Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-19
TRIP THROUGH MEDITERRANEAN IS ONE
OF CONTINUED DREAD AND HORROR
With the Putting Into Effect Of Ruthless Summarizing Trav-
eler Finds Three Weeks Experience is One That He VIII
Never Be Able to Dismiss From His Mind

she was carrying. 10 make sure that
they were ready for her babies.
| From the beginning OF the voyage
no definite information as to when
the ship would reach port or leave was
given to passengers. In fact. there
were few questions which one could
get answered The correspondent
tried TO get the official number OF pas
lsengers and asked whether any other
neutrals were aboard. but was told
that the ships officers had been for
hidden TO give any information what.
ever. After leaving Port Said even
the emergency compass at the stern
of the steamer was covered so that IN
Iquisitive passengers could not tell
what direction she was taking.
From Port Said progress was neces.
sarily slow, for the ship was coutinu.
ally weaving in and out, leaving a tor.
tuous wake like great sea-serpent. A
crew of experienced gnnners was on
duty at the big gun in the stern DAY
and night, ready to take the command
er's orders should the occasion arise.
Two OF three men passengers who apz'
peared on the deck the first night
with lighted cigars were roundly up-
braided by the commander and were
sent below.
At Marseilles the first word ofsthe
new German edict regarding the sub
marine warfare was learned. and here
all but about $50 passengers. mostly
second-elass, were disembarked The
ship continued her voyage on Febru-
airy /. the day set for the beginning
of the indiscriminate torpedoing. Il Is
not permitted to name the route taken
by the vessel. but ii was q most Pc
culiar one, which brought the liner
into the channel many days overdue.
From Marseilles on the trip was 4
continual horror to the ships officers.
for the wireless told them that ships
were going down all about them.
knowledge of these events was kept
from the passengers so far as possible.
but there were some things which
could not be concealed. Il was in the
early morning that the ship wast tor
pedoed within sight OF the liner. The
Inflated vessel had been steaming
along with all her lights ablaze. why,
nobody could imagine. Il was DELHI
crate bid for trouble. Suddenly she
twas seen to heaye up. out Of the water
and then settle back with Z terrible
| list. Immediately distress signals
were sent up by the wounded
ship. but she could expect no aid, for
under admiralty orders no vessel can
go to the rescue Of another at such
time.
Throughout the three weeks from
Port Said passengers stood their
watch ON the bridge with the ships
officers. From daylight until dark
two passengers were always on the
lower bridge scanning the waters with
marine glasses. And their assistance
was appreciated by the commander
for he could not have too many on
the lookout. During his outward voy-
age he had escaped in miraculous
manner from a submarine and he had
no delusions as to the danger
Il is not only the men in the trench
es who lose their reason through the
stress Of conflict A sad illustration
of what submarine warfare wifi pro
duce was constantly before the pas
sengers of the liner. There was
aboard as passenger a steamship
captain, who for many months had
plotted great ship through danger
Gus waters. Once at least he had en-
countered an underwater boat and
fought for the life of his vessel. The
continual strain had finally told on
him and he was being taken home
under guard OF two men. shattered
wreck who stood for hours in spot
listening. always listening. For
what? lie alone knew and he would
not tell