On Safari Through British East Africa 
HERE were four of us in the party— 
Noel C. Livingston Learmonth, of 
Hanford - Blanford, England; Mrs. 
Sarah H, Fleischmann, of Cincinnati; 
Archibald Kennedy, the valet, and 
myself. 
We were bound for the sportsman’s 
great hunting-ground, British East 
Africa,—this in advance of Theodore 
Roosevelt, whose coming to those 
same fields, a very few years later, has resulted in focusing 
the attention of the American public on the preserves and 
plains, and succeeded in attracting to Africa many people 
who would otherwise have still known little of the progress 
and development of that wonderful country which is com¬ 
monly miscalled the “Dark Continent.” 
The party left Victoria Station, London, at io A. M., 
February 15, 1907, changing cars at Calais for a through train 
for Marseilles, due to arrive there at seven next morning. 
This would give ample time for connections with our steamer, 
The Admiral, (Dutch East African Line), Captain Doherr, 
scheduled to sail the next afternoon. 
All baggage, tents, ammunition, cots, etc., had been sent 
the company’s agent at Dover several weeks before, and, ow¬ 
ing to heavy luggage dues,—we traveled light, ’cross country. 
Reaching Marseilles on time after a pleasant journey, we 
boarded The Admiral —a splendidly appointed vessel, 131.80 
meters in length, twin screw, fourteen knots speed. Comfort¬ 
able deck cabins were provided,—-our own even boasting the 
luxury of bath and shower. 
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