The sun., 1919-04-03
SEA RECORD SET
AS LEVIATHAN
BRINGS 1924
Troops Represent Largest
Number of Persons Car
ried on One Ship.
10000 SOLDIERS COME IN
Six Transports Return and
Many Michigan Heroes
Are Welcomed.
10000 SOLDIERS COME IN

Close to 10000 American troops land
ed yesterday from six transports that
arrived before shutdown, and two more
that swelled the figures several hundred,
the Heredia and the Philippines, came
along too late to be. counted. anchoring
overnight In tho bay. Tho Leviathan'
carried a record number of doushboys
and doughhtrls, 12,27<. The ships COM
piement brought the total to 1t.416,
which Is moro persons than ever crossed
an ocean In one boat before. Tho capacity
of the Leviathan was increased by adj
dftional bunk tiers. The troops got only
two real hot meals a day and were quite
satisfied with that, some OF them de-
daring they would have been willing to
take only one cold meal provided they
got back home. The whole ships COM
pany was In exceptionally fine shape
when the ship locked and there was
cnly one death. that of a negro private,
William Il. Binns OF Macon. Ga, who
was seriously Ill of tuberculosis when
he came aboard at Brest
IT was Michigan day down the bay
ana at the Hoboken piers, as the largest
part OF the Leviathan's soldier boys are
from that State, and its Gubern. .toriai
boss, Albert E. Sleeper, went down the
bay aboard the steamboat Correction
with Mark Mckee. head Of the Michigan
Red Cross, and large party OF promI-
nent Michigans and a few Michigeese
TO say howdy to the big fellows who
have been UNFOLDING the glory of the
State In France. Gov. Sleeper said he
had received assurances from thousands
OF employers in Michigan they were
prepared to give the returning soldiers
their old Jobs and that the State itself
was going to see that disabled men
were rehabilitated. The Governor be-
aieves the soldiers and everybody
else In Michigan will be better
on without booze, as his last Off
cial act. before leaving the State for
New York. was to sign the bill making
II felony for any one in Michigan,
except physicians and druggists to have
liquor IN his possession.
Leviathan Command Changes.
The skipper of the Leviathan, Com
nander w. w. Phelps, formerly master
Of the Great Northern, gave I'D his
command after the ship locked yester-
day to Capt. L. Durrell. On the way over
The ship received a wireless warming
from another steamship In the trans
atlantic lane that icebergs were adrift
in the shorter northern course. Lieut.
Commander Harold Cunningham, navi-
eating officer, decided that 1t was wise
to steer a southerly course and that n
why the Leviathan got In half a day be-
hind her original schedule Just be-
fore she got to port the catering de-
partment OF the giant transport pre-
sented a mammoth cake to the retiring
skipper.
Commanding the miniature army
aboard was Brig Gen. w. C. Rivers of
Tennessee. who HAS been In the Regular
Army twcnty-fou years. He went to
France with the Seventy sixth Field Ar
tlllery and ut the Marine took his brigade
into the front lines with the infantry
and won the Croix de Guerre and promo
ton. The only regiment aboard that
took part In actual battle was the 329th
Field Artillery. made up chiefly of Mich
igan men, and came back in command
of Col. Tilimau Campbell. Lieut.. Col.
J. w. E. Taylor OF Los Angeles, chief OF
stan of the 160th Field Artillery Brigade
and historian of the troops, said all that
arrived Yesterday were part Of the
Eighty-ffth Divis'oS recruited as n
National Army Division. with headquar-
ters at Camp Custer. Battle Creek. Mich.
On account of the splitting up OF the
Division, part of 1t being sent to Russia
last July and the rest being used al re-
placements for combat divisions, there
were a large number OF casualties
among officers and men.
More than one hundred men of the
original Slxty-ninth Regiment arrived
as part OF a casual company OF the
165th Infantry. Two wore the Croix de
Guerre, Sergeant John Skelly of $40
West 126th street and Sergeant Her
man G. Hillig OF II Fast Ninety fifth
street. Both won their laurels at the
first American raid at Lineville. Ser.
geant Harry Cushworth once a keeper
in the Blackwells Island penitentiary
who was wounded at the Argonne, said
he really felt az II he were at home
when he saw the ferrybozt Correction
coming down the bay to meet the
Leviathan.