New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-12
British Officials Show Little
Consideration for Trans
atlantic Travellers.
START WITHOUT WARNING
Robert Lorraine and Members OF
His Company Pile In-Passen-
gers on the Oceanic and
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
by Gable 20 The Tribune

London. Sept. 1.-THE total lack o'
consideration shown by British ran
vav officials for transatlantic travellers
has now become q byword' ana 1t
seems probable that only a serious ac-
cident will bring about very neces-
gary Improvement on the haphazard
methods now in vogue in the dispatch-
ing of trains from London
Frequently trains are made up only
few minutes prior to the time OF de-
narture and started without the slight
est warning just as passengers are
about to scramble into the moving
carriages as best they can. y Few
DAYS ago Joseph Brooks, the A'''eF'-
can theatrical manager, was literally
hurled into a train at Euston Sta'io'
by some sturdy friends. and in the con
fusion one woman passenger lost Hef
handbag containing money and nch@'s
between the train and the platform.
The scene at Waterloo station on the
denarturc of the Oceanic boat ualh
this morning was even more chaouc'
and only by display of undigni1ed
agility were scores of passengers aple
IN board the moving train, which start
"a without the slightest intimation' not
even the customary whistle oe'hS
heard.
Robert Lorraine. Mabel Love. May
Blayney and other members OF the
English company which is to produce
Man and Superman" at the Hudson
Theatre in New York, were among the
victims. Lorraine and members of the
company were just posing for photo
graph, when they suddenly realized
that the train was leaving the plat
form. In the rush for the carriages
which ensued several OF the women
were thrown unceremoniously on ihe
floor of the compartments.
Mr.. Lorraine, who has achieved
reputation here as an aviator, said he
might fy in the United States if The
opportunity occurred. After seven
weeks in New York he is going on Il
prolonged tour Of the West and Can
ada. lie Is delighted at the prospect OF
returning to America, where he has so
many friends. and has the happicst
recollections of previous visits.
Justice Julius NJ Mayer, with his
mother and brother, is returning.
after travelling IN Europe since July.
Mr.. Mayer said he had been deeply i'm
pressed by the wonderful road making
enterprises in Switzerland. The way
the Swiss engineers were boring LONG
tunnels through the mountains was
amazing as well as educational.
Among other passengers on the Oce-
anic were Cosmo Hamilton, who is
going 10 New York in connection with
the production Of his new play; Thee
dore Hostetter, Charles II. Sheriff.,
formerly American Minister TO the Ar
gentine Republic; Mr.. and Mrs. Stanls-
laus STANCE and Lafayette Young.
Among the passengers sailing to-day
on the Kaiser Wilhelm IL were Presi-
dent and Mrs. Nicholas NJ Butler and
family, MIR. and Mrs. X. NJ. Ham, Miss
Hortense Ham, Charles Lanier. jr.,
Riccardo Martin, the opera singer, wife
and daughter; Gustaye II. Schwab, Mr..
and Mrs. a. Stotesbury. MIR. and Mrs.
Henry W. Taft, Mr.. and Mrs. r. T..
Thomas. Miss Gertrude s. Thomas, Mr..
and Mrs. Isidorc Wormsor and Miss
Edith Wormser.