The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
FORD'S PEACE SHIP SAILS
AMID TERRIBLE UPROAR
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

approached since Col. Roosevelt returned
from Africa was in progress. There were
.mpromptu religious services. Hymns.
"reminiscences OF Billy Sundays Pater-
son campaign arose.
A Withholding individual with an old
fashioned canvas telescope grip and
gray plug hat raced along the shore cry
Ing he'd be left behind and that no peace
would be legitimate without his sanction.
Above all this madness there arose the
hoarse roar Of Oscars siren. the clang-
ing of police ambulance bells. the shrieks
of women who had suddenly lost control
of themselves. and the wild screams Of
the strange man in the water.
Good bye. God bless you. Keep your
shoulder to the wheel and do not lose
courage. Right Is might and we are
right"
This was Bryan's last words to Ford
as Ford paced the decks of the Oscar
one hour before the sailing time.
you can do no harm by trying. You
may be successful. but certainly your
hopes are for the best
That is what Mr.. Edison said.
Possibly there's peace on the Oscar II
tonight There was none today.
One-third Newspaper Writers.
The exact number sailing Is less than
l40. OF these "a are newspaper men and
women, magazine correspondents and
camera men.
Almost everything from murder down
attended the sailing. Mr. Bryan was the
and official witness to the wedding of
Berton Braley. poet, and Miss Marian
Rubincam. newspaper girl He was
kissed by an elderly lady who wore
many white streamers on which peace
at any price" was printed. The crowd
was too great to permit access to his
ruddy cheeks.
Mr.. Bryan in the Picture.
He posed for the photographers on
every deck and on the gang plank. He
posed with Mr.. Ford, Mrs. Ford, Mr..
Edison and the bride and bridegroom.
He shook hands a thousand times and
said God bless you and Peace be with
you so often that It became almost au-
tomato.
The Oscar was scheduled to sail at 2.
but the wild pandemonium that reigned
on the dock and on deck delayed her
departure an hour and thirteen minutes.
John Burroughs. naturalist, was there to
wave farewell to the pilgrims.
DR.. Akid's Trunk Last.
Mr.. Burroughs was most dignified
Everybody seemed to have waited until
credentials. The Rev. Charles Aked
couldn't find his trunk. Neither could
Senator Helen Ring Robinson. of Denver.
DIR. Aked solved the problem by grabbing
two trunks that looked like his and
dragging them up the gang plank alone.
But Senator Robinson couldn't locate
hers at all Therefore she didn't sail.
In her baggage were her papers and
clothes.
DR. Charles Pease. anti-tobacco apostle.
quit in hun because his cabin mate
smoked in the little berth room. Mr..
Ford declared he hadn't invited DR..
Peace anyway. so 1t was all right. A
general search for the doctor revealed
the fact he had left Hoboken very. very
angry.
As early as 10 o'clock in the morning
the crowd began to collect There came
kilograms. letters, flowers, Grated prunes.
a keg of rum. a case of whisky or two.
patented life preservers. huge piles Of
pacifist literature. and hundreds of other
things usually listed under too numer-
Gus to mention"
A lanky messenger came bearing
cage Within the cage were two thin
squirrels. A large placard had 1t that
the squirrels were to be the mascots for
the Good Ship Nutty." The name OF the
sender was not on the card.
Amost Left Mr. Ford.
By the time Mr.. and Mrs. Ford and
Edsal arrived at the dock the crowd
was so dense two policemen. four husky
secretaries and four detectives had to
batter a path for the pacifist.
A furious chautauqua salute greeted