The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-03
HEAD OF PRINCETON
HAS THRILLING TRIP
DR.. j. G. Hibben Reaches Lon
don After Weeks Journey
From st. MOritZ.
MANY AMERICANS RETURN
University President Fears De-
lay in Obtaining Passage to
United States.

LONDON, Sept. 2.--Dr. John Grier Hibben
Is afraid he will be unable to obtain pas
sage back TO America In time for the
opening Of Princeton University. OF which
he is the president. with party of five
he has arrived here from St Moritz,
after nearly n weeks journey.
I'm pinning all my hopes on the
Olympic sailing September 16 and arriv-
ing September 23," said Dr. Hibben
princeton opens on the cath. II is a
sporting proposition, but don't even
know yet whether l can get the Olympic. 4"
Dr. Hibben. who was elected chairman
OF the American colony at St Mor!tz, told
the following story Of the exodus
I'VE started on "A special train with 1856
Americans early Tuesday morning from
ST. Moritz. At Zurich our five cars were
hitched to another special furnished by
the Government through efforts OF Lieut..
Greble, who was sent by Ambassador
Herrck TO St Moritz to arrange In get
ting marconed Americans out.
John w. Garrett, the American Min
lister TO Argentina, who acted as special
agent of the Government, also came
along. Picking up $50 members ~ the
Zurich American colony We went on to
Bern, and finally reached Geneva, where
to our dismay We found the promised
special had not been provided. although
Ambassador Herrick had telegraphed 1t
to be In waiting for us at Geneva.
Mr.. Garrett and saw the station
master. but could get no satisfaction.
We discovered that Ambassador Herricks
train had been taken for the British
residents. Americans were pouring IN
from Lucerne and all over switzerland,
having heard there would be a special
train, and the result was tremendous con-
gestion. Many could not get accommoda-
tlons for the night.
we telegraphed to Ambassador Her
rick Of our plight. Mr. Herrickk ala hnd
is doing magnificent work. cannot say
too much for him. lie WAS splendid. We
arrived at Geneva on Tuesday night ana
did not know till Thursday morning for
sure that there would be a special, but
after II hammer and tougs.
Richard Cleveland who had been two
years at school in Lausanne, had the
happy inspiration to telephone his old
schoJlmaster, Major Auckenthalrr, who
came to the rescue at once. lie said he
knew one Of the directors Of the Swiss
Government railways. through whose IN
fuerce and Mr. Iierricks efforts We
finally got train of twenty cars and
took / 900 Americans aboard.
An interesting feature occurred al
Lyons. where We were forced TO wait tive
hours for "A British special, waiting on the
track beside ours, until a company OF
French soldiers was able to start FOR tn,
front. Friends and relatives were there
% give them sendoff and when tney
learned that two trainoads were British
and Americans they gave "A tremendous
demonstration. singing the 'Marseil-
lase' and the British responding with
God Save the King
AT the station at Paris Ambassador
iIerrick had sent a squad of American
students who had volunteered TO meet and
help us parisans were behaving like
Anglo Saxons-subduvd, dlgnified and ire
mendpusly in earnest on the whole they
are showing magnificent spirit"