The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-07

banks lay before nlm-rne Hudson q
few miles below Poughkeepsie. A large
passenger steamer of the sort which
ply between New York and Albany
was midstream. steaming north Its
decks were crowded with people far
beyond any legal limit Indeed, it was
evident. even from the train. that no
more people possibly could be packed
aboard A brown freight steamer-aB
ocean tramp. whose pilot plainly was
following the deepest channel as shown
by the course of the Albany boat-was
close behind It carried no cargo. II
was high out Of the water, but its
decks were jamH1ed with passengers.
and heads protruded from the open
port.
Other light seagoing craft and har-
Dor boats now appeared. There was a
tug, belehing smoke. towing a string
of lighters and scows. People packed
the tugs narrow deck, and the tow
boats were black and speckled with
their human freight. Motor launches
speeded swiftly up the river in the
shalloWer waters near the graceful pri-
vate yachts which rushed past the
scows. The yachts were private no
longer. The only space which was I'M
occupied was upon the crafts which
were scurrying downstream. Their
decks were absolutely deserted. The
fugitives no longer could be numbered
by the thousands. They were count
less.
How long have we been passing
that sort of thing?" Jim appealed In
amazement to Kilbane.
"Since we've been beside the river"
the Irishman returned ST woke be-
yant Albany"
Thousands! There must be millions
In flight Across the river. below the
high banks. the trains on the West
Shore railroad we're in plain sight One
long line of cars followed another,
freight trains filing the gaps between
| passenger trains.
They're hauling population be
freight over there the same as here
Kilbane observed
Jim gazed out the windows on the
4 OAlC1 SiQC III nlo Nal. "a l1CiSnI Tail
was passing. Every car was crowded
! with people. The traffic on the two
north bound tracks of the New York
Central was almost continuous. Empty
trains We're returning TO the great city
on the other south bound track.
They're Smelling New York, we've
| heard" Kilbane explained
"How?. jim asked
Part by hip-dhropping bombs
ye know. Part from the sea-"
From the sea? The Sandy Hook
forts have fallen?"
1.-THE ships that're doing the business
are off beyant range from Sandy Hook
| heard they're over be Rockaway
beach tossing tn big burstin' boys
over Bhrooklyn-a matther of fifteen
or eighteen miles. they say"
Soon the train was rushing beside
the Harlem river. It crossed into Man
haitian. and above the noise of the cars
there rose distinctly at persistent regu
lar intervals OF seconds the sound OF
shells bursting in the city.
Fort Hancock. far out at the point
OF Sandy Hook, was replying, every
one knew. Perhaps Fort Wadswortf
on Saten Island and Fort Hamilton OF
the other side of the Narrows were
firing their guns But the sound of the
American guns came only as a low, dis
tant rumble The noise now and nov
and now was the defamation of great
high explosive shells striking only {
mile or SO farther south.
Suddenly the train stopped. It hal
not reached the station It was still
up above One Hundred and Tent
street. But something was the mat
ter-perhaps only traffic congestion
farther on The order came for the
men to leave the train. The SOUND
of the shells rose to monstrous, thun
derous thudding Jim took out hit
watch and timed the intervals between
the eruphons. They came every si1
seconds. ten every minute as regular
as the ticking of his watch.
Boys, we can't try to form mucf
here by the tracks" the company Off
GERS were calling. madison avenue &
the next street west. Every one ge
over there as quick as you can and
bring all equipment, pleased Rally a
company flags. Well form over ther'
and cali the roll"