The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-03
Tourists Have First Suspi-
cion of Wireless Orders
From Moons Antics.
HYMNS BY GERMAN SAILORS
MANY New Workers on Kaistr's
ship Recalled nj Sea After
Sailing Thursday.


mich came In from sea yesterday IN re-
bponse 70 wireless recall sent on, by the
local ONCE Of the line on Friday, were IN
srriols mood when che docked IN Brook
kn at 1895 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The los cabin passengers. chiefly
Americans were elated and congratulated
Themselves and one another that they had
Dot continued the trip toward Hamburg
b. way Of Plymouth and Cherbourg. run
ping the risk OF being held UP by the
enemies Of Germany and probably spend
hg long time In foreign port waiting
tor transportation back to New York
There never has been a 900 mile excur-
bon 20 see from this port before, and the
Americans, even those who had what they
believed 10 be urgent business abroad,
bnted with the csrefree seagoers In com
prendtng the Hamburg American line for
q. little jaunt- The feature Of II was
rhst Il was entirely complimentary.
Every passenger In cabin and Storage
Peccivod the money he had paid for his
ticket and had besides luncheon on ship
On her arrival at the pier. Representa-
tves OF the line brought down 10 the pier
back for their homes. chiefly in the metro
politan district they had their passage
money IN their pockets.
p~sry's Surgeon Is Happy.
The regret of many OF the passengers
Vas that the cxcurs or had not lasted a
i''tle longer. SO that they hight have be-
come better acquainted Or. r NJ Keely
Of lhilad elpha, who was the chief sur
eeon OF the first Pesry polar expedition
expressed the sentiment OF the American
contingent when he remarked that II was
'hr finest free yachting trip he ever had
had or expected to have. and that he had
not only received his passage money back
md a farewell luncheon in port but also
had rot hack the rent he had paid for his
steamer chair.
rh' President Grant. like the Grosser
kurfuorst Of the North German Lloyd
fleet which also returned TO port yes
terdav after running about 500 miles on
her course toward Europe. kept close to
ne three mile limit on her run for safety.
Capt Meyerdiercks had received wireless
messages yesterday afternoon that led
him 10 suspect that thero might be
cruisers NJ the British squadron in North
American waters that might pounce upon
MN IN tho event of sudden breaking
on ~ hoStllities between Germany and
England and he kept a sharp lookout
~ o'clock Yesterday morning a wire
les message WAS picked up that indicated
- hat ono Of the British West Indian
squadron was searching for the President
''anf Her skipper made light of the
i'N@age aud kept right on. going full
tp I'd for Sandy Hook. n was said that
we wireless probably was n twisted one
mat as originally sent out from this port.
vas warning 10 three Hamburg steam
Sn'ps IN the lines West Indies service 10
look out for the British cruiser Berwick
anI steer 81 ar of her
capt Meyerdiercks said he had received
we re'aN message from his office at 1880
oc'ook ON Friday night. when he was
fh'u' ~, miles east OF the Ambrose
ndhnel llgMship, or about $50 miles from
nc lnes Brooklyn pier. The message
Va IN CIPHER showing that the line be-
'"'ef u was not = good thing 10 let the
Norl ahpAt know that the Germans feared
'o' mo safety OF the ship. The skipper
"'' startled after he had translated the
c.nNer. This took him about ten minutes
re mad continued on his course mean
VIM" not dreaming that an emergency
IAf arisen that would force him back "a
'1'' port lie reflected over the utter
NUiNFt7ess pt the order for n while and
was for moment inclined 10 suspect tina,
,' mFh' be the victim If q hoax. But lie
Fn"v that only the lines agent could
'and him an order N its cipher code and SC
twenty minutes after he had received the
'n''as' hr turned on his course and
steamed full speed for Sandy Hook.