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in making Commander Attenborough acquainted with the plight 
of the Roosevelt party. He told him that while on their way to 
accept of his kindly invitation and to partake of his generous hos¬ 
pitality Colonel Roosevelt and his party had suddenly found them¬ 
selves short of both food and water, and unless speedy relief could 
be aiforded them they would have to undergo considerable suffering. 
He also told how he had come on with extra speed to secure enough 
water and food to last the party until their arrival, but having 
underestimated the distance, he and his party had started out across 
the desert with insufficient food and water to accomplish the jour¬ 
ney, which accounted for their bad shape when they arrived. 
But little time was lost by Commander Attenborough in organ¬ 
izing a party to go to the relief of those in distress. As soon as a 
number of porters could load upon his launch a plentiful supply of 
all manner of food and supplies, as well as a sufficient quantity of 
water, the relief party made a hurried departure. 
CROSSED THE LAKE WITH WELCOME RELIEF. 
Under the direction of Guide Cuninghame, who declared that 
he could reach Colonel Roosevelt and his party and guide them in 
by eleven o’clock in the morning, the relief party started across the 
lake just at dawn, feeling greatly relieved that they would so soon 
rejoin their half-famished associates with welcome relief. It did 
not take long, after the lake was crossed, for the porters to transfer 
the hampers of provisions and the vessels containing the water, 
from the launch to their backs and set out upon a loping trot to find 
their suffering companions. The lake was crossed to save making 
a long detour by land which would mean the loss of a couple of hours 
of valuable time. 
Refreshed by the short rest and the nourishment they had 
enjoyed. Guide Cuninghame and his porters were soon within sight 
of the Roosevelt camp, where their coming was welcomed by loud 
shouts of joy, although their friends had fortunately found a small 
pool of water to relieve their thirst, which Colonel Roosevelt com¬ 
pelled them to boil before using. As soon as the party had partaken 
of sufficient nourishment to kill the pangs of hunger, as well as hav- 
