The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-17
EXPLOSION HALTS
ADRIATTC'S TRIP
Cylinder Head Blows Out, De-
laying Prominent Americans
Bound for Europe.
LA LORRAINE IN GALES
Mrs. Vincent Aston, Mrs. w.
X. Vanderbilt and Mary
Garden Arrive.

The white Star liner Adriatic
trembled yesterday morning in her
North River dock when n three ton
cylinder head, under unusual steam
pressure, was torn of and sent sky
rocketing to the under floor Of the
deck above. Customs men and the
crew, the only persons aboard, were
startled, and the skipper was much
put out, but nobody was hurt. The
engineer shut Off steam and about 900
passengers, who appeared later, ex-
pecting to sail at noon for Liver
pool, were told they might stay aboard
until repairs were completed, perhaps
some time this morning, when the
big ship will get Off.
Some Of those delayed by the acct
dent are Henry Z. Dawson, chairman
OF the war council of the American
Red Cross; Gen. A. Gvosdenovitch,
Montenegrin Minister TO the United
States; Brig. Gen. Birkitt Of the Brit
ism army, DR.. Katharine 3. Davis
Sir John Foster Fraser and George
w Wickersham.
The spirit OF narration on the part
of distinguished Occidental ladies'. a
bit pallid who landed yesterday from
the French liner La Lorraine might
have equalled that Of the marvellous
Oriental yarn spinner. Miss, or Nine.
Scheherazade, II there had been no
Atlantic to rise up in protest. Even
Mary Garden had to lean on the arm
of Johnny Evers, baseballist, as she
came down the gangplank. Such
combers, she said. never had been
whisked up anywhere since Neptune
invented salt water.
Even Mary Garden Lost Her Pep.
The Lorraine had speared for
whales most of the trip. Sometimes
she sank her nose so deep into the
tumult that her voyagers wondered
II she would ever come back on a
level keel or Just loop the loop under
sea and come up with proper
French courtesy and do 1t all over
again. Yes. there was real weather.
Miss Garden declared, without her
usual pep.
But the Lorraine came through It
with the loss OF yards of rail, but with
tricolor wiggling triumphantly. The
sentiments OF the occidental ladies'
We're requested and given. Said Mrs.
W. X. Vanderbilt, who has been In
canteen work in France:
I'm a pretty good sailor. but could
not stand the commotion OF this trip.
was in bed from the day we started
until this morning"
Mrs. Vincent Astor, who has been
washing dishes, cooking, sewing, scrub
bling and doing lots OF things for the
Yankee soldiers. said she really be-
l!eved she had great story TO tell,
but gracious goodness! who could tell
stories after getting all washed and
ironed and scrubbed by ell the big seas
that ever grew in the Atlantic. tho
Pacific or any other old ocean in De-
cember. 1t was great to De home and
on something that did not fy up and
wash your face violently. Mrs. Aston
admitted almost anything the report
ers asked her TO admit. Her husband,
naval Lieutenant, is aboard the
Aphrodite and was we'll 50 far as she
knew. and she herself would go back
again unless the rehabilitation were
a long drawn out affair.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. wife OF
Lieut.-Col. Roosevelt, who has been
working for the Y. NJ. c. a. in the SOL
diers' leave areas. came back in a light
blue uniform, and like the other ladies'
did not care to say much. She does not
know where her husband is al present
except that he is with the American
Army OF Occupation. She has returned
to stay.
Miss Garden has been entertaining
the soldiers at the front. With her was
Henri Fevrier, poilu and composer.