Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-05

MADE WITH CARE
Every Precaution Taken
for Comfort and
Safety
ARRIVES HERE QUICKLY

The Presidents journey to Philadel-
phia. prepared with all the precaution
TOT safefy that experts of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and the different
branches of the United States Secret
Service could devise. was uneventful and
brought the Chief Executive into the
HOG Island shipyard at exactly the
scheduled time.
Realizing. as all the world does now.
the importance of the President Of the
United states as leader of the Allies,
the most extraordinary measures were
taken TO guard Mr. Wilson's life
Nobody. with the exception of one or
two high railroad officials and the Secret
Service men who continually GUARD him,
knew what time his train was to leave
Particular pains were even taken TO
keep the newspaper men from following
him or learning of the time Of his de-
parture.
The President. with Mrs. Wilson. who
christened the first Hog Island ship /;
Joseph T. Tumulty, his secretary. and
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson. his pri-
vate physician. were whisked away from
| the White House at s:45 a. m. and
taken to the Union Station. where a
special train consisting Of an engine, the
Presidents private car and a buffet ear
was waiting with steam up and all
ready to leave. 1t pulled out at 9:05
o'clock.
Train as Special Section
The Presidents special was run over
the Pennsylvania road as second sec
tion of the special train bearing other
notables from washington the first sec
tion serving as d '.'pilot" or guard train
! for the section bearing the Chief Execu-
| tive. |-.
1t had been expected that large
number of Senators, Congressman and
OF her high Washington officials would
come over to be guests at the Hog
Island launching but SO many were out
of the city either vacationing or spending
| the weekend that but a few persons put
in an appearance.
On the special train bearing the Wis
itors from Washington were Robert
Dollar. president of the Dollar Steam
ship Company. and director in the
American International Corporation /;
Congressman and Mrs. William Cary, of
Wisconsin: Congressman Edward T.
Taylor, OF Colorado; Clay Tallman,
Commissioner of the General Land Of
| fee: Major General Jesse Mel. Carter,
and Colonel Heabey, of the General
Staff. L. s. A; Captain Snugge. r. N,
naval attache Mt the British Embassy
j. G. Lay, of the British Embassy; Ed
son. director of the division of planning
and statistics, United States shipping
board; Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Morss. of
| the priorities committee. war industries
board; Captain and Mrs. c. E. Stamp,
United States army. detailed with the
war Industries board: j. W. Buzzell,
| manager and Leonard W. Brown, as
| sistant manager of the Washington Of
hces of the American International Cor
aotA t-l-
United states shipping board; Joseph
! II. O'Neil, of Boston. r. B. Mauchin, of
Shanghai, representing the Chinese
Government shipbuilding yards Ross
smith, OF San Francisco. of the Dollar
Steamship Company, and ]. j. Cooper
ana A. }. Sentnan. assistant passenger
agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Made Rapid Trip
! The Presidents special came over
| from Washington in a little less than
three hours, which is somewhat under
the usual time consumed even by ex-
press trains.
| As part Of the plan to guard the
President from any one bent on mis-
chief, the special train did not pass
through PHILADELPHIA. but was switched
on at sixtieth street over newly built
| track and shunted on down alto HOG
Island, where 1t arrived at 1s 80
The President was perfectly at ease
| throughout his journey from Washington
having absolute faith iii the officials
who have 80 well cared for his safety ir
| the past.
RE arrived at the Hog Island yard
| as fresh as a daisy" Indeed, so well
] and free from care did he appear tina,
hundreds of those who witnessed the
| President and Mrs. Wilson, remark &c
| on the Presidents unworried appear.
avice, in spite of the enormous cares OF
fthe nation on his shoulders.
\ Many who had not. seen him for three
| or four years remarked that he ap.
! peared as young today as before the
! European war started and It fell to
his lot to guide America throughout the
| wnrld's war