Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-05
BRIEF SEASON At SEA
OF PLEASING MEMORY
Washingtonians Who Failed to
Reach Europe Glad They Were
Chased Home.


NE,W YORK. August 5.-If all return
ing shin passengers from broken Euro
moan journeyS have the interesting eN-
n.riences to relate as have fallen TO the
lot of the fifteen WashinStonians IN INT
cabin list of the Kaiser Friedrich der
crosse. who arrived in Iioboken Monday
afternoon there will he recorded a nap
nier glimpse into the good times WhlcH
will come again when the old world $ DE
contest for supremacy is only ni'tef
memory.
The 40 passengers represented only
small percentage OF foreigners. VINO mao
expected to return to their homes. 'he
majority, like the WashingtonianS' bei'is
ON vacation bent when the big snip 'et'
her pier in Baltimore July - NASTY
weather. but only one night bad shousn
20 cause the timid to bother aoout ~
ALL continued OF and ON from inc s''''
,Intll sunday dawned clear and ioNeiA'
War News by Wireless.
In the interval though. the ships wire
less gave all the news of the war, buiie-
tins of length being posted each day anu
sometimes more frequently.
break in "a thunder and-iightnihs
storm last Friday night about 10 CLOCK
showed the moon and silver stream
across the water. She received royal
welcome. only to disappear and TO oe
found almost Immediately illuminating
The other side of the ship. :,
Somnasses we're consulted. but all
uerplexitv was soon removed by an ON
,.ial statement from capt fritZe tha ID, /.
he had headed the ship Tor New TOT
instead of Southampton ana fSEeHiet'
because of sealed orders he had taken
out with him and his last instructlohs
by wireless just received to supplement
them. .,,.
well ACQUAINTED by that time, held a
Notification of their own to ceieprate
the good news. The desire TO z" To Ea
rope, which had been SO great Wed-
neSday had been reduced to the IalnteSl
innIIse two DAYS later. and absolutely
disappeared when the war was actual
ly on. 90
the party unfurled the Stars ana Strlpes
and CONGRATULATIONS were general in the
Washington group as in those IRON,
other cities. Most of the night was
patiently spent in, waiting Tor ,,n ntore
were the fullest received. Passengers
were permitted to send private messages
Sunday.
After the excitement and weather FRI
day night dance filed in Saturday
night, following the usual ship pro-
gram of festivity of some character
the last night or so of voyage The up
per deck was dressed with signal flags,
and strings of electric lights made a
bit of fairyland over the heads or the
dancers for whom the band generously
PLAYED and replayed one-steps. tangoes,
hesitations and all the rest of the new
ones.
Eats of the usual party variety
was another feature df the evening.
An unusual one was the unofficial an
rouncement that the ship was being
pursued by two British Sunboats be
cause heavy cargo of copper wouli
add greatly 10 the value of the prize.
After the dance was over the lights
were dimmed so that no unnecessary
ones showed our pathway, and speed
was materially increased. Not all of
those aboard danced at the ship s
party. and there were some who cried
while the others made merry, as II is
always, the world over. Several OF the
jolliest of the young Germans, who
happened to be also among the moSt
favored of the beaux OF the ship
danced as long as the music kept up
Yet the Atlantic is rolling between
them and their families, their incomes
are cut OFF and their hopes of reaching
either in the near future are pretty
dark.