The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-24
THOUSANDS WAVE Ex-PREei.
DENT FAREWELL As HAM
BURG LEAVES PIER. III
BOWED APPRECIATION
From Captains. Bridge. Wfers- iHe
Stood With His sens EefVsit-s I.
Received Several crttng ].
80 Gifts and .hfeS6S0este. -,...1

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parting farewell with hfs black sltucf
hat. his smiling face beaming in the
morning sun, as he stood On the cap
tain's bridge of the steamer Hamburg,
exPresident Roosevelt sai,ed away
for his long planned African "safar'."'
He left his native shores amid the
cheers Of thousands CT persons that
swarmed the Hamburg american line
pier, the whistles Of. river craft and
the thunderous reverDerations Of the
ex.president's salute of 13 guns fr M
Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth-
Beside the happy figure Of the for
mer chief mag strate CT the big
steamship slipped out of her dock
slocd Kermit Roosevelt. SON OF tse
ex.presidant, who accompanies his
father as official photographer on
the expedition. The father a11 son
remained on the brige on the trip
down the hay and acknowledged with
sweeping hats the salutes CT the yes,
sells.
Unofficial Demonstration.
The demonstration was uDrni ial
i'm character, but many high in the
affairs of the nation wers prs at.
Just before he boarded the sfio he
was presented with a bronze tabl I
by the ItaIian-American Chamber CT
Commerce I'm recognition OF his ef-
forts In behalf of the Sicilian earth
quake sufferers. Roosevelt made no
statements regarding his coming
hunt in the jungles OF British East
Africa, other than to say that he
probably would be gone about year
ana quarter.
One incident tf the de arture
which touched Roosevelt probably
more than any other, was the pre-
sentation OF message and gift from
President Taft, by Captain Archibald
Butt, who was chief military aide to
Roosevelt and who at present occu-
pies that position under President
Taft Roosevelt sent message to
Taft by Butt and when at sea sent
the president wireless telegram OF
parting thanks, love and sincerity"
Continuous Ovation.
Roosevelt and Kermit received
continuous ovation from the time
they landed at the East River termi-
nal of the Long Island railroad, from
Oyster Bay. to the final departure of
the steamer Hamburg for Gibraltar.
It's first port of call. There was a
burst of cheers as the ferry boat land
cd at Thirty-fourth street and as the
party were whirled through the city
streets pedestrians catching feet
ing glimpse of the expires dent.
cheered. took of she.r hats and
waved farewell.
Friends and political and official
associates came aboard the steam
ship to speed the departing hunter.
Only those who were known to
Douglas Robinson. brother-in-law Of
Roosevelt. We're admitted to the suite !.
where Roosevelt received his friends.
The departure of the Hamburg was
delayed until il:06 by the order of
Captain Burmeister. So that Major
t'htidi Nopu, VI tHe utpdflUeut II
the east. and staff, might board the
steamer from the government tug
Wickoff and bid goodbye 10 their
former commander in chief.
Pretty Marine Picture.
The steamship Hamburg PRES ented
, pretty marines picture as she
steamed down the river in the limpiI
sunlight which touched the colors of
Ter code flags that iuttcred from the
ialyards on the fore and main masts.
Racing alongside of the Hamburg
vas bevy Of small tugs footing in
'essantly. The tugs carried scores of
aoosevelt's friends. including the
collector of the port. VIM. Loeb. Jr.,
ormer private secretary TO Rose
-elt. and others in the federal SER
ice.
Roosevelt waved his hat in arswr
0 the salute of the forts and ths
hips siren answered the frequent
shisties of the craft met and psssei.
Wien the Hamburg was last sesn
sowing eastward in the haze that
ung over the Atlantic those on the
ne saw the figure high up on the
ridge waving last farewell