The Washington herald., 1909-03-24
ROOSEVELT BOUND
FOR AFRICAN HUNT
Given ROuSing Send-Off as
Vessel Sails Away.
NOW ON THE BRNY DEEP
Big ThrOng at Pier, but the Police
Keep Good Order-Former Presi-
dent Sends Cordial Greeting 10
Taft-MaJ. Gen. Wood and Rough
Riders Among the ThrOnE.

New York. March 5.-Former President
Roosevelt's departure for Naples en- route
70 the African tunngles to-day, on the
steamship Hamburg. brought a great out
pouring OF colonels-actual, ex, and those
on whom the title has been conferred by
courtesy or former residence IN Kentucky.
Col. Roosevelt apparently had antic!-
pated the military nature OF his send-Oh.
and he wore over his plain business suit
Of grey the olive-drab army overcoat
with the marks OF q real colonel on the
sleeve
one oc the last men 10 shake his hand
and give him good-by was the former
colonel OF the Rough Riders. now MAJ.
Gen. Leonard Wood. IN command Of the
Department Of the East Gen Wood
had come alongside OF the Hamburg
Arerican steamship Hamburg IN the
quartermaster's tug General Wncn. &C
companied by hts STAFF At Rooseveirs re-
Quest the steamship was held for a short
time 70 permit Gen Wood TO come
/ aboard.
Kermit Juvenile Colonel
AS the Hamburg backed out from her
/ dock Col. Roosevelt was escorted 10 the
bridge by capt Burmesster and Emil Z.
Boas. resident director OF the Hamburg.
/ American lire. Kermit. who also wore
a military overcoat. and looked Ike a
I Juvenile colonel. walked swiftly 70 IRE
port end OF the bridge into The little
! pilot-house-lISe shelter with his father.
/ The departure or the steamship was a
+ signal for general footing OF whistles
+ by the harbor craft while the crowd or
/ the pier sent Up ear-splitJing cheers T,
4 was an enthusiastic send-oh IN eve-y
/ sense
/ Col Roosevelt mingled his feelings with
Z those Of the multitude and the steam
/ craft. apparently. as he clapped his Elove-
/ hands together with vigor and began
waving his big black soft hat around his
/ head Kermit occasionally emulated his
/ father.
1 AS the Hamburg straig tened out and
ship II passed blew its whistles Flags
were waved from the shipping craft ir
the hsrbor and the buildings of the city
Forts Fire salute.
As the Hamburg went down the bs,
everything that had whistle let IT hl
open for the departing hunter. Their,
was no mistake in the light OF gratifcs-
ton on Col RoOseveICs face when On,
liner entered the narrOws The guns O.,
Fort Wadsworth boomei for him twenty.
one times. and a few minutes later For
4. Hamilton. on the Brooklyn side of tl,
narrows. made him wave his hat aSau
and again as it paid tribute in powder q,
him.
More than that all the soldiers Of For
Hamilton were drawn up at attention OF
the bluT looking in the distance 10 Col
/ Roosevelt not unlike a picket fence. The
marine observers in the towers at IN,
Hook dipped their flags Tor him. the star,
and Stripes al Fort Hancock. on IN,
Hook. courtesied 20 the former command
er-in-chief. and soon the Hamburg was
in the steamship lane. bound for Naples
I Aol- ENOASt-k CIT .NL4AtNl aA A40hDAeA
few minutes after g o'clock. by way OF
the Hudson tunnel, which he entered al
Twenty-third street and sixth avenue
1 this city. after driving from the Eas
Thirty-f0urth street ferry in the auto
mobile Of his brother-in-law. DOugia,
Robinson. He was met 81 the Twenty
third street station by William G. Nc
| AdoO. who had q special train Of ears
waiting FOR Col Roosevelt, who had
never been in the tunnel before H.
was enthusiastic over his ride. which Wa,
/ made In record time. and insisted OF
/ shaking hands with the motorman.
Race for the Peer.
There was a throng al the Hol.ol5e-
terminal o. the tunnel but Col Rooze
vet had no trouble catching Mr nc
Adoo's automobile. which started AZ
swift rate for the Hamburg-Ame-lcai
pier. only a few blocks away. A crow,
of more than a thousand persons fol
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