Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-27

the battlefield and the Americans who
were seeking safety.
1t was o'clock in the evening when
the party reached Lyons. There was a
train leaving at o'clock that would
| reach Paris at 8 the next afternoon, and
| another leaving at 10 that would reach
the French capital the next forenoon.
The party of which DR.. and Mrs Hinck-
ley were members decided to wait until
the 10 o'clock, believing they could reach
Paris in time to get the train for Dieppe,
whence they hoped to sail for New Ha-
ven, England. In Paris there was moth
ing for them to eat except bread and
wine, and they were again DELAYED get
ting the necessary passports and docu-
ments. Paris, being the capital city. was
in theoretical state OF siege, and in
order to get without its limits special pa
pers had to be obtained from the chief
OF police.
AT the Paris station, where they hoped
to get train for Dieppe. their hopes for
a safe escape into England. continually
huctuating according to their circum-
stances, were again lowered Only stamp
ed tickets were disable on the night thew
intended to leave. and not having their
oll!ets properly stamped they had to
walt over until the next morning. All
this time DR.. and Mrs Hinckley had
lived on his own American Express mon
ey orders and what he had been able to
borrow from an American lady who had
been fortunate enough TO bring along a
good supply of English gold sovereigns.
which because Of being gold were &C.
cepted practically everywhere.
When Dieppe was finally reached 1t
was found that 1000 Americans had gone
across the English channel the day be-
fore. The tourists all went to the pier
the next morning hoping to get aboard
ship for the fovr-hour sail across the
channel. but only to find that Dieppe
had been turned into a military shipping
port and that 1900 soldiers were being
sent out from there. Only British sub
jects could be landed at SOUTHAMPTON
and II looked very black forethe Ameri-
cans for a while until 1t was found that
there was vessel sailing for Folkstone
which was as far north as the ship could
go without getting into the mines The
trip across was made in four hours and
II was two hours more before the pas
sengers could land. Here the Hinckleys
and their friends took a train for Lon
don. The train when it rolled into the
station was so long that It's last cars
were way out in the yards No one had
gone through the train to collect the
tickets and Mr.. Hinckley has his now
together with many others for all parts
OF Europe which he was not able to use.
From London hurried trip was made
to Liverpool and the party headed for
the Cunard Line steamship Offices. The
Acquitania. on which they would have
sailed. had been turned into military
ship, but the Campaigna was to sail the
next day. and after two hours the tick
cts were finally changed. This was on
Aug. IA, and the party sailed on the fol-
lowing day. reaching New York Saturday
night. DR.. Hinckley said that the trip
over was uneventful save that they had
been told that three British cruisers
would escort them over, but not until the
last day did they see vessel and that
was one cruiser on it's way back. The
Campaigna travelled with all lights COW
cred up at night When DR.. Hinckley
reached New York midnight Saturday
he did not have a penny in his pockets
apd had to borrow money for his and
Mrs. Hinckley's passage to Good Win.