Evening journal., 1914-08-13
NEWARK families
OUT Of WAR ZONE
DR.. and Mrs. Porter Have
Thrilling Sea Trip After
Chase From Cruiser
EXCITEMENT ON
THE CONTINENT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Aug. 13.-Dr and Mrs.
A. Lee Porter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernst Kruger, the latter being DR..
and Mrs. Porter's daughter, arrived
at their home here this week after
q four months tour of Europe. Al
though the party did not sail from
Liverpool, England, until August 1,
which was after war had been de-
clared. they fortunately did not suf-
fer the many Inconvenience that fell
to the lot OF most American tourists
who were caught In the war zone and
at the same time witnessed much OF
the excitement caused by the war.
When seen at her home here this
morning. Mrs. Porter was profuse in
her praise Of the officials Of the
White Star Line and especially Of the
captain and officers Of the Laurentic
for the treatment they accorded the
passengers on the trip across the
ocean. She said everything possible
was done for their comfort. For Is
hours they ran through a thick fog
and Notwithstanding the fact that Il
was reported a German cruiser was
In the vicinity and that il was possi-
bic they would be captured, the cap
tain had the fog horn sounded con-
tinuousy while the fog lasted and,
unlike some Of the other liners, the
boat Was not put in darkness at
nights but the lights were on as
usual Outside OF making unusually
fast time, the trip over Mrs. Porter
stated was really an uneyentful one.
There was great excitement IN
England when the party left that
country Tourists we're having much
trouble In securing money and more
trouble in getting passage back home, |
as many Of the boats that they were /
originally booked on, Il was an
nounced, would nor sail and il was
generally next to impossible to Sc
cure reservations on others The |
White Star Line and other English |
lines were evidently giving a prefer
ance to tourists who held reservations /
On the German line boats, apparently /
with the object of getting some of |
the trade OF those lines for the fu- |
luru.
Mrs Porter said that the reports OF I
the confusion and excitement among 1
tourists in England and other coun- /
tries effected by the war could hard
~ be exaggerated The offices Of the |
steamship companies were crowded |
al all times BY tourists trying to get |
passage back home. The docks were /
also crowded with tourists and bag |
gage was scattered in all directions. |
The Porter party had TO leave a num- !
ber OF their trunks behind, as they
had been sent TO Southampton, /
where they originally intended to
sail from. Preparations for the war
such as the loading Of stores on
trains by soldiers were witnessed at
many points from London to Liver
pool
Mr.. and Mrs. Kruger came near be-
iig caught in Germany after war was
declared and IL was only because OF
drs. Kruger. who was III in Hamburg.
that she was going TO ioin
ier parents in England that they are
lot in that country now A physi-
ian who was attending her in Ham
lurg advised Mrs. Kruger to remain
here at least week. She objected
o this and said is II was possible for
ler TO make the trip she and her
husband We're going to join her par
'nts in England and while there was
no war talk az that time II was only
! few days later that war was de- (
-lared by Germany.
The Porter party sailed from New
York on April IS last They toured
Germany. France, Belgium, Holland
and England.