Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-10-09
MEMBERS OF FACULTY
CAUGHT IN WAR ZONE
Professor and Mrs Brewster Have
Narrowing ENperienCeS--AuNiety
Felt About other Professors,
Instructors and Alumni
Dir. Colder Stiil in
Russia

from a Duluth Mimi newspaper,
and tells of the interesting expert
ences of Professor and Mrs. Brewster
in conducting a European tour dur
ing the summer.
A thrilling tale OF adventure in
the European war zone after hos
tilities between Germany and France
had begun is related by Professor
Carl NJ. Brewster of the State College
of Washington, who arrived in Du-
luth Saturday after reaching New
York August / 5 on the White Star
line steamer Cedric.
Professor Brewster has conducted
parties abroad for the last 10 sum
mers but no other trip has been a.
eventful as the one this year. Early
III the tour his ship, the California of
the Anchor line, was wrecked oil
Tory island on the north coast OF
Ireland and he and others OF ibs
party were tossed in lifeboat5 on
high sea for an hour and half be-
fore they were picked up by another
steamer and brought safely to Eng
land. No passengers were lost, al
though the boat was abandoned ani
left to the mercy of the elements. So
far as Professor Brewster knows, it
was pounded to pieces on the rocky
coast at that point.
Reach France
Accompanying Professor Brewster
on his European tour were Adam
Duncan and his two daughters. the
Misses Ruth and Grace Duncan Of
Canton, Ohio. When war was /.
clared between Germany and trrasae
on August /, Mr. Brewster and his
party were at Berne, Switzerland.
They were about to enter Germany,
but upon the opening Of hostiltties
he escaped with his parry into
France In Paris. the party were
compelled to wait up all night at
railroad station, there being no hotel
accommodations and it was by en-
ploying a clever ruse that the refugees
got by the French military guards
and on board a train for BouIonse
from winch they sailed to London
and later to America. Professor
brewster and his party secured pass
age from Liverpool on the steamer
cedric the first boat to leave that
port Tor America. The boat arrived
III New YORK with 1900 stranded
Americans.
Hotels Closed
Even when he was in Switzerland.
said Professor Brewster, neutral
country, no travellers checks were
being cashed, and he found himself
hard pressed for cash. The majority
of the hotels were closed. as all wait
ers and other attendants had been
called to the colors to guard the
frontier and maintain neutrality.
Immediately after hostfHties had
been declared Mr.. Brewster and his
party started for France. They ar
rived in Paris Sunday morning and
were in London SO hours later. From
the time they left Switzerland until
they arrived in ENGLAND no one If
the party had bite to eat, although
90 hours interviewed.
we were III the Bernese Alps
u'i iNs '"e last week III July, so were
not aware OF the gathering war
oiouuS uhllI we reached Bernie
""l'@eIlahu' SAID Professor Brew
s'er' here we saw crowds of cit
i@enS looking at the bulletins which
were posted at the street corners,
ana learned OF the probability of war
between Germany and Russia.
On saturday morning, August 1,
we lett our hotel with the intention
OF travelling north to Heidelberg, and
were informed that all traffic into
Germany had been suspended. We
saw COMPANIES of so1diars Of H., IT,