The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20
ENCOUNTER HARDsH|Ps
UPON LEAVING EUROPE
Of Richmond, Narrates Trials En-
dured Quitting War Zone.
is NOW SAFE IN NEW YORK
Party Touring Austrian Tyr0i When
Hostilitics Break Out, and Alarm
Felt When Terrible Excitement Is
Noticed Among Natives.

Ap interesting letter narratinS the
terrible trials endured in getting out
of Europe after three fourths of the
Continent had become engaged In war,
was received yesterday from Mrs.
James II. Harvie. of IL South Third
Street, who Ia now ut 5J5 West one
Hundrcdth and Sixty-sixth street, Now
York City, visiting her son-in law.
Charles NJ. Graves of the editorial de-
part,ncnt OF the New York Times
Mr. and Mrs. Harvie and several
friends were I'm the Austrian Tyrod
when war broke out between Austria
and s;ervia. but were not alarmed until
they noticed the terrible excitement of
tho Australians. Then. like thousands
of others. they determined to leave at.
once. Arriving at n railroad station In
ZeIl they found hundreds of other tour
lists there ahead of them. In Zcll they
had met their daughter and a party,
and thore we're twelve altogether when
they left. They had to travel third
do that. and finally arrived In Zurich.
In Zurich tho difficulties were repeated
and exaggerated.
ADVISED TO GET AWAY
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
They were unable to get money, and
would have found themselves In dire
straits. but for the chance meeting
with friend who lent them enough
money to take them as far AZ Lucerne
Everywhere they had 20 get passports.
which had TO be vised In every city
through which they passed. In Lucerne
they met Major Lawton, OF the Amer
lean government. who held a meeting
Of all the tourists and advised them TO
get away as fast az possible via France
and England. Here again they had to
have their passports v!sed. and finally
after much delay. during which they
witnessed scenes OF extraordinary eX
element and distress, they got II train
for Paris. They had only their hand
iuggage with them, their trunks hAv-
ing been registered They are probably
stu In Lucerne.
The trip 10 Paris, which ordinarily
takes eight or ten hours occupied three
DAYS. during which time they lived on
three rolls, six bottles Of water and
Eo7e meat and cheese, with which each
had provided himself for the journey
When the train got into French ter
ritory II WAS hoaried by French peas
ants who had beet called TO the colors
They were dressed .as they had left
their fields. Some OF them had not had
time in which 10 say farewell 10 their
families.
FIND FRENCH CAPITAL
LIKE COMMUNITY OF DEAD
When the Hnrvies and their party
arrived in Paris they found the once
gay city Ike community OF the dead.
People trod with heavy feet, md their
faces were lined with the sober dread
of war. Though II was impossible To
leave Paris at the moment they had
to go 10 the Palace de Justice to have
their passports vised and 20 Obtain
leave 10 remain forty-eight hours.
II was on August 81 that they left
tho French capital. but even on this
last lap through the war devastated
country they had more delay. AT
SAmiens they were stopped BY tho
British troop trains rushing through
from Bouloene. From IL O'Clock p. NJ.
until 4:a0 o'clock A. NJ they waited,
watching the British soldiers passing
through on their way 10 the front.
There were no heats. With thou
lands of others they piled themselves
ON top OF trunks and other pieces OF
baggage, and cndeavorcd 10 snatch Il
few moments of sleep. Behind tho
troop trains came HAT cars bearing can
non and caissons. Red Cross ambu-
lances and other vchicular perapher
MALTA for the destruction and saving
OF men And everywhere the French
people were acclaininG their allies
from across the Channel. so that the
crowded station resenbled itself n
forntal line of battle.
When their own train finally came
II was already half-paclIed. but some
how they climbed aboard. and slowly
tho train crept to BouloEne, from
where they took ship TO Folkestone.
ON the wav they passed British trans
ports bringing still more soldiers, and
at the mouth OF the Channel they saw
British battleships drawn up in semi
circle-silent watchers of the deep.
II was with p glad hurrah that they
debarkcd in Folkestone. and with
greater Joy that they landed In Lon
don Thence on the days and ways
we're filled with peace. and after FIVE
days in London they went to Scotland
for week leaving England on Sep
ternbcr 5.