The evening world., 1919-06-18
TRANSPORT TAKES
DR.. PESSOA FROM
CRIPPLED WARSH|P
Brazil's President Transferred
to Imperator From French
= Cruiser in Mid-Ocean.

WASHINGTON. June 1S.-Presi-
dent-elect Pessoa OF Brazil and his
party who were en- route to the United
States from Portugal on the French
cruiser Jeanne D'Arc, were trans
ferred 10 tho American Army trans
port Imperator, 1900 miles at sea
yesterday. after the cruisers engines
had been disabled.
Dispatches 10 the Navy Department
to-day said the transfer was made in
small boats without incident and that
the Imperator would arrive at New
York tomorrow morning.
Tho Jeanne D'Arc became disabled
soon after she had passed the I'm
perator. from Brest for New York,
with American troops. and a wireless
message recalled tho big transport.
Later the transport Mongolia, bound
from New York for France. arrived
and took the cruiser in tow for the
AEores, where repairs will be made.
At last reports tho Mongolia was
making good speed with her tow.
After boarding the Imperator. DIR.
Pessoa sent this wireless message to
President Wilson at Paris:
owing 10 n breakdown OF the en-
gine OF the French cruiser on which
I was travelling to New York, she was
unable TO proceed on her voyage. Tho
u. s. 8, Imperator Immediately came
TO our assistance and I am now on the
way to the United States aboard her.
81 take great pleasure in thanking
you for this generous example OF
American hospitality which. not con-
tent with keeping within the bounds
OF its great territory, now extends It.
self to the very ocean"
An. official announcement to-day by
the State Department Of plans for the
entertainment Of DIR. Pessoa in the
United States said the Imperator
would be met OF New York to-mor-
roy by an, American naval craft
which would take DR.. Pessoa and his
party 10 the Brasilian. warship Sac
Paulo at New York.
They will be entertained At dinner
on the warship. the Sac Paulo being
Brazilian territory. and the President
elect being unable to accept American
hospitality until he has paid his re-
spectS 70 the United States Govern
ment at Washington.
DR.. PessoA will spend the night In
Now York. and will proceed to Wash
ington Friday by special train.
There he will be met by Acting Sec
rotary OF State Polk and other high
Government officials. He will be re-
ceived with the full honors OF the
head OF a sovereign state. He will
be given n twenty-onO gun salute,
and will be escorted by n troop Of
cavalry TO his Washington home, the
house OF Mrs. Benjamin H. warder.
On Saturday DIT. Pessoa win be re-
ceived by the Vice President at the
Capitol, and the Vice President will
give a large ofiioial dinner In his
honor on Saturday night On Sunday
he wfll be the guest OF the Secretary
Of the Navy and will 30 on the yacht
Mayfiower to Mount Vernon. and will
lay q wreath on the tomb Of Wash
ington. He will also be entertained
later by the Acting Secretary OF
State. the Secretary OF the Treasury
and by the Secretary OF Commerce
His ffrst visit after he leaves Wash
ington will be TO New York.
oficials who will welcome DR.
Pessoa at New York will inelud,
Third Assistant Secretary OF Stat
Breckenridge Long, Major Gen. J. +
Kuhn, U. s. A.; Rear Admiral w. II
Caperton. U. 8, N; Hallett johnson
Acting Chief OF the Division 0
Latin-American Affairs Departmen
OF State; @, Cornell Tarler. Secre
tary OF Embassy, Department .
States; John Barrett, Director Gen
eral OF the Pan-American Union
Commander c. 8. Baker, u. s. N.
Major +, w. cramer. u. s. A; Lieu
Commander w. Y. Boyd, U. s. N.