New-York tribune., 1919-09-29

Are Called to
Treat Wilson
Continued from page I

minutes the speed was slackcned and
before morning the President got in
two or three hours of sleep, not en-
t'rely unbroken, however, He also
ate light breakfast.
With the journey over, little secret
about the train and its journey over
the Siskiyou Mountain range, between
fortiand. Ore, and San Francisco. is
permissible. Even President Wilson
was not in the secret until his special
lett the Southern Pacific system at
Ogden, Utah. Federal Manager Scott.
of the Southern Pacific, made it his
business to put the Presidents special
through the Siskyou gorges around the
Rogue River country and down into the
Sacramento Valley without loss of time
He personally conducted It.. This is
the country where the "Wobblics"--
the irreprcssblc direct action Indus
trial Workers of the World, and others
like them-havc made trouble for the
guardians of law and order since the
Seattle strike last winter.
Heard of Threats
Mr.. Scott heard of threats that th.
Presidents train would never get over
the Siskiyous, and he not only re-
doubled the vigilance of his employees
at every danger spot but he did some
thing that he never did before.
He made UP complete duplicate
tram OF Pullmans, with a splendid pri-
ho
somer than the old Mayflower. in fact
and with room for the entire partv of
nearly fifty, and held it on siding
with steam up, for twcnty-four hours
1t was ready to speed to any point in
tine Siskiyous if serious accident
meant that the Presidents train would
be delayed.
With this duplicate train held in
readiness Mr.. Scott figured it out that
the special would not be detained more
than two hours at the longest, and that
tnat much loss of time would not he
dlSastrous to the Presidents speaking
scheduie. AS matter OF fact. neither
IN the Slsklyous nor at any other point
on the iinc was there any delay due to
the dere!lctlon OF the railroad people.
Inc only dlsarrangement of the run
nlng schedule was due to DR.. Gravson.
the President assenting 1t took place
al small hamlet named Baxter, few
miles east Of Pueblo, few hours be-
tore the Presidents collapse.
DR.. Grayson, noticing the indisposi-
ton of the President, thought he
needed a walk in the country. and the
president and Mrs. Wilson and four
others took three or four mile walk
causing temporary disarrangement
o. train schedule. This was the only
departure from the schedule until il
was cut short at Wichita on FRIDAY
morning by the Presidents illness.
Nine Cars in Special
The Presidents special consisted of
nine cars. Part of the time on the
Pacific Coast the private car of Fed
eral Manager Scott was in the train
ny. Scott giving persona. attention ia
the operation OF the schedule for two
or three days. Three Pullman com
partment cars were occupied by the
correspondents and the White House
staff. There were three baggage cars
in one end Of the club car was .
mimeographing outfit used by the
Presidents stenographers and helpers
and mere the Presidents speeches we're
typewritten and printed When the
Presidents party moved to a hotel, as
1t did in Des Moincs. Seattle and Los
Angeles for over Sunday. tho mimco-
graphing outfit went along.
The buck deer given to presidcn,
Wilson at Grants Pass and Ashlanc
were served on the train. half Of oue
c"rcass going to the White House this
morning.