The sun., 1919-06-19
U. S.TRANSPORT AIDS
PESSOA IN ATLANTIC
President-Elect Of Brazil Is
Taken From Crippled War
ship to Imperator.

WASHINGTON, June ls.--President-
elect Pessoa Of Brazil and his party. who
were en- route to the United States from
Portugal on the French cruiser Jeanne
dare, were transferred to the American
Army transport Imperator 1900 miles
at sea yesterday after the cruisers en-
gines had been disabled. Dispatches to
the Navy Department to-day said tho
transfer was made In small boats with
out incident and that the Imperator
would arrive at New York tomorrow
morning.
The Jeanne dare became disabled
soon after she had passed the Imperaror.
from Brest for New York. with Ameri-
can troops, and q wireless message
called the big transport. Later the trans
port Mongolia, bound from New York
for Franco arrived and took the cruiser
In tow for the Azores. where repairs will
be made.
After boarding the Imperator DR.. Pes
soa sent this wireless message to Presi-
dent Wilson at Paris:
Owing to a breakdown OF the en-
gine of the French cruiser on which
was kEhNoiliHS 70 NeW 10TH buo
was unable TO proceed on her voyage.
The U. s. 8. Imperator Immediately
came to our assistance and am now
on the way to the United States
aboard her. take great pleasure In
thanking you for this generous ex-
ample OF American hospitality which,
not content with keeping within the
bounds Of its great territory. now ex-
tends itself to the very ocean.
VIII Go to Washington.
An official announcement to-day by
the State Department OF plans for the
entertainment OF DR.. Pessoa in the
United States said the Imperator would
be met of New York tomorrow by an
American naval craft which would take
DR.. Pessoa and his party to the Brazilian
warship Sac Paulo. at New York They
will be entertained at dinner on the
warship, the Sac Paulo being Brazilian
territory and the President-elect being
unable to accept American hospitality
until he has paid his Respects to the
United States Government in Washing
ton.
After dinner aboard ship" said the
announcement. "Dr Pessoa will spend
the night in New York and will proceed
to Washington by special train. arriving
In Washington late Friday afternoon,
where he will be met by the acting Sec
rotary OF State, Frank L. Polk and
other high Government officials He will
be received with the full honors OF the
head of a sovereign State. He will re-
ceive twenty-one gun salute, and will
be escorted by a troop OF cavalry to his
Washington home, the house Of Mrs
Benjamin II. Warder. which she has
kindly placed at the disposal of the
Government for his entertainment
"On Saturday he will be received by
the Vice-President at the Capitol, and
the Vice-President will give a large off,
clal dinner in his honor on Saturday
night On Sunday he will be the guest
Of the Secretary OF the Navy. and will
go on the yacht Mayfiower to Mount
Vernon and will lay a wreath on the
tomb OF Washington. He will also be
entertained by the acting Secretary of
State, the Secretary OF the Treasury and
by the Secretary OF Commerce. DetailJ
Of his further entertainment will be an
nounced later. HE first visit after
he leaves Washington will be in New
York"
His Welcome I'm New York.
Officials who will welcome DR.. Peasoa
In New York will include Breckenridge
Long Third Assistant Secretary OF
State: MaJor-Gen. J. e. Kuhn, Rear
Admiral w. B. Caperton, Hallett John
son. acting chief of the division OF Latin
American AFFAIRS, Department of State ;
G. Cornell Tarler, secretary OF embassy,
Department of State John Barrett, d.
rector-general of the Pan-American
Union; Commander C. s. Baker, Major
+. W. Cramer and Lieutenant Com
mander w. Y. Boyd.
Accompanying the United States Of
ficials viii be Alberto de Ipanema No
reira, Charge d'Affaires of Brazil, and
Sebastian samrajo, Brazilian Consul at
st. Louis.
wireless from the transport Impera-
tor yesterday said she expected to ar
rive on Ambrose Channel lightship at
1880 o'clock this morning and dock about
two hours later. She will be escorted to
the harbor by a division OF destroyers
and seaplanes, Members of the Mayors
reception committee, headed by Rodman
Wsnamaksr will meet the Imperstor at
Quarantine.