New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06
Indignation Expressed by
Persons Inconvenience
at HaVTe.
BRITISH SOLDIERS
GAVE UP BLANKETS
Manv with First Glass Steamship
Tickets Forced to Sleep
on Vessels Decks.

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London, Sept. 5.-Ofcials Of the
committee Of Americans resident IN
Tendon were up in arms to-day over
the reports of neglect of American
refugees at Havre by American ON
Gals. which we're reeited to the com
mittee here by some indignant rofa-
gees.
While the highest praise IS given TO
CAPTAIN T. ID. Martindale, OF the cruiser
Tennessee. Colonel Samuel Rets2r'
Major Charles Haekin, Lieutenant f.
Crebel and Lieutenant Ii. Hunsiker' II
is openly charged that MaJor henry
who was supposed to look after relG
gees coming from Paris, was 10 &c
found nowhere, and as a result many
refugees were thrown on the mercy %
English troopers. Some aliege tnat
Major Henry was aboard La Iouraine'
where many wealthy Americans WY
had journeyed from Paris on the nl2V
embassy special were comIorIaDly '"N'''
II. c. Hoover. chairman Of the Amerl7
can committee here, said: 1T IS I'M
nerative that the true conditions De
known in America. There has been m
Efficient handling of the situation D!
AT least one person, who from all ac-
counts was supposed to look aitet
refugees. Persons of aftluence seem
10 have been well treated. ! want TO
saw that praise of the officers OF the
Tennessee cannot be too hlgh. lhtg
showed no fayoritism. ,
Mir. Hoover asked. on behalf OF his
committee, that DR.. II. W. Woodhoase'
Of Philadelphia, recite the conditions
at Havrc. so they could be PUBLISH
which Dr. Woodhouse did. lie said;
"There were two sections Of the tram
leaving Paris on Wednesday at noon.
The first one carried first class pas
seurers. many of whom were booked TO
sail on La France. The second see
ton left Paris shortly afterward, but
not until nearly midnight did 1t arrive
At Havrc. We were led to believe thai !
Major Henry, who had originally com@'
over on the Tennessee, would be there
to meet US, but instead we weresah
dumped out at the station, with no one
to meet us. With several other men !
nelped to get the people together 10
see if we could find Major Henry, but .
we were unsuccessful. II was SAID nc
was on La Tourainc, up 70 ms ears I
in work, while Lieutenant had been /
sent by him to see what he could do Tor .
us. It was not known then what ooa'
we were to 90 on. Eventually II was I
The English officers who gave up their
quarters TO many women while soldiero
gave up blankets to others, and at las
ne got permission for some to sleep on
the decks of La Toursine. Not IN all .
tt,.t t,,,o did we soc Henry.
British Soldiers Help.
Later Mr.. Williams, of ST. .Dayids ,
saw Henry, and accused F.
him to his face Of treating refugees
shabbily. to which Henry replied: Ny ,
God. man, this is war; In the morn !
ing there was nothing to eat for the .
women and children until we went for (
aging in the town for food for them, /
and British troopers gave up their J
rations to hungry refugees. An Eng (
lish general in a motor car came along I
and asked if he could be of assistance,
producing from underneath the seat OF .
his automobile Il large ham and bread.
which he said he gladly contributed,
and il was thankfully received.
GOf course, il was necessary Tor the
Women to get out of the officers quar-
ters in the morning, and from that
time on until 2 D. m. women and chill
dren we're forced to sit in the boiling
sun. When the commander Of the Ten
nessee came ashore he was unaware OF
what hardships the refugees had been
subjected to, and at once took steps
to have them get ready for emDarKa-
ton. Il was not until we got ABOARD
the Tennessee that we were told II wa
unnecessary to go TO the american
Consulate to show our passports TO get
tickets for the Tennessee, which we
had been told by one American official
at Uavre was absolutely essential.
"Once aboard the Tennessee nothing
was left undene to make all refugees
comfortable, and no favoritism vas
shown. In one instance an American
OF afiuence, who has been living IN
Paris. was trying to impress 1t upon
the Tennessee's officers that he should
have special quarters, but was prompt
lv told he would be taken care OF as
the others were. Perry Belmont, | was
told. insisted upon having his touring
car placed aboard the Tennessee
DR.. Woodhouse and others reported
that all hotel accommodations were
taken up by number of persons com
ing on the first section. Others VINO
we're booked TO San HIsI Ciase v" ,tS
French liners were taken ABOARD snip
only after great protestation by some
other refugees, and were permitted to
sleep on deck.
Say Officer Was Drunk.
member of the finance committee
of the American committee here de-
elared to-day that at least one officer
who had come over on the Tennessee
and was detailed to go on the Cont
nent and assist in getting money to
stranded Americans in Switzerland and
other places had been inebriated most
of the time, and at one place had been
lifted from the train by fellow citi-
zens who were ashamed to have him
seen by officials of the country IN
which he was travelling.
MIR. Hoover in statement issued to-
dav said this: Last week was one of
the most strenuous since the war