The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-10
Many Prefer to lL[,ee lL[,eengtl,erl sojourn
in Paris Rather Than I'ryta
Fourtecn-Day Boat.
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23 New York sHerald) @
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PARIS, September 9--At the present
moment more than two thousand Amer
leans are c,'stranded'i.in Paris rfis state.
ment at first may seem somewhat alarm.
Ing, and to allay any disquleting fears,
let It be said at once that Americans at
present stranded In Paris are not victims
of financial embarrassment, but arc hero
solely owing to inability to .c.crn 10
America on account q. tho lack OF accom-
modatlon on Transatlantic stea,nships. 4
In fact, the sltua tlonTat present,is moro
than the companies can cope with Tho
steamship offices are absolutely bcsicseI
with people B. anxious Il to return by an
early steamship and the reply II, most
cases given Is "all berths are booked up
until October" &i 5f2Aj Is +
5& Many people, however, have chosen 10
SAL by slow boats, but the ina jorty pre-
Ter to remain in Europe. rather than
endure fonrteen-day Journey. d
,lIhs ms "stranging. ' however, has not been
a"ithout effect on the tourist agencies
Although disnppointmcnts have been MI
merous. the large number Of 4 jea !
mas become sreconcled to fate. and In
stead OF remaining in Paris in$the hone Of
obtaining the herths of$somsl,ody ,,nahls
TO use themaat the last .nlon1ent / tbcw, !, ~
making fresh&tours on the continent un-
III It IS time to sail. ~ ,17s' f1''S
Remaining in Paris.
Ihose, however, who intend to pass time
IN Paris include Colonel Samuel Col, ' Z 80
Rhode Island. who has been tourint. i, IN
Switzerland by automobile. judge nnd
Mrs. Vernon NJ. Davis and Mrs Robert
Vernon haye returned, from a. tour \ n
Normandy; Emil T. Bnas and family. Of
New York and Mr. Edward L. Osgood
and family. of I3oston.s III Is
Miss Marbury gave a farewell reception
at her$vlla in Versailles prior to sailing
foraNew y York. h, ,l5l55 a .58 a.,
Miss Ade Brown, OF New York, Shas ar
rived In Paris after an extended automo-
bile tour in the chatcau district of
France, and will leave shortly on a trip
through the. principal cities of Stain.5.
# Mr.. Z. Clarence Jones, some days af-
ter his return 10 Paris from Is len, left
for ,Biarrltz, WI hile= IN ]. Paris he gave a
number Of plea sant dtriier part tIei. $;s
Mr.. Joseph Stier,v.o r. New Y York. who Is
one OF the we'll known golfers OF Station
Island, has returned from Switzerland
and 8 leaving for London, en- route to
Scotland where he will MAY oversn mum.
ber3 Of the best known links. IS
sE,J Other arrivals in ris are Mr. and
Mrs, Justus s.sIIotchkiss and Miss Kings
bury, OF New Havensf Conn:a Mr.. "a. r
Randolf, Mrssand Mrs. L. Dreifus, Mr.
VAN Rensselaer, Thayer, Mr. and sH Mrfs
Stewart Browne, Miss Townsley Mr., anS
Mrs. E. Harman, Mr. and Mrs: Francis
Kaner seerist Miss s. Woodworth Mr.
Howard Woodworth. Mr. Summer Tailor,
Mr.. !Travers Brown. Mr.. A.. q. handoif,
DIR. and Mrs. Carroll DUMB am.G N y, RS. = =,
2. Rogers. Mr.. z. Fl. Wardwell,s Mr.
Clement March and Miss NJ. f. Beck
man. MI Of New York: Mr.. Francis -.
Carey and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Cans, OF
baltimore: Mr.. and Mrs. Kimhall and
Miss M. Potter, of Chicago: Rev, James
4 Crawford, Of Philadelnhla:a Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank G. Lanrhlin, OF Buffalo.