Evening star., 1920-01-24
I'll OF POWHATAN
PASSENGERS LAND
SAFE AT HOBOKEN
Brought by the Northern Pa.
Cific-Last Contingent of
! A.E. F. Arrives.

V<1A lTOOpS the lduSpOIl
Northern Pacific docked at Hoboken
today.
Although they suffered from the
cold while the leaking Powhatan was
tossed about on raging, storm-swept
sea far OF the Nova Scotian coast the
passengers here bore their discomfort
without complaint and were rather in
clined to treat it as a lark. Only one
of them was ill when the Northern
Pacific reached her pier.
That was Mrs. John A. Worden of
Mckinney, Texas. wife of a lieutenant
colonel who is attached to the Ameri-
can legation in Paris, who is suffer
She was travelling with her three chill
dren. but none of them is ILL
Tranafer without Accident.
The transfer of the passengers, who
included eleven women and eight
children. was made without incident
or accident late Thursday. The peri
lous task was begun at pm, and
was finished three and half hours
later. Advantage was taken of the
0rSt calm sea after the vessel sprang
q leak last Sunday.
The civilians on the disabled trans
port were praised for their calmness
and courage by the Army officers who
were their fellow passengers. The
pluck of the women was praised es-
pecially. When they went aboard the
Northern Pacific they were laughing
and singing and showed few signs of
the hardshlpS they had undergone.
Told There Was hanger.
When it was found that the pumps
of the Powhatan could not keep down
the water which was flowing into the
ship the passengers Wer.: not kept in
ignorance Capt Randall called them
together before dawn Sunday morning
and explained that something had
-
SENDS ashes and cinderS from the en-
gine room into the sea He assured
The men and women gathered about
him tnat there was NO danger and
they took him at his word. There was
no sign OF panic then or afterward
When the water rose until it flood
ed the engines, putting out the fires
and leaving the ship without heat or
hSht with a tempest raging, the pas
sengers took their discomforts phiIo-
sophically. They seemed to place
every conndence IN the seamanship OF
tAe captain and crew. 1T was impos-
slDie 10 serve them even with hot
food but the cooks did the best they
could and the coffee was at least luke
warm.
Make Joke of Troubles.
fne storm-bound company made a
Joke of their troubles and refused to
take them seriously until SUNDAY
night when still heavier storm blew
Up and there were many cases of sea-
SICKNESS They were again reassured
by Captain Randall. who told them
rescue ships were on their way and
tfit there was no danger of the Pow
hatan going down for days even if
help did not arrive and the storm did
not abate.
Women and Children Taken on.
Among the women and children
tahen OFF the Powhatan were:
Miss Edith Gardner Army nurSe
Mrs j. Gayle, stewardess.
Mrs. Maude 1. Freamster, wife of
Capt Freamster of San Antonio, Tex,
with two children
Mrs Margaret B. Shipp of Raleigh.
n T., accompanying her son, Capt.
William Z. Shipp.
Mrs E. Worden, with three chill
dren-
Mr.. and Mrs. Fayette w. Airport of
Cleveland, Ohio.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Dunn. Army nurse
other passengers were Col John M.
Dunn, detailed to Italy, accompanied
by his wife; Capt. Oscar b. Rails. ir..
on the way to Madrid to become as
can legation; Lieut.. Charles McKin-
ley, courier; Lieut.. Commander
Howard ii. Crosby, U. S. N, ON leave
capt: William 4. Shipp. Raleight, N.
e; Capt: 5. H Weston, Quartermaster
Corps; Capt. G.. A. Holiday, Medical
Corps: Lieut. Edward Goldberg.
dental Service; Capt. Thomas Demp.
sey, chaplain.
Reports taken to Halifax by the
British steamship Bardic that eight
ives had neen lost IN an attempt to
transfer the passengers were without
foundation Not a life was lost and
no one was injured.
Narrow Escapes in Heavy Sen.
Two boatloads of seamen from the
Northern Pacific had narrow ESCAPES.
however, when they tried to reach the
Powhatan in heavy sea They failed
IN thelr attempt and then headed for
the destroyer Leary. The boats were
sent crashing against the side of the
Warship, but all the sailors cIambered
aboard unhurt.
All the way up the bay from Quar-
antine the Northern Pacific was
greeted as a rescue ship and every
craft in the harbor whistled a well
come to her. The rails of the trans
port were lined with the Powhatan's
passengers and they plainly manifest
ed their delight at being so near
shore- Inc pier where they landed
was crowded with relatives and
friends waiting to welcome them.
Two hundred members of the Rocky
Mountain Club. with many notabIes
as guests, went down the bay in a
steamer to greet the transport at
quarantine The doughboys will he
guests of the club at dinner and
series and entertainments
The Powhatan's passengers. who
were removed from the helpless
transport about 200 miles off Hall
Tax. after she had wallowed in high
seas for six days and nights. included
eleven women and two children in
addition to Army officers. The Pow
hatan sailed from New York for Ant
werp on January 16 and was disabled
last Sunday.
Inwritten Law Observed.
The unwritten law of the sea,
"Women and children first" was OBJ
served to the letter by the passen-
gers of the disabled Powhatan as
well as by the officers and men of the
Northern Pacific. The men on the
powhatan decided among themselves
as to which individual would be per-
sonally responsible for a certain child
Or woman, to avoid confusion if an
emergency developed.
The fact that the majority of thost
on board had seen war 1time servics
and were used to stritt disciplin,
made the situation easier. With tn,
shutting off the steam, blankets ant
robes were brought out, women ant
children were given heavy army over
coats, and the word was passed t
~be cheerful"
Some could play the piano and som,
had string musical Instruments witt
them A large part of the time wa.
passed in singing, and some of tn,
passengers attempted to dance Il
Keep warm
Capt Richard F. Foote of Washing
ton. master sexton of the graves reg
1stratton service voiced what all the
passengers wished to say in giving