New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-25
Mr.. CLECG IS A
MODERN ULYSSES
Many and Devious His
Wanderings Trying TO
Reach Home.

John Clegg, a thrifty New Zealander,
whose home is at 20 High ST., Dunedin,
New Zealand, was grateful yesterday
when he walked ashore from the Lam
port & Holt liner Tennyson. He was
caught in the maelstrom of the Euro
pean war eleven weeks ago, accom-
panied by two young women, his wards,
and after being buffeted about the
Continent from pillar to post was
finally landed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
where he caught the 1ennyson, winch
brought him here yesterday.
Clegg is sixty-five His wards are
Miss Elizabeth McNicol, thirty, and
Miss Margaret McNicol, twenty-five.
TIE three New Zealanders had been on
a visit to London, and had just moved
/ into the middle Of France when hostlli-
ties began. Clegg had P. and o. ticket
to New Zealand, and being unable to
get back TO England was informed IN
France that the best way for him 10
return TO the Antipodes was to get
steamship out OF Genoa
Switzerland, and later at Genoa az
ranged for passage on steamshlp
from that port TO New Zealand, VIA
Suez. When a day out the vessel put
back, her sailing having been cancelled
and after week OF negotiating with
his +. and y. ticket, Clcgg was ad-
vised to 90 TO Portugal, whore it was
thought he could get d vessel for New
York. He found such Il transport, but
when three days at sea learned that
the steamship was not bound for the
United States, but Tor Rio de JaneIro
Arriving at the Brazilian capital, he
searched for & vessel bound for Aus
tralis. Such vessel was not to be
found. so he and his two wards en-
gagged passage on the Prince steamship
indian Prince. which lett Rio on sep
tcmber Q, bound for New York.
When two days out the inditn Prince
ral into the clutches OF Che converted
cruiser Kronr.iaz Wilhelm, Of the
North Gcrman Lloyd Line, and again
toe plans Of Mr.. Clegg and his tive
wards were thWarteG.
AS the skipper OF Che Kronprinz had
not made up his mind what he wanted
70 do with the Indian Prince, Clegg
found himself steaming southeast Tor
five davs. Al the end Of the fifth day
he became an involuntary passenger Oh
the cruiser, and for i've days longer he
and his wards and the other TWO tray
elIeIS " the l0ulau ilUNN WVic ~ Nln-
ing about the Atlantic. with 10 imme-
date hope Of getting back 20 New York
However, on September ~. the KrOn-
uTinz overhauied the German steamship
Edinburg. and Cleeg and the others
from the Indian Prince were trans
ferred 70 her and sent back 20 Rio de
Janeiro. where he found the Tennyson.
Clegg and his two wards will start for
San Francisco within a few days, and
an hope for an uninterrupted journey
back to New Zealand across The Pacific.
Also on the Tennyson was Charles
Adelhelm. manager of the Queens Park
Hotel. i'm Trinidad He was accom-
panied BY mis- wife, with whom he had
recently returned to Trinidad after d
trip through the warning European
Continent.
Adelhelm was in KraSuiewatl, Servis,
when the war hogan. and after spenc-
ing $1,000 to get 20 London embarked
rom Falmouth for Trinidad. On ms
return he said the British soldiers
raided his hotel. arrested mis- chef and
four other employees. and made things
so unpleasant for him that he WAS
forced 20 leave the island Though
born in Germany, Adelhelm is an Amer
icau citizen.