Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-15
CELTIC, CARRYING
MANY AMERICANS,
REACHES NEW YORK
Cabins Were damned and Stewards
Had Hard Time Feeding
Throng
KRONPRINZ WILHELM SIGHTED
Celtic Took Northerly Course and
Steamed Without Lights
at Night a
KRONPRINZ WILHELM SIGHTED

New York, Aug. 15.-Another bag
gageless lot of Americans VINO hed
Europe to avoid the war reached New
York to-day on the Celtic from Liver
pool. The cabins were jammed and
the stewards had hard time feeding
the throng. In the first cabin were
304 persons; in the second Sos and in
the steerage CSC.
The Celtic took a northerlY course
and steamed without light at night,
but the trip was without incident.
Word of the North German Lloyd
liner Kronprinz Wilhelm was brought
to port to-day by the steamer Aztec
from Norfolk. The Aztec's skipper
reported that on Aug. 10 he sighted a
four funnel steamer which he believed
was the Wilhelm He did not give her
position.
The last previous report of the Will
helm was that she was sighted coaling
the German cruiser Karlsruhe. south
west of Bermuda on August s. The
coaling was interrupted by the British
cruiser Bristol which fought an inef-
fective long range duel with the Ger
man cruiser.
The five-masted German freight
steamer Bohemia arrived to-day from
Hamburg after having made the run
across with lights darkened and fun
nels painted to resemble a White Star
liner. The ships wireless picked up
messages showing that British cruis-
ers were on patrol, at times close to
the Bohemia She managed to dodge
them all.
York to-day for ports in England
France, Holland and Italy. carrying
passengers of all classes and mails.
The Cedric sailed for Liverpool at
o'clock this morning and steamers
that were to follow are the Kroonland
with mails for Great Britain and Cen
trail Europe; Minnetonka for London,
America for Naples, Patria for Mar
eeilles, Danube for Southampton,
Saxonia for Liverpool and Potsdam
for Rotterdam.
The agents of the French line an
nounced yesterday that the steamer
Rochambeau, which has been delayed
here several days on account of the
war scare, would sail for Havre to-day.
offered S2,7OO For Room
More than a hundred persons of
means were in the steerage of the
Celtic because of the congestion on
board. One passenger who fortunately
obtained first cabin accommodation,
refused an offer of $2,7OO for a state
room.
The Celtic's passengers appointed
committee to send resolutions to
President Wilson thanking him for
Tue lnltIeSl lie mas SHOWN IN getting
stranded tourists out of Europe.
I'VE should like to emphasize," say
the resolutions, that the reports of
the destitution have not beer exag-
gerated. The conditions are acute and
in thousands of cases persona have
suffered for lack of food"
With the exception of the Rocham-
beau and the Patria of the French
and Fabre Lines, respectively, which
sailed with approximately 1900
French reservists for Havre and Mar
seilles, cabins and steerage of the
feet sailing rom New York to-day
were practically deserted. The Cedric
carried less than 200 persons; the
Minnetonka an even dozen. the Kroon-
land 40, the SaXonia less than 100,
the America and the Potsdam CORE
spondingly small numbers.
Sailing of the Anchor liner Ansonia
announced for to-day was postponed
till tomorrow morning. Inability to
get the cargo aboard to-day was given
as the reason.