New-York tribune., 1918-12-06
Orca, i'm Port
With Troops,
Is3 Days Late
Returning Soldiers Pass
Peace Envoys and Send
Radiogram TO President
Sergeant Dies En- Route
Enlisted Men Show Splendid
Results From Training;
Did Not Go Into Battle

The Royal Mail steamship Orca,
llfty officers from training camps in
England, arrived here yesterday from
Liverpool, somo three days overdue
Stiff gales from the northwest hit
her whence thr days out of port and
kicked up sufficient heavy seas to cause
an abundance of seasickness among the
men who never had Il chance to fight
the Kaiser
With n moderation Of the weather on
wednesday the homecomers felt bet
ter and double portions were hardly
sufficient to appease their appetitcs
during the remaining thirty hours of
the voyage.
According to the officers, the return
ing lighters are in splendid health.
IheIr long training in the open fields
OF England made them fit to cope with
anything, and even NAL de mer left
no traces yesterday when the boys
hustled ashore
Four days out Of Liverpool Sergeant
Carroll Savage, Of the 471st Aero
Squadron, was stricken with pncu-
mona, and, despite the constant atten-
tIon or doctors and nurses and doctors
aboard, died shortly before the Orca
came within sight of the American
yesterday in casket draped in the
American flag and shipped to the home
OF his parents, in Peabody, Mass.
Patrol Meets Orca
The police boat Patrol, whose newest
function is to meet all transports, was
loafing off Quarantine when the Orca
steamed over from her anchorage in
Grayesend Bay and the same old oues-
tons shouted from the decks of the
previous transports were repeated YES
terday. "ls the city dry? Can fell
low get drink of soda now if he is
in uniform ?"
Rodman Wanamaker, who officially
boards the incoming transports and ex-
tends the clty's greetings, was received
yesterday with cheers when he went
aboard and shook the hand of Colonel
Albert Blum, the commanding officer
of the troops.
mo words of mine can adequately
express our gratitude for this unusual
and unexpected reception" said the
colonel. Every mothers son aboard
TINS snip appreciates your thoughtful
ness on our return to the land we
love"
When tht police band started up
some lively music tall, raw boned
Westerner walked over to a police ser
geant who had gone down the bay and
said quietly:
anything on your hip beside a gun, do
you?"
"You bet | have" said the policeman.
"and I don't mind pulling it out right
here and letting you have crack
at it,
The tall Westerner in Khaki had
shifted his quid when the policeman
drew from his hip pocket a morning
newspaper.
"Thanks," said the Westerner. 81
guess we won't get anything hotter
than this till we get back into our dude
Clothes"
Passed Peace Party
AS she warped into the Cunard pier
in the North River the Orca brushed
close to the barge NJ. c. Wolcott, and a
negro cook came up on deck and shout
ed to the men in Khaki leaning over the
rail some thirty feet above him
Hey there, you fellasl Maybe YOU
can throw bombs at the Germans, but
how are you on the catch? Just you
watch right here and ri do some
throwin' for you"
He hurried below into the barge
cabin and came up with a box OF
oranges, which he son emrtied BY
throwing the contents, one by one. tc
the soldiers. Later he appeared with
a huge custard pie and held it up fol
the troops to admire.
"Fire it up here, Sambo, old hoy. 1
looks mighty good" came the ordel
from the Orcas deck
"Can't do it boys; can't do it. Frs
place, it might break, and, second place
the old man has to eat it all for hi,
dinner"
The Orca passed the George Wash
ington, bearing President Wilson east
ward, when fifty miles east of Sand,
Hook, and there was great enthusiasm