Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-13
First Day Out From Southamp-
ton Vessel Is Held Up by
French WarShlp, but Is Al
lowed to Proceed,
PASSENGERS TELL OF
RUSH FROM FRANCE
Crowds Occupy Every Inch Of
Available Space and Steer
age Passengers Are Given
Freedom of Decks.

AN liner Philadelphia, with the first
great crowd OF Americans who rush
ed from Europe when the various
nations declared war arrived In New
York tonight. There were ,0a per-
sons In the cabin and 500 In the
steeIagc. Virtually all of them we're
without baggage. many of them
without money and all had stories
of hardshlps to tell.
The Philadelphia sailed from
few hours after Eng.
land declared war on Germany. The
first day out seven French torpedo
boats and three submarines We're
sighted. one Of the torpedo boats
hurried after the American liner, the
rest OF the fleet following slowly Fi-
nally the torpedo boat-the B-7~-
came alongside and ordered the Phil
adelphia to stop.
French Officers Satisfied.
The war vessel clrcled the liner
several times. its officers looking
closely al the faces of the passengers
crowded on the decks When the
French naval officers Werc sure the
Philadelphia really was an American
boat and that the passengers were
Americans, one Of them shouted In
excellent English that the Philadel-
phia might proceed.
The passengers cheered the French
ship. The cheer was returned and
the tiny war vessel steamed away
The refugees in the steerage were
given the freedom OF the ship, The
men were separated from the women,
however and in some cases husbands
were separated from their wives by
this regulation. Rather than sleep In
the steerage, scores Of these passer-
gers slept in the smoking room, or
the boat deck under the boats and
life RATS, and in steamer chairs.
Four persons We're In every cabin.
Glad To Get Back Home.
The passengers were exceedingly
glad to get back 10 the United States.
At quarantine they eheered the mail
boats, the health Officers and the
revenue cutter They shouted qucs-
lions over the side about the where
abouts OF various vessels on which
their friends were supposed 10 have
sailed, but which were requsltloncd
by the various governments. As the
Philadelphia neared her pier IN The
North river the crowd waiting on
ihore shouted a welcome to the refu-
gees. Then for n quarter of an hour
he whole river rcsounded with
,heers
The regulation preventing a ship,
which arrives at quarantine after
from proceeding To her
lock until the next morning, was
waived tonight. The Philadelphia did
rot reach quarantine until utter .
,'clock. The port authorities did I
everything In their power 70 have
he ship and its load of passengers
move quickly and an hour and a half
Ifter she arrived In the lower bny. I
he last Of her passengers had gone
shore.
Hundreds From Countries at War
Hundreds nf passengers an board +
Iad rushed from the interior of
france and Germany Travellers from
'aris told Of mobs swarmlng through
he streets. breaking windows and
aotlng German shops Others told 4
( Germans eought IN the French =
apital heing heaten hy eendarnes
nd the excited cili1corY The streets Z
ear the railroad stations We're oiled
igh with baggage So great was the {
nsh Of Americans from France to
nglnnd that small steamers in the /
ngllsh channel. constructed 70 ace d
from 900 20 500 persons, f
arried 5000 men. women ana chill
rem on every trip.
Mrs 3. 3lackmore Of Cincinnati, !
rs of tlic pessergers Was IN 'ilctach, d
on july 81 She left q
n Paris on that date she had "a i
'st-cIaas ticket but was forced to oer d
ipy n third-class compartment with 81
crowd Of soldiers and peasants Is
She sat on the floor Of the car dpt- 4
& the entire trip. In Paris She was
formed by another American that /,
10 had lust time TO catch the iRst
ain for Calais. where she could gsi
boat across the channel she sbaa .
med her baggage IN the street sna !.
achcd railway station few ahh :
es before the train LETT
Mad Rush Ior Train.
Five thousand American ard h0A =.
h men and women were tag ms e s.
I on the train. she said. Safle * "a
EN- rode between the SOS hes rath
than be left behind Iher was q
water on any ef The trsihs lpon s
flvlng at calais Mrs Elaeknfore was
int from want 81 food ara wateF =
i American she had newer sean be-
re obtained both for her 5,
Howard T. NHleii Of Chicago loft :,
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