The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-09-18
WILSON'S BOAT
IN COLLISION
Crash in Elliott Bay at Seattle
Fleet Review Menace to
the President.
HARBOR FILLED WITH CRAFT
Chief Magistrate Ends Busiest Day OF
His Campaign in the Metropolis
of the Northwest-Jokes
With Crowds.


Seattle. Wash, Sept. 15.-President
Wilson's review of the Pacific fleet In
Elliott bay was marked by an incident
having the possibility of serious con-
sequences when the presidents launch
collided bow-on with IA naval whale
boat.
| Arriving at the dock Ii was found
the barge of Admiral Hugh Rodman
was not on hand. Commander 7. w.
Foote, personal aide to Secretary of
the Navy Daniels, took over a naval
| launch on hand. Into this launch went
President and Mrs. Wilson, Secretary
and Mrs. Daniels, secret service men.
secretaries and newspaper men.
AS Commander Foote ordered the
| launch showed off, the craft heeled over
till the port rail was nearly awash.
Harbor Alive With Boats.
Elliott bay was alive with boats
from the fleet taking off last-minute
spectators to the reviewing ship. Cap
tains' gigs and whaleboats were crisis
crossing among hundred pleasure
craft when Commander Foote ordered
the naval launch to proceed.
With its powerful engine the boat
shot forward virtually at full speed
from the dock. 1t had proceeded sew
eral lengths when it collided with the
naval whaleboat which was approach
ing the dock.
The jar of the collision sent those
standing IN the presidents boat TO
their seats, but aside from the shaking
up no damage was done. The presi-
dent, in the after part of the boat,
smiled through it all.
Busiest Day of Journey
The mishap came in the middle Of
the busiest day the president has had
on his trip. In the morning he made
two addresses at Tacoma. The first
and shorter one was before more than
10000 persons, who filled and over
flowed the great Tacoma stadium. The
second was delivered to 5000 persons
in the Tacoma Auditorium.
Saturday night Mr.. Wilson was
guest at a great public dinner at the
Hippodrome, for which 1000 tickets
were sold. He did not speak there.
Later he was taken to the Arena,
where he delivered his argument for
the League of Nations before a great
and friendly crowd. He rested Sun
day and left in the evening for Port
land.
Wilson Jokes With Crowds.
On Board President Wilson's Spe-
cial Train, Sept. 15.-When President
Wilson's special train stopped for a
few minutes at Pasco, Wash. crowd
surrounded the, private car Maytiower
and the president went out to shake
hands and exchange greetings with
them.
After telling several stories he
wound up by making a short speech.
In which he said the war was "unfin-
ished" until the United States had as
sumed responsibility for its pledges
that future wars should be made i'm
possible.
When he asked how so large a
crowd had gathered without having
a band out, Mr.. Wilson was told by
one of the boys present that THE
bands worn out"
Bribed the Band With SIS.
Another boy wearing a faded bands
mans uniform was thrust forward
then and presented as "the sole MEM
her of Pasco's brass band" The pres
ident remarked that he didn't look as
though he had wind enough, and then
nm old inhabltant confided that "he
had given the band $15 not to play"
The talk then turned to the prevail
ing dry weather, Mr. Wilson remark
ing that 1t was sandy country.
Eyes" said man in the crowd, I'VE
have to have lot of grit to live here"
One of the presidents stories which
got a long laugh was about man
who played golf and always said AS
souan" when he missed the ball. When
they asked him why, he replied that
Assouan was the biggest dam in the
world.
They're building dam for me
down in Georgia" added the president.
Thanking the crowd for coming out
TO see him, Mr.. Wilson said in a brief
speech that he regarded 1t as another
evidence that the people wanted the
peace treaty ratified.
When he asked whether the nation
should not carry out its promise to do
something to prevent wars, an old man
in the crowd waved his hat and shout
ed, Eyes, sure, sure"
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