Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-12

tlrnt we located q Becond-claEs reser-
walton on the New York, and Mrs.
Swayze remained in the offices of the
American line to protect that while |
started to see what I could do. 1t
was not until nailed an inside first
class state-room on the Kroonland
that we gave up the passage on the
New York.
I'VE had some trouble making our
transfer from the Hamburg American
line to the Red Star, but this was
finally effected. I tried to get the
officers of the German line to give me
some money, but they would not do 1t.
There was big difference between
the cost OF my passage In the Inn
perator and in the Kroonland, but all
the agents would do was to give me
an order on the New York Office for
the rebate.
Hotel Deserted by Servants.
This effected, we started to make
our arrangements to leave Paris for
Calais and Dover, Then we found
that we were In trouble again. With
in one hour our Paris hotel had been
deserted by help and there wasn't a
waiter or porter In sight. There wae
something about this that was
strange, even uncanny. At one time
we were talking to our room clerk, a
German, and he seemed to be calm
and undisturbed. We left him, and,
returning in an hour, saw that he had
disappeared. The French walters had
started for their districts and the Ger
mans had gone in another direction.
Finally, by the liberal use of tips,
we got porters to start US. Although
the Kroonland was not due to start
from Dover until o'clock the next
day, we decided to take the 900 train
that night from the Care du Nord, the
railway terminal at Paris. We were
mighty glad we did. II 1t had not
been for Mrs. Swayze's good-natured
energy and my tips, we never would
have reached the station in time. Mrs.
Swayze pushed and I cajoled,
One time our porter became en-
gagged In a fight with another. Our
man was clearly In the wrong, but I
simply went into my pocket and pulled
out tips for both of them. That ended
the fight and we proceeded.
ION the way to the station we
passed an American, standing dis
consolately on the sidewalk, sur
rounded by his family and set OF
six wardrobe trunks. They are the
kind termed handkerchief cases.
because each one is about six feet
Toll anu dROuA ttiICC NhiAACo % tAte&A
as O fat man. The man saw US GO
ing along and taking off his hat,
waved 1t at us, calling:
eyes, that's me- It's my first time
and, believe me, 1t Is my last offense.
I'll stay home next timei
Scene at Paris Depot.
1.-THE big train shed of the Care
du Nord was an unpleasant sight,
~ co he En
with panic-stricken voyagers. There
were Germans striving to get out OF
the French territory, Frenchmen
bound for mobilization points and
Americans clamoring for an oppor-
tunity to get home.
There was one young woman We
were especially sorry to leave behind.
She was Miss Liela Rude, a school
mate of my wife and a niece of
Charles Gibson. of Newark. Miss
Rude was a graduate of the New
York Hospital Nurses's School and
was a nurse in the American Hos
pital in Paris.
Miss Rude told my wife on Fri
day, when she had lunch with us,
that her hospital was being pre-
pared for military purposes. Big
shipments of surgical and nursing
larder had been stocked with canned
goods to be used in an emergency.
She expected that the government
would take 1t over at any hour.
I'VE made the Calais boat on the
train without any untoward incident,
but every time that train stopped the
passengers were panic-stricken. They
knew that at the moment mobili-
cation of the troops was ordered
every train in the country would
come to a halt and the passengers
and baggage dropped off, no matter
where they were. We were pro-
foundry grateful when we left Calais
to cross the channel to Dover"
Mr.. Swayze said that he met Will
lam H. Crane, the actor, and Loie
Fuller, who had school for CLASH
cal dancing In France, on the way
to England. and that they helped
to make the journey interesting. Mr..
Crane was on his way to join his
wife in London, and Miss Fuller was
also bound for that city
Anchored in Harbor.
Arrived in Dover. Mr.. and Mrs.
Swayze found the Kroonland out in
the harbor instead of at the dock.
The passengers and baggage were
transferred in tenders. Their hearts
sank, he said, when it seemed that
all of the baggage was not to be
taken aboard. II was all received,
however, and the only passengers
who lost any were some who had
taken the ship at Antwerp. There
were forty of these out of first
cabin list of $780,
when we boarded the Kroonland,"
said Mr.. Swayze, 1--WE soon found why
she was anchored outside. The forts
were fairly bristling with guns and
soldiers and they were planting
mines. As soon as she could get un-
der way, the captain gave the orders
and we passed out. 1 will never for
get those forts or the impression of
strength they gave me. They seemed
invulnepable."
On the passage over, Mr.. Swayze
said that although the wireless of
the ship, having a radius of 1,500
miles. was constantly receiving mes
sages, the captain did not give out
any news. He thought that this was
wise, as the list of passengers was
very much mixed, there being repre-
sentatives of many countries aboard.
Glad to See Nantucket.
On Sunday the passengers had a
patriotic service aboard, and every
BODY entered into the spirit. There
was a slight undercurrent of nerv-
BUSINESS, especially on the part of
German-born American citizens.
Everybody was glad when Nantucket
light was picked up. and showed 1t.
Mrs Swayze here interjected the
questions:
II wonder what kind of cargo the
Kroonland carried?"
81 don't know" said Mr.. Swayze.
"but l know that I carried cargo of
hope and thankfulness."
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