The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-03-25
mr.. ROOSEVELT IS
OFF FOR AFRICA
SET SAIL AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK
THIS FORENOON.
BAND PLAYS GARRY OWEN
Family Farewetls Are Said In the
Home At Oyster Bay--Will Be
Away For Fifteen
Months.
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New York, March 23.-Carrying the
Ibest wishes of all classes of Ameri.
cans, with no regard to race or color,
Iex-President Roosevelt sailed today
for Naples enroute to Africa on his
hunting expedition. From early morn
ling crowds jammed the pier from
which he sailed. a police line was
Established with difficulty. The tug
Timmons, bearing seventy personal
friends and three revenue cutters car
trying officials, followed the Hamburg
down the river to Ambrose lightship
latter she swung from the wharf. The
officers of the Hamburg were in full
dress uniform. Three hundred citi-
zens OF Oyster Bay were out with a
band early. They were the same men
who accompanied Roosevelt to Wash
Iington when he was first inaugurated.
Among those aboard the Timmons
were Captain Buttes, Mr.. Aide, a rep.
Iresentatiye of President Taft, William
Loeb, Jr., John Hayes Hammond and
lGeorge r. Sheldon. The Roosevelt
family was up at an early hour and
all farewells were said within the
house. Mrs. Roosevelt, Alice, Ethel,
and the servants waved their handker-A
chiefs as the carriage drove away.
Archie accompanied his father and
Kermit to the station. Upon leaving
Archie, Mr.. Roosevelt shouted: Good
by, little boy" and kissed him. He
then clasped the hand of Superintend-
Ient Seamans.
Kermit jumped into the car, ignor-
Ing his brother Archie, and was seem.
lingly unconcened about the trip.
Roosevelt TESTED with the newspaper
men about asking him for a last word
to- the American people. He said he
had nothing to say, but that he ex-
pected to be back in about fifteen
months. When told that the newpa-
per men expected to be with him as
far as Naples, and probably Mombas.
isa, he smiled and said lgood.naturedly
that he hoped they fell overheard.
| The steamer Hamburg with the for
mer president and Kermit Roosevelt
laboard cleared the dock at IL a! m.
1t was escorted by a fleet OF revenue
lcutters and tugs as it started on its
"trip to Naples. The band on the tug
Timmons was playing Garry owen"
Roosevelt's favorite tune, as the start
was made. asc
On the dock was large assemblage
of Mr.. Roosevelt's friends, who had
gathered to bid him God-speed, and
who cheered him as he stood at the
rail of the steamer waving his hand
and smiling with delight Beside him
stood the three men selected from
hundreds of applicants to accompany
him and assist him in collecting The
specimens of African fauna which he
hopes to send back for the enrichment
of the Smithsonian institution, These
fortunate individuals were Maj. Ed.
gar A. Mearns, J. Loring Alden and
edmund Heller. They comprise the
Smitbsonian's expedition. The fifth
member Of the little party, and not to
be considered of least Importance. was
the expresidents second son, Kermit,
who win be the official photographer
of the expedition and, next to his
father, the chief hunter.
To Mombasa Via Naples.
Nv Roosevelt will go via Gibraltar
to Naples, where he will board a
steamer of the German East African
line for Kilindini harbor, the port of
Mombasa. At the latter plaoe the
party will be joined by R. J. Gun
ninghame, an Englishman of long ex-
perience in Africa, who has been en-
gagged as general manager and guide.
The rarty will spend short time in
Mombasa and then proceed by train
On the Uganda railway TO NaiPobi
headquarters of the administration of
British East Africa ProtectDrate, a
city of 1854 inhabitants, of whom
SO are Europeans,
On MacMiIlan's Ranch.
William Northrup Macmillan, for
formerly of ST. Louis, towns a large
estate near VNairobi aid his big, lux
urious farmhouse win be headquarters
for about six months while the hunt
ers and scientists make trips OF vary.
ing length in all directions. II is in
this section that Mr.. Roosevelt hopes
to obtain most OF his specimens. for
Il abounds with animals of all kinds.
The smaller mammals will be trapped.
The supplies of the party are packed
In tin-lined boxes These boxes when
they have been emptied win be used
as packing cases for the various speei-
mems Many valuable natural history
specimens have been spoiled by ants
and other insects, It has been found
from experience on other expeditions,
and 1t is to guard against this that
the tin-lined boxes are being taken
along.
Caring for Specimens.
When the specimensihave been pre-
pared they win be carefully packed in
the boxes and shipped to Nairobl,
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