New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-24
LINER HERE With
ROOM TO SPARE
Cameronia's Passengers
Advise Refugees TO Sail
from Scotland.

The Anchor liner Cameronia, with
what her officers called room 10 burn"
arrived yesterday from Glasgow after
an uneventful trip across the Atlantic.
She is the first steamship 10 come
here since the European war started
that was able TO provide comfortably
for all her passengers. i was the be-
lief of the Americans who came over
on her that it would be well for some
Of their stranded countrymcn TO move
up into Scotland. There, II the demand
warrants, the Anchor Line will put on
extra steamships 20 accommodate them.
On the Cameronia were 34O saloon,
GAG second class and 232 storage pas
sengers. She could have taken more
in all compartments.
Many OF the travellers said they
were worried a. first because OF the
serious expressions on the faces Of the
officers, who kept much 20 themselves
and said little. Then the two Marconi
operators locked themselves in their
rooms when the vessel left port and
kept on the trying job of listening.
When four days out Of Glasgow,
however. the wireless men withdrew
from their seif-imposed confinement
and the officers faces took on more
cheerful expressions. This had a good
effect upon the passenger, Tor they
believed reassuring news had been re-
Ceived and the passage would be sale.
On Wednesday morning Captain
Wadsworth observed a streak Of smoke
on the horizon TO the south. Crowd
ing on all the steam his boilers would
hold. he forced the Cameronia IN a
northerlv direction. The vessel on the
horizon did not pursue him, and later
he learned il was British tramp.
Among the passengers were Parker
Newton. an American artist, who had
been painting I'm Scotland, and his wife.
Mr.. Newton had planned 70 come over
i'm time 10 make picture Of the since
cancelled Yacht race for the America
Gun. He and his wife were visiting
with Sir John Wilson, Of the Scots
Crews. but he had 10 leave his guests
and assist in the British moblllzatlon.
The Scotch believe" said Mr.. New
ton. that If the Germans decide 70
land troops in Great Britain their OBJ
iective will be the northeast coast OF
Scotland. The Scotch are preparing
for such an attack, and are laying up
an abundance of supplies.
81 found the Boy Scouts 10 be a
rather effective organization IN their
humble way. They are intensely in
terested in preserving peace and order
At home in a sort Of military way, and
are better guards Of half deserted
homes than are the servants left IN
charge.
"The people Of Scotland are calm:
There is no outward appearance Of
alarm. / saw score Of young men
bowling on the green before en-
barked. and thought their spare time
could be put to better advantage II en-
ploved in rife practice
Professor Camille Fontalne, an as
s;stant in the department Of Romance
languages at Columbia, who went
abroad with his wife and daughter 20
Bordeaux several months ago, returned
on the Cameronia without his family.
The professor was in London when war
was declared. ard was unable 70 get
into communication with his wife and
daughter. He believes they are still IN
Bordeaux.
He sent them funds for their pas
sage home. and expects they VIII ar
rive from Havre probably within a few
weeks on some French steamship.