The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-03-25

Crowd Sees Former President or at
Hoboken Pier - Youngsters Good
Wishes Bring Smile to His Face.
The Hamburg. Carrying Him to Eu-
rope, and the Admiral, on Which
He viii Sail For Africa, Among the
Finest Vessels Ahoat
New York. March 23.-Out on the
bosom of the ocean" as the writer's
have il. is Theodore Roosevelt with
his party of lion hunters. They are
aboard the Hamburg-American line
steamer Hamburg. which cast on her
lines from her Hoboken pier this morn
ing and to the music OF the whistles
OF numerous ferryboats. tugs and 9TH
er 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-ase
his son. Kermit Roosevelt: Major Ed
gar A Mearns. medical corps. U. s. A.
retired: Edmund Heller and ]. Alden
l.oring. The last named three men ac-
company Mr.. Roosevelt as representa-
tiVes OF the Smithsonian institution,
while the younger Roosevelt is official
photographer of the expedition.
Crowd on the Pier.
The long pier to which the Hamburg
was moored was jsmmed this morn.
ing 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
ftom New York city until the Ham
-uurg sailed. He was nightly pleased
with the reception and showed his
qualification by his smiles and the FIRE.
quency with which he lifted his hat in
response TO greetings To a request
for formal statement OF his plans
Mr.. Roosevelt returned smiling de-
nial. 1T has all been printed over
and over again" he said. and | 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 authorities
OF the steamship line His last cry.
"Goodby. Teddy: take care OF your
self" brought a smile even TO the face
OF the ex-president. who seemed then
a little tired OF smiling.
Two Fine Ships Carry Party.
The Hamburg is due at Naples on
April g. Mr.. Roosevelt and his party
will remain in the Italian city two
Rave oafiipO thanca On A. aa...s-.t - .
the German East African line on
April 5. The Hamburg is one of the
finest vessels of the Hamburg-Ameri-
can 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 Snez canal, down the Red
sea and along the moist and sticky
coast of East Africa The Admiral is
due at Mombasa. where the Roosevelt
party will disembark on April %.
On his arrival at Mombasa Mr..
Roosevelt and his party will go direct
to the estate of Sir Alfred Pease. a
member of the well-known English
Quaker family. which is situated at
Kilima Theki. KapId 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 a 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.
II Is expected that the Roosevelt
expedition will complete it's trip
through the dark continent in the
spring of next year. reaching Cairo
about April /, 1910.