The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-04


plans every detail Of protection for
the president on his journeys.
tered hundreds Of local plain .clothes
men, under Secret Service supervi-
sion.
When the president addresses con-
gress, Secret Service men are sta
toned In each section Of the gal
leries.
RUSSELL WOOD IN CHARGE
The presidential party and train
are In the charge Of Russell Wood,
first assistant TO Startling. Az the
outset OF every trip Wood goes
through the entire train and checks
up on everyone on board.
Only the presidential party,
Woods men, railroad men, newspa-
permen, photographers, and radio
men travel on the train.
About o mile ahead dashes q pilot
engine TO assure clear tracks. Behind
Ia O dummy train, there TO prevent
possible collision from tho rear.
The presidents CARTS always
the pioneer" or the Robert Peary''
lis ut the rear OF the train and "a
hours O day there's o Secret Service
operative guarding each entrance.
At any stop, however unimportant,
one popoB out on the rear platform
and peers about until the train gets
going again.
About 10 Secret Service men arc
assigned on each trip. One OF their
functions Is 10 see that the party
keeps moving, Oh each presidential
trip and each incident thereof Ia
timed by tho clock and schedules
arc run of almost on split seconds
The greatest strain comes when
the president leaves the train TO be
driven through crowded streets 10
crowded destination. In cities, mo.
torcyclc cops usually travel ahead
followed by q pilot car full OF loca
police and Washington operatives
which precedes the presidential car
A Secret Service car invariably fol-
lows close behind the president or
any automobile drive.
GUARDS ALWAYS READY
Wood stands on the running
board OF the presidential car, beside
tho driver, his eyes on the crowd
Sitting In the front seat on thu
other side Of the car IL Gus Cen
nerich, Roosevelt's personal body
guard and former New York STATE
trooper, his hand In hts coat pocket
Gus always has the car dooi
slightly open, ready 10 jump out ir
case OF emergency II the procession
isn't going too fast, three or foul
agents from the car behind will b.
found walking or trotting eloni
with their hands on the presidentl
car.
In New York and one or two othel
large cities II Is customary for mo-
torcycle policemen TO flank TIN
presidential car, with tear gas gum
ready and other weapons ready fol
action.
dennerich sits directly behind tn
president when the latter is speak
Ing and there's sprinkling OF Secre
Service officers down IN front ant
on the platform.
When Roosevelt Is at his home II
Hyde Park, Secret Service men ar,
In charge, but they bring In SOM
White House policemen and New
York state troopers TO help then
guard the estate. ~.
CREW IS "HAND-PTCxED"
Since the unsuccessful attack OF
Roosevelt in Florida In l933-wher
Mayor Anton Cermak Of Chicago
was killed-the Secret Service ha!
frightened It's precautions q grea
deal.
The White House Secret Servic'
is q crew hand-picked from q bod!
Of officers previously carefully Sc
lected from smart young men whit
have established creditable record
as Investigators.
Starting pay In the service 4
$4,000. although most Of the expert
enced men who guard the presiden
earn between $1,000 and $4,000 O year