The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08
TRANSPORT BRINGS
ONE-LEGGED HEROES
Lining the LOuisville's Rail,
They Startled the Waiting
WelcOmers.
WADSWORTH COMES BACK
Senator and Fellow Noyagers
Shocked at News of ROOse-
velt's Death.

When the auxiliary cruiser Louisville,
known before the war as the American
liner ST. Louis warped into her dock at
the foot OF West Twenty-first street yes
terday morning her welcomers on the
pier were startled to note that about a
dozen men in khaki lining the starboard
rail OF the main deck had only a dozen
legs.
1t looked for moment az IL the
Louisville might be called the trans
port of the legless But this proper
ton OF MANNED did not extend beyond
the rail, az some observers had feared
The warriors with lost propellers, as
one of the wounded who had been an
able seaman expressed 1t, had been as
signed by their shipmates because Of
disability to front places so they might
enjoy without undue eXertion their
Homecoming
The Louisville brought in many
wounded among 964 returning troops
some of whom resided In Sew York and
vicinity before they put on uniform
There also were several hundred who
had been prisoners In German camps,
and among the few civ Han passengers
was United States Senator James w.
Wadswnrth. Jr., of this State, from a
two months tour of England and France.
Went to See Achievements.
The Senator said he had gone over TO
make an intensive study Of the tasks
and achievements Of the American
troops and that he had no criticism to
Of ha Ami mi IRA nf
affairs on the other side. Az an eN-
member Of the First New York Cavalry
the Senator said he appreciated the re-
markable performances OF our military
overseas He had looked at the Hin
denburg' line and said he regarded Its
capture, in which the New York boys
took part one OF the most astounding
achievements Of the war.
Senator Wadsworth and his sh!pmates
learned of the death of Col Roosevelt
early Monday morning and everybody
aboard was/ genuinely affected. The
event was thereafter almost the exclu-
sive topic Of talk until the arrival of the
liner. The Senator was greatly sur
pr!sed. as chad supposed the Colonel
was in fine physical condition. He was
therefore. greatly shocked. He will at
tend the funeral and then go TO Wash
ington.
cant John r. williams. Jr.. ~ Char
lotte. y. C.. wearing the Distinguished
Service Cross and the British Military
Cross. won. as his citation says, by ex-
traordinary heroism on August last
year. when he led his men. Company r,
l2Oth Infantry. and othfr forces in de-
s;roylnE an enemy pill box which was
wiping out men OF his command
He is credited with using much skill
and daring in attacking and taking the
machine gun nest and killing or wound
ing all its defenders. under heavy ma
ch'un gun and shell fire. He said Gen.
Ra Wilkinson. commanding the Second
British Army. spoke Elowingly Of the
galantry OF the American Twenty-sec-
ond and Thirtieth divisions.
His Ola job Waiting.
Among those who left legs on the bat
tlefeld was Private Michael Shapiro OF
the machine gun company OF the lOSth
Infantry. He jubiantly showed cable
sent to him while he was in England
and about to embark by the Louisville
from the Studebaker Automobile Com
panv for whom he had been a salesman
before the war running:
I'VE havejdusted of your desk Come
back 10 your Job"
Private Shapiro said tina; was what
he was going to do. as a one legged vet
eran surely ought to make better
salesman than ,wo legged peraon who
had not gone to war. and he could have
a Studebaker to travel in. which he 81 id
was better than fourteen legs. thus prov
ing that he had not lost his instincts as
a Va lesmau
He lost mis- leg. the left. at Souplet on
October II while making ar effort TO
cross canal the bridges Of which were
destroyed by the Germans His COM
mand wac heavily shelled but got over
after losing many men.
Others Among Legless.
otNers who came horne with legs
missing were Private Joseph V. Rord Of