New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Liner Arrives with 1866
Refugees-MuCh Praise
for Wilson.
PASSENGERS TELL OF
WANT IN EUROPE
Urge Need of Immediate Aid Tor
Many - Mrs. Vanderbilt
Among Arrivals.


Yesterday with 1866 passengers from
LIVERPOOL and Queenstown pracueai!y
All OF them Americans whose trips
abroad had been curtailed by the EURO
pean war. A.
American Line. which came IN on
Wednesday night with a congestion OF
refugees on board the Celtic was
comfortably laden. There appeared 10
be no confusion or distress among he'
passengers, and her arrival mere yes,
terday was much like the end OF one OF
her ordinary westward trips IN the
fall. al.
She carried 900 saloon, COG second
and $50 steersge passengers.
throughout the entire run Captain
Hamelton kept his vessel IN darkness
and only permitted the wireless to be
worked when he was sbeam Block
Island Friday night. Then he ordered
his operator to inform the local office
that he would dock in the forenoon.
The skipper took his ship well TO
The northward Of the westbound trans
atlantic lane and encountered much
fog. 49,.
tine yesterday q customs oiaclal DC ara
eS the vessel and requested Captain
Hap,beIton 70 dismantle the wireless,
and soon after the request was non
ored. A.
Among the passengers were Mrs. Al
fred q Vanderbilt, Mr.. an1 Mrs, John
Aspergren, William Cormaek, DE-
Thomas Cunningham, Francis McGlnn,
Olga Petrova. Hazel Dawn, Edgar sal
tus. Hunter Wyekes and Mr.. and hrs'
L. l.. Murphy. -.
The Ceitic's passengers were louo
in their praise Of the efforts o. EIeSl,
dent Wilson and his ambassadors 10
belp the stranded Americans IN Eu-
Ask Aid of President.
committee. of which Henry s. OPP
dycke was chairman, viii send SET
Of resolutions 20 the President WITHIN
a few days.
In part, the resolutions are;
1--WE have heard with great satistae-
ton OF the steps you have taken 70 re
lieve the distress Of our teiio" coun-
trymen in Europe, many OF Whou sie
destitute because OF the val 'h"
Going on there, and we WISH 10 re-
srscffullv saw that, while we nave no
si,1oestions 10 make, we would empha-
80 tbst the reports OF the destitutlOh
have not been exaggerated. Inc cohoi
+;o,s are acute, and IN thousahos o.
csses Dersons have suffered Tor laek OF
SJ Men, ~ the Americans have mad
.Soiy tickets cancelled and others nave
cn.oun+ered hostility, among the laV-
- being many women and ehliG!en'
Thousands are in need OF lihiieui"''
helm 10 bring them home. NJ.
sir. Opdycke is an engineer q 49,
York. who was travelling III EuIoP
with his wife and son. lhey ,"TJo5 /
81. Petersburg when war was ao. ue'' tbere
ard Mr.. Opdycke said the scene 1s 49,
reminded him Of an oidtlne Nc"
Eve in New York. nj. %
While on their way from Berlin 10
Finishing Mr.. Opdycke said German
eoIdiers went through the tram anu
csntured many suspected persons
Nrs Alfred c. Vanderbilt ano heI
ION Alfred G.. ir, were passengers on
~ Celtic Mrs. Vanderbilt SAID she
isf, her husband in London, where ne
yas engaged finishing up some dust
ness before returning TO America ohe
aid they had experienced no harosnlP9'
Jobn Aspergren was accompanied by
his wife. Their two children, Charles
and Amy. had been left IN Norway
while Mr.. and Mrs. Aspergren were "
make a trip to Paris. They expected
10 90 back to Norway Tor the chlluIen;,
but when war was declared they eoJtu
not get through Norway. by tele-
,,rsnb they arranged for the passage
If the children on the steamship
Kristianfiord which IS now en- route
nom Bergen 10 New York. In Paris
Mr.. Aspergren paid 81 LOAF Tor preau;
Mr. McGinn, who was accompanied
by his daughter, said: 80 mos
eve were IN Paris when war was
declared, and were ordered out ol
SIn London ] saw millionaires Dor
rowing as little as 90 cents. one
wealthy man / know went three Gays
before he could get the price OF
shave. You could buy round or
Sr;rke for a gold watch. A pair OF
cuff buttons were good for cocktail.
Bought Buildings for Aid.
seymour W. Bonsall. president of
. trunk company, tried TO buy tne
stocks Of four grocery stores LOT LOT
Americans, without success. lie nhally
bongbt the buildings and all and gave
the supplies away: ,
@Or The other hand. wealthy man
chartered a boat, called the ViSing' 70
ret here. But he demanded soOO OF
every one who sought to get passage
Miss Mary +. Dryer, Of Jersey Clty'
aid She stood in line two days at the
White Star Line pier in Liverpool try
ing 20 get passage. she GOT steerae &C.
sAmericans pawned 50 bills Tor -
in English shillings," said she. -,
The Rev. d. A. McAuliife, Mrs NC
Arlife and Miss Alice McAulife, mis-
sionsries were in Vienna when
Frenchman shouted Down with Aus
@Tben the soldiers turned and shot
him" said the missionary. nj.
y Stevens, Of II Battery race
manufacturer and writer, and MIS-
stevens we're among those heeihs liV"
the turmoil in Germany o, Iii
From Friday night, July 81 uhII
the following Monday morning. WhllS
conouering all sorts OF obstacles anu
cndnring many hardships 10 reach
Paris from Munich, they had nothlh9
20 eat but dry bits of bread.
They had been in Dresden, Strass-
h,rg and Hamburg, and left Munich at
o'cIock on Friday night for Paris on
the Orient Express and al stIasspSIS
we're dumped out. glad enough 10 nh I1
Snaee in which 20 squeeze into thiru
class compartment to Avrieourt AZ
SAGE. ,I 80. For
o;obt miles into France no trains were
rnnning on this side of the Franco
German boundary. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens hired a farmer
"a take their baggage TO Lunenoerg'
~. farmer had so much luggage TO
..,sfor that they had 10 carry part