The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-24
NARROW ESCAPE IN
IS HEAVY FOG AT SEA

HEAVY FOG AT SEA
Ca Board z. S. Naval Transport
Go Ofee Washington. President y
8eaAh Boston Ilarhor. Feb. 2S-~ths
4: presidents ship narrowly missed go
NJ - aground on Thatcher's Island, on
" cine Ann. this afternoon II, an mn
" S1&etfnble fog and a binding snow
stnrrn. Tho vigilance Of those on
beard one of the destroyers III me
Ut cenvuytng feet and the prompt az
q ton 81 Sartaiu Edward McCauley'
" fdrnffiahffer Of the. George Wash ing
d ton. inverted Wat might have proven
--sn caiansity.
either side, the transport was steam
snsk &hoAd sh My after two CLOCK
Il vi2SNm rrN nf the destryers wss seen
y ysqSAn enc OF the destroyers was seen TO
\ Fhoo4 saUdenly from the line. Steam
= fNx With incredible swiftness 10 @ posi-
4 tfou directly across the George wash
.nstOn.s bows. she s!guaile' kraHt!cah>
f0e the latte. To reverse The Whl n
4s.-inx was followed before ;he exp!ana-
t&on ,xss forthcoming The -nurni1g
screws quickly ovsrcArns me sAlIs
~ teesu entI-n md soon she was slipping
Is Backward through tie water.
IN Nexnwh Ie, shrcus \ slight rift IN
i. tlsa TOD. there scsarse visible ragged
4 saa4 line Will h@s et'en discovsfd
- rcs,sSer. Tha George washiE gton
-A~sxSA sail Ia save been making straight
!. R.xAe nnere-
~ Cxpfain McC4risy threw cut anCh-
nss+pRA. 80 Whaling 20 ske any chances
1. win kks distinguished passengers
j Snax6. and waited FOR the fog TO lift
The destroyer started circiing tiae
4 chip In overwhelming circles, to take
sspundtngM 1t was speedily aaes 81.
tAinDd that there Was plenty OF
~ Yeater Efforts to pick Up recogniz-
y able landmarks al tirst proved futi!o,
) a. shc thick fog and bianketing snow
rendered Il Impossible 70 Ses tauc a
~ fSxthcr than q boats length away.
After more than an hour and haiE
q 1lAd thus been spent however, the
= fU6 utxfted to afk and by lighthouses
and other landmarks the coast was
recognized The George Washington
sntuiatfed at anchor until 4:f5 when
= vine again proceeded toward port.
i-.ss- President Wilson left parers upon
he was working when the shir
e en0Dped and came out to The star
board deck to see what was going on
Apparently satisfied that there was
49, ~ danger he soon returned TO hi'
sHtrk. Mrs Wilson, however. Wen
~ - the upper deck where she stooc
s m Interested spectator OF all thai
wen Pleased with Trir.
1As president returns from Europ'
No4 pleased with his overseas trip
- bsiisvss that gre AT strides hav'
- taken along the road to n per
xnnaoe1f peace The fact that Their
N = q present an apparent widespread
ss &14tSc11m OF the initial constitution gol
u ~ peoposed league OF nations, com
p1Atc6 on tho very eve or his depar
nj to from France, has In no way dis
OUosarssA him.
President Wilson. II can be statst
- a. vsry highest authority, Is con
WINGED that the peoples OF the work.
favor the creation Of the league o
uatlUAA He believes absolutely tina
- - % - all OF the facts are PLACED
III, 1sfore the American people they vii
as ApprOvA And tho president is fun,
convinced that II In a very good thinI
KIN ~ the nation at large that Their
sosOuid b agitation on the subject.
As raSult of his various confer
ances abroad the president is under
GOOD TO believe that rejection OF tn
league plan by America would cauR
div noCt hitter dasa pgaj ntxaen
amOn1 the various allied powers
While France WIS lnaewarm on IN
subject 1t the start the president nov
ss~ @elieveB that she In convinced that tn
q, Joaxus plan will eoive come OF hi
! d11ncuities especially along econori
nues b. making reduction of arma
1Aents possible.
T0l9 also IS very Gotcah al Eont''si
81 the present time In Italy and Grea
Britain.
Tn 70 the present President Wiiso,
hss taken no public position on tn
demand by certain leading Repusli
can senators THAI before the Unite'
EtAtes DEFINITELY commits i.Self in ia
- yup Of the league OF nations plan tn
uhrla matter shall be submitted d
popular vote His views on that suh
5eca are known only TO himself.
The refusal of Senator Borah to 40
1,ept President Wilson'S invitation t.
attend the dinner to the members %
the senate and house foreign relation
c0vnmittae at the White House ma
brought no comment from the presi
dsnt Hts position is understood "a
~ that this was a m alter for the sena'
NJ 1ef to ssktie for himself
II, Incidentally II Ia violating no score
III - STATE that the president naturally
expects those present at the dinner IL
1t13f1o the information they secure
there IN discussing the. league OF ma
Il t3eess htsr on. IT In entirely possible
s TIT the president may desire to in
n 6oem his guests of certain matters ir
s0nnectfop with the peacs conference
that may not properly be made pub
s 1Sc at the present time But that Il
will develop.
ssss. ~, Rough Trip Oxex. Z .. 49, ..
The homeward trip on the George
A Warrington was somewhat rough
Almost from the time those on board
N lost night of France the transport or.
cOunteYed head winds and heaey seas
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