The daily independent., 1937-06-26
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May 7. Overnight cruise down
Potomac.
May 1914. Overnight cruise
down Potomac.
May 1920. Weekend cruise
with Professor Moley.
June 4. One-day visit to Hyde
Park.
June 1O-11. Weekend cruise
down Potomac.
July 2. Embarked on USS Hous-
ton, touching at Puerto Rico, Vir-
gin Islands, Cartagena, Panama,
Hawaii, Portland, Green Bay, re-
turning to Washington August II
after making several speeches and
inspecting several PWA projects.
Aug. 10. Weekend cruise with
Moley.
Aug. 26. One month at Hyde
Park, until September 26.
Sept. 7-8. Weekend cruise
from GluanClCO.
Oct. 13. Weekend cruise.
Oct. %. Weekend cruise.
Nov. 3. Five days at Hyde Park
Nov. 81 to Dec. 7. Thanksgiving
at Warm Springs.
Stewing Congress
In 1885 the President broke the
ordeal of Congress, first by spend
ing five days at Hyde Park, from
February Is to March l. Then
on March 26 he again left Con-
greSs to stew in it's own juice, en-
barking on the Nourmahal for the
Bahamas. On this trip he met
the Duke and Duchess of York.
Returning in April, he resumed
his cruises down the Potomac
River on April 90, May 8 and
May 10. On June 8 he went to
Hyde Park for a weeks visit,
sailed to the jefferson Island club
in the Chesapeake on July Is,
and took weekend cruises on
July 20, July %, August 26.
Congress did not adjourn until
the last of August in 1885, and
on September l Roosevelt went to
Hyde Park for % days, before
starting on a tour of the West
September %. n this trip he
dedicated Boulder Dam, sailing
from San Diego on October 3 for
a deep sea fishing trip which took
him through the Panama Canal
and back via the Bahamas.
He arrived in Charleston Octo-
Der 90, and went to Warm Springs
on October 80, after spending
only six days in Washington. On
November 9 he left Warm Springs
on a speaking tour which took him
through Chattanooga, South Bend
and Toledo, returning to Wash
ington November II.
1896 Itinerary
On February % Roosevelt broke
the congressional grind with a
tWo-day trip to Hyde Park. His
tripping schedule from that point
on:
March % to April Fishing
trip in Bahamas.
| April 1O-One- day stop at
Warm Springs.
April 27-28-Hyde Park.
May 3-4-WeRk- end cruise down
Potomac.
May l1-Cruise down Potomac.
May 16-8-Cruise down Poto-
mac with Tugwell and Hopkins.
May 2326-Hyde Park
June 9 to 15-Speaking trip
through Southwest preliminary to
Philadelphia convention.
Then followed the election
campaign of 1886, which was any
thing but vacation. During the
campaign Roosevelt was away
from the Capital for the better
part of two months.
After the election he remained
at Hyde Park for a few days, then
sailed on November 18 for Buenos
Aires to open the Pan American
Peace Conference, returning in
mid December. On March IL,
1887 he went to Warm Springs,
remaining there until March %,
after which came the recent fish
ing trip in the Gulf of Mexico.
Costs
The cost of presidential trips is
difficult to estimate. The cruiser
Indianapolis cost $1,009,945 to
operate in 1886 and $947,893 1885.
It's expense of course, would have
been almost the same had the
| President not used her, though
! fuel consumption was greater.
The operating cost of the cruiser
Houston was S925,OOO in 1886 and
1888, 900 in 1885.
The most expensive trip the
President took was his diplomatic
mission to Buenos Aires, on which
his cruiser averaged close to 80
knots. This cost evactly A times
as much as if she had been max
ing 10 knots. The Navy refuses to
disclose the amount of oil con-
sumed, but admits the fuel bill
was terrific.
Battle of Lake Champlain
Gen. Sir George Provost in 1914