oI-
low boots. Then the boots came off
ana the major was in the torren, ~
70 MS waist. He secuted right and loft
ana hnally waded across and hso,,
again. 'aeh
we can get across said he as no
came back to the waiting White Ho,,so
eaf' oearaggled but happy. The Presi-
or, iaised mis- hat in dignified fashion
hahk you major he said. get in
and we'll try IT." ="
AS he passed Senator Rrans.
machine the President gravelv ea,,.
ed e"'eiS SAUL
now do you do, senator's" said ba
Two machines that had started
Washington with the President
mace the ford in short order. On The
lui 'ner oank they stopped. PASSING
carriages We're called into service 90
me stranded were lightered to sboro
senator Nelson was taken into H.
iesioehts car. He took glaneas =,
ms colleagues, sat back cdmfortah,.'
eooA Iresh chew of tobacco and nrs'
GU LOT the worst. Two miles fnr-
.mei south the scene was renaatod
ms time the attempt at fordine f,,t
Gu hiserably despite Major Ruttss col
iahe EFFORTS to find crossing ~
OF the three Presidential care -.
manned by Secret Service men
iS 1t got stuck in the channel and
shore aOh 10
MAJOR Butt, wet to the armnits
came back disconslate to meet tha
PRESIDENTIAL salute. At this crossi,,,.
Few farmers with their wives had
gathered. Checked also in their efforts
10 get to Manassas they looked ar the
PRESIDENT with awe and at the ma or
with some amusement
hash | he got handsome feet p" said
oiie as ne gazed at the unshod feet ~
the Presidents aide Back over tho
same road 1t had just travelled. the
"hlte House car now containing another
senator Travelled with care. Behind II
came second car loaded with more
senators and Secret Service men. AT the
lofd they had crossed short time be-
lore they had to resort once again To
horses and carriages, but once across
'hey got into the machines and by an
other road sought the battlefield.
MAI Butt wet to the skin, hung his
SOCKS on the wind shield of the res
loeht's car. At times he was forced m
quit the car to quiet frightened horses
Representative Carlin of Va, who start
ed with the President alternated with
the major in calming horses and irving
to look happy
When the President finally chugped