The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-03-23
ROOSEVELT ON
way TO AFRICA
Ship Bearing Him and His
Party Sails.
Due AT NAPLES APRIL 3

Crowd Sees Former President OF at
Hoboken Pt.r-Youngster's Good
Wishes Bring Smile to His Face.
The Hamburg, Carrying Him to
Europe, and the Admiral, on Which
He Will Sail for Africa, Among the
Finest Vessels AfIoat.
New York, March 23.-Out on the
bosom of the ocean," as the writers
have it, Is Theodore Roosevelt with
his party of lion hunters. They are
aboard the Hamburg-American line
steamer Hamburg, which cast off her
lines from her Hoboken pier this
morning and to the music of the
whistles of numerous ferryboats, tugs
and other vessels sailed down the bay
with her distinguished passenger.
Accompanying Mr. Roosevelt-or
Colonel Roosevelt, as some wise re-
porters addressed him on the pier
this morning, winning thereby smile
ARE his son, Kermit Roosevelt; Ma
jor Edgar A. Mearns, medical corps,
U. s. A., retired; Edmund Heller and
j. Alden Loring. The last named
three men accompany Mr.. Roosevelt
as representatives of the Smithsonian
Institution, while the younger Roose-
welt is official photographer of the
expedition.
Crowd on the Pier.
The long pier to which the Ham,
burg was moored was jammed this
morning with persons gathered to see
the Roosevelt party sail. They made
the pier ring with their cheers for the
voyager from the time of his arrival
from New York city until the Ham,
burg sailed. He was nightly pleased
with the reception and showed his
qualification by his smiles and the
frequency with which he lifted his hat
in response to greetings. To a re-
plans Mr.. Roosevelt returned a smil-
ing denial. 1T has all been printed
over and over again." he said, land
have nothing to say"
Among the most enthusiastic of the
cheering crowd when the Hamburg
moved slowly away from her pier
was a small boy, who had crowded to
the very limit permitted by the au-
thorities of the steamship line. His
last cry, Goodbye, Teddy; take care
of yourself!" brought smile even to
the face of the ex-president, who
seemed then little tired of smiling.
Two Fine Ships Carry Party.
The Hamburg is due at Naples on
April 3. Mr.. Roosevelt and his party
will remain In the Italian city two
days, sailing thence on the Admiral
of the German East African line on
April 5. The Hamburg is one of the
finest vessels of the Hamburg-Amer-
ican line and is the favorite ship OF
the German emperor. The Admiral is
her equal In all the comforts and con.
veniences needed for the hot trip
through the Suez canal. down the
Red sea and along the moist and
sticky coast of East Africa. The Ad
miral is due at Mombasa, where the
Roosevelt party will disembark, on
April %.
On his arrival at Momhasa Mr.
Roosevelt and his party will go direct
to the estate of Sir Alfred Pease, q
member of the well known English
Quaker family, which is situated at
Killima Theki, Kapiti plains, British
East African Protectorate, and remain
there for three months during the
heavy rains.
Will Visit American in Africa.
Afterward the Roosevelt party will
go to Nairobi and pay visit to the
estate of Philip Macmillan, who is
head of an American company that
has a concession of 100 square miles
In the district. They will cross Lake
Victoria early in December to enter
Uganda when the dry season com
mences in order to do the thirty
seven days march to Gondokoro in
fine weather
1t is expected that the Roosevelt
expedition will complete its triI
through the dark continent in the
spring of next year, reaching Cairo
about April l, 1910.