The sun., 1919-06-21
PESSOA HEREAFTER
] RESCUE IN MID-SEA
Capt. Morgan Of the Impera-
] tor Tells of Aid He Gave to
81 Noted Brazilian.
HAD GOOD TIME ON BOARD
Warm Welcome. Extended to
81 President-elect of South
Is. American Republic.

Having found the President-elect OF
the greatest South American republic
In the middle Of the Atlantic marooned
+. upon a broken down cruiser and sur
rounded by Frenchmen distressed to the
point of tears, Capt. Casey b. Morgan.
o. s. NJ. completed a good job yester-
day when he brought his distinguished
ind safely and happily TO port aboard
the second greatest ship that sails the
seas, the U. s. 8. Imperator.
Capt. caseys exploit, for which he
has already received the photograph con-
gratulatlons OF Admiral Benson, chief OF
operations of the navy. is not likely to
dent the pleasant relations between the
United States and Brazil. for more
delightful passenger than DR.. Epitacio
Pessoa, soon to be inaugurated chief
executive Of the Land of Coffee. never
put foot on Yankee soil. The President
elect. Sonora and Senorita Lorita Pessoa,
AYE high officials of the Brazilian Cow
eminent and their suite thanked Capt.
Morgan all over the place for getting
them so smoothly and charmingly out
I Va dh dWhWaiu picoieohich~
There they were on the night Of June
s1e, aboard the French cruiser Jeanne
dare. which was absolutely paralyzed
= BY leaking condensers and sailed boilers.
4 dead as coal barge. when up came
the Imperator blazing like a summer
hotel full OF cheering soldiers, moving
picture shows gay bands, pretty girls
and the best things in the world to eat
and drink-soft things. that Is. And
thereafter, until DR.. Pessao took of his
silk hat to the Goddess of Liberty, a
mighty good time. as Capt Casey puts
It. was had by all. with dancing from
8 p. NJ. to IL p. NJ, Charley Chaplin
rand Bill Hart, rounds Of tea and din
s'rers and the fairest weather that June
can produce in the north Atlantic. Luck
and good judgment combined to give
America the opportunity not only Of SAL
vaging the important Braxtlians but
of rendering a very real service to tho
embarrassed Frenchmen.
Capt. MorEan's story.
1t was a pretty piece of business as
Capt. Morgan told the story yesterday
a afternoon after the President-elect had
been tremendously welcomed at Pier 4,
Hoboken. and while he and his party
we're motoring between lightning flashes
q 6nC through SHcetS u rain u tno war
dorf-Astoria. a Job which proves how
the navy Is always up on its toes. On
the afternoon of June Is the Imperator.
turning of a steady nineteen knots. in
tercepted a radio from the French war
Z boat, a confession of distress and a call
for help The message was flashing
toward the U. s. Roanoke. saying that
the Jeanne dare had broken down
and was dead upon the sea. that the
President-elect Of Brazil and suite were
aboard and wouldn't somebody hurry
up, please. and take them of.
IsS As the senior naval officer in that
u district Of the Atlantic, Capt Morgan
took charge of the Job then and there
sand made his radio apparatus pay for its
keep. To every American ship In the
: whole region he snapped terse inquiries
as 20 the exact location and as to Its ac-
L commodations for folk important enough
to be the guests of the United States
Government. He got replies from ten
4 ships, all unsatisfactory, since none was
near enough. or II near enough, fitted to
take care of and properly entertain the
1 Brazilian party. That put II up to the
l 1mperator and Capt. Casey. but he had
| o different problem to solve, a quandary
In coal.
When he cut eastward from Brest,
after embarking more than 5000 troops,
he had only coal enough in his bunkers
to allow for n two day margin for bad
4 weather or accidents. about 500 tons re-
l serve. He was 200 miles west of the
Jeanne dare. and he figured that turn
| ing about and again retracing his course
meant the expenditure Of 500 tons of the
reserve fuel. But there was nothing
| else to be done. as Admiral Benson. aboard
the dreadnought Arkansas. instantly
( agreed after he and Capt Morgan had
talked the problem over by radio.
20 % a
Capt. Morgan had explained the lack
OF hotel facilities by American ships in
[ that part of the Atlantic. and SO Capt.
Morgan spun the mighty Imperator
| around on her heels and went racing
back eastward pointing straight for the
I spot, 1850 miles east of the Ambrose
l Channel, where the Jeanne dare wal.
| lowed helplessly. Meantime Admiral
Benson sent the Y. s. s. Meyican,
1 which happened to be In the cruisers
] neighborhood. to stand by in case Of ac-
I cident.
I Found Her at A. NJ.
II found her at A. NJ" said Can't.
Casey. referring to the French lady in
distress, "and we went up to her look
Ing like the Biltmore. I suppose, all
. lights going. the band playing and the
4 doughboys hurrahing for Brazil.
Y N
mile away from the cruiser and pretty
soon launch shot away f,pm her and
I came whizzing out to us. schls carried
Admiral Grout OF the Fre,ch navy. A
very fine gentleman and officer assigned
by his Government to escort President
/ elect Pessoa from Lisbon to New York
1 He was greatly vexed and worried nat
urally 'about the unfortunate plight OF
the Jeanne dare. but was Immensely
relieved that we should have happened
! on the scene
Z After this little call Of ceremony we
got busy transferring our Brazilian
guests. For the passengers we used two
launches and for their baggage other
small boats. making. several trips. The
sea was as smooth as glass. smoother.
maybe. than We could have found II In
. another 100 years. The three shIps. in
Guiding the Mexican, were streaming
light over the water and big searchlIghts
. made broad white path between the
e SHIPS The transshipping task was over
' and done with in no time, and 1 think
. our new passengers were very pleased
They hadn't known what To exnect
assuming after hearing that the Impera-
tor was a transport and loaded with
IV'Voo men that they couldn't expect
very luxurious quarters They opened
thelr eyes Dit when we escorted them
70 thelr rooms Tor we had fitted up five
suites de luxe with every possible COM
iort ahc convenience. We had to rout
Few or our other passengers from their
quarters out nothing is too good In the
navy for Uncle SANS special guests. As