Evening star., 1919-04-07
VICE ADMIRAL SIMS
ARRIVAL DELAYED
Heavy Fog Detains Maure-
tanja Outside of New
York Harbor.
TROOPS BROUGHT BACK
BY the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 7.-Vice Admiral
William S. Sims arrival home from
overseas was delayed this morning
owing to heavy fog which forced
the Cunard line steamship Maure-
tania. bearing the American naval
commander as one of it's passengers
to move slowly as it approached this
port.
Due at the Ambrose channel light
ship at am, the Mauretania was
still some miles out at sea at that
hour and was not expected to reach
the lightship until 10 O'Clock. This
two-hour delay was made known to
naval authorities here in a wireless
message received from the vessel.
a later wireless message from the
Mauretania said the vessel would arrive
at her pier probably between l and 2
O'Clock this afternoon. Reports from
Sandy Hook toward noon said the fog
was lifting.
The members of Admiral Sims staff
who are accompanying him home are:
Capts. r. H. Leigh, ]. r. p. Pringle and
ID. w. Knox. and Commanders J. V.
Babcock. H. r. Stark, A. p. Fairchild
and w. A. Edwards.
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Following his welcome here Admiral
Sims will be escorted by Rear Admiral
Burfage and his aids to Washington,
where he will take up temporary du-
ties in the Navy Department before
assuming the presidency of the Naval
War College at Newport, to which he
has been assigned at his own request.
Admiral Sims Is returning after an
absence of more than two years. He
arrived in Liverpool one day after the
United States declared war on Ger
many. represented the American Navy
In plans for cooperation with the al
lied fleets and was made commander
in-chief of all American naval forces
in European waters upon the arrival
overseas of the first squadron of
American destroyers.
A dinner of welcome to the admiral
in behalf of New York city is plan
ned by the mayors committee of well
come to homecoming troops, provid-
ing he stops over here before leaving
for the capital, it was announced by
Grover A. Whalen. secretary to Mayor
Hylan. The admirals wishes in this
respect are not yet known.
Fought in British Army.
Also on the Mauretania are 2.7O0
Americans who have been fighting
with the British forces. About 500
who live in or near this city will
receive theiF~Aisehargea-a at the pier,
it was announced by sthe British
consulate generals ofiicesshere. The
others viii be transferred from the
Mauretania to Long Island City in
ferryboats and will be taken to Camp
Mills. whence they will be given
Transportation to their homes, it was
stated.
Arrangements for a fitting welcome
to these men who fought for the
American cause, although not in
American khaki. have been made by
Brig. Gen. John McManus of the
board of embarkation. it was an
nounced.
The transport Metapan arrived here
yesterday from Brest with thirty
casual officers and seventy-one nurses.
members of base hospitals %. So and
So. Base hospital 2S is known as
''the Kansas City unit" Among the
nurses arriving on the Metapan was
Miss Catherine Prinville of Boston.
The steamships Chincha and Diri-
gon. from La Pallice. France. also
arrived. The Chincha brought six
casual officers and three enlisted men.
and the Dirigon seven casual officers
and four enlisted men.