The evening world., 1909-03-22
Auto DasheS Up to Tenement
for Fond Farewell to
Mary Ledwith.
BUSY LAST DAY HERE.
Finishes Many Preparations
and lnSpectS Liner on Which
He Sails Tomorrow.

Citizen Theodore Roosevelt came TO
town to-day TO say few fareweils,
write few editorials, inspect the
steamship Hamburg, on which he will
sail tomorrow, answer a few hundred
letters, dictate few score letters,
shake a few hundred hands. smile
few hundred smiles, refuse a few thou.
sand offers OF rifles, ammunition, revolt
vers, cannon and the like, eat few
bites OF lnnch. and journey a few
leagues in Douglas Robinsons automo-
bile.
Accompanied by two OF his children,
Ethel and Kermit. the ex-Presideent ar
rived at the foot OF East Thirty-fourth
street at 9,lS from Oyster Bay. Cross.
ing the river, he nodded few hundred
mods to fellow passengers who recog.
nized him. Debarking. he swept Ethel
and Kermit along, with him to the
waiting automobile OF Douglas Robin.
SON. Mrs. Robinson. Mr.. Roosevelt's
sister, was in the car with her hus.
band
Paid Visit In Tenement.
The momen. Citizen Roosevelt had
climbed in and closed the door the big
limousine shot away up Thirty-fourth
street to Second avenue, whisked around
the corner, sllded to Thirty-second
street, swished round another corner
and drew up in front Of No. 334 East
Thirty-second street, an old brick dwell
ing, cut up into tiny two-room flats.
The machine had hardly come to a
tu!l stop when Mr. Roosevelt flung out,
darted across the pavement, bounded TN
the steps, negotiated one rlckety flight
of stairs in about three jumps, and
burst into the little rear apartment OF
Mrs. Mary Ledwith, who was nurse for
an the Roosevelt children from the day
they were born.
The gray-haired, sweet-faced little
woman was speeches. with delight as
Mr.. Roosevelt embraced her and kissed
hen on the cheek.
Couldn't think OF going to Africa
without saying goodbye to you, Mary"
said Mr.. Roosevelt, pa,ting her cheek
and giving her another hug.
And don't let any o. them wild
beasts get you, Mr. Roosevelt" said the
old nurse, as he departed, kissing her
again.
on. I'll attend TO them, all right"
laughed the famous hunter, whereupon
he shook hands again with the Days,
waved his hand over his head and went
down the stairway as IL he were on
creased skids. All the tenants in the
building were looking on and lifted their
voices In q cheer as Mr.. Roosevelt pro.
ceeded to his automobile with cstapultic
velocity.
Inspected His Ship.
At the offices Of the outlook Mr..
Roosevelt met DR.. Lyman Abbott and
his other sanctum associates, former
Secretary Of the Interior James r. Gar
field, Robert ]. Collier and the Collier
editors, DR.. Albert Shaw. editor OF THE
Review Of Reviews and several other
distinguished editors.
Then Mr.. Roosevelt journeyed to Ho-
boken to inspect the Hamburg and his
hunting gear. He was accompanied by
Kermit and his young nephew. Douglas
Robinson jr. The trip TO Hoboken was
made via the Christopher street ferry
and the visit to the steamship was
short.
The ex-Presldent inspected all his
gear looked into his staterooms. met
Capt. Burmeister and all the officers,
shook their hands. and murmured
Bully" time and again. and finally
motored away from the pier amid the
cheers Of pierful OF people.