The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-23
ROOSEVELT SAILS
IN UNIFORM OF
ROUGH RIDER
CHEERING CROWDS SEE Ex.PRge
iDENT LEAVE FOR AFRICA
MRS. ROOSEVELT IN TEARS AS
SHE SAYS GOODBYE.

NEW YORK. March a3.--Thvodots
Roosevelt sailed today On the big lines
Hamburg for East Africa TO hunt biA
game for the next year and halt
His send-oft WAS as spectacular al
ever the former president could have
wished. There were cheering crowd:
at Oyster Bay. cheering crowds at the
ferryboats. enthusiastic admirers al
the pier and noisy well-wishers on
tugs. Everywhere he went he was the
center of attraction.
The Hamburg's escort attracted
great attention. The tug Timlni,ts led
the procession with 10 friends or the
ex-president. Alongside pulled revenue
cutters. motor boats and other craft,
some of which went all the way to
Sandy Hook.
A great crowd gathered on the pier
of the Hamburg-American line to see
Mir. Roosevelt sail. Among the crowd
were three hundred citizens from Oys-
ter Bay. Senator Elihu Root, ex-Secrc-
tary of State Robert Bacon, the
French ambassador. j. j. Jusserand:
Collector of the Port William Loeb,
Jr.: Surveyor GARRISON. Capt. Archi-
bald Butt, military aide to President
Taft. and many prominent Republi-
cans
Mr. Roosevelt made no speech be-
fore his departure. but stood on the
bridge with the captain and responds
ed to the 3alutes of his friends.
One enthusiastic Hobokenite, who
was on the neutrality-suspicious. line
pier was bold enough to walk ND To
and pat the former chief executive on
the back and shout loud enough for
many of those in the vicinity TO hear
him: You'll be the next president OF
the United States. colonel That's
What you will be-"
Col. Roosevelt smiled, and, waving
his hand, deprecatingly murmured
softly:
Hush"
: Gen. james Clarkson, surveyor OF
the port, invited about 70 OF Col.
, Roosevelt's friends to so down the
, bay on the tug John J. Timmons 20
escort the Hamburg to sea. Gen.
Leonard Wood commander of the de-
partment of the east assigned cor
netist from the Governors Island bani
to play Garry owen" and "A Hot
Time In the Old Town Tonight" which
are Col. Roosevelts favorites. anu
other selections.
Mr.. Roosevelt in his old uniform
of colonel of Rough Riders, and ac-
companied by his son Kermit, also In
khaki. was greeted by cheering crowds
as he resched New York on his way
to the Hamburg American line docks IN
Hoboken
Upon his arrival in Long Island
City, no longer hiding his identity IN
the civilian dress of the private citizen,
he was quickly recognized by the
EefeMds in the Long Island railroad sta
ton cheer met him as he and ker-
nit left the train. arriving at 7:17 a.
= M. and. amid q pursuit Of shouts and
hand wavings, he went TO the ferry
boat.
Here the cheers were more -voei--
ferrous than before. The ex-president
and Kermit had way made for them
in the cabin of the ferryboat, but the
room was TANNED full Of people who
crowded about the uniformed hunter
on his way to conquer the big game
of the dark continent.
The pilot OF the ferryboat knew
whom he had aboard and signaled his
triumph TO The other craft on the river
They took up the shrill whistling and
in few moments steamers, ferry
boats and tugs were shrieking their
godspeed to Roosevelt. Again there
was a yociferous reception when the
ex-nresident and his son reached
Manhattan and took z taxicab to Ho-
boken.
Col. Roosevelt was out Of led at
q, O'Clock. and SO was Kermit and Quen-
tin. The rest OF the household III
Oyster Bay was out CT bed shortly az
terward. Col. Roosevelt did not let
=. his coming trip interfere with his
usual routine. and went over two
mile walk before breakfast.
The breakfast was i'm the nature OF
family farewell TO its head. II was
not altogether a happy meal. for Mrs
!. Roosevelt had suspiciously red eyes,
: and Miss Ethel was not altogether her-
self The ex-president. however. was
the life OF the meal and tried to keep
ont all appearances OF sadness. St
The farewell between Col. Roose-
volt and Mrs. Roosevelt was an al
fectiug one. Mrs Roosevelt was In
, tears and gazed after the carriage that
heia-hif,f= and Kermit and Quentin as
their companion To the station. In
|, the excitement the colonel forget his
railroad tickets and had &c pay his
fare over again on the train.
( On the train the president chatted
briefly with the newspaper CORE
spondcnts. lie was in the joliest OF
| moods and declared that he looked for.
r ward 10 10 months Of unadulterated
delight.
, This IS great day" said Col.
Roosevelt. "and | take It rs good
omen for the trip. And the trip will
= certainly I've good enc. feel 1t. l
know it, ~
The ex.presidcn, asked the acwS--
paper men IL any tlfeTI we're going
To Africa with him. he was informed
that two or three OF tho men would 80
all tie way To Mombassa and farther.
~ possible. Col Roosevelt shook his
head and smiled. apparently with
great glee.
at won't 10 yoe any good he
said I'VE will lose the newspaper
men this time II won't 90 hem
, bit Of good when We reach tho 'nrinS
: line,
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