New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-11
MERCY ship GETS
AMERICAN CREW
Sailing of Red Cross To-
day Still Awaits Fed
eral Consent.
SEAMAN'S SOCIETIES
DRAFT ITS SAILORS
Germans Aboard Vessel Indig'
.nant at Breaking of 60
Day Contracts.

| is ntow up to the American navy,
Miss Mabel Boardman said last night,
to get the Red Cross of on its mission
OF mercy tomorrow. The nurses and
surgeons and supplies have been on
board for a week, and yesterday,
through the united efforts of the Sea-
mans Church Institute and the Sea-
mans Christian Association, an entire
new crew of American ssilors was
signed to replace the German crew, to
which France and England objected.
81 shall put it up to Captain Armi-
stead Rust in the morning." Miss
Bosrdman said land If he and the
other retired navy officers in command
don't weigh anchor tomorrow, they
won't be living up to our navy's repu-
tatiOn for dispatch"
The Rev. A. r. Mansfield, superin-
tendent of the Seamsn's Church lnstl-
tute. informed the Red Cross head
morning, that he could furnish them
with satisfactory crew before the end
OF the day. His offer was accepted.
There was a lively time around the
Barge Office and around the Seaman's
Institute at 25 Broad St., the two places
where the crew was signed. The news
stewards brought more than a thou
sand men to the former place. They
choked the entrances to the Office of
the Shipping Commissioner, Patrick
Quinn. and fought for positions in
line. After all, only the stewards were
hired there one hundred negroes from
the Old Dominion Line-and sailors
we're ordered UP to % Broad st.
Captain Luckhurst, marine superin-
tendent for the White Star and other
American lines, took charge there, Out
Of the 1856 applicants, mostly American
born, few naturalized citizens, Cap
tain Luckhurst selected complete
force Of sailors, firemen, trimmers and
oilers. An entire outfit Of officers was
selected also. The Red Cross is al
ready provided with officers from the
retired list Of the American navy, but
as one of the new set explained:
I'VE are hired to run the ship, and
the navy officers are sort of honorary,
so to speak"
The new second officer is an aviator.
James V. Martin. an American. He said
there wasn't much doing in the flying
line now, and he thought he would take
a turn at the sea, with which he is also
familiar The new third officer il John
L.dak, born in Russia, but a citizen of
this country, and the new fourth officer
is RcynOld Schwarz, naturalized
American.
While the new crew was being signed
in New York the disgrunted German
stewards were having an Indignation
meeting on the after deck Of the mercy
ship. They explained that they had
signed u contract for sixty days, and
were now being dismissed with only
the pay for the few days they had
served. They would not leave the boat
they said, until they had justice.
Miss Boardman said yesterday thai
the delay had been a good thing il
some ways. 1t has enabled them L
obtain the | 900 stretcheTs the Amer
lean Hospital in Paris asked for, an,
1000 pounds more of absorbent cotton
Contributions amounting to 1882 O.
we're received yesterday by Jacob II
SchiG, treasurer, New York Stat
Board, American Red Cross, for tn
European relief fund. The cOntribu
tons to date total Sl03,557 "a. Tn,
contributors who gave more than SlOt
yesterday We're:
&C. A." Aufmordt & Co.. $500; Hud
son River Chapter Red Cross, $500
Baker. Smith & Co.. Elizabeth Douglas
John Severance, Miss Lusita A. Leland
Cone Export and Commission Co., w
Demuth l. Co., 500 each. Mr.. anC
Mrs. Charles p. Rowland have Offered
the Red Cross $50 each month to pay
the salary Of Red Cross nurse in the
field.
Washington, Sept. lO.-The Ameri
can Red Cross to-day received con
tribution of $1,000 from the American
League baseball clubs, Ss4S 81 from tn,
National League and $1,000 from Mrs
Albert Halstead, wife Of the United
States Consul at Birmingham, Eng