The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-02
 .TAET HAS PEMLOUS TRIP OVERLOOKED RAILROAD TRACKS The Presidents Special Is Delayed Eleven Hours By Storm EVERY CARE TAKEN
 FOR TAFT'S SAFETY He Takes Things Very Calmly, Mere ly Regretting That the Pro- gramme at Omaha Had Been
 Interfered With

Omaha, Neb., October 1.-President Taft arrived here from Sedalia, Mo. Ii hours late after somewhat perilous trip over the flood damaged railroads.
 The Taft train was caught in the cen ter of storm in Northeastern Kansas and Eastern Nebraska during which it
 is estimated at home points eight inches of rain fell.
 Creeks were turned into torrents, rivers overflowed their banks and railroad
 travel was congested. Several small bridges were swept away and during the early hours of the morning portion of the tracks over which the President trav- eled were covered with more than foot of water.
 The Taft special was held up at Rush vile, Mo-, for several hours and there was a two hour delay at Falls City due to waiting for the floodwaters to recede Section hands along the Missouri Pacific banks were ordered out by the hun dreds. In several places the tracks were lifted on jacks from the muddy beds and cropped up on ties of crossties. To hold these in place many tons of riprap and chert were dumped on the roadbed.
 Every Care Taken
 Every possible care was taken to in- sure the safety of the President and be- fore his train was sent over the more dangerous stretches pilot train pulled by one of the heaviest engines on the system had preceded 1t and through tests made of the emergency repairs. It was the most dangerous travel the President has experienced on his trip.
 Mir. Taft did not seem to mind the in- convenience or the danger in the least, although expressing regret that the pro- gramme arranged for him here had to be abandoned. The President stood On the rear platform of his car as the train crawled over the flooded tracks. .Aa
 General Manager DeBernardi of 1he Missouri Pacific system took personal charge of the Presidents train and brought it through to Omaha, the first train to get out of the flooded district tonight.
 Leaving Sedalia last night at 8 o'clock the Kansas City shortly before midnight picked him up in his special car during HedNy SilOWCiSs is Vess' AiSh feAAeiA Ao-so toward o'clock this morning that ,he copious downpour came. Pilot trains were sent away as precautionary meas ure. Reaching Atchison it was decided to try to get MT. Taft through over the Rock Island lines. Nashville, 57 miles away, was reached in safety. There the extent of the storm was realized. All the railroads in the storm; district it was said had been. affected sby washonts. nashville with its population of 500 per sons had the honor to entertain the President from 5 o'clock this morning to midday. MT. Taft accepted the situ- ation philosophically.
 For a time no hope was held outsfor reaching omaha, but at last word came that the Missouri Pacific lines Mero being got into some sort or shape lhen the Taft train was hauled paeh ,o Atchison for a fresh start to the north. In Dangerous Places Retween Atchison and Falls City sew eral treacherous places were passeu ~ a snail pace The situation at Nerdoh' however, had not cleared up desplte ,ne efforts of the hundreds of men worKihs up to their waists In the muddy water. A two hours wait ensued aud then came a fresh start The heavy special train caused the track to sag danger ously on its scant foundation, but it got safely over and from there on 1t was easy sailing although for several hours the train passed ~ through a flooded country, farms being inundaten to a depth of three to four feet. At verdon, Neb, the Presidents train met train on which was theatrical troupe, including 50 chorus girls. As the Presidents train moved by the girls blew kisses at the Chief Executive who returned the greeting. Several of the girls were on the ground. One picking up her skirts ran for some distance up the tracks calling to Mr. Taft to throw 
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