The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-24

their way W TIE floNcN VI tpittifp'iF
later In the afternoon. notably Mr.
Churchill. The first lord, smoking
big cigar. walked down Whitehall in
the company of r. f. Smith. Imme-
diateiy they were surrounded by the
cheering crowd. Mr.. Churchill &C
knowledged the ovation by repeatedly
doffing his hat The demonstration
was prolonged until he disappeared
| through the private entrance reserved
! for ministers within Palace yard.
It was an inspiring incident and OBJ
viousiy gratifying to the statesman
who has given silent and tireless at
| tention to Britain's first arm. now,
! Judged by all portents about 70 be
tested In the cause OF freedom and
| Justice. Shortly afterward Lloyd
! George. Herbert Samuel Mr.. Hing
worth. the chief ministerial whip, ana
the lord chief justice drove down to
I the house. They were recognized by
| the crowd and acclaimed with the
same eager zest as had been shown
! toward the frst lord. Similar scenes
were Witnessed later in the day. when
the house Of commons adjourned for
a few hours, Mr.. Churchill was again
an object OF popular enthusiasm.
/ No Hostility shown.
I inside Charing Cross station one
came In more intimate touch with the
I realities of events on the continent,
! The platform was packed with
Frenchmen and Germans recalled to
! the colors. Most OF them were youths
! in the early twenties. The conscripts
/ stood about in groups eagerly reading
! the war editions and discussing the
! chances of getting through to their
regiments In the dislocated condition
! OF the continental railways. The Ger
mans were hound for GraEesend to
/ Join a steamer there.
The Frenchmen were travelling via
! Calais, and read with obvious con-
Germ the typewriter and Geographic
! notices posted by the railway company
describing the disorganized stale OF
/ traffic in the north Of France. Though
! their countries are at war and in a
! few days they may be blazing al one
another on the frontier, there was
no open display OF Franco-German
/ hostility among the young soldiers.
/ They appeared TO be facing the call
/ of duty with calm fortitude. How
many Of them. one wondered. will see
/ London AGAIN.
/ One of the great reception halls at
/ the Savoy hotel has been turned into
/ the stranded American visitors ark
/ of refuge, and there all day long they
/ hold what appear to be very pleasant
/ reee options, greeting long-aosent
/ friends and exchanging exciting
/ stories. They were wretched in the
! days when they feared that for all
/ their credit they could get no cash,
! but arrangements have been made
! now. and they have cash enough 10
| go on with while they are being
| shipped across home q quickly as
| possible
| Two girls who confessed that they
were scared stiff OF England are
going home as steerage passengers.
| though they came flrst~ciass. Lots or
! their friends are doing the same, hnd-
| ing some consolation In the thought
that no emigrants will share their
| accommodation. Many OF the strand
| ed are professional women. chiefly
| teachers. many are college youths.
/ and numbers are wealthy women with
a. fine taste in hats These last have
! had their faith In the power Of money
severely shaken In their Hight from
Europe.
Capture Dcscrfers.
Two pretty girls told an exciting
! story of their hasty rush rom Aus
| tria, the wild scramble to get seats
| in the crowded trains. the long hours
/ OF starvation, the search through the
7 CARRIAGES at the frontier. where the
authorities bounced on two deseTtersl
one OF them the father OF eight chill
dren, and dragged them away to be
shot at sunrise.
In such a panic il seemed light
thing TO leave the scrap OF luggage
! behind, but it was another thing 10
arrive IN England pennies and with
nothing but the clothes they wore
i People have been very kind TO them
| here say all the Americans CRATE
4 al, tSt Iowa England btl'
/ they long to set ,heir heels into the
! States again.
! There have been many last boats
/ on the 0stend route, but the train
! that reached Charlng Cross Thurs
day night about half past eleven had
: every appearance OF the last. 1t was
over an hour late from Folkestone
/ The people showed many signs OF q
I long and trying journey. There were
+ several parties from GerrHany one
was of Americans, two women and d
man They told me that they had
/ come from the Black forest and had
been on the way for four days. They
| had had TO come out or the train
several times. and once had TO walk
| between stations, but they had moth
! ing to complain of in the circum'
stances They had seen no demon
/ STATIONS AGAINST English people.
{
err time. and one of them had beer
arrested and released. All the pas
sengers on the ship had been or
/ board, then turned off with the news
( that the ship was not going. then or
! again The boat was crammed II
| the bow. and thirty or forty passen'
| gers were said to have been left OF
| the quay There was intense anxieS
| and every one believed 1t 10 be the
! last boat. The voyage across was an
awful experience to many, who. 'hav'
| Ing no news. believed the channel e
be sown with mines and sea night
| in being. ~,
No one knew what horrors were MD
I den in the darkness on the face OF the
waters One passenger described TO me
how he saw part OF the British fleet Sc
| near that he could discern the number
Of submarine (Which he gave mel
and they reached England in warmer
mood. At Charing Cross one woman
! foreigner-broke down, and a porter
tried to comfort her and kept on say
! ing:
you're quite safe, ma'am; this Is
gland, you know, ma am
/ and although she did not know Eng
| lish she seemed to understand. There
were many Americans and a large
party OF Japanese and twenty Irish