The San Francisco call., 1909-03-24
ROOSEVELT BID
GO0DBY BY
BIG THRONG
Former President Sets Sail on
African Hunt With
BaImy Sea
Taft Sends Farewell and Makes
FOyager Happy With
Parting Gift

rA BoARD STEAMER HAMBURG.
1--A WIRELESS. March 2s.-Forner
president Roosevelt spent the better
1a-t q The afternoon Of his hrst few
1o-s ~ sea resting from the fatigue
or his strenuous departure The
weather was clear and balmy. the sea
smooth. and altogether the day was
slc1 a one as would tempt the voyager
% cae deck and open air. but Colonel
R1oserel- had risen early and had
passed through a most tiring expert
ence- 50 be decided after luncheon 70
seek tle seo-1sioa OF his stateroon-
kermit Roosevelt and the other
members OF the party, however. spent
the afternoon in the open. resting in
deck chairs
Roosevelt snd his party had luncheon
and dinner AZ Captain Burmeister's
table Al both meals the former pres
idenrs expedition into Africa was the
chief topic Roosevelt spoke enthusi-
asticaIIy OF the pleasure the hunting
trip s6orded him
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NEW YORK. March 2s-wzving
parting farewell with his black slouch
hat as he stood on the captains bridge
OF the steamship Hamburg. former
President Theodore Roosevelt sailed
away today for his long planned Arri-
cz1 hunt he left AMID the cheers OF
tho o1ssn6s OF persons that swsrned the
EzDburg-Anerican line pier. amid the
Whistles OF countless river craft and
-he thun6erous reverberztiOns Of the
presidents salute Of i guns from
Forts EaDIltol and WsdsWorth-
Tie demonstration was unofficial.
but many high n the Affairs OF the
nation were present The crowd. II its
enth-siaSU- b0wled over the lines Of
policemen OF the pier, surrounded the
former president while he was being
presented with & bronze tablet by the
I-sl1a1-Anericsn chamber Of commerce,
and Before he was again safely back On
TIE sheIlerinE ganEpla1k knocked his
had from his head and caused him 70
drop q vacuum bottle which had been
presented ~ some a6niring Pittsburg
friends Fortunately M. Roosevelt
vas not hurt i tie rush and he
Seemed 20 enjoy his experience with
the crowd
Gets Taft's Gift
one incident of the departure which
touched m Roosevelt probably more
rLal any other was the presentation
ot q message and gift from President
TAFT cT Captain Archibald Butt, who
was chief military aid 10 Mr- Roose-
Te-L and who a. present occupies that
position under President Taft.
N- Roosevelt and Kermit received
continuous ovations from the tine they
landed a. the East river terminal of
-le Long Island railroad until the final
departure of the steamer Hamburg for
Gibraltar, its frst port OF call
Many Give Farewell
Former Judge z A. Gary. Secretary
Ell- Root former Secretary OF the
Interior James P Garfield; Robert Ba-
con- former assistant secretary Of
state, senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,
c-as LcBes, editor - the Churchuan
Gererz- Bingham. commissioner OF
Sew York police. and n Jusserand, the
French ambassador. and his wife were
among the more prominent visitors
On board the vessel 70 wish Mr.. Roose-
Tel- farewell
Hirl Ar- Roosevelt and Kermit on
r-e smithsonian hunting expedition are
Lz5lr 5 A. Mearus Of the medical
corps r. = A. and J. Loring Allen and
Edmund Heller, 1aturalists Of note
T11 VIII seek specimens for the Smith
solla1 Institution
Makes No Statement
NEW YORK. March z8-lfr. Roose-
Fe-r was net on his arrival here from
oyster Bay by Douglas Robinson, his
brother In law. and Lawrence Abbott
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