New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-22
Army Reaches Havre de Grace.
Nd, After Severe Tests
of HeroiSm.
FACES THREATENING STORM
Corporal Klatschken Crawls
Mile on Hands and Knees
Miss Bergmarck Scofns
Story of Romance.
(By Telegraph to The Tribune.

Havre de Grace. Md, Feb. 2l-The suf-
lragist marchers are sorry looking
band. They arrived here in dctachments
this evening after the worst days OK
perience they have encountered since
leaving New York. When Miss Elizabe,b
Freeman the orator. criticised Deaware
roads yesterday in addresses. she had M
idea Of what she and her compatriots
would encounter to-day. The highways
In Delaware We're like ballroom floor. as
compared with the mud trails that the
army ploughed through i'm Maryland
The Washington or bust" travellers
were stretched along the roads between
here and Elkton to-day. anywhere from
one mile TO eight miles apart The roads
were foot deep in mud generally. II was
a test OF the herosm OF the marchers
and they all came up TO the mark
The first of the army to reach Hayre
de Grace was Miss Phoebe Hawk. The
comely little suffraest from New York
came in ahead OF the others shortly be-
fore o'clock. The others arrived at in
tervals OF from ten minutes to two hours
They all had blistered feet and swolen
ankles. and oked more Ike "Coxey's
army" of old than anything seen here
sbouts lately.
TO add 10 the other troubles Of the
marchers the automobile baggage carrier
driven by Alphonse Major, caught FIRE this
morning at North East, Md, six miles
below Elkton. The engine became over
heated after being stalled in the mud for
an hour. \ bucket brigade extinguished
the blaze without any serious loss.
Face Threatening Storm.
When the army left Elkton this morn
Ing. after resting their aching limbs over
night. the sky was overcast and rain
threatened This did not deter them, how
ever Mrs John r. Boldt. Of New York;
Miss Mary Morgan and Miss Freeman.
who remained at Newark Del. last night
to address the students Of Delaware Col
lege. arrived here before o'clock. Mrs.
BoIdt walked the six miles. The other
two rode in the literature wagon. Mrs.
Rulon. Of Philadelphia, who spent the
night ar farmhouse likewise tramped
three miles to Ilkton before the army
broke camp.
The rank and file are greatly concerned
over General Resale Jones. the intrepid
leader. Her face is drawn AMI pinche'
and she has lost ten pounds from her
slight frame. She did not reach here until
late
colonel" Tia craft. who Is probably -
worse physical condition than any of IN"
rest. played out to-day before half OF o..
eighteen miles from Elkton 10 Hayre de
Grace was covered She was on the roaI
somewhere al late hour Doubtless stc
stopped at a farmhouse.
Although Washington il only seventy
five miles away. all Of the marchers real
tie that the last stage Of the journey ".
be the harder. Footsore and weary. q.
suffragsts are kept going only by deyo.
ton TO the cause" They all declar..
however. that ii * do OF die.
CrawIed Mile on Hands and Knees.
corporal" Martha Klatschken. WI
weighed only ninety-eignt pounds Wh-n
the march began. and weighs less no".
collapsed to-day after walking i've niles
She rested awhile and then resumed the
weary tramp. During the afternoon sh'
actually crawled a mile on her hands ar
knees. She reached Hayre de Grace Gov
cred with muG.
Miss Elizabeth Aldrich. OF san Diego.
was almost hystercal because Of fatigue.
Although Miss Hawn was the hrst TO
reach to-night's goal. her feet were raw.
her ankles swollen and her knees twinged
with pain. Mrs. Marie Baird. VINO COZ
lapsed at princeton ana rejoined the army
In Wilmington on Tuesday, is IN piuaole
condition. Miss Helene Bergmarck' OK
Philadelphia. one OF the prettiest OF the
party was hardly able TO rise this morn
Ing. but she marched, though every step
was agony.
Miss Bergmarck fell behind to-day shs
* worried over reports that she became
engaged on the march To Roy Ralson. TIE
Rrooklyn high school boy Ralson join Vi
the party to-day after being absent LOT
several days. lie came ahead OF the army
on a train, and was here when they ar
rived.
Miss Bergmarck reiterated to-day what
she told The Tribune correspondent 10
Willnlnston on Tuesday night:
"I never saw Ralson until he appeared
I'm Chester. Penn she said. 1t IS no'
true that / have visited his relatives III
proollyu. cannot imagine what hls
father means when he says | did. DO
not know Ralson from Adam. and don
wan, 70 know him.. ! am not engaged u
him and don't expect to be. Please don
ask me that again.
The strangest feature Of the whole aii"r
is that none of hte pilgrims will admit to
others Of the party their suiYerlngs They
feor it viii brand them as cutters 10
or,si1.rs. however. they tell OF .heir sui
ferings. and some of them regret the ZIP
was started.
Washinqton or Die, Says "Col." Craft
Lofore colonel Ida Craft had gone
r,lr a mile to-day she was urged 10 CIV
nm The task OF ploughing through o'e'
mud would have been enough for s'o"e
n.on The colonel" was brave ..l
"Nvhat, me quit, she ansN',Sd
..>everi will reach Washington ~
rarad. with the suffragists. or die IN u'e
mis- is the spirit Of All the ma. IN,
-rhev ore all crpples. and unless the sV,,7
hatvean here and Washington shan NJ, ~.
nrove there may be desertions.
March is scheduled TO be resumed u"