The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-14
Burst Of Cheering Greets Ar
rival of the Dal.
AN ENORMOUS CROWD
Turns Out to Get a View of the
Noted American.
Meets His Wife and Daughter
at the Station.

| KhartOunl, March 14.-Colonel Theo.
dore Roosevelt and his party arrived
here at o'clock this afternoon The
| former president received a most fiat
teriug reception.
The steamer Dal was delayed some
what by the unusually turbulent waters
of the White Nile. but the party was
able to keep within one hour of the
schedule :ima Tor the arrival here
Earlier in the cay the staff of the Sirdir
| Major General Sir Francis Wingatf
had proceeded up the river in launch
to meet the Dal and extend the first
formal greeting to the distinguished Wis
| itor. The officials were taken on board
| the steamer and escorted their guest
| into the town.
| When the Dal was sighted the Ameri-
| can, British and Egyptian flags could be
made out flying above the vessel. AS
| the craft turned her nose into the har-
/ Dor the thousands on shore were quick
| to recognize the figure of Col Roose-
! Welt standing on the brioge. He was
dressed in a khaki hunting suit and
Wore wiite helmet. surrounding him
| were the members of the Sirdir'S staff.
| Recognition of the American was
the signal for a burst of cheering
| that continued as the vessel slowly
found her pier. Colonel Roosevelt.
ackn owledged the greeting, raising his
hat repeatedly and smiling.
A steam launch filled with news
paper SpondentS who had been
sent here from all parts of the world,
accompanied the Dal on the last part
of the trip.
Colonel Roosevelt was greeted by
an enormous crowd, all anxious for the
nearest possible view but his escort
saved him from any possible discom-
fort He was at once escorted to the
palace of the sirdir, at the steps of
which he was received by the high
Sudan officials The passage from the
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members of the sirdir's body guard
and as Colonel Roosevelt passed be-
tween the lines he again raised his
hat in his response to the salutations
of the throng.
Within the palace Colonel Roosevelt
received all the higher officials of the
governmer t, after which tsa was served
The stay at the palace was brief. Col.
station to meet Mrs Roosevelt and
JisS Ethe; Roosevelt who were expect
ed on the train due at 5 o'clock.
Col Roosevelt arrived at the station
in time to meet his wife and daughter
upon their arrival. The officials of the
city hal so arranged affairs that this
family reunion, after a years separa-
tion was in strict privacy. After a few
moments Of seclusion a very happy
party emerged from the station and
proceeded to the palace. This evening
no one was permitted to disturb the
privacy of the Roosevelts. Tomorrow
the round OIL entertainments and the
sight seeing will begin.
Dinner at the Palace.
Tuesday will be devoted to sight
seeing around Khartoum and visits
will be paid to the Gordon Memorial
college and other noted institutions.
In the evening the heads of the gov
ernmental departments and their
wives will meet the Americans at
dinner at the palace. The guests
will include Slatin Pasha, the writer
who has so vividly described the mas
Sacres in the Soudan.
On Wednesday morning Colonel
Roosevelt will visit Omdurman. The
hills of Kerreri, seven miles from
Omdurman, mark the site of the
great battle of Omdurman on Septem-
Der 2, 1898, when the Khalifa's army
was annihilated and the rule of the
Khalifa was brought to an end. He
will inspect the Khalifa's house and
meet the local celebrities. In the af-
ternoon game has been arranged
for his benefit at the Gymkana polo
grounds, and after that he will visit
the American mission. In the even
ing he will be the guest of the Khar-
toum club at a dinner at which COW
ers will be laid for sixty.
Thursday is a free day, but it is
probable that the ex-president will at
parture and witness the Soudaneze
drill.
Colonel Roosevelt and his family
will leave here by special train on
Thursday night to visit Assouan, Lux
or and Edfa on the way to Cairo.
He will enter Europe either by way
of Naples or Brindisi.
Many of the streets of Khartum
have been decorated in honor of the
Americans and the American flag is
to be seen on various buildings. Full
accounts of the prowess displayed by
the former president in his hunting ex-
peditions have preceded him and, quite
apart from the distinguished Office
which he has held, the people here are
anxious to honor him for what he has
passed through and what he has ac-
complished during the last twelve
has passed through SO many hard
ships in so short time and been quite
so successful.
Had Remarkable Health.
Truly remarkable has been the
health enjoyed by Colonel Roosevelt
and his son, practically the only two
members of the expedition, among the
whites at least, who escaped sickness.
Slight attacks such as most of the
party experienced were only natural in
view of the hardships endured, the
heat of the tropics, the noisome places
through which the expedition was
compelled to pass at times and the
deadly insects. The Sesse islands
through which the steamer treaded on
the trip to Entebbe, are a monument
to the devastation wrought by the
they are now devoid of human life as
a result of the sleeping sickness
scourge.
Throughout the many months of
hunting Colonel Roosevelt displayed
the greatest concern in the care of
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