The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-05
PRESIDENT SLEEPS.
ABOARD TRANSPORT
Yawns Yearly While on Way
to Ship After Leaving
Metropolitan.
CLOSE GUARD ON TRIP
Party Stops at Philadelphia to
See Sayre Baby, Newest
Grandson.
CLOSE GUARD ON TRIP

II was exactly Ave minutes after mid
night this morning when President WILL
son stepped from the gangplank lead
Ing from army transport pier 4 in Ho-
boken to the deck of the transport George
Washington, which is to cast Off her
lines and start with him far France at
s:1b O'Clock. H. was frankly tired
AFTER his long railroad Journey from
Washington, his speech at the Metro
politen Opera House and subsequent trip
across the Lackawanna ferry to the
dock. Mr.. Wilson was yawning as ne
disappeared In the direction Of his state
room
Never have more elaborate police pre-
cautions been taken TO guard q President
than during his visit IN New York last
night Secret service Men stood on the
running boards OF his automobile and
motorcycle policemen preceded and
Banked 1t as II made Its way through
streets which were damned with cheer
ing humanity. The police were on the
alert all along the route he traversed
from the Pennsylvania Station to the
metropolitan Opera House.
| They were not present so noticeably
As to interfere With any ones comfort
|
was going on. and were almost casual
until they received the wire" that the
Presidential car would be along In a
minute or two. Then, in the most Ches-
terf1eldian manner. they asked the crowds
to kindly remain on the curbs and shooed
all Broadway vehicular traffic Off the
main thoroughfare into the side streets
Cheers on All Sides.
, A the Presidential automobile moved
up Broadway Mr.. Wilson stood at his
full height, his hat off and his hair
very vivid and white in the glare of the
selectrics. AS far as he was concerned
all precautions to make Broadway safe
for woodrow Wilson amounted to moth
ing. The cheering began-loud and
full throated-from the moment his hat
less head appeared at the driveway out
of the Pennsylvania station, and was
continuous every moment he was in
sight of the crowds II was voluminous
for block behind after he had passed.
~. President Wilson and his party drew
Into the Pennsylvania station from the
capital at Sis last night. With him
were Mrs. Wilson, Admiral Carey T.
Grayson, his physician; Secretary Tum-
ulty, Thomas w. Gregory. former At
! torney-General, who is to accompany
him to France. and the head OF the
w mite HOUSE secret service btaH.
x The special train passed through
Baltimore at 3:01. arriving at, Philadel-
phia at :15 o'clock. The station was
heavily guarded and elaborate arrange
ments for the Presidents safety were
taken. He and Mrs. Wilson entered an
/ automobile and drove through cheering
crowds to the Jefferson Hospital to see
his daughter Mrs. Francis b. Sayre,
and Woodrow Wilson Sayre. his young
.nN ~. -.
carried the Presidential party were held
up for time by rop~s which had been
rtretched across the streets to keep
back the throngs =
After the visit 10 the hospital the
President and Mrs. Wilson, closely
trailed by secret service agents motored
back to the Broad street station and
started on the run for New York at 1913
o'clock. The trip was without especial
incident Secretary Tumnlty carried
with him commissions for recess APP
pointments OF John Shelton Williams
Comptroller OF the Currency. whose tenn
expired yesterday. and A, Mitchell
I Palmer as Attorney General to succeed
Mr. Gregory. whose resignation became
effective at noon yesterday Mr.. Wilson
signed them at Hoboken just after mid
night upon his arrival there from the
METROPOLITAN Opera House meeting Mr.
Tumulty explained that failure to con-
} frm Comptroller williamss nomination
resulted from the fiiibuster following his
nomination.
''The President is tired of course" said
Admiral Grayson. his personal physl-
clan. upon arriving here. but he is in
fine shape physically and mentally new
ertheless. In Paris they think he is
made Of steel They can't understand
how he could keep up working all day
( and far into the night, as he did during
the last two weeks he was there"
The motor car containing Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson was an open one, as were
all of those in the cavalcade. First came
an automobile containing Inspector Fau-
rot and detectives, then the Preside ntial
machine, followed by Secret Service
agents. car with the remainder of Mr..
Wilson's party three other machines
containing thirty detectives and lastly
the newspaper correspondents who had
made the trip over from Washington.
News that the President had arrived in
the station reached the waiting thou
sands on Seventh avenue before his APP
pearance on the street level, an event
which brought forth a deep throated
roar from the crowd which damned the
easterly sidewalk. The windows OF the
Hotel Pennsylvania were filled with
L.
son stood up, barred his head and bowed
repes tedly.
Greeting From Broadway.
> II had been expected the party would
motor up Seventh avenue - ThnTE
ninth street, but instead the proce ssion
turned into Thirty-fourth street and
headed toward Broadway. There were
comparatively few persons on the block,
but Broadway was lined with humanity
las far north as Thirty eighth street.
From Thirty-eighth to Forty first street
Broadway had been cleared OF traffic
and police lines kept the sidewalks and
placements clear.
Az Inspector Faurot's machine turned
in Thirty-ninth street toward the en-
trance to the Metropolitan Opera House
there was a rush through Forty-first
street TO Seventh avenue by those who
the police had been holding back. Tho
distance was too great however, for any
of the curious TO glimpse the President
before he passed inside Shortly after
he disappeared Mayor Hylan, who had
been passenger on the Presidential
train. arrived at the Thirty-ninth street
doorway, accompanied by Grover A.
Whalen. his secretary. .-.
After he had finished speaking Mr.
Wilson left by the Thirty-ninth street
door. This time he entered a closed
motor car. With him were Mrs Wilson.
Admiral Gfayson, Miss Benham Mr.,
Wilson's secretary. and Cleveland III
Dodge. The calvalcade of automobiles
sped down Seventh avenue. attracting
! comparatively little notice A crowd had