New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-21

The French liner France. with 1874
passengers, including three hysterlcal
men. arrived here yesterday from
Havre after a quick and uneyent-
full passage across the Atlantic. Bag
gage vas scarce clothing was at
premium. and rich and poor together
washed their linen al night and hung
10 ON the same improysed clothes
The vessel carried 5i3 saloon, 3si
second class and AT steerage pas
scuCers, the majority OF whom hau
been on the vessel for seventeen day''
The frequen. postponcments OF lh'
sailing hour kept the passengers
aboard for ten day al llavre' and TINS
with the voyage Of seven days across
the Atlantic made all anxious 10 teI
ashore.
A. the Customs officials. representa-.
t.yes of tho line and reporters started
t. board the ship three hystercai men ,
.houfcd. Got oT that gangplank' fut
those men ashore. Why are they az
lowed TO come aboard until ve land
DO thcy realize what we have suffered
ON this ship7' The men, who later ue-
cfincd 10 give their names, were qulch-
Is surrounded by calm women WHO
tired 20 quiet them. ., ho
iIrr. r.. u. Mcdaniel, wife OF 'n'
General agent of the savannah L,,"e'
accompanicd by her daughter '.'s1
Iucy Churchill Mcdaniel suffered
man, hard.hips 100 Paris. Ihel P"pcI
mono and travellers checks were
everywhere refused.
"NIothor and ! had 10 carry our
clothing ir pillow cases through
.frcet- of Paris" said Miss Ncpah1ie'
COS our trunks had been checHeI Dc
fore '.c war started. and we couiu ".1
set qt them We walked nVe Hli'o ~
tbe Gare du Nord, where we en'i"'''t,,
for Iayre. The journey when NvU."
ordinarily require four hours l'oN ~
Mother. by persistence, got us mo '''~
s.cord cabin from the storage.
Judge Norman $. Dixie, OF broQpNyu,
who assisted i'm the relief WORK aDoaIu
shin. said there were ABOUT tV''yVJ
Americans still IN Paris, enduring "i'
sorts of privations. Mrs. wafer ~
Hvues. wife of lawyer ln TINS W.
had 10 stand in line Tor eIe'e" Houi'
at the embassy waiting Tor pass py-. y,
She tainted from exhaustion uuse
Dixie said that by genera consent 'ng
messengers who had been hOused an"
fed aboard France for Ten ua!a
fore her departure agreed 10 pay 1 II'.
line s. a day, although inc COMPANY
made no effort 10 collect.
Auonp the last passengers TO come
o.horo vas Mrs. Annie Howe, sister OF
President Wilson, who. with her daugh-
Ca, Mrs Perrin Cothran, had been
,.isi+iuy IN Paris Her calm ana gehUe
manner was I'M great contrast win
that Of the excited men VINO IouSHO az
The oarcolan. 20 get ashore.
Urs Howe said: My daughter, my
,,randcbild and ] we're in Dieppc when
Tho war started. and we caught the
last train for Paris. Mr. HerrlcH, the
American Ambassador, arranged 10
- ,,s driven to Havre in his motor
oar vncrc we boarded France. IL
is fortunltc for Americans that the
,oton had a nan like Mr.. Herrick at
the embassy.
Men Trembled with Fright.
I saw many American women
stranded with only few francs ana
,bcir MIGHT was deplorable. sa"
mon so alarmed that they actually
trembled with fright. We mad 10 Ie"'e
ali our baggage in Paris.
Overjoyed at their deliyerance from I'm
the seat of war, the passengers o.
France Fra gave a concert on Wednesday Inc, day
r;cbt the profits amounting 70 S3,0oo'
Tbis snm was taken TO Captain Mou-
,anJ with the request that he accept DC
for.thc Red Cross of France.
Gentlemen" said the skipper to the
nrese.ting committee. there are mary
brave men lighting iu this war VINO
should share your generosity as wen
AS the French It should go Tor ,ne
bcneft of all who are wounded regard
los of nationality If you VIII present