New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-15
ASHORE
KHARTOUM CHEERS
HIS 4RRIT4L.
Harder Work than Jungle
Hunting Before Him, Says
Er-President.

Khsrtoum. March 14-Looking the
picture of health, and physical fitness
showing in every line. Theodore Roose-
welt came back to-day from the long
trail over which he has spent nearly
year in the pursuit of game. Thousands
had gathered here to see him, and they
deserted from afar the familiar form and
smile, made so even to those who had
never before set eyes on the eX-President
of the United States by the many pict-
ures of him which have recently been
published,
Later in the day there was a joyous
reunion of Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt
and their children, Kermit and MISS
Ethel, in the North station of khar-
toum. Mrs Roosevelt and her daughter
arriving there about $50 o'clock in the
evening
A launch, carrying the representatives
of the Governor General of Anglo Egyp-
tian Soudan, Major General Sir Francis
Reginald Wingate, sirdar of the Egyp-
tian army. met the steamer Dal up the
river on this small craft Colonel Roose-
Welt and the members of his party had
travelled for more than thirteen hundred
miles. from Gondokoro, in Uganda, Where
they embarked on February ~. II was
a wearisome trip. for there was little 70
be seen and the latter part of the voy-
age was exceedingly uninteresting, the
river sometimes being a mile and half
G0fe
where only crocodiles abound, and tow
ard the end Colonel Roosevelt showed
his desire to be ashore.
The White Nile was more placid to-
day than yesterday. when heavy north
west gaze stirred up the water and
threatened delay TO the steamer, and the
sirdar's launch was able to proceed
long distance up the river, bearing the
first official greeting to Khartoum's dis
tinguished guest. The sirdar's staff off,
GERS were taken aboard and when the
steamer. with the American, British and
Egyptian flags flying, arrived at Cor
don's Tree, they we're seen surrounding
the former President on the bridge.
Colonel Roosevelt was attired in khaki
uniform and wore white helmet.
Not Affected by His Hardships
For several hours the Dial tied up op-
nosite Ciordon's Tree. within sight OF
Khartoum, and during that time Colonel
Roosevelt was busy in answering nun
dreds OF cable messages and letters
which had accumulated here. All OBJ
servers remarked his fitness and en-
ergy, and among them were those who
had noted in Colonel Roosevelt when
he left New York a year ago the et-
fects of the strain of a long and siren
uous term in Office. From those effects
he has now completely recovered. and
although apparently the hsrdshiPs
which he underwent in the wilds of At
rics have not reduced flesh TO any ap-
ureciahle- degree, he looks, 10 use his
own words, able to hit the. line hard.
Although the ex-President has re-
fused TO grant an interview or give out
a statement on public questions until he
is in possession of the fullest informa-
ton on all points, he realizes, he says,
that he has before him a series of hard
er working days than jungle hunting.
Soon after o'clock in the afternoon
| the steamer came up slowly 10 the pal
ace pier, amid q. continuous volleying
! of cheers. Colonel Roosevelt was warm
/ ly greeted by Major General Sir Rudolf
Baron. Slatin Pacha, inspector general.
! and Major T. r, Phipps, the Sirdar' s
| private secretary. He and the other
membe of the party were conducted
TO the palace grounds. where the heads
of the various government departments
were introduced and tea was served.
The Sirdar's palace is situated in the
centre of six acres of beautiful gar
dens 1t stands on the site of Gordon's
/ Palace, on the steps of which Gordon
was Killed.
/ After tea the colonel and his son
crossed the river to the khartoum sta
| tion, where Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Ethel arrived shortly afterward on an
! express. Arrangements had been made
! SO that the meeting was private. and
/ the reunited family remained within the
palace car for some time, coming forth
/ laughing and happy They returned to
gether TO the Sirdar's palace.
Glad to Return TO Civilization.
= Colonel Roosevelt spoke enthusiast
Cally about his hunting trip. but he
acknowledged that he was trihe home
sick and was not sorry TO return to civ
/ ilizatiou The party obtained an enor-
NOUS bag of game in the Sudd district.
where he said he had not been troubled
/ at all by mosquitoes, which usually are
an almost unbearable pest The bag in
cluded nine white rhinoceroses. which
are exceptionally rare, and three giant
/ Glands The Glands were such magnifi-
cent specimens that the colonel ex-
pressed greater pleasure at getting them
than he did over any other trophies.
! Colonel Roosevelt was much interested
! in the Ugt missions. and spoke in
/ high terms of the Lado Enclave, which
he visited. trip To the Soudan mines
which was planned for to-day, was post
/ poned
\ steam launch filled with newspaper
! correspondents, who had been sent here
from all parts of the world accompa-
MED the Dal during the last few miles
of the trip.
Colonel Roosevelt was pressed by an
enormous and enthusiastic crowd when
he landed at the pier. All were anxious
for the nearest possible view of the
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