Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-24
THRONG WAVES
FAREWELL To
ROOSEVELT
EX-PRESIDENT SAILS
FOR DARK CONTINENT
Enthusiastic Multitude Cheers.
Departure of Mighty Hunter
Good Bye Gift and Message
From President Taft,

tBy Morning journal Special LeassI wirl
On Steamship Hamburg March .,
-~Ex-Presidcnt Roosevelt spent thu
first few hours at sea resting from
the fatigue OF his strenuous depart
ure. The weather was clear and balmy
and the sea smooth and altogether the
day was such one as would tempt
TO the deck ana open air but Colonel
Roosevelt had risen early and had
passed through a most firing. though
pleasing experience so he decided af-
ter luncheon to seek the seclusion
of his state room
Kermit Roosevelt and the other mem
bcrs Of he party however, spent the
afternoon in the open, resting in deck
chairs.
Mr., Roosevelt ana his party had
luncheon and dinner at Captain Bur
meisters table. At both meals the ex-
presidents expedition into Africa was
the chic topic and Mr. Roosevelt
spoke enthusiastically of the pleasure
the huning trip afforded him
New York, March 23 Standing on
the bride of ttss steamship Hamburg
and acknowledging the enthusiastic
chccringof thousands of persons who
had assembled to bid him good bye,
Theodor Roosevelt sailed for Africa
today. ie was smiling happily and
showed lnmistakably his pleasure at
the warlth of the reception accorded |
him Eslde him stood his son, kcr- |
NIT andCaptain Burmester. com
mander bf the vessel The big ship |
left herper six minutes past III
O'Clock hd sho slowly Iradc her way !
out intothe channel amid the cheers
that ccdplctely drowned the music
of the lnds which were playing the
star Spngled Banner" The dlsting-
uShed hyclcr was still on the bridge,
watchiu the sccne as the vessel was
warpcdlut into the stream and head
ed dow the bay.
The lccrng continued as long AZ
the shil twas within hearing distance.
one I the eX-prcsidcnt's last acts
before lc vessel sailed was to send
a mcssse to President TAFT read
ing
"Partg thanks, love and SINGER
ity"
PresRnt Taft's goodbye gift to his
predecGor was a gold pencil in
scribcdwith the words: Goodbye
and go luck {
The rowds ON the pier and the
steameiwcro SO great that the ex-
prcside was severely iostlcd several
times II hc was not hurt and smiled
througit an
Accompanying tbs big ship down S
the baMas the tug John J. Timmins I
which I'D on board a large number q
Of frieis of the cxpresident, among @
them any who had been associated q
with h in his official life
ntble feature of tc reception o
on theteamer was tribute to the 4
eX present by the Italian chamber D
OF comhrce Of New York city. This il
body prented bronze tablet bearing
on one llc a portrait OF the ex-prosi- v
dent al on the other the scene of v
the Siein earthquake and "a repre- e
sentatio Of the goddess Of peace h
placing wreath on Roosevelt's head
The tat was inscribed.
'To Todore Roosevelt. TO YOU and
the Unit States, tribute of thanks
giving fn Italo-Amerlcans for gem
erous hf to their stricken brethren
Of calah and Sicily"
Severalelegations from Italian iai
societies ere present, bringing aAm
band Il pral offering and large.yit
banner, tch was erected on the picrthe
It bore inscription on
"Iialo-lericans. let as shout Lon bon
live PRESENT Roosevelt and the Uni pay
ted state tribute of thanksgivirl ceir
ON behabf our brethren OF Sici rail-
and Calaa. Let MS solemnly co and
denim anytime staining Italy's nan To
Let us le pledge our loyalty . for
Americaiinstitutions Long n
America ~.
The Itin orator cut short Is /.
lengthy ;rcss. briefly stating AT sf ,
the tablcias presented by the a. ,ior
ians in atciation of vat Mr. Ree- caIl,
Welt has used TO Be- done forhe
suffering bplc ol southern ftalInd ,V,.r,
Calabria. r. Roosevelt In rcplyiid. here
hBRldtt tnlH very nluf STAT
want 10 tk YOU an. can tell r.,
YOU how .piy touched | am .onv
Mr. Rovclt seeing that the owd ,, o.,
was bceoig unmanageabic gar di-
rcctions { the tablet be 81 20
Mrs Rodcit and turned ba to- ~
ward therVard gang plank the ing
steamer. he police did the best AIevi
to clear sy for him but thcrowd da,,
became illustrative and ma per- ana
sons tried shake the formeDresi-
dents hal
The cri becoming quid MI y,
Roosevelttd cree
Il wancthank the representatives, toda
from Pitttg who have comdl this Brvr
distance tee me of anhdoed Univ
grateful Z am touched b their first
thoughtfuss and their kiness IN sine,
coming 81 a long way ant TO Pres