The sun., 1919-03-06

statement to the newspaper represen.
tatives.
As has been said there we're few to
see the President away, and nearly all
Of these were there officially. At the
end Of the pier with his stan was Brig
Gen. McManus, second in command OF
the port Of embarkation, the post band
playing lively marches, and a few dock
workers On Pier 3, adjacent there
was a party OF Red eros men and
women waving flags.
President Wilson did not appear on
deck until after the vessel had left her
pier and was out In the stream. But
while the Presidential salute Of twenty
one shots was being fred from the three
FOUNDER on the George washington's
forecastle head the President with Mrs.
Wilson appeared on the fly deck. he lift
ing his hat and she bowling.
As the transport proceeded down the
river there was no apparent notice taken
OF her beyond an occasional loot from
something small and unlmportant until
opposite Cortlandt street she met the
police boat Patrol, which. representing
the Mayors welcoming committee and
carrying part OF II. had been down the
bay to receive the transport Sierra
with 1859 returning fighters on board
Warm Greeting From Soldiers.
The Patrol began to work feverishly
with her wireless by way OF greeting
the Sierra caught the message and as
word OF what ship was approaching
got about, the soldiers fiocked to the
rails and greeted the President with
tremendous cheering, throwing their
caps in the air and yelling Justify.
nj ~ De- AApt
to his vantage place on the ny deck
again. where he stood bowling and wav-
ing his hat until the Sierra was we'll
astern OF him
Meantime the wigwag man on the
Patrol had sent the President the fol-
lowing message in the name of the
Mayors Committee
Mayor Hylan bids you godspeed and
success to your mission
waved Rack: 'r-
The President sends the Mayors
Committee his cordial greetings and
good-by and thanks them for their
message"
The George Washington was steam
ing at a ten knot rate when she drew
the Statue OF Liberty abesm a little
before 9 o'clock, and there two freight
steamships coming up the bay recog-
nized her and began to work their
sirens. After passing them she began
to pick UP the various vessels OF war
anchored of Stapleton and on down
toward the Narrows. and their twenty
one gun salutes were continuous until
she had passed the last Of them.
Heads Into smooth Sea.
At the Narrows the two Government
tugs which had preceded her from the
pier fell astern, and the Ave ships or
war-one battleship and four destroy
ers. which had been assigned to ac-
company her to sea--took their allotted
places as her convoy: the battleship
and two OF the destroyers leading AMI
the two remaining destroyers one on
each bow.
In a light mist with hardly any wind
and the sea smooth the George WASH
ington headed into the open sea at
o:55.
A hydroplane from the naval air
station at Rockaway Point was des-
patched from there early yesterday
morning to act as escort to the George
Washington part way to sea, but ran
out of luck just before the transport
reached Quarantine. A leaking water
Jacket compelled the hydroplane's pilot
to bring 1t down to the bays surface
and he WAS able finally to moor II to
a spar buoy in Black Tom Channel
south OF the Statue of Liberty A
police boat went to its assistance there
and sent the word along afterward
to the Rockaway station to send a
scout boat after II.
Capt. Edward McCauley, Jr., who has
commanded the George Washington on
each OF the other voyages President
Wilson has made aboard her, Is In COM
maud on her present journey to France,
and William J. Mclaughlin. the Sandy
Hook pilot who took her to sea when
the President went abroad before. look
her out again yesterday.
sends Condolences TO McAdoo.
President Wilson's last business be-
fore his vessel sailed was 10 despatch
a message OF coincidence to William G.
McAdoo. expressing his regret at the
death OF Ferdinand de Morenschildt,
Secretary McAdoo's son-in-law.
There was no last minute additions
yesterday to the Presidents party a.
previously announced. Ambassador
Hugh Wallace, newly appointed pleni-