Putnam patriot., 1919-01-17
KNEW ROOSEVELT
 IN EAST AFRICA
Rev. Frederick krieger For
 merly Lived In Putnam
Thinks Kermit Roosevelt Was Daring
 Youngster With His Camera

Rev. Frederick Krieger, Water
 bury, who formerly lived in Putnam,
 was a personal friend of the late ex-
 president. Theodore Roosevelt, and
 gives some insights into the hunting
 excursion in Africa, which have here
 tofore been unpublished Mir. Krieg-
 CT. for nearly twenty years, has lived
 in British East Africa, and in the ter
 ritory where the Roosevelt party hunted, and was interned by the British after war was declared by
 Germany He was transported to In dia and Roosevelt was a factor in procuring his release. The former
 presidents interest was evidence of appreciation of service rendered in connection with the hunting expcii- ten. Having been among the pioneer settlers in the section of British East Africa and having been missionary. 1 farmer and hunter successively, Mir
 Krieger was qualified to reeder vaiU- able assistance and he did so.
 Mir. Krieger, at the time of his res idence in Putnam, lived on School street with his father and mother in house about 200 yards from the june uon of Grove street The family vas of German descent put will be re membered as hard-working, devout, loyal people. An older brother of the missionary, Frank, died while the family lived here. The body of his father was brought here for burial in Grove street cemetery several months ago.
 'I first met Roosevelt on the race course at Nirobi," said Mir. Krieger. Tn certain days of the year big rac- ing events are held, following the GUS tom of England. The occasion is one for fe.e celebration. l was intro dueed to the former president by Major Charles Ross, the assistant game warden, with whom l had been acquainted for several years. We engaged in a conversation of mutual interest concerning the plans for the big hdnt. Our conversation Mas in- terrupt4i by the approach of some women. Roosevelt apologized and begged to be excused since he had prior engagement with them. The following morning l saw him at the station. He came up to me and after an exchange of greetings, resumed the conversation of the afternoon be- fore, just at the point where we left off. think that is illustrative of Roosevelt's great mental capacity.
 "The members of the party were, for the most part, well known to me l for man; years. Cunningham, the head hunter, was a great naturalist, and had explored widely in that part of Africa. Sellew had given up much of his life seeking out rare speci- mems. Sir Alfred Pease, magistrate  Leslie Tarleton was land agent and ou-fitter for hunting expeditions. He was of the firm of Newland & Tarle- | t m & Co.,, outfitters for big hunting expeditions. Most of the 200 native porters were personally known to me | and some of them l had employed on trips I had taken.
 Roosevelt took from Africa the l finest collection of specimens of the native animal life that ever left the l country, and he personally got the great majority of the trophies-and he didn't buy them, either. l saw the complete collection at Newland' s and when I observed the marks where the fatal shots had struck l could not 1 help but marvel at Roosevelt's expert ness with the rifle Most of the big hunters I have met had to learn the use of rifles after arriving in the country. That was not so with Roosevelt.
 Naturally there were numerous l thrilling incidents in connection with the hunt and of all the party l think Kermit Roosevelt was the 'nerviest, in fact think he was the most daring voungster I ever knew l know whereof speak. Kermit did most of his hunting with a camera. Hunting wild beasts of the jungles with cam era is no parlor game. The hunter | cannot be incumbered with a rife.