The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
Cunard Chairman Booth In
dorses Shippers Plan
for Emergency.
THRONG ON SHORE
BIDS ALL GODSPEED
Many Americans o..u others
OH Vessel, Which Sails
i'm Bitter Cold.
Sbec,o, cable Despatch 10 The srK


LIVERPOOL, Feb. 13.--Just before the
Cunarder Lustanla cast off from
Princes Landing to-day and swung her
nose into the Mersey for her westward
trip Capt. Dow said to TIE SUN oorrv-
spondent.
Tell the American people that I win
resort to every legitimate device to
escape the German pirates and bring my
ship and passengers safely under the lee
OF the Statue Of Liberty. On the last
eastward trip. memorable to my mind on
account of the extremely tempestuous
weather. the majority of my passengers
were Americans That is not the case
on this trip.
81 hoisted tho Stars and Stripes on
the eastward trip because of the danger
OF German pirate submarines. IL q
similar danger arises again l shall do
the same thing. because IL my pas.
sengers have TO die through German
torpedoes ! am sure they would rather
30 down under tho Stars and Stripes
tn, under any other flag. Bun I am
sailing, out under the Britlsn flag, and
the American will be used only II l be.
lleve II necessary"
As Capt. Dow was speaking Chair
man Booth Of the Cunard Line stood in
the doorway of the captains cabin un-
noticed. but ut the conclusion OF Cant,
Dow's statement he said
81 echo your sentiments. captain"
II was then explained that Mr.. Booths
interest in the United States lies not only
In the fact that he Is the chairman OF
great line plying between English
and American ports but In the fact that
his mother was an American, as is his
wife.
"Godspeed To the -'Lucy.'"
The sailing of the Lusitania from IAy-
erpool Is always an occasion, but to-day
II was an event. The sinking OF four
ships by a German submarine close 10
the mouth OF the Mersey, combined with
the Lusitania's ruse in flying the Amer
lean flag on her last trip from New
York, brought home to every one In
Liverpool sense OF the acute danger
from German undeasea warfare.
The weather to-day was bitterly cold.
with hurricanelke wind and torren-
tial rain. This did not deter thousands
silent Godspeed to the Lucy" as sho 10
affectionately called
IL was silent, solemn and feryent
throng that saw the monster vessel
swing slowly on the ebb tide down the
river under the red ensign u the British
mercantile marine, which the Lusitania
has never flown before, having hitherto
sailed under the blue ensign OF the naval
reserve.
Gradually she gathered way and ais
appeared in the distance. However, there
was no silence or depression among the
600 passengers in the various classes
who lined the decks and waved their
handkerchiefs cheerfully at the reced-
ing shore German submarines appar-
emily were the last concern of any pas
senger
Dr. George w Grille. fresh from hos.
pitfalls In France. showed the corre-
spondent Of THE SUN to his cabin on
ID deck, saying:
MY confidence in Capt. Dow could
not be better illustrated. because am
almost at the bottom of the shtp.'
Speaking of his experiences In France.
DR.. Grille said that the outstanding
feature of what he had witnessed was
the stoicism OF the wounded French
soldier and his unbelievable fortltude
under excruciating circumstances. The
physician declined to talk on his spe-
cihc observations. saying that he had
not had an opportunity of collatinR his
material. which he will endeavor to do
on the trip TO New York.
Like the Purple Cow.
George Tyler OF Liebler & Co. the
New York theatrical managers. who
crossed on the Lusitania, said that
German submarines to his mind were
like Gelett Burgess's purple cow:
II never saw a Purple Cow
never Hope to See One;
But ] can Tell you, Anyhow,
ia rather See than he One"
The Belgian Comtesse de Hemptinne
would not talk about submarines hut
only collection OF Flemish laces, which
she smuggled out OF Belgium under the
noses of the Germans and which she
will sell in New York to aid her dis
tressed compatriots.
c. j. Wittenberg OF New York has
Just spent two months In France, where
he has been In conference with the of.
ficials arranging for adequate coal ship
ments from the United States to remedy
the situation arising from the CLOSING
OF large portion OF the coal mines OF
France and Belgium.
Mrs. w. II. Leeds. who was no.
companied by her children, was an.
other unperturbed passenger. John II
McFadden was another who sailed ou
the Cunarder. Submarines naturallv
furnished the general topic of conyor-
sation, but they were taken up In =
casual vein as II the discussion were
regarding the weather.
Officials OF the Cunard Company $50
THE SUN correspondent that reuus,t~