Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-04

attached to the room for the blind of
the Congressional Library. who reached
the United States recently on the Cunard-
or Carpathia. and who is now at her
home here.
Mrs. Rider. who was compelled to spend
ten days in Rome and fifteen days in
Naples before she could leave italy. has
the very highest praise for the treatment
offered herself. her party and all other
Americans by Italians of all stations in
life, even down to the cab drivers. and
says that they are no whit behind the
English, French and others in their hos
pitality to stranded travellers from the
United Statse.
Even the cabbies willingly drove US
anywhere We wanted to go and dismissed
the matter of payment with wave OF the
hand and the remark. When you get
some money Just remember me-. Mrs
Rider told a reporter for The Star today.
I'VE were In Rome at the outbreak Of
hostilities." said Mrs. Rider. land all Of
our party-ten people-were very low In
funds Not only did our hotelkeeper give
days. but he advanced me 500 francs.
And his action but indicates the spirit Of
all Italians.
"Pay When You Get Home"
I'VE were fifteen days In Naples, with
no Information as to how or when We
could get home. but our treatment was
the same. The proprietor Of the hotel
could remain indefinitely. We could get
anything in the shops we wanted on
credit on the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES home
principle. and nothing seemed too good
for US. Things were high. too. sugar be-
ing 40 cents a pound. coffee 80 cents and
coal.
we were booked to leave on the San
Guigiielno," continued Mrs. Rider. but
an inspection OF the conditions on that
vessel. unavoidable, OF course, made US
determine to wait for other transporta-
ton, and we were later glad we did. Soon
the Cunader Carpathia was announced
as about to sail. and we got our original
bookings on that ship. -Four were in each
cabin, however. and many passengers
LETT over. gave up my place to a trav-
eler not so well able to stand the sleeping
IN deck chairs and on the dining tables
as was.
''The Carpathia had a peculiar series
OF experiences as to her crew. In dock
at Ftume, Austria, before sailing. the
Austrian government removed all the men
Of that nationality. During her stay OF
mans were taken of by the British, in
GLIDING the first and second cooks. and
| the British seamen and stewards also re-
moved. Finally. at Naples. the italian
government removed all the Italians. She
sailed with a crew composed Of the rim.
ran of the port. Her furnaces were
stocked by mere lads.
Walters Helped to Stoke.
The walters also took shift at stok-
ing, and as walters. though kindly dis
posed. they were not shining successes
Macaroni they knew, and meat and pota-
| toes but hardly anything else. Willing
ness made up for lack of training. how.
ever, even though they were serving COZ
| irst-class passengers instead OF tht
| usual 200. Many rather well known peo
| pie were in our steerage. including the
dean of Bryn Mawr College.
I'VE did not realize what a strain we
| had all been under until we reached New
York harbor. My eight-year-old sons
remark on that occasion. II could hus
that Goddess of Liberty. seemed to crys.
! tallize the thought that was In every
mind concluded Mrs. Rider.