The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
PHILADELPHIA SAILS.
FAITH IN U. S. FLAG
Eight Cancellations Among
Cabin Passengers: Places
Quickly Filled.

several hundred persons silently
watched the American liner Philadelphia
swing out into the river AZ noon YES
terday from the foot OF West Twenty
second street to take the same course
10 Liverpool as was followed 10 tn
LnsitauiH
In spite of the fact that the Phila-
delphia flies the American lag and
carried no munitions OF war, there Ms
a general feeling ~ uuessiuoss both
among the passengers and those who
came to hid them farewell There VS.
excitement, but II was suppressel eN-
c!tement--no laughter. conversation In
low tones with the general hope. eN-
pressed in words on all sides. The
American nag will protect us
The Philadelphia carried tie rasser-
gers IN her cabin and 500 steerage
There were ,ight cancellations among
the cabin passengers IN the morning,
but these places We're promptly filled
from a waiting list More than $50
persons who wanted To Eo in tho steer.
age were left on tho pier hecaus- there
was no room for them
capt. \ T. Mills expressed boldly
what the passengers hoped
Trouble " h. sad no. We don
expect trouble lightning never strikes
twice in the same place Bes DIES. were
flying the American flag They won
disturb Us
| Miss Ada Rehan, the retired stage
favoiite, came down during the last
/ half hour with two maids and GOT h.I
baggage She had cancelled ner pas
sage by telephone Mrs e Bate and
/ Miss Eleanor Rate If Montreal. who
| had cancelled THEW passage IN the Tran
/ sNlNanil the daN before sailed on tn"
/ Philadelphia. prefe ring the protection
( If the AMERICAN flag
/ The Ph ladelphia had sevcntv-n. .
Americans IN the cabin and Too Amer'-
cans among the steerage passengers
Among the others who cancelled pas
sage We're tho Misses l. " ana g. y
! Ma cPherson, Mss Marie Van Worst. the
author, r. j. Bcrw,nd, a coal deale-
and Dr, Sherwood Dunno If 40 East
FortN-hrst street pr Dunno. who Is
with the Red Cross, sailed on the rs.
payne
The philadelphia, carries $500 bag
OF mail ard 5000 tons nj chilled beef
Dr David Jayne I'M diplomat and his
toran. cancelled his passage on the
Fabre liner Patrla just before that ship
sailed for Saples and Marsrilcs yester-
day afternoon Mrs Hill was To have
made the trip with him. but they were
unwilling 10 take the risk after hearing
| Of the Lusit9nia's fate
The Patria carried ~ passengers IN
the frst cabin, - In the second cabin
and 400 steerase. Mr. and Mrs Jesse
r. stanton Of Auburn We're among those
, who decided not To- 60 just before the
shin left Riccardo Martin, opera singer
said he was not afraid Of German sub
marines In the quarter Of the globe for
/ which the patria was headed, aud con
trarv to the advice Of friends he refused
to cancel his passage.
r. +. Berry Of Washington. n G.
| sailed on the Patria, accompanied hy his
daughter, Mrs Regina Paxton, hut At
the last minute his valet. David shan
dler said he would quit Mr.. Berry's
service rather than make the trip and
went ashore,
Mr. and Mrs + " Southwlck sailed
on the patria with their chauffeur They
are bound for SWITZERLAND. whore thCv
were Obliged to leave their automobile
when the war started They hope to get
the car back