. ▁Mac Ar thur , ▁his ▁family , ▁S uther land , ▁Mor house ▁and ▁H uff ▁took ▁a ▁special ▁train ▁that ▁Bre tt ▁had ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁the ▁Austral ians , ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁fle w ▁down ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁via ▁Ad ela ide ▁in ▁the ▁DC - 3 s . ▁His ▁famous ▁speech , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁said , ▁" I ▁came ▁through ▁and ▁I ▁shall ▁return ", ▁was ▁first ▁made ▁at ▁Ter owie ▁railway ▁station ▁ ▁in ▁South ▁Australia , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March , ▁where ▁he ▁changed ▁trains . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁March , ▁Mac Ar thur ' s ▁journey ▁was ▁completed ▁when ▁his ▁train ▁rolled ▁into ▁Melbourne ' s ▁Sp encer ▁Street ▁station , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Army , ▁Frank ▁For de . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Ro ose vel t ▁issued ▁a ▁public ▁statement ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March : ▁ ▁On ▁B ata an , ▁the ▁reaction ▁to ▁Mac Ar thur ' s ▁escape ▁was ▁mixed , ▁with ▁many ▁American ▁and ▁Filip ino ▁troops ▁feeling ▁bitter ▁and ▁bet rayed . ▁When ▁W ain w right ▁broke ▁the ▁news ▁to ▁his ▁gener als ▁" they ▁were ▁all ▁at ▁first ▁de pressed ▁by ▁the ▁news … ▁But ▁I ▁soon ▁saw ▁that ▁they ▁understood ▁just ▁as ▁I ▁understood ." ▁Some ▁people ▁with ▁family ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁were ▁dis may ed . ▁One ▁wrote ▁to ▁Ro ose vel t ▁that ▁" Nothing ▁you ▁could ▁have ▁done