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The Washington herald., 1915-05-18

Especial Correspondent of The Herald.)
New York, May 1.-THE jaded gaao-
line-ridden New York public was greatly
refreshed last Sunday by an appealing
idylle when two tanned sailor lads, from
the Atlantic Fleet moored in the Hud-
son. went buggy riding.
They hired an old horse and buggy,
that almost forgotten combination sacred
to Sunday afternoons in small towns,
and with their pancake hats lying in the
bottom of their quaint vehicle they
logged along contentedly toward White
Plains.
That is about as far as the printed
plot goes. but there are a lot of small;
town products in the Metropolis who
envied them as they went on their
IeIsurely way. They saw the apple bios
SONS and were gently caressed by the
verdant May breezes. Only true dream
ers could have conceived such an out
ing, but some one has said 1t takes true
dreamers to make good fighters.
Business hasn't been especially good at
a certain theater along Broadway re-
Gently. As ]. j. Rosenthal. the we'll
known advance man. tells 1t, the man
ager of the house was asked how things
were going.
We have a private exit and fire es
cape for each patron" he replied.
Fred Jackson has been a popular fic-
ton writer for some years-his stories
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York MAY l1.-ca money opened at ~
ler r.n': high : rer cent; low. Ia per cent; re-
nevsls Ter cent last. : per cent: ruling rate.
Z. rcr cent Lenders of time funds maintain their
conservative attitude in spite OF the large increase
reported SATURDAY. their excess reserve As a
matter of tact. their offerings show falling on
2. compared With last weeks close. which has re
suited a quiet condition.
Rate. however. unchanged at Ter cent Tor
,iNtv da,s 3. per cent for ninety DAYS and four
mrnths ;I.a5l, rer cent for FIVE and six months
and I rcr for the wear.
While continent a tIlfe better in commercial
r,er rrcle> institutions reluctant to TpIrchas e
ar,thirs but shorter dates of exceptionally at
tr.,inc charactcr Of which. however. there IS an
tNr,- DINGHY limited offer. Nominal
ics fcr the regular matIrities unchanged,
r.rsin. from 81 to Per cent.
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NEWSPAPER MAN TO TESTIFY.
Sumner Curtis to Tell of A7Ieged
GridirOu Club Swindlc,

Summer Curtis. newspaper man Of
Chicago. ILL.,. and formerly OF this
city, will represent the Gridiron Club at
the trial of George Allen, under arrest at
DAYTON. Ohio, charged with conspirinK
with another man to sell fake member
ships in the club
Z. {. Snyder. president OF the club,
OF this city. yesterday received from Cur
tbs detailed story Of the swindle Cur
tbs called on Allen at the DAYTON iaiI.
and Allen told him he had met H. r.
Forbes at Detroit and that Forbes told
him he had been authorized by the treas
urer of the club to tour the country So
Letting memberships
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Broken ivory can be mendsd With
. cement made b. dissoIving alum In
hot water.
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WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co.
SAIES

Washington Railway is, 500 at g.
Potomac El.ctrc IS 5000 at loCst.
Capital Traction. 10 at 81. = at g, at q, at
q at q.
Washington Railway preferred, Is at S. = at a.
Washington Gas, y at 72l..
After call:
Carital Traction IS s. 90 at 1914.
Garital Traction, at ISL.
Rigs Realty, s., so at 10.
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore Nd. MAY Spring
bran. in loolb. sacks, =. SaG 90: -four to white
mdiiina. Iscta3io 90 Western middinSs, z .Soa
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The Safest Investments

Ar, lLu,e mat do put GuCtuaie durins d,s
IuIt,d cUuuIIuns 0. the MONEY or stocx mar
kcts inst Jurd Of r4st uutup (tirst mort
s.pcs) We'll -,tuIcd real estate IN he Dis
trict Of Cvipmls. constitute ''glIteige' in
,esiments They do not depend ulon the
financial re,uousiblIty Of individuals or cor.
rCratious To- thtI stability. and arr EXEMPT
from taAat' personal PROPERTY We can
srTrly such = vesiments IL amounts from 500
upward. Send Tor cooklst. Concerning Loan,
and IprAtueptl
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Loan Shark Inquiry Started.

An investigation OF the books of the
local loan companies has been Instituted
by the District Authorities TO determine
whether the loan shark law of March
s. 1915. hiss been violated. The investiga-
ton was ordered by Corporation Coun-
sci Conrad r. Syme and is being con-
Quoted by Detective Charles Evans
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SPRING RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY.

Hotel Kentucky k: s.:. "a. ss'
Atlantic City's leading moderate rate
Remodeled Elevator to street leveI-
Running water in rooms; private bathes
single or en- suite. Early season rates,
So. $40, $3.50 per week. American
plan Arthur o. Franekle. Prop.3 TAom,,
a. u. O'DPien. Mgr.
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Medical statistics show that eight
men die suddenly from disease TO one
woman.
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NEW FLORENCE

virginia Avenue nser beach. 3ie.ee up1
Monday. $3.se. Beckett Z scHCMANl
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Fred Jackson has been a popular fc-
ton writer for some years-hs stories
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

,tal saIes. s.770 shares against S9ss5 saturday,
SO week ago. and 2s3 OIL year ago.
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BLAMES OUTSIDE
LIQUOR INTERESTS

Special Dispatch to the InteIligencsr
PARKERSBURG. w. Va. Aug %
Prohibition Commissioner Fred o.
Blue while here today in discussing
the efforts to bring about a vote on
The sale OF beer and wine In the state
declared that the movement was
born out OF the state and Is being
financed largely by outside liquor in
terests." and that the wet organiza.
tion of Ohio is back Of the movement
TO use as an argument in the Ohio
campaign to show that West Virgin.
ia Is dissatisfied.
Outside liquor money. he said. is be-
ing used to start a movement in Cd
position to law enforcement on the
ground that law enforcement will de.
strey the traffic IL not stopped He
said he was prepared to issue a
statement using the names OF those
behind the movement in Ohio. He
laid he did not believe Governor Hat.
field would call a special sssion of
the legislature TO authorize a vote but
instead would use his influence to
law.
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VEIL OF MYSTERY SURROUNDING DEATH
OF LEO M. FRANK AT LAST WITHDRAWN
BRYAN SAYS REAL
ISSUE Is AVOIDED

CHICAGO. Aug. william j.
Bryan, former secretary OF state. to-
night gave out the following signed
statement:
Il have read the editorial opinions
concerning the sinking OF the Arabic.
as those opinions were reproduced n
Saturday mornings papers. but they
seem to me 10 avoid the most import
ant question. The real question is not
whether American citizens have under
international law. a right TO travel
through the danger zone on the ships
Of belligerent nations. That is admit
ted. The question just now is wheth-
81 an American citizen should put his
convenience OF even his rights above
his nations welfare. II American
citizens refuse 10 consider their own
safety or the safety OF the nation. then
second question arises. namely.
whether the government should per.
NIT a few persons 10 drag the country
into this unparalleled war.
Our government has made It's pro
test and there Is no doubt that the
position taken Is abundantly support
ed by precedent, but that does not
necessarily mean that We are going
TO war. Diplomacy has not yet con
cluded IT. work. and even n diplo-
matte efforts fail. We have recourse
20 the treaty plan which might be
resorted TO In case OF disputes with
Great Britain. France. italy and Rus
Fia and should be resorted 10 before
going 10 war with any other belli-
Eerent nation.
II the treaty plan fails. We have a
choice between entering this war and
pOstponement of final settlement un-
ul peace is restored
20 is time for the neutral portion
of the press Of the United states TO
lay aside ne bias and unite in help
ing the President TO keep the coun-
try out Of war
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CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-To arouse
the nation TO the necessity of
American maritime development"
the National Marine League is be-
ing organized by James B. Forgan.
president of the First National
Bank, IL is announced.
Representative business men of
the middle west have been en-
listed and are seeking TO enroll
the leaders of the biggest CONNER
cial enterprises in the country.
Plans have been made to raise a
campaign fund of Sl25,OOO. Ii is
proposed that the central Federal
Reserve Banking District be repre-
sented by $50 members, each of
whom has ben asked to subscribe
$3.50.
Branch leagues are TO be organ
lied in each of the twelve Federal
Banking Districts
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SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS
WITH GERMANY DISCUSSED
AS STEP MOST PROBABLE

WASHINGTON. Aug. p -Judg
ment still is suspended BY the Inited
States government on the torpedo.
.ng of the liner Arabic with a loss
of Two American lives
Until official Information on which
10 base the course 10 b. pursued ar.
fives there will be- statement on
The Eovrnmnts position and hiRh o..
hcials viii not discuss the subject
Both President Wilson and Secretary
lansing we're silent today. the latter
Diminishing interviewer with mega
tiv manner when asked whether any
additional reports had been received
from Am bassadOr Page
~ was understood tonight that the
all-important report awaited before
the United States determine wueth.
Or Germany has committed "a "deub
erately and unfriendly" act b. expect.
% from Ambassador Gerard in Ber.
lin. Cabled statements 81 American
survivors apparently have left no
doubt that the Arabic. with Amer.
cans on board. vas torpedoed with
out warning The question now o.
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PLANK ESCAPES
DEATH BY FOOT

HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug. %. -
Eddie" Plank. former star pitcher
for the Philadelphia Athletics and
now of the pitching stan of the st.
Louis Federals. had narrow escape
from death trying to get his automo-
bile across the tracks OF the Philadel-
phia a Reading railway near here to-
day. when he found the subway at
Rosegarden filled with water as re-
suit OF the very heavy rains of last
night
Plank was motoring from his farm
near Gettysburg to Harrisburg to
catch a train for Chicago where he Is 10
pitch tomorrow afternoon. After a
hair-raising trip in which he forded
four streams from which bridges had
been washed away he found his path
blocked where the road passes under
the tracks near Rosegarden. west of
this city. and with his driver dug a
zig-zag pathway TO the embankment
Of the railroad up which he drove his
car. lie stalled the engine trying TO
cross the rails just as fast train
shot around a curve. Plank stuck to
his machine and got out of the way
with only a foot to spare. dug a path
for his car down the other side and ar
lived IN Harrisburg this evening Just
in time TO catch his train west
The rain of last night did heavy
damage throughout this region. flood
ing cellars of business places and
dwellings in Harrisburg. filing sub
ways and washing away small bridges.
Al Mt. Holly a small dam went out,
flooding the park Ond low parts OF
the town. The park Is still under
water and some OF the smaller build
ings were carried off. At Williams
Grove. another summer resort. the
rising creek drove many OF the cot
tagers from their dwellings and de-
stroyed number of bridges and some
buildings about the grounds
The river is rising slowly. The
rainfall was 4.3S inches.
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whether Germany will set up a claim
mat maneuyerinE Of the shin us-
before she was attacked led tho SUP
marine to believe that she was Al.
tempting a hostile act against him.
In addition 10 such brief informs.
ton a. DO has cablod Ambassador
fage is said 10 have mailed long
report. including afndavits Of the
American survivors.
The president will decide tomorrov
whether "a cabinet meeting will be
called Tor Tuesday but tonight b.
seemed improbable that the cabinet
membcrs would be- summoed before
final reports on the Arabic disaster
were received
Severance of Diplomatic relations
with Germany be- being generally dis.
cussed a. The step that would follow
determination that the sinking ~ the
Arabic was deliberately unfricndIy 70
The United States Whether such an
action would be- taken without first
consulting Congress o. matter Of
specuIstion
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GERMAN FLEET FORCED TO
WITHDRAW FROM RIGA BAY
STAGE BEING SET
FOR BIG BATTLE

WASHINGTON. Aug. -. - While
the Pan.American conferees await
further replies to their peace appeal
10 Mexican leaders. the stage appar-
emily Is being set for decisive battle
between CarTanza and villa forces in
central Mexico.
General Villas agency here an
nounced tonight that the flying col
umn. recently operating in the south
had reached TorreOn to reinforce the
army there opposing the northward
march OF Carranza forces under OBJ
recon. With the flying column
were Generals Ficrro. Canuto Reyes.
Banderos and Cara other villa dis
patches said Raoul Madero had be
sun an attack on Monterey.
The Carranza agency issued the fol-
lowing statement
Further declarations OF adherence
10 the constitutionalist government
OF Mexico were forwarded to the
state department and the South and
central American plenipotentiaries
from military chieftains of the consti-
tutonalist army today. The first was
from General Salvador Alvarado.
Governor OF Yuoatan and commander
OF the army corps 81 the southeast. II
was directed to the American con
sui al Merida for transmission to
Washington
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INSIDE STORY OF TRAGIC
EVENT OF LAST TUESDAY
BECOMES KNOWN.
Only Confession Was That He
Loved Wife and Mother
More Than Self.

ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 22-The
first actual story OF all that trans.
pirod on the death ride Of Leo NJ.
frank from MilledgeVille TO Mari.
etta between midnight and dawn
last Tuesday morning became
available to the Assoc lated Press
tody. The recital did not come
through second or third hands. but
IN manner which seemingly
placed its authenticity beyond ali
question
The narrator, however. will not
be witness before the Cobb
county grand jury, which on Sep
tember ! will be asked TO under
take a thorough Investigation OF
the lynehing Of the man alIeoed
70 have been the slayer Of Little
Mary Phagan.
that Gov. Nat E. Harris durlnq
the past few days has received
several anonymous threatening
letters purporting 70 warn hin, not
70 90 too far" In his investIaa.
tion Of the lynehina. The aov.
ernor is not inclined 20 take the
letters at al seriously. but looks
upon them as the outarovth Of
the disturbed sentiment Of the
moment
Did Not Confess.
The inside story" Of the events
which preceded the fndino OF
Franks iifeiess body swsyinu
from the limb Of the biuoest oaL
tree In IN vicinity by "Biii' Frev's
gin. cleared up many phases Of the
tragic incident which heretofore
have ben yelled IN mystery Points
asserted BY the narrator were:
First:Frsnk did not confess. Ne
twice was asked " he had any.
thing 90 say. but on each occasion
replied no" Asked pointedIy "
he killed the Phaqan airi. he is
said 20 have made no reply what.
ever
Second: No attempt was made
20 force confession. Frank's
statement just prior 20 his death
that he loved his wife and mother
better than he did his life. came
Unexpectedly and without aues-
tioning
Third. Frank was not r,altrest.
Cd in any way prior 20 the actual
lynchinq Stories that he may
have met violent death before he
was hanged 20 the Frey OAK are
without foundation.
Fourth. Frank walked dis.
lance o. 200 yards from, the au.
ton'obilc % the death tree with
out q faitcrina step. without
sigh or semblarce o. protest.
Fearing perhaps that his body
might never reach his relatives,
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TWO ESCAPE JAIL
AT HOLLIDAYSBURG

ALTOONA. Pa, Aug %. An cs.
cape OF two prisoners from the blair
county jail az HollidaysburR. which
recalls the escape from the same in.
sutution ~ the notorious bandit
Frank. rlohl. some thro. years ago
took place about O'Clock this morn
INK. the fuRitivos being Charles Focb.
Ter. Of Altoona. serving time for
hlackmailing Altoona hotelkcopers
and Henry Hasse. residence unknown
who was awaiting trial on the charge
of robhinE a sleeping man In the rail.
road passenger station I'M this CITY.
The tWo men who were confined to.
gothor in tho IIohl cell. broke the
lock ON the door. got out 90 tho csrri.
dor of fho JAIL made their way 10
the chapel and through window in
the chapel let themselves down TO
the Jail yard by ropes made from bed
coverings They rot over tho hirh
jail wall by means of a ladder and
made good their escape Jail War.
den Riddle offers reward ~ 500
for their apprehension Hasse is an
accomplished linEuist speaking seven
languages.
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NEW YORK, Aug. Chair
man Frank P. Walsh of the Federal
Commission of Industrial Rela-
tions and the three labor represen-
tativeS on the board. have pro
pared a report after two weeks
work by the commission advocating
that Congress enact laws confscat-
ing upon inheritance, all great
fortunes in excess of 100000.
In other words Mr.. Walsh would
limit the inheritance of any Ameri-
can to one million dollars. All in
excess would go to the government.
Professor Commons. Mrs. /.
Borden Hartman and three other
members OF the Commission. COM
posing the majority refused 10
give serious consideration to such
a proposal
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10 SEND WOMAN TO
END OF The WORLD

CIilLMARk. Mass. Aug. 1.-The
abode OF Nine. Catherine Brcshkoyava
known as The Grandmother of the
RUSSIAN Revolution" Is not to ne
iaboutsk. reckOncd the least deeir.
aole OF siberian exile settlements. but
bulune. 1000 kilometres further north
iast outpost on the icy frontier OF the
North role region. according TO q let.
,er received by Miss Alice Stone
blackwell. from one of Nine. Brcsh.
koVskaya's most trusted friends. and
made public today a previous letter
received August l4 last. from Mime
Bershkovskaya herself. contained the
news that she was to be sent to va
boutsk
II now develops. according TO latest
Information. that the noted exile.s
stay fabOutsk is TO be preliminary,
10 her banishment TO the end Of The
world. She was recently sent to
aboutsE for trying TO escape from A
prison In Siberia where she had been
sent for life. BuIune Is a hamlet of
htteen Indian huts. a post Of cossack &
and Russian church
Orlv Two political exile4 have boen
sent there. b. is said. in the last tven.
~ years. Both we're men. Mime Bre.
shkouvskaya Is N years old and is
losing her sight.
For seven months of the vaar Bu
iune Is cut off from comunication
even by post. from the outside world
by arctic SHOWS
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VENIZELOS ACCEPTS AS
PREMIER OF GREECE

LONDON. Aus. %. 3:55 u. NJ
Elcutherios Nsnizelos accepted tho
post 1f premier Of Greece. after a
conference today with King Constant
inc which resulted in perfect W.
ders'andirg between them The KING
congratulated Il Venizelos. who VIII
present a. soon as possible the list
OF uen be viii invite % accept port
foliOs. ard the new premier viii take
the oath tomorrow Athens is en-.
Enthusiastically celebrating VI. Veneze-
los return 20 power
This information IL contained IN Q
Reuter- dispatch from Athens.
In addition 20 the partnership. VI
Nenezelo will take charge Of the min
lstry NJ foreign affairs
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YORK. Pa. Aus. % Estimates 10
day placed at S25OOOO the DAMAGE
done by the cyclone which shortly
after = o'clock last niEht cut a swath
through the borough Of Hanover Is
miles southwest OF York The hearf
Of The town OF 10000 inhabitants wa.
the scene Of iudoscrihahIa wrcckaas
today with the principal buildings un
rooted or totally demolished but ne
trst fears that number uf persons
had met death were not realized
Though a number were hurt by nyineI
bricks and timbers. no loss Of life iaI
recorded
a heavy downpour Of rain which,
preceded the wind storm By fegI
minutes is credited with having savod
many lives. The big Saturday nirhtI
crowd on the streets I'm tho center "A
the town had sought shelter from theI
rain when the cyclone came. 10 traw|
clod on a course diagonal with theI
principal streets from southeast toI
northwest passing in hfty seconds.
Freaks Not Lacking.
The usual freaks Of cyclone worrl
not lacking The new pressed hricbI
dwelling 81 David McC. Newcomer
(cOntinusd on PAg. ssv.n)
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BRITISH STEAMERS
HAVE BEEN LOST

LONDON. Aug %. 5.25 .. m-The
British steamer Cober has been sunk
by a submarine The captain and
crew have landed safely.
The Cober. a vessel OF 3.06O tons
gross. $40 feet long with beam OF
~ feet was last reported to have
sailed from Karachi June 30 for Glib.
raltar. She was built at West HartIe-
pool In l904 and was owned by the
London and Northern Steamship Co
limited
LONDON. Aug. %. $50 p. m.-The
British steamers Windsor and William
Dawson have met with disaster The
Windsor. a vessel Of 6.O55 tons. has
according 10 a report issued here.
been sunk. while the William Daw.
son. an old steamer Of 2S4 tons. has
been blown up The crew of the Wind.
sor was saved but five men OF the
Wawson's crew we're lost
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Scores May Haze Lost Lives
In Flooded ST. Louis COu71fu:
Cyclone Damages York, Pa.

ST LOUIS. Aug. 22-The Meramec
river. lined on either side with thou.
sands of pleasure resorts. club houses
and summer cottages. went several
miles out Of its banks today. swept
away most Of these buildings and in.
creased 10 twenty it o. reported. the
number Of lives lost in 81 Louis coun.
~ as a result Of the flood which FOL.
lowed the recent rainstorm here
The Mcramoc began rising foot
an hour this morning and the flood
WAS 20 sudden that hundreds Of per.
sons had time only 20 climb 10 tree
tops. Efforts 90 rescue these even
with motorhoats had been in vain
early tonight The river passed TO-
night a stage five feet higher than
ever before in ifs history
Six persons we're said to have been
drowned 90 Valley Park and two at
Meramec Highlands today. but de-
tails were not available early tonight
Many other persons we're missing and
the fear De- expressed BY county Off.
cials that The death list may argrc-
gate several score persons
Hundreds of persons had been ma
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SUB HID BEHIND
DUNSLEY'S HULK

LIVERPOOL. Aug. %. 4:15 d. m
According to survivors of the steamer
Dunsley. torpedoed by a German sub
marine just before the White Star
liner Arabic was sunk. the under
water craft hid behind the Dunsley's
unsunk bulk 10 lay in wait for the
larger vessel The survivors declare
they had been ordered off their shin
and were in lifeboats when the sub
marine concealed herself from the ap-
preaching Arabic.
u Is stated that when the liner
came close enough TO make an attack
possible. the submarine submerged.
went around the Dunsley's stern and
launched the fatal torpedo. Survivors
say that the German boat. which came
up alongside the Dunsley. bore no
number.
No previous definite statement AZ
70 the fate Of the Dunsley has come
through from London. II was an.
nounced that she had been torpedoed.
but II had not been known whether
she succeeded In reaching port with
her passengers