The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-26
ROOSEVELT SAILS AWAY
CROWDS TRRONG THE WIIARFEs To
SAY GOODBYE
Our @FIrSt Private Citizen Gets a
ROuSIng send-lH.

parting farewell with hls black SLOUGH
hat. his smiling face heauainE IN the
morning sun as he stood on the cap
taIfl's bridge Of the steanlaliIp Ham
burg. ox-Pressdent Theodore Rooao.
velt now Americas nseAf aiaiinaulnh.
ed private citizen. sailed away today
for his i0nn-ulnnned AfriEhn tflu. IIea
left his native shores amid the cheers
Of thousands ug parsons kssMf swarm
"a the HAMBURG. AInwrlcnn Line pier.
the whistles uf countless figar craft
and the thunderous AYnf&0fAflUna 0f
the ex-prealdentp salute 1T 13 gums
from Forts HnmiItou and Wadgw0fth.
Beside The happy hRprs of the form
or chief magistrate ~ the big steam
ship clipped out % her dock, stood
young lad seemingly dasactad AZ he
wistfuIly ghxed at The cheering mniti-
tude on the pier below Il waa Kerr
NIT Roosevelt son Uf M Roosevelt.
who accompanied his father ns oIIlciaf
1 photographer on the expedition. Faith
er and son, both clad ia brilliant,
buff-hucd army costa. which shUno
IN the sun. ren1ained nn ta1 bridge
on the trip down the bar 4na Acknowl-
edged with sweeps ~ lheIf hata ihe
BaIutea Of the vessels
With Mr.. ROoaetelf nn6 1karfntl on
the Smithsonian hunuaR emtedlsion
are Major VI A. Mnarfgm nf TIE MadIs
cal Corps. u. y A.. Asld = NDsing Al
len and Edmund HeI1NgM AstNFMilet1
Of note. who viii aask nAs8NlmenA for
the Smithsonian Institution They uc4
cupiod stateFu0ms on IMa hantburw
adjoining the Roosevelt nsIla
The ovation was tlnufHkIai Ia char
/ nCter. but many hiKa III fh4 affairs nf
the nation were presents Tho crowd
/ 10 lis enthusiasm BOWED ofef the
lines Of policemen On the pier. sur
rounded the former President while
he was being presented bronze lans
let by the Italian AuleFiQaa Chamber
of Commerce. and hufora he va again
safely back on tbs shelts@nk gang
plank knocked bis hat frofn hls head
and caused him 70 drUp fa1aula bot
tie which had beet presented ~ some
admiring PiltabnxE fflenaa
True 70 his prumies. he fnade no
statements with regard 20 hla corning
hunt IN the tnnKlea az nrstlAh KAhl
Africa, other than 10 m8y thar be- prob.
ably wUtisd b. gone about year aud
a quarter. He eHhawNd polittta 10 in
amlFing ffiemaa and eomEeMkaA himself
Wlsh 6kpfeunlamM II uleannsa md mp.
! pracinalon IL tka kinds@ 6ssemeHsa ~
\ those who came tc aem hisn on
On board nhlp everything had been
put III epirk and epan order. fhn out
side Of the numerous aeskhuusea nfd
tho cabins along The prOsnet aaa decks
had all received new cont % wlIite
/ palntand che big tsoss had i,sap scrub
bed and polished from rtem 10 stern.
Tho suite Of Eve fD9tas eoinblne 81
the conyanlences aud appointments
Of tho beat hotaI apartments The
firRt room. which ii usad ~ ibe tsar-
lor. was banked with flowers that had
been aant 10 the steamer b. friends
ia advance OF the Roosevelt party To-
day. The paFlor wallis ars covered
with rich green silk arfnnrs and the
pictures Of Washington and lincoln
are hung among several others Two
large mahogany sofas and center
table 70 match are the most prominent
articles ~ furniture 10 this room. The
second room In the suite. Rersnit's :
bedroom. and the third. used as 4
dressing room, are Finished IN light
blue and gold. ana Tho walls nrn cuv-
cred with d blue igsrad Infe tapestry.
The fourth room, III which Mr. RDowe-
welt will sleep. IL 'he most handsome
~ appointed OF al. Golden brown
silk damaak covers the walIa aud the
furniture n of mAncgany. with the AK.
ceDlion OF the heavy braas bed.
The bathroom has high marble
wainscotinR. with dark red tllod
floor and IA anfulatad With fwa fahs