The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-03
HOME OF HAMLET
WAS VISITED BY
YANKEE TOURIST
Col. Roosevelt Sees the Place
Where the Gloomy Dane
Was Born and Newspapers
Compare the Two.
7. r. ATTENDS FEAST
IN HIS SACK SUIT
Because His Baggage Was
Delayed, and Crown Prince
Is Nearly overcome Gets
Washington Relics.
6American News Service,

(American News Scrvice)
Copenhagen, May 3.-Theo. ROose-
vclt exponent of the strenuous life, is
having his fiji of activity. The strain
OF his whirlwind European tour is tell
ing even on him. As result. he was
allowed two hours OF sleep more than
usual today, the program of sightsee-
ing being put back that far. No defi-
the last day Of the Roosevelt party's
stay In Copenhagen. 1t was a tour OF
sightseeing, for the most part, that
took up the former presidents time.
The principal journey was to Elsinore.
the scene Of Shakespeare's Hamlet"
In connection with this, 1t is inter-
esting that the newspapers point out
that Theodore Roosevelt could stand
AZ well for the active type of man as
Prince Hamlet stands for the intro
spective type. Each today embodies
the quintessence of the psychological
traits of his kind.
Elsinore lies ON the island of Seeland
ut the narrowest part Of the sound sep
arating Sweden from Denmark. The
town ID 81 miles north by east Of Co
penhagen, and has = population OF
$4,000. employed for the most part In
the shipyards.
Grown Prince shocked.
Crown Prince Christian today APP
peared to have recovered from the
shock he sustained In common with
stAareq& of tho court, whom Mr.. ROoser
welt WAs compelled to sit down to din
ner ct the palace last night In the sack
suit In which he had been travelling.
Pressure brought to bear from official
quarters a. well as the urgent demands
OF the American party, today resulted
In the arrival of the Roosevelt baggage.
Mr.. Roosevelt asked that arrangements
be made II possible, for 1t to be sent
to the Scandinavian peninsula over
the same route taken by the party, and
not by q roundabout road.
Mr.. Roosevelt regrets his failure to
meet King Frederick, who went to the
Riviera before 1t was decided that MIR.
Roosevelt would remain in Copenha-
gen more than few hours.
The municipality today presented q
formal invitation to the Roosevelts to
attend a banquet planned to be held
in the city hall, giving the diplomatic
corpse, the official class and society In
general the opportunity to meet Mr..
Roosevelt.
10 Offered steamer.
One OF the interesting phases Of the
former presidents visit to Copenhag-
en- IL the renewal of his acquaintance
with Vice Admiral Rhichelieu. presi-
dent OF the United Steamship com.
pany. Through Maurice f. Egan. the
American ambassador, Admiral Rhich-
elieu offered to the Roosevelt party
the finest steamer Of his line for use
In the Scandinavian trips.
Another incident of the visit which
has given the keenest pleasure to the
distinguished traveller. II the presen-
tation Of invaluable Washington relics
by the grand children Of the late M.
DE Scholten. once governor Of the
Danish West Indies. The relics-an
eyeslass, q walking stick and snuff.
box--were purchased BY M. De Schel-
ten Of st. Croix more than q century
ago.
Mr.. Roosevelt has touched respon.
eive chord In the hearts of all Danes
by eulogizing Bjornstjerne Bjornson,
the Norwegian writer. In his inter
views with newspaper men. Bjornson
whose body passed through here on
the way to his birthplace. was an idol
Of the Danes.