New-York tribune., 1919-06-21

first thought was Of the troops he had
on board. He did not want to rush
back 200 miles, run out of coal and be-
come stranded with some 1000 souls
on board.
Other Ships Not Suitable
"He ordered a survey of the bunkers
and then sent radiograms to all vessels
asking their positions and accommoda-
tions and got answers from ten. Not
ono seemed suitablein his estimation
for the Presidential party.
Meanwhile he got a report from the
bunkers. We had made the turn around
in Brest in fifty-nine hours and had
only coal enough to allow a two-day
accidents and bad weather. When the
report came from the bunkers Captain
Morgan said:
"'I'm going back for the Brazilian
President. We have coal for margin
Of 800 miles and I'm going to take the
chance
"He allowed 500 miles for the trip
eastward to the Jeanne dare and back
again to the position we were in at
that time. Captain Morgan found that
| the Mexican, also west bound, was the
nearest vessel to the disabled French
man, and he ordered her to proceed
at once to the position and stand by
until he arrived with the Imperator.
1--WE hooked it up to nineteen knots
and picked up the Jeanne dare at !
o'clock the next morning.
Commended by Benson
Meanwhile Rear Admiral Benson,
returning from the peace conference
on the battleship Arkansas, had in
tercepted Captain Morgan's various
radiograms of direction and sent a
message to him approving of all he
had done. When we picked up the
Jeanne dare we found the Mexican
standing by. The sea was calm;
risk in sending women folk a quarter
of a mile in lifeboats.
eve dropped down about half a
mile off the Frenchman's quarter and
there awaited the arrival of launch
from the Jeanne dare. In it was Ad-
miral Gront himself. He was greatly
distressed and was shown at once to
the bridge, where he conferred with
Captain Morgan.
"He said he had been specially
| designated to accompany DR.. Pessoa
to the. United States, and he feared
that the schedule of the President
elect would be disrupted, as he was
due to land in New York June 20. He
explained his condensers were leaking
and his boilers salted and he was un-
able to proceed.
Orders Frenchman Towed
captain Morgan assured him thai
he would take care of the Jeanne d'Art
as well as take the Pessoa party te
New York and ordered the Mongolia
which was bound cast, to take the
French warship in tow to the Azores
some $50 miles to the southeast
"The Frenchman lowered three
launches and we lowered one, the
eighty pieces Of baggage belonging tc
the Brazilians being taken in ou,
launch in two trips. DR.. Pessoa his
wife and daughter and the rest of his
suite made up of sixteen men and
women were taken alongside to our &C
commodation ladder. By doubling ur
part of our passenger complement we
were able to put five suites at the
Presidents disposal. We prepared a
good breakfast for them and at a. m
they turned in, just about the time we
turned westward again for New York
"Throughout the remainder of the
trip to New York DR.. Pessoa and his
party mingled freely with the army
and navy officers and participated in
all dances held aboard the ship. Nearly
all members of the party, like DR.
Pessoa and his family, spoke excel.
lent English. The Brazilian women
including Lorita Pessoa, the Presi-