The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-13

New York, Oct 13-Unarmed, freighted with the heaviest cargo Of munitions ever carried out of this port and carrying among her PAP passen- gers six Americans impartially dlstr1- buted among her first, second and third class voyagers, the White Star liner Adriatic swung out yesterday from the North River pier, many in the pier head throng wondering whether she would go the way Of the Stephano and the other victims Of U-53, or would escape that peril and reach Liverpool in safety. She was the first big liner to sail since the sub- marine raids Sunday.
 That her commander, Capt. Joseph Ransom, meant to minimize the risk
 of passing through the danger zone on this side of the ocean, was shoWn when he brought the Adriatic to anchor off the Ambrose Channel nehtship and well within the three
 mile limit. It was believed he intend
 ed to wait until after nightfal ana
 then. with all lights out, weigh ancnor and start anew, probably taking a dli- ferent route to the one the Adrlatlc habitual1y travels.
 All the lifeboats of the upper tier were uncovered and their ropes were carefully coiled so the boats could be lowered almost instantlyI , Americans Aboard The six Americans are MT. and Mrs
 William J., Wilson of this city. who travel in the saloon; R. G. Brassington of No. 319 Canal Street and H. A. Em- erson, a butter and egg merchant. oc- cupying second cabin accomodations In the steerage are two Filipinos who are American citizens.
 iFffty-five of the other passengers are survivors >of the British Steamers l West Point and Strathdene. sunk off Nantucket.
 In the 15,O0O tons of freight are six teen tractor tanks" the new engine of war which the British are using onsthe western front.
 ] The Cunarder freighter Pannonia which followed the Adriatic, did not
 anchor, but headed south. hugging the Jersey shore The Pannonia is bound for London and her usual coursc would be east.
 In all thirteen steamships, most o1
 them heavily freighted with munitions and supplies, sailed from New York
 yesterday The British vessels were
 besides thte Adriatic and Pannonia the .Minnehaha, giant freighter o1
 the Atlantic Transport Line, the Cum arder St. George, the steamships Sill vercedar. Toftwood and Saxoleine, the
 ScandiE liner Hellie Olav, another Danish ship, one Dutch one Greek, one Norwegian and one Urugra ayan. The HelIig Olav. bound for Copenhagen, had $50 passengefs Among these was l.. c. Helveglarsen former Governor of the Danish West Indies, and Major N. c. Kerth. o1 Washington on the way to Petrogra6
 on official business. > To Expedite Sailings. It became apparent yesterday tha,
 the only probable result of placing all
 allied ships in Atlantic ports of this
 country under the orders of the Brit
 ish Admiralty would be not to delay
 departures, but to expedite them.
 That United States destroyers are
 limit was made known yesterday
 namar came in from Cuban ports
 Capt. Mcdonald reported that when
 10 miles south of the Scotland Light
 ship destroyer which had the num-
 Der 35 painted on her bow twice cir
 cled around his ship. The steam
 ship hoisted her colors and directly
 afterward the destroyer wheeled
 around and disappeared.
 The 35 is the destroyer Ammen, un-
 der command of Lieut.. G. c. Logan.
 She had been stationed at White
 stone, l.. l.. on neutrality duty. Two
 other destroyers, the Smith, fagboat
 of the First Division and the Lam-
 son. came in yesterday and anchored
 fin the Narrows.