The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-22
STEAMER HAMBURG WITH THE
re ,EvELT PARTY ABOARD
WILL GAIL TUESDAY.
TO OBTAIN SPECIMENS
Is the Principal Object of the -xpe-
Observation-Disclosures Has All
Preparations Made at the
Cther End Of Line.

New York. March 81 Tie G rmaa
steamer Hamburg en- which ex-G res
dent Roosevelt and MS hu TIM
party are to maize the first lsg tf
their hunting trip to Africa. has ar.
rived and locked at Ho3oxen hay.
! The steamer will leave for Napi ~
next Tue sday at Ii a m. and IS dus
thgre April 4. The Roosevelt part
will have accommodations en the
upper promenade deck of the Ham
burg Roosevelt occupying wait II
known as the Emperors sCiie. Thfs
apartment, which was used b. Ein-
peror William cf Germany. on two
trips, is furn's "A In regal STYLE, pre-
yided via every convenience and
W. ry and has a well equipped gym
nisiem
Roosevelt's stay IN Naples wi ba
brief as he Is scheduled 10 leave
| there April 5 on the steamer Admiral
flor Kilindlni Harbor, Momba3sa.
British East Aflica Tire d'stalce
from Naples to Mombassa is 1900
miles and will consume sixteen days.
From Mombassa the expedition will
proceed by the Uganda railway to
Nairob and theaee into the IN le.
Piled UP at the deck Ger
man liner Hamburg now ma'ting
ready to sail for the Medlter an aan
next Tuesday, March 90, IS res eet-
able number of boxes, mysterious
looking cases and even que r leok-
ing bundles all of which represent
the outfit of the scientific hunting ex-
pediton heai.d by eXpresl leat
Theodore Roosevelt. which VIII sail
with the Hamburg" On tho q ST
stage OF It's long Grip for British F. st
Africa
The arrangements for the tlip at
this end have been practically com
pleted and the Members Of the cxpe-
dition are fully ready for their de-
parture at a moments notice The
arrangements at the other the
African end are rapidly progr . ing
anl will be completed long before the
party headed by Mrs Roosevelt
reaches Mombassa, the starting point
of the hunting and exploring trip Oh
the east coast Of africa. II. j. Gun
rlngham, the English naturalist
hunter and guide who has been in
africa for seevral months. attending
to the details Of the preparations for
the trip into the interior, viii have
the required camping outfit, proyis'
ions and carriers ready by the time
the ether members of the expndi i'm
come to join him.
The expedition, the principal OLE
iect Of which Is to obtain spe inens
Of the large and small anima's I'M
habiting Central Africa aud rapidly
becoming scarce with the progress
OF civilization in those regions, Thee
specimens win be shot by Mr. Roose-
welt and other members cf the expe.
dition. temporarily prepared and
cured for shipment and ara intpn1el
later to become pat cf tfe c7lec-
| tion Of the National Museum in
Washington. The exIeliioa Is sent
out under the auspices cf the fiih.
scnian Institution. which has Ell
gagged the scientific members cf the
party aud furnished the necessary
upplies. apparatus. instruments and
chemicals for the preparation a7d
prcseYation OF the specimens Mr..
Roosevelt and his son have joined
the expedition principally for the
sake OF the interesting experience
and the pleasure they expect TO de-
rive from hunting big game IN the
fastness Of Central African for SITS
and plains.