Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-02
Mauretania Anchors in Grave
send Bay and Expected to
Dock at Hoboken Early
Monday Morning,
NEW YORK ANXIOUS
TO GREET SOLDIERS
Parade Up Fifth Avenue May
Be Arranged Mayor Visits
Transport on Police Boat
and Admitted Aboard,
tsY aoas,sa JoussAl SPECIAL LEASED w,ssl

New York, Dec. 1.-The British
steamer Mauretania, returning to the
United States with the first large
body of American overseas troops,
anchored in Gravesend bay at 7:40
O'Clock tonight. She was met BY navy
and army tugs. She will probably
remain In her anchorage until early
tomorrow morning, when she is ex-
pected to dock at Hoboken.
Aboard the Mauretania, as am
nounced recently by General March.
chief of staff are several thousand
members of the air service who were
stationed in England. The ship also
carries number of casuals.
When the transport docks at Ho-
boken, relatives and friends of those
aboard will not be allowed on the
pier, according to a recent announces
ment by Brigadier General G. H. Me-
Manus, embarkation officer at this
port, who added that to safeguard
public health the soldiers would be
taken directly to rehabilitation
camps for physical examination. Bar
racks at Camp Mills have been pre-
pared for their reception.
New York Wants Parade.
II, Hylan telegraphed Secretary Bak-
er asking that troops aboard the. .Mau-
retania be permitted to parade up
Fifth avenue tomorrow Permission
also was asked to give a dinner to-
| morrow night in honor OF returning
officers
In his telegram the MAYOR pointed
out that 1.-The people of the city of
| New York are most anxious to well
come the troops" and that 'the may
or's committee of welcome and city
officials have been waiting all day to
meet the Mauretania at Ambrose
| Channel"
Battery Park was crowded all day
with persons eager to catch a glimpse
of the vessel bringing back to these
shores the vanguard of the great
army which America sent overseas
Despite reports that the transport
would not reach port until early to-
night the crowds stuck to their posts
until darkness.
1t was announced tonight that when
the Mauretania and other home COM
| ing transports reach their docks they
will be met by crops of Knights of
i Columbus secretaries, who will distri-
| butte among the troops thousands of
I'm safe and sound" cards, which the
men can address to their friends and
| relatives. Later the secretaries will
collect and mail the cards, which are
already stamped.
Mayor Boards Transport
| The mayors committee of welcome
made a trip down the bay tonight on
the flagship Of the police department
fleet and circled the Mauretania.
Members of the party were not at
! first allowed aboard the transport and
so they used megaphones and wire
less apparatus to convey the greet
| ings of New York to the returned sol
diers, but later a gang plank was
showed out and the civilians scram-
| bled aboard.
AS the police boats searchlight
played on the Mauretania's decks,
| men and officers could be seen,
crowding to the rail as they shouted
greetings in return. Back across the
water in reply to the welcome soon
came such queries as when do we
eat?" and has the state gone dry
| YETI"
| When members OF the party accept
| ed an invitation to come aboard
! they were deluged with requests TO
| phone mother and let her know I'm
| here" to mail this letter to my girl
and to perform similar services.
| According to those on the Maure-
| tania the ship mad rough crossing.
| Four storms were encountered and at
| one time the sea ran so high that the
clerical force at work in the cabin
| had to quit when their typewriters
were hurled 20 the floor The ship
! Al hx. taf
| Rostron of the British navy, who was
| in command of the Carpathia when
| that vessel picked UP victims Of the
Titanic disaster in 1912.
| There were rousing cheers when
| Admiral Mayo left the Mauretania
and boarded the naval tug awaiting
| him. Among his fellow passengers
on the trip from England were Harry
| l.uder the comedian. who sang for the
soldiers during the voyage home, and
Major Ian Hay of the British army.
Washington, Dec. f.--Notice was
received by the war department today
of the sailing from Liverpool on No
vember 80 of the steamer Ascanius
| for New York with forty-seven off
GERS and 1,427 men, and the steamer
| Canopic for Boston with flfty-fouf
officers and 1867 men. All on both
steamers are aero units except few
casuals and unattached officers.
| on the Ascanius are the 349th
| 475th, 476th. 326th, 371st. 3TSth,
S41st. S35th, 4I3rd and s32nd aero
squadrons. five officers and fifteen
men medical detachment easuals and
six unattached officers.
| on the Canopic are the first Had
| ley Page acceptance park, the 2flth
2S2nd and 306th aero squadrons. a
detachment of the second Hadley-
Page acceptance park; three officers
and twelve men. medical casuals and
| fourteen unattached officers.
| This makes total Of 1880 off
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