New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-03
HEAD OF PRINCETON
HAS THRILLING TRIP
DR. Hibben Describes Difficulties of Journey from ST.
Moritz to London-Fears He Will Not Reach
Home for Opening of University
by Cable to The Tribunal
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opening of Princeton Dr. Hbben who arrived from ST. Mo after
nearly weeks journey with his wife daughter Richard
OF e ae PRESIDENT and Moore
College in Constannople said
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ing proposition but don't get the Olympic
particularly anxious to get back on rim. nv
over the fact that twenty-five thirty the faculty are probably
still marooned on the Continent
81 know of and Germany including Professors
Gauss and McEoy 1t will be necessary
departments temporarily they get
Dr. Hibben who elected chairman colony
Mortz told the following story OF the exodus
BRITISH TAKE HERRICKS TRAIN.
we started ON special train with los Americans carly Tuesday
morning from St Mor leaving about hundred behind preferred
10 return via Germany Italy remain till fall At Zurich five
were hhed another special furnished by the through
efforts of Lieutenant Grebe who by Ambassador crrk
ST Moritz to getting Americans
John W. Garrett the American Minister who
special agent OF the also along Picking ESQ members
OF the Au'h American colony we went on to Bern and finally got
Geneva where dmay found the promised special had been
for Geneva
MI Garrett and the stationmae could sasfc
ton We discovered that Ambassador Herricks had
the British residents We submitted with the possible Mean
while the situation getting critical Americans pouring from
he congestion. Many could
modons for the night We egraphd Ambassador He OF our
Hbben strongly Mr. Herrck had been the real Am
bassador TO Switzerland and added:
RICHARD CLEVELAND HAS INSPIRATION
'Nr doing magnificent too
much him He splendid We arrived Geneva Tuesday night
and did know till Thursday morning for that there would be
special but kept after it hammer and tongs
Richard years
happy telephone his old hoomaster Major Auck
enhe who the He said he knew one OF the
the railways through whose influence and
efforts finally OF twenty and took LOCO
Americans aboard
AN interesting feature Lyons forced
British special waiting the track beside ours
company French soldiers able start for the front
relatives there them ndof and when they
British and Americans they ire
demonstration singing the Malase and the British re-
spending God Save the King.
There of and cheering Vve
added touch applied by three German leu
brought prisoners who looked down from the station
window.
Fifty miles the stopped and Lieutenant Greble
and his two assistants the They inquired about
going TO- collected checks Tor the luggage
and with and efficiency At the station
squad OF American students
Win lad volunteered to meet and help US
WAR MEANS RECONSTRUCTION.
our 1000 Americans quickly distributed and sorted out under
signs Of different about the There was no con-
fusion We Friday but could not leave there before
Sunday had sets Of permits one from the ponce
through the OF Paris and the oer "o
the Consul permitting TO cross the Channel -
Paisians behaving like Anglo SaXosubdnd ugnineo anu
spirit ,..o,
we were going Bouogne but word the service was deo
there Sunday NO boat was
Nothing be till the day Although cheo-
an ~ thew took aboard the limit leaving 200 behind ana
arrived yet Americans are getting out u
paris as rapidly possible. The temper OF the people OF rams
nared me that whatever happened e "ou O " p
- p.r;s;.rr. me this wasd different from 1870
ro me the depressing thing is that Christian civnzaoon W
always slowly developing toward UNI
sra n.ac should suddenly end in this terrible war was Spy
like Louvain, should be whoy
whatever the outcome OF tue wal ~
matter which side will mean an entire WORLDWIDE
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