The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-25
AMERICANS CHARTER SHIP
TO GET OUT OF EUROPE
Voyage of the Undinc and Circum-
stances Preceding II Perhaps
Without Parallel.
ARRIVAL OF OTHER STEAMERS
Arrangements for Italian Liner Made
by Dock Commissioner of New
York, Who Takes Up Option Five
Minutes Before II Expires

NEW YORK. August 24.-Four hun
ured more Americans. who scrambled
out Of Europe because OF the war
reached New York on the italian liner
Principe iii tndinc. from Genoa. The
vessel Was specially chartered for the
trip by Il. y G. Smith. dock commits
sioncr Of New York Among the pas
scnSers were Dr. Nicholas MURRAY But
Ter. president of Columbia University
and family. and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
crick W. Vanderbilt
The Gndine reached quarantine late
last night. followed by the Holland
American Line steamer Noordan from
Rotterdam. Count Won Bcrnstorff. Ger
man ambassador 30 the United states
was among the Noordam's passengers
Other arrivals to-day were the Nor
Weri"u steamer i<riStiniafiord from
:;ergcn. with more than ] 500 payaeu-
@cr.. nearly all Americans. and the
Dutch oil tank steamer New York from
rotterdam. The latter reported IT was
stopped by "a British torpedo boat IN
the Downs. ana its cargo Inspected
Two hundred thousand dollars was
paid the LLOYD Sabaude Company at
Genoa for The use OF the Principe III
cniinc. Each passenger paid S25r
gold as - minimum for the first cabin
accommodations. leaving n deficit Of
about 10000. which Will he met by tho
committee which arranged the trip
In statement issued at New York
to-day tho committee says the mon
ey was well spent"
II was suggested in statement is
sued by passengers that special com
mittee should confer with representa-
tivcy Of ;he state Department TO sub
NIT trustworthy information on the
critical financial and sanitary situation
of fellow citizens in Southern Europe"
I THIS latter Was signed. among others.
by Henry Burnett Louisville. Ky; The
odorc ". Noes, Washington; the Rev.
Edward Rondtlalcr North Carolina,
and Landon Thomas. Augusta. Ga
BRITISH CRUISER
CONES tLoNGSIuE
The Cadine saw no warships until
last Thursday afternoon. when Brit
ish auxiliary cruiser. believed 20 be
tn. former Cunard liner Carouia. came.
alongside. After looking the linc- over.
and ascertaining that she flaw .hc ncu-
tral Italian flag, the cruiser withdrew.
The voyage Of Tie tndinc and the
circumstances which proceeded IT are
perhaps without parallel. II was =
case OF buying Il ship as II Were. to
get cut OF Europe. Greatest difficulty
VAS experienced in arranging The hnnn-
ci9l details ~ Genoa. fpr while there
were millions represented among tho
Americans In the enterprise. getting
cash MAS quit. another uinttc". After
proposition and counter
-
AVA a. Wednesday np,':. August -.
Ply the terms OF the charter" says
a statement 10y the committee, 80, 900
francs had TO be paid in cash 10 tho
Lloyd SabaUdo Company before 1870
= NJ. on Friday, August :. and the
balance, 100000 francs, vas to be paid
on the day before sailing, Tuesday, Au-
gust II. To meet these conditions re-
quired no small ingenuity. as well as
constant and difficult negotiations. y
moratorium had been declared In Italy.
dcpositors a limited and small amount
daily. IT vas next 10 impossibl. 10
Obtain cash on letters OF credit issued
! in America. At this point tho general
manager of the American Express Com =
pany in Genoa came to the aid OF tho
! Americans. BY taking the personal
checks and personal guarantees OF the
Suarantors he was able AZ i:25 =. NJ.
on Friday, or five minutes before the
option expired. 10 make payment OF
the 10000 francs
Tho Minncwaska, an Atlantic trans
port liner arrived here tonight from
London with 26l passengers, most of
them Americans. one of her passen-
gers was Mrs. Horace Warden. one OF
the principals in a romance which was
the absorbing topic of discussion dur
ing the voyage. Mrs. Warden is the
nincteen-N car-old daughter OF MIR. and
Mrs. j. :. Easily Smith. OF Washing
ton. Two days before the Minncwaska
sailed. tho then Miss Smith married
Horace Warden. a lieutenant In the
british Royal Medical Corps. He left
her TO engage in service on Belgian
q music school in Brussels when the
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