Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01
TRAIN ''PULLS0UT"
FOR TOUR Of CITIES
President and Cabinet Men,
bers Witness Departure of
Governments Special.
HUNDREDS OF EXHIBITS
IN LIFE-SAVING METHODS
First Stop Will Be Made in Phila-
delphia-Trip Thence Through
Various States.

Inspected by the President of the Unit
ed States and the majority of the mem
bers of the cabinet and other officials
prominent in the government service. the
Safety First special pulled out OF the
Union station shortly after 10 O'Clock
this morning. bound for Philadelphia. the
first of the 200 cities and towns to be
visited in the course of the long run.
The President. accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson and the inspecting officials, ar
rived at the station at 9:45 O'Clock. a
formidable battery of camera men await :
ed them a the rear of the tram. Inc
companied by a limited number of news
paper men. made their way through the
twelve steel cars. carrying hundreds of
exhibits illustrative of the methods en-
ployed by the federal government in saw
ing life and property. both on land and
sea. All of the executive departments
dealing with this work were represented
in the exhibits.
President and Wife Head Party.
Those in charge Of the various cars
stood at attention as the President and
his party walked through. 1t was a COM
paratively hasty inspection. but both the
President and Mrs Wilson paused fire.
quently, expressing interest and praise at
the completeness with which those in
charge had prepared the various exhibits.
At 10 o'clock sharp the party reached
the front end of the train where they
descended. Five minutes afterward the
long special moved slowly out of the
yards.
Among those who were present at the
inspection. beside the President and Mrs.
Wilson, were Newton D. Baker. Secretary
Of War: Josephus Daniels. Secretary of
the Navy: Franklin K. Lane. Secretary
of the Interior; David F. Houston, Sec
rotary of Agriculture: William c. Red
Newton. assistant secretary of the treas
ury: Balthazar H. Meyer. chairman in
terstate commerce commission: Maj. Rob-
ert U. Patterson. American Red Cross ::
ident; Daniel Willard, president Balti
more and Ohio railroad Van H. Manning,
director of the bureau of mines, under
whose direction the train is to be oper-
affairs; Arthur P. Davis, director United
States reclamation service; H. w. Bel
KNAPP. director Of safety, interstate COM
merce commission; A. A. Jones. first as
Sweeney. assistant secretary of the
interior: Stephen T. Mather, assist
ant to the Secretary of the Interior;
Number of Fatalities Estimated.
Estimates of the number of persons
killed and injured by accidents each
year is placed at $4,000 and over 2,000.-
900, respectively. Government officials
claim that the number of deaths and
injuries can be cut in half through
safety first methods. and the object of
the tour is to show how this can be
done.
The "a fety first train viii he onened To
visitors in Philadelphia late today and to-
morrow. From there few stops will
be made in Pennsylvania and Delaware,
and after that swing will be made
through Maryland and West Virginia.
winding up in the latter state at Park
ersburg. From there the train will
start on its way for st. Louis. The
itinerary calls for stops, in addition to
other places. at Pittsburgh. Cleveland
and Chicago.
Departments and Bureaus.
bureaus represented are as follows
Interior Observation-Disclosures of mines,
reclamation service. national parks
parement-Public health service and
coast guard service. Department of
Agriculture-Forest service and weather
bureau. Department of War. Depart
ment of the Navy. the interstate COM
merce commission and the American
Red Cross
The Navy Department has obtained
from one of it's submarines a portable
wireless outfit which will be carried
with the car and will be in work.
ing order at all stopping places. Mes
sages will be received and sent daily
and the visitors will be permitted to
witness the station under actual work
conditions.