The Washington times., 1917-03-06
Rides to and From Capitol Un-
mindful of StrongProtec-
ton About Him.
NEWSPAPERMAN IS CLOSE
Impressed With FearIessness of
First Lady" as She Accom-
panies Her Husband.
By FRANK r.. LAMB.

By FRANK r. LAMB.
One of the multitudinous arrange
ments made by The Times COW
ering the Inauguration was tho
obtaining from the Secret Service men
in charge of the safety of the Presi-
dent, permission for me to become
one of their number and accompany
them from early morning until the
ceremonies were over
As a result of that arrangement
1 was the only representative of To-
cal newspaper who was in that cor
don of men whom thousands saw sur
rounding the Presidential carriage on
the way from the Capitol to the White
House
The President and Mrs Wilson made
the journey to the Capitol and back
apparently unnHindful of the army Of
protectors thrown about them.
Constantly DonIng Hat.
The President was constantly doff-
ing his hat and smiling to the cheer
ing crowds, while Mrs. Wilson sat
serenely at his side, occasionally
chatting with him and commenting on
some feature of the trip that attract
ed her attention
1 can assure everybody that Presi-
dent Wilson had no fears of would-be
assassins, but the spectacle of such
an armed force would strike terror to
ths hearts of most women occupying
the precarious position held by Mrs.
Wilson yesterday. =
Guards stationed on the roof-tops
along the line of march, their badges
and pistols flashing in the sunlight,
rather caused the Chief Executive 10
smile at times. In one instance he
called the, attention of Senator Over
man, who was riding in his carriage,
toR roof sentinel who was silhouetted
against the sky with rife ready for
any. emergency. a---- ..--
Chief Flynn In Charge.
chief William ]. Flynn, of tine
Secret Service, was in personal
charge of the squad of his men COM
prising the immediate guard of the
President. He walked directly behind
thelPresident's carriage, while Joseph
Murphy, chief of the White House
force of Secret Service men, and
"BnP' Nye, a veteran in the service.
walked Immediately to the right of
the President, both being within a
few steps of him.
The Secret Service squad surround
inglthe carriage was the pick of the
service, including Richard 1 0)ick)
JerEis, james CJimmie) Sloan, Ed
ward Startling, Miles McCahill, John
Henry, Patrick Ahearn, John Q.
Adams, Red Bratton, Harry Barker,
Charles Fredericks, and others from
the different districts throughout the
United States.
Each Man "Prepnred."
Nearly every one of the operatives
had their automatic revolvers grip
ped in their hands, which were showed
. into the side pockets of their over
coats. Each man knew just what he
would do in an emergency-so detail
ed were the preparations made by
Chiefs Flynn and Murphy. Each had
a particular part to play in the event
of an attempt on the Presidents life.
Roofs, stands, windows, and the
streets were scanned and every indi'
vidual within their vision was scru
tinized by this selected squad of
trained guards, but not a single ar
rest was made nor was there a sin.
gle attempt to approach the Presi-
dents carriage.
Cavalry Hemmed Gordon.
Hemming in the Gordon of Secret
Service men surrounding the Presi.
dent and Mrs. Wilson was the Second
Cavalry, the mounted men virtually
making a wall around the Presiden-
tial party. Flanking the cavalrymen
on either side ere lines of some OF
the eountrys most clever detectives
who came from the largest cities to
aid in the protection Of the President
Along the curb were hundreds OF
regular and special policemen, whose
eyes were fixed on the crowds and
windows, while just outside the curl
standing at attention with loaded
rifles were the members of the
Twelfth and Sixty-nInth Infantry OF
the New York National Guard
SprinkIed in the crowds on the street
and in the stands were hundreds oi
Department of Justice agents and
special guards
Never before were such precautions
taken, but the President and Mrs
Wilson seemed to be oblivious of the