The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-05-08
FOUR SHIPS in; ONE
DODGES lCEBERGS
Passengers on the France
See Mirage Followed by
the Real Thing.
DIR. VORON0FF HERE
Well Known French Sur
geon Brings Body of His
American Wife.
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Ex-Ambassador Penfiels Also
Home Again-Many Come
on the Mauretania.
DIR. vORONoFF HERE
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Only sixteen and half days after
she had left this port for Havre, the
France of the French line poked her
bow through the Narrows again yes
terday morning. The big liner was
compelled to wait several hours for
the Lafayette to leave her berth, and
docked in the afternoon with fourteen
tugs helping her TO resist the strong
ebb tide The France was the first of
four liners to dock, the others being the
Cunarder Mauretania, which brought
1,541 passengers: the Rochambeau and
the Patria.
The France brought with her news
of icebergs drifting on the Newfound
land Banks. Passengers first saw a
mirage of the bergs on Thursday, and
later the bergs themselves showed over
the horizon. Capt. Louis Roch, the
vessels new commander. did not give
his passengers near view of the ice
masses. During the night the vessel
crushed the GROWERS" as passing
through small bits Of drifting ice is
called with such energy that sleep was
difficult near the bow of the vessel
On board was DR.. Serge voronoff. the
celebrated surgeon whose work in re-
vivifying the aged by the TRANSFORMING
of monkey glands has attracted much
attention. DR.. voronoff brought with
him the body OF his wife. who was the
daughter OF Jabez Bostwick OF 500 Fifth
avenue. Mrs. voxonoff died In Paris
Burial will be in the family tomb at
Woodlawn.
Two Honeymoon Couples.
]. Carlyle Macdonald, representative
Of the Associated Press in Paris, re-
turned with his bride. who was Miss
Dorothy Sloan Allen. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Perry Allen of this city. They
will remain three weeks.
Another honeymoon couple on board
was Mr. and Mrs. Rene Revillon. Mr.
Revillon. OF the firm of Reyiilon Freres.
fur merchants. married Mile Anne Marie
Cartier In Paris, April 49, Mrs Revillon
Is the daughter OF Louis Cartier. the
well known 5eweller Jacques Cartier.
uncle of the bride. and Mrs. Cartier
also were on board with their three
children.
Among other passengers were Owen
France and Italy: Kingsley Macomber.
American turf man; the Duchess del
Monte. Mr. and Mrs. s. Dwight Gen.
Nicosian OF Armenia and Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Mott.
Thomas Nelson Page. former Ameri-
can Ambassador TO italy. returned on
the Mauretania. gravely concerned about
the British coal strike. He left this
country last fall TO visit his Daughter
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been Informed that the present strike
was costing England more each day
than the daily cost OF the world war
Concerning France, Mr. Page said:
IF payment by Germany of the sum
demanded In the reparations agreement
should fail France Is in serious trouble.
No one who has visited the devastated
regions. as I have. can fail to feel that
France should be paid
Mr.. Page announced that he IL going
to write a novel In which the recon-
struction period. after the civil war
and the world war have a place, and
that he also Will write a book on his
personal experiences In Italy during
the war.
Counfess Szechenyf Arrives.
Countess Lazlo Szechenyi. formerly
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt. and her little
daughter. returned on thu Mauritania
The Countess would say nothing con-
corning the reason for her speedy re-
turn. and left the pier as soon as pos
sible TO go to the home OF her mother
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. The Count
ess, with Count Szechenyi. sailed about
six weeks ago for Europe on the Aqu-
tenia.
Frederick Handley Page, the British
airplane manufacturer. arrived here for
a. visit and rest OF two or three weeks.
He said he expected to see friends here
and In Canada. but may look over re-
cent American aircraft Developments
Asked concerning the success OF the
Handley Page service between London
and Paris. he said It is doing remark
ably we'll He announced that he Is
building several machines with the new