The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-04-01
OFF FOR THE JUNGLFS
President Roosevelt, Leaves
on African Hunting Trip.
MANY RESPECTS SHOWN HIM
EI-President Roosevelt Sails Away
Amid a Profusion of Farewell Sa-
lutations-Presioent Taft Sends
Present.

New York, Special
hearty farewell with his black slouch
hat, his smiling face beaming in the
morning sun as he stood on the cap
tain s bridge of the steamship Ham
burg, ex-President Theodore Roose-
welt sailed Tuesday for his long-plan-
ned African "safari" (hunt). He
left amid the cheers Of thousands that
swarmed the Hamburg line pier whist
les of countless river craft and the
thunderoua reverbrations Of the OK
Presidents salute of 13 guns from
Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth.
Present From President Taft.
One incident of the departure
which touched Mr.. Roosevelt probably
more than any other was the presen-
tation of. q message and gift from
President Taft by Captain Archibald
Butt, who was chief military aide to
Mr.. Roosevelt and who occupies that
position under President Taft.
Grasping his former aide by the
hand with "By George, it is good to
see you again, Archie" Mr.. Roose-
welt drew the President s messenger
aside to talk to him. Captain Butt
then delivered President Taft's mes
sage with q small package containing
a ruler of gold with pencil attachment,
1t is collapsible ruler, II inches long
when drawn out of the end of the pen
Gil. On it is inscribed: "To Theo-
dore Roosevelt, from William Howard
Taft. Goodbye and good luck. Best
wishes for safe return
When Mr.. Roosevelt opened the
pacakeg and discovered the gift from
his successor he held it up and ex-
claimed: "Well now, isn't that just
too kind of President Taft to send
this to me and l appreciate it great
ly."
Turning to Captain Butt he whis-
pered a message for him to carry 20
the White House and said he would
reply by wireless telegraph to the let
ter Mr. Taft had sent to him.
In His State Room.
Friends and political and official as
olSlohto diuOSl "lluOul CdulG
aboard the Hamburg. Only those who
were known to Douglas Robinson,
brother-in-law of Mr.. Roosevelt, We're
admitted to the suite where Mr..
Roosevelt received his friends. An
eleventh hour decoration in Mr..
Roosevelt's main stateroom was the
hanging on the walls of portraits OF
the several members of the Roosevelt
family and pictures of the White
House and Sycamore Hill.
The departure of the Hamburg was
delayed until IL :06 o'clock by order
Of Captain Burmeister, so that Major
General Wood, of the Department of
the East, and his staff, might board
the steamship and bid goodbye to
their former commander-in-chief. Ex-
Judge E. H. Gary, Senator Elihu
Root, former Secretary of the Inter-
ior James r. Garfield, Robert Bacon,
former Assistant Secretary of State;
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,;
Silas S. McBee, editor of The Church
man; General Bingham, commission
er of New York police, and M. Jusse-
rand, the French emabassador and
wife were noted among the more
prominent visitors.
Makes Last Speech From Gangplank.
From the gangplank of the steam
er, Mr.. Roosevelt made his last
speech. He said:
81 want to thank the representa-
tives from Pittsburg who have come
all this distance to see me off. l am,
indeed, grateful and am touched by
their thoughtfulness and kindness IN
coming such long way. I want to
thank also my fellow citizens who
came to see me off To you and all
Americans I say God bless YOU"
A message by wireless telegraphy
pictured the ex-President dining, then
resting from the mornings strain,
while Kermit, his son, in deck chair
was enjoying the calm of the first
days voyage.