Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-25
j. S. MINISTER MORRIS
REACHES STOCKHOLM
Story Of Thrilling Trip Through
Finland by Twelve Ameri-
can Tourists.

STOCKHOLM, via London, August %;
f:16 a.m.-The American minister, Ira
Nelson Morris, with his family, has ar
rived here after a good voyage from Eng
land to Bergen, Norway. He stated that
he was glad to become acquainted with
Sweden, because OF the large number of
Swedes living in the United States.
Among the American tourists who are
staying here are Mrs. A. H. Sage and
her daughter of New York and Mrs. L.
J. Barney Of Dayton, Ohio.
A thrilling trip was made in Finland
by twelve Americans, one Of whom said:
'Our party left Stockholm July 81 on
a steamer for st. Petersburg, but we were
stopped by a Russian warship and COM
PEELED to return to Hango. where We were
lodged in hotel. The steamer was taken
in charge by Russian warship and
blown up in the harbor channel. At the
same time several cranes and other har-
Dor works were dynamited to block the
channel to the Finnish harbor The ex-
plosions made a great spectacle for the
Americans.
August 3 because the roundhouse and
other buildings near the railway stations
were in flames.
People Sleeping in Parks.
Starting for Stockholm by train, we
travelled in cars already overcrowded
with refugees. Arriving at Hyvinge, we
found at least 5000 persons waiting for
the next train north. The town was
already filled, and people were sleeping
on the staircases of the overfiowing
hotels and in the parks. We finally
found lodgings in a sanitarium outside
the town. The next day we continued
our trip in train loaded with Germans
who had been expelled from the coun-
try. We next arrived at SeinaJekl, a
hamlet near Tammerfers, which boasts
of only one hotel. but was trying to
entertain 5000 strangers. Every private
house was filled to its capacity, and we
would have been compelled to spend the
night in the streets had it not occurred
to the manager of the hotel to suggest
that we proceed to Nicolaistadt, sea-
port fifty miles to the west. We took
the good advice and found comfortaote
lodgings In that place. We also had the
good fortune to discover an Amefcan
freight steamer, on which we were per-
mitted to sail August 8. The voyage
was dangerous as all the beacon lights
had been removed from the passage out
ward which is narrow and MADE naz-
ardous by shoals
same time. The first was commanded by
a Russian pilot. 1t ran aground ana was
wrecked. The other vessel narrowly es-
caped the same fate. Our steamer, nov"
ever, got safely clear and we arrived
without accident at Hernosand, sweden.
Experience No nl-Treatment.
"Our trip through Finland had inter-
esting and even exciting moments, but
we were not i'll treated by the Russians.
Ours was the only party which reached
Sweden in this manner. as traffic from
Nicolaistadt was stopped on the day
after we sailed and all tourists and ref
ugees were forced to continue their jour
ney by rail across Tornea. After having
rested at Hernosand for several days we
came on to Stockholm. We will remain
here until September Is, when We will
continue our journey by canal to Gothen-
burg September "a we will sail from
Copenhagen for the United States"
Those in the party are Judge and Mrs.
S. Hastings. Green Bay. Wis: Prof. By
ron Groce, Boston; DR.. and Mrs. NJ F.
Page, Mount Vernon, N. Y: Mrs. Thorn
as S. Balloch, Wilmington, Del; Mrs.
Benjamin F. Boyer, Camden, N. j.; Mrs.
A. NJ Chamberlain, Central Falls. r: l.;
Miss Mary S. Erdman, Allentown, Pa;
Miss Anna R. Mckenzie. Washington;
Miss Clara v. Kleisz Philadelphia, and
Miss Jane M. Lewis, Scranton. Pa.