Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-19


on August 8, 1914. the information
al and war relief boards of the Amer
lean Red Cross society issued an ap
peal TO the people OF this o0nntr!
for funds 10 send ship to the un
fortunate nations involved In thil
war and TO carry on the work Of til,
society In Europe. This plan was ap.
proved by President Wilson, who
made a second appeal on August 1S
In response TO tho needs OF the So
cieiy congress passed q Joint resolu.
ton on August 20 authorizing the
American Red Cross society to char.
tor q ship Of foreign register for the
purpose Of sending prompt assistance
and the steamer Hamburg, OF the
llamburg-American line, was selected
TO transport the surgeons, nurses and
medical supplies to the ports Of Fall
mouth, Bordeaux and Rotterdam. The
ship was given an American register,
her name changed 10 the Red Cross,
and on September the United States
ensign and Red Cross flag were hoist
ed and the ship placed In commits
sion. The Red Cross personnel came
on board on September 8, thirty SUR
geons under Major II. o.. Patterson,
Medical Corps, United States army,
and 1875 nurses under the direction
Of Miss Helen s. Hay. The loading OF
about 500 tons of medical supplies
was completed on september IL.
The Red Cross sailed for Fall
mouth the next day Great interest
was manifested In the departure OF
he ship as she proceeded down North
liver the day before, as she was sal
Iuted on all sides by the shipping at
he docks and passing steamers. fer
fyboats and tugs on her return to
New York. travel-stAned and worn,
with the White paint washed off in
sreat patches, there was not one tug
BOAT so lowly as to do her reverence
mot a "bloomin' 'orn to give a toot."
As fine feathers make fine birds. so
Inc paint makes q fine ship
The Light OF the Gross.
In order 20 enable foreign men.o'-
var TO readily distinguish The ship at
light q large cross made OF red cleo
rio lights was carried on the main
nast. which could be turned on in n
The first night out from
New York large cruiser approached
md turned on her searchlights. but
ped away In the darkness when this
ross was displayed.
The ship arrived at Falmouth about
September 80, and was
boarded and inspected under the
of the forts on shore,
md given the necessary private sig
lals to enable her to enter the har-
,or. The mayors of Falmouth and
'enzance and other officials visited
he ship and nc the request Of the
mayor Of Falmouth the ship was
'pened TO visitors for day, when il
vas estimated between 1900 and
700 persons came on board. Prior
O chartering the Red Cross the So
iety had requested Rear Admiral !
aaron Ward. Y. S. n, retired, who |
fas In Europe when the war broke |
az, TO make preliminary arrange
nents for the transportation Of the |
and supplies to their vari-
us destinations upon the arrival Of |
he ship Admiral Ward came on
GARD at Falmouth and returned to /
lew York in this ship.
During the passage from Falmouth |
, Paulllac, the port of bordeaux. the /
resent capital OF France. the ship I
as frequently spoken by British and |
rench cruisers and torpedo boats.
n one occasion while signaling to
French cruiser it was observed that
err guns were trained on the harm
50 old Red Cross. OF course this
as not anything but a very proper
recantion, as n good rule TO observe
! time of war is not to trust any
ling that you see until you know
Il about It However, a neeo waiter
seing this threw up his hands and
reclaimed, Come an git us, but
ord, don't shot"
Gotten Bales Bayoncted.
As the stores were being discharg-
I at Paulllac one of the soldiers on
lc dock. not having an X-ray ma
line handy ran his bayonet through
bale OF cotton. presumably for pur-
,ses OF Inspection, to the intense
sgust Of one of our Red Cross sur
cons, who was very indignant that
nv one should take such a liberty
ith an American bale OF cotton and
nrhaps introduce some foreign NIL
'oho, lie could hardly have been
iore Indignant had the bayonet
zen stuck in him. or perhaps he was
dignant that the soldier should have
at his bayonet to such an ignohle
Sc as to stick 1t In bale Of cotton
hen II was intended TO be put 10 the
nble use of sticking a mani
These soldiers seemed TO br fond
hayonet practice, judging from the
Spefience OF a colored gentleman
no left the dock to explore the town
~ soon returned very much out Of
reath, saying. dat ainH no place
Y me. One o dem soiers jus chased
g back to de ship With one o. dem
eat skewers!'
Soon after leaving New York three
owaways We're found on board, one
ustrian and two Germans, who
ere here turned over 20 n French
my officer The day before reach
x England these hid again for fear
lat they would be delivered TO the
ritish authorities and they gave the
dps police lively hunt before be-
Z found, but tho British authori
rs declined to receive them. They
ft the dock at Papillac In an auto
obile with their captor contentediy
noking cigarettes, which had been
them By this polite officer
Dead Floating ON the Sea.
We sailed from pauiliac for Rattan.