New-York tribune., 1919-09-03
Strange Bird With Comb Of
Red, Fight With Sharks
and Rescue of Stranded
Steamer Feature VOYAGE
Two Other Ships Arrive
Y. NJ. T.. A. Women Workers
Come Home; Ohio Sol.
der Arrested as Stowawav

fight with a school of sharks, the
presence IN the forestry, high up near
the malnmast, of q strange white bird
with red head, and the succes essful
rescue of the stranded steamer
Edward W. ckedback were related d
by members of the crew Of the troop
transport Arizonla1 as part of the
adventures experienced by the ship
IN her voyage from Brest, her last as
a transport. The Arizonian docked at
lloboken yesterday with twenty-fou
casual officers and our enlisted men
under Captain George E. Higgins. of
Andover, Mass, formerly with the
10Th New England Division.
Several days out of Brest big
snow white bird with fiery red head
and comb resembling a ROSTERS
circled the ship and then settled
IN the upper rigging. 1t seemed to be a
tcmpts by sailors to reach it were un-
successful AS soon as they would
start to climb to it, it would fly in
circles. A palntive whistlne and wall
ing was kept up by the bird for two
days. About five miles off Sandy
Hook, it left the vessel and flew
,oward shore.
School of Sharks Encountered
In attempting to assist the disabled
steamer Edward W. Luckenbach, which
was sighted on the eastward voyage Of
the Arizonan, members of the trans
ports crew narrowly escaped a fatal
encounter with school Of sharks.
Ensign George W. Meyer, of the Ar
lzonian, warned the men just in time
and the sharks were beaten Off The
LuckeA bach's engines were disabled
and the Arzonian towed it until
they could be repaired sufficiently to
permit her to proceed to the nearest
port.
Two other transports, the Marice
and Siboney arrived here yesterday
from Brcst. The former brought 11l9
men OF the irst Division and thirty
SIX Y. NJ. c. A. women welfare workers.
The units were the Third Battalion of
the Twenty sixth Infantry and compan-
les |. and NJ Of the Sixteenth Infantry.
Major L. S. Frasier. OF Amsterdam, n.
T., commander of the Third Battalion.
Twenty sixth Infantry, was ships
troop commander. He wears the D. S.
{. and tho CroiX de Guerre with palm
and was wounded twice. On board the
Siboney were 1856 members of the
First Division. including the Second
Field Signal Battalion, Headquarters
Medical Detachment, COMPANIES A and
G., First Supply Train. Headquarters,
Medical Detachment and Companies T,
and r Military Police Company. First
Tram headquarters. Quartermaste r
Detachment. and Company II, Twenty.
eight Infantry
Colonel W. S. Stewart. jr, Arrives
Miss Geraldine Lamson. of Larch-
mont n. y, was in charge OF the
\. NJ. {. A. workers on board the
Marlca. Among them were Mrs. Eliza
beth ". klots. of Pelham Manor. \. Y;
Miss Isabelle Totten. of 335 West Four
tecnth Street, and Miss Lucille Call, Of
Ia West Fifty-iifth Street.
Colonel William s. Stewart. jr.. train
commander Of the lst Division. arrived
yesterday on the Siboney. For the
next eight days. he said he will be
busy arranging for the lst Division S
parade on Fifth Avenue.
One stowaway came over on the 81
honey. He was Private Thomas H.
German. OF the l06th Ammunition
Train. whose home is in Lima, Ohio
He was not discovered on board until
last Monday. Every one seemed to SYM
PHtiilEC WIN \iOiiiioii, WHY "do VI Sdh-
ing army rules TO get back to sick
father and mother Germans unit
came home last June, but German was
left behind on account OF sickness. He
recovered but instead OF being sent
home as a casua! he was KEEP waiting
IN Brest.
Il couldn't stand it any longer" he
said last night, and | walked on board
the Siboney with the other casuals.
Il
me some money. | don't want it if [
can only go home and see my folks
German will have to stand trial for
disOhn iencp of orders