The New York herald., 1921-08-21
CASE HOLDS
AQUI7ANlA 8 HOURS
Woman From Russia Strick-
en-, 6a Others Detained and
655 More Delayed.
WILLIAM NJ. WOOD HOME
Woollen Man Says Germany
.Revives, Other Nations Slow
and U. s. Outlook Best.

The Aquitania of the Cunard Line.
which was due to dock at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning, was held up until
$50 o'clock last night by the dis
covery of case Of typhus among tie
second cabin passengers. Sixty-flve
passengers in the same section with
the infected person were taken off at
Quarantine and sent to Hoffmans
Island. Meanwhile the 655 first class
passengers. chafing at the delay. did
not know what was happening.
When four United States Public
Health Service physicians boarded the
Aquitania early yesterday they werr
told that there was only one passenger
in the ships hospital. She was Mrs
B. Zelcer, who, with her two small
children. had escaped from Russia and
finally had made her way to Cher
bourg. She was sailing to join her
husband, WHO made his way from Rus
sia eighteen months ago and is now in
Philadelphia. Their two older daugh-
ters. Is and 16 years old were muir
dered seven months ago by the Boil
sheviki
The delay Of the Aqutanis. which was
surrounded by the most guarded secrecy.
caused inconvenience to thousands OF
persons. The Cunard officers and the
news telephones were kept busy all
afternoon hy the Inquiries from rel
atives and friends OF passengers.
Among the passengers was William
NJ Wood. president of the American
Wooden Company. who was returning
from trip TO the British Isles and
France. He declared that Germany is
recovery rapidly from the effects of the
war: that wages are low and the fac
tories busy. with all the German people
working like bees
MY observations OF France were not
so optimistic" said Mr.. Wood. They
seem to have adopted fatalistic atti-
tude, believing that they will get through
their troubles somehow. but there is no
constructive movement there that
could see, Neither was impressed by
conditions in England and Scotland.
both of which are riding for fall. In
dustry n very slack and unemployment
is threatening.
my belief Is that the United states.
by realizing year ago that big re-
adjustment had to come. and by cutting
down everything to the bone. has put
herself in a far better position than any
other country. look for better busi-
ness here"
Charles Edward Spratt, an engineer
Of the firm Of James Stewart Co. 80
Church street. who has spent more than
year building bridges and public works
in Rumania and Bulgaria. said he re-
gretted that propaganda Is being car
ried on to the effect that pogroms and
revolutions in those countries make them
unsafe for American bankers"
f. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe were
among the passengers They announced
a year ago that they were through with
the stage. but have changed their minds
and will open new tour In Boston on
September 26,
Other passengers were 3. Enroll and
Mrs. Enroll OF London. He is a female
lmpersonator and she Is a male imper-
senator Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. MCGEE
OF 90 East Seventy-third street brought
back their two dogs, ono an Airedale and
the other an Irish terrier which they
have exhibited at London dog shows.
Both dogs carried off several first prizes.
Included In the list OF passengers
were Samuel II. Guggenhein. who has
spent three weeks IN London: Major
Gen. II. NJ. Elliot and Mrs. Elliot /;
George McFadden, cotton broker OF
Philadelphia Sir Archibald Nicholson.
Maurice e. Pierce, United States Consul
at Malmo. Sweden: Herbert Parsons
lawyer, OF this city Mrs. a. M. Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Daily. the Count
and Countess r. y. dc Falcon. r. A.
Farquehar. shipping man. and Mr..
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