Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-15
ESSEX TOURISTS
ARE REPORTED
SAFE IN EUROPE
State Department and Citizens
Committee Aid Many-others
Not Heard From.


Newark and it's suburbs from tour
lists who have been stranded in
Europe's war-torn countries. Most
of them are reassuring, and show
that the American citizens commit
tee, formed to aid those stranded, has
met with great success in it's work.
In addition, the department of state
has been quiteN active In finding
Americans abroad.
A telegram was received by Rev.
DR.. William A. Gay, of 80 South
of State Bryan, informing him that
the consul at Dresden had cabled to
inform him of the safety of Miss
Maud G. Gay, his daughter. Miss
Gay is with a party of tourists trav-
cling under the guidance of Professor
Charles D. F'ehr, of the State College
of Pennsylvania. The consuls mes
! sage said that ten of the party had
enough funds to last until August %,
and DR.. Gay took this to mean that
the rest of the party was we'll sup
piled with money. Miss Gay is
teacher of German and Latin in the
Bloomfield High School, and a mem
Der of the College Women's Club.
Mrs. Thomas Hanselman, of 81 St.
Charles street, this city, is now in
Germany, and her relatives are much
concerned about her. She departed
July 8, and her daughter, Mrs. Thorn
as Carroll, of SO Kormorn street, says
that in her last message, Mrs. Han
selman said that she was i'll. This
message was received three weeks
ago.
Mrs. Hanselman went abroad to
visit her sister in Theilheim, whom
she had not seen for forty-three
years. She has lived in the IRON
bound district for more than forty
years, and is very well known in that
section. Her two sons are employed
in the postoffice as letter-carriers.
Mrs. Hanselman makes her home
with her son, William.
Several Irvington people are ma
rooned in Europe.
Mrs F. w Dorpfeld, of 1877 Union
avenue, is at present in Kemrcheid,
Belgium. Mrs Dorpfeld's two chill
dren, one an infant nine months old,
are with her. They sailed on the
Lapland on May % and expected to
return on the same boat from Ant
werp on August 10.
Miss Ida Grimme, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman G.. Grimme, of 81
Sanford avenue Irvington, has been
in Europe for nearly year and Is
expected to return this fall in com
pany with her father. who will go
across to meet her. No letters have
been received since hostilities COM
menced, but as Miss Grimme Is with
relatives in Germany she is believed
to be safe.
Word has been received by Rev.
and Mrs. S. K Dooiittle, of SO Or
ange avenue, Irvington, OF the sare
arrival of their daughter Miss Louise
Doolittle in Naples. Miss Doohttle is
acting as escort to a party. This is
her fifth trip to the continent. Miss
Ella Smith, of the Central School FAC
ulty, is a member of the party.
Mrs. Ernest Lang, of Madison and
Ellis avenues, Irvington, Is in Bad
Sulza, Germany, where she sailed on
the Lapland on July 81. She expected
to remain in Europe until October.
Mr., Lang has received no word from
his wife since July u, but believes
her to be safe as she is with relatives.
Word was received in Nutley This
week from three travelling parties in
Europe. A letter was received yes
terday from Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Kinsley and family. Il was dated
August 3, from Cheswick, England.
Mr.. Kinsley had no complaint except
that his mail which has been for
warded from Nutley was not received
by him. He intends to go on with
his trip.
A letter dated July 81. from Zuratt,
Switzerland, was received this week
from Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Clements,
of Hillside avenue, Nutley. No mem
ton of the war is contained IN II.
A cablegram was received yester-
day from Miss Dorothy Carmen, who
has been travelling on the continent.
She has arrived safe in England. She
gave no other details.
Other Nutley people In Europe who
have not been heard from are: Mr..
and Mrs. William j. Housby, Mr..
and Mrs. William r. Sergent and
Miss Elizabeth Nairn, Mrs. w. @.
Sloan, of Nutley Park; Mrs. Louise
Osborne, of Church, street.; Miss Hem
riette Harrison, of Centre street;
Mrs. l. b. Hazelton, of the Enclosure,
and Mrs Louise Osborne, of Church
street.
All of the above except Mrs Hazel
ton and Miss Harrison, were in Eng
land when last heard from. The
former is in Italy and the latter in
Ireland. william G. Sloan left We'd
nesday on the Lusitania with the in
tention of bringing his wife home.
No response has been received from
a cablegram sent to Miss Ruth Shar-
well, of Arlington avenue, Caldwell,
who is travelling with a party chap
eroned by Mrs. Nelson B. Chester,
also from Caldwell The message
was sent by her mother, Mrs. WILL
lam G. Sharwell, to Lucerne, Switzer-
land, where the party is supposed to
be. Others in the party from Cald-
well are: Miss Ruth Chester and Miss
Elizabeth Schantz.
Nicholas N. Hill, jr., president of
the East Orange Water Commission,
is returning to America on the Baltic
of the White Star line, which left
Southampton Thursday. This was
the news received by Mr.. Hills asso-
ciates in the commission at their
meeting last night. There had been
no concern over Mr.. Hills safety, but
the commissioners, as well as his
family, were anxious to know where
he was The commissioner, who is
an engineer, went abroad to study
water conditions. He was in Ger
many. but it is not known whether he
was in that country at the time war
was declared.
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