The evening world., 1919-02-21
CRIPPLED MUN|TION
SHIP HERE AFTER
STORMY VOYAGE
WoonSocket First of Twelve
Scheduled Transports to
Arrive To-Day.

One lone transport OF twelve due
to-day with s,35s troops made her
way into port this morning with \
missing propeller blade and anchored
in Gravesend Bay. II was tho woon-
socket with a cargo OF munitions and
Casual Company No II comprising
one officer and tw nty mon.
The transport Ancon, which sailed
from Marscilles Jan. % with six cas-
ual officers. came into port later and
docked at Bush Terminal. Tho pas
sengers said they had a voyage never
to be forgotten, and that tho trans
port did everything but stand on It's
nose coming across Tho only New
Yorker on board was Lieut. John
Henry, No. Az West S3d street. who
has been ~ charge Of s,yy,dorcs at
the French ports.
The cruiser St. Louis, from Brcst
Feb. 3. has reported by wireless that
she will reach Sandy Hook at .
O'Clock this afternoon and will prob
ably dock at Pier No. ., Hobokon be-
foro night. She Is bringing 1883
troops. including 9S7 men OF the l6lst
Infantry, 4lst Division and a number
of casuals including some from New
York.
Three more transports nre due to-
morrow with 3.6O6 men and officers,
but the Port OF Embarkntion refuses
20 state any longer whether ships are
coming In or not, according 10
schedule unless they hear from the
transports by wireless as To tho ex-
act time OF arrival Tho entire flee.
now on the way has been subjected
TO the worst storms the Atlantic has
been shaken up with for years
Tho Woonsockct, handicapped as
she was with propeller blade gone.
put in the worst experience In the
memory of any voyage ever shared
by those on board. In addition To be-
ing crippled, her cargo Of munitions
gave much cause for uncasincss.
Tho Polar Bear which was picked
up at soa by the transport President
yesterday. has not yet been reported
as having reached Bermuda, but ut
/ last accounts all was we'll on both
vessels and were expected to reach
| bermuda to-day. Tho President
Grant. with her i.16r soldiers. vii
take on coal and water at that porI
and will not reach New York bcfor,
next Wednesday.
Another delay has been. encounter
ed by the battlcship Kansas. whicl
lcft I}rozst Feb. with 1880 men. an,
which now Is due at Q O'Clock Sunday
She was obliged to put into Bermuda
to rcplenish her bunkers after a tenn
pcstuous passage TO that port.
Tho Henderson with sick an,
wounded on board 10 scheduled t,
arrive off Sandy Hook at 10 o'clocl
tomorrow morning. The transpor
took an extreme SOIthcriy course I,
AVOID as much as possible OF the bat
/ weather.
Dthcr transports reported by wire
loss arc: Orizaba, due at noon to
morrow; Manuhuria, : T.. M. tn
Montana at A NJ and the Pueblo
due Sunday morning at Z.
Due to-daF, but hardly looked for
are the following:
Tottori Maru, with one casual; Eu
rama, one casual; Cape Romainc. tw,
casuals; Cascrta, 1909 troops; Maiden
II casuals; Ilorcdia, 81, mostly nurses
Wnhclmina, In.
Scheduled TO arrive tomorrow ar
the Italian liner America with 2,lG
troops, West Eagle with Is, and Tn
cruiser Montana with i.iei.
Tho Olympic, which sailed from
southampton Fob. - with 70s civil
IAN passengers, put in at Brcs
France. picked up iISO America
soldiers and Is due here with thor
next Monday or Tuesday acCordtu
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Marine.
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