The Detroit times., 1909-03-22
ROOSEVELT VISITS
TIME-WORN HOUSE
TO SAY GOODBYE
,contiuued from Puge One.)

from Oyster Bay 10 the steamship
Hamburg today
Mr.. Roosevelt and his wife made the
long trip back to Sycamore Hill Oh
foot and seemed not To mind the
clouds OF dust raised by passing We
hicles; rather Mr.. Roosevelt took 1t
AS ali experience that might likely be
met with on the dry yeldts outside OF
Nairobi, where he will make his head
quarters In British East Africa.
After luncheon Mr.. Roosevelt with
two Off cials of the Hamburg American
Steamship Co. made careful inspec-
ton OF all the baggage 10 see that
everything was right and tight for the
trip TO Mombasa The baggage was
checked tor Naples and will be taken
10 the steamer Hamburg al Hoboken
today
Il am going 10 New York Monday
said Mr.. Roosevelt, and will go to
the steamer 10 inspect my quarters
and see that my personal baggage Is
safely cared for | shall take with
me my wearing apparel. rifles. am
munition one tent from here, books
and some scientific instruments"
No Westerner Going.
Mr. Roosevelt was shown dispatch
stating that a gentleman from the
west would join the expedition here as
an additional member.
Il don't know anything about it,.
said Mr. Roosevelt. If anyone else
is going, | don't know IL. II they try.
think there will be some way 10 stop
them There is a story that man
went to Texas with a 22-caliber re-
volver and cowboy said to the new
conner. stranger, if you shoot me with
that thing and | find IL out, III KICK
YOU out of Texas. Well, II | md
anyone trying To follow me | may
think of the cowboy story.
II want to say now that | do not
intend to make and will not make
any statement regarding my African
trim or on any other subject here, AT
Naples or Mombasa, SO that any ap.
Fearing as coming from me VIII De
false on It's face"
Mr.. Roosevelt was surprised when
informed that several delegations
from civic and political organizations
from various paFts-pf the country
would be at the dock and that several
thousand people undoubtedly would
be on hand To give him a parting cheer
az the steamship goes out.
Gracious me- said Mr.. Roosevelt.
You don't really mean 10 say there
will be such a crowd as that? Are
all these people coming? The French
ambassador, NJ. Jusserand, wrote me
thar he would see me at the DOCK.
II q big crowd is coming | will write
the company TO see that he has no
trouble in getting through the crowd.
No Speeches TO BE Made.
Il will leave here early Tuesday
and may go by the Tube TO Hoboken
from New York, which, OF course, de
pends on the weather. There Will be
no speeches or statements from me
at the steamer
The intelligence that many packages
had been received at the pier from
various friends containing every
thing from an assortment OF pills to
cure all the evils that flesh is heir
10 in the Jungle, to ammunition and
guns. caused Mr. Roosevelt TO ex-
Claim: Il might say now that have
engaged al my equipment and ! won't
take them. | won't even look at
them. It's no use TO send these things
to me-.
Mr. Roosevelt said he was a pri
waite citizen. and as such he was en-.
titled TO private citizens rights AMI
would decline TO make any statement
on American political affsirs. On his
return here Monday AFTERNOON dele
CATION from the town board OF trade
headed by G. Chester Painter. chair
man 81 the board. will call at Saga
more Hill and present him with set
OF resolutions recently passed com
meBding him as citizen and wishing
him n safe return.---
The members Of the Roosevelt fam
fly ~ the reunion YESTERDAY besides
Mr. Roosevelt and his wife. were Mrs
Nicholas Longworth. Ethel Roosevelt.
( Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. and Archie,
| Kermit and Quentin Roosevelt.