Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1902

Mr. Sampson to Mr. Hay.

Legation of the United States,
Quito, September 7, 1902.

No. 311.]

Sir: Please say to President Roosevelt that the President of Ecuador sent his minister of foreign relations to call on me personally and asked me to extend to the President of the United States most hearty congratulations at the narrow escape he made from death or great bodily harm in the accident of yesterday, in which, I am sure, the entire civilized world unites.

Please say to him, for me, that I could do no less than to offer a prayer of thanksgiving to the Supreme Ruler of nations for His providential deliverance of our most worthy President.

I have, etc.,

Archibald J. Sampson.