New-York tribune., 1922-12-12
Mountainous Seas
And Blizzard Delay
Liners From Europe
Celtic and Carmania Arrive
Day Late, Due to Heavy
Storms OF Grand Banks;
Passengers Kept in Cabins

Passengers arriving yesterday on the
White Star Liner Celtic and the cunard
Liner CarmAnla experienced extremely
rough voyages, tho vessels having en-
countered the same storms endured by
the Parts and tho Bercngaria, which
doeked Saturday. Snow storms and
mountainous seas OF the Grand Banks
impeded the progress Of tho two ships
and for three days, beginning last
Wednesday, most Of the passengers
could not 20 out on the decks. Both
liners were q day late.
Mrs. II. Peralta Dargie, widow Of
William +. Dargie, owner Of the Oak
land, Cal, Tribune" arrived on the
Carmania after passing several months
in San Sebastian. Spain. While there
she said she became acquainted with
King Alfonso, who manifested much in
torest In this country and expressed
q desire 90 come here at his earliest
opportunity. She said she found evil
dencc OF this interest in the English
speaking races BY the fact that n.
King has ordered his army officers 70
become more proficient in their study
OF the language. The nobility Is also
taking up the study. Mrs. Dargie was
accompanied by Mrs. T.. J. II. Parodi,
widow Of Howard Parodi, English at.
torney, who is here to visit her son-in.
law and daughter, Commander and
Mrs. Robert Dyer. Commander Dyer
is attached 20 the executive staff Of
the Annapolis Naval College.
+. J. s. Barclay. who was on the
liner, came here as tutor Of tho
son OF David Rumsey, 2 Washington
Square North, and was detained by the
immigration authorities under the con-
tract labor laws. Mr. Barclay, who
said he looked after tho education Of
young Rumsey while he was in Eng
land, communicated with Mr.. Rumscy,
and after satisfactory explanations
we're made he was released. He expects
20 tour the country with the younger
Rumsoy.
Others arriving on the Csrmania in
cluded three Wears Of the Order Of
the Sacred Heart, the Rev. Mother
Moran. Of New York: the Rev. Mother
Reid, OF 81. Louis, and the Rev. Mother
Mahony, Of Canada, who visited Rome
Mrs. Ivy Lee, wife Of the publlcist;
Miss Joan MaeLean, English film
actress. and Colonel T. G. Williams
member OF q British coal firm. here "a
study conditions IN the trade.
On the Celtic was Miss Maude
/ Adams. the actress The vessel also
| brought thirty-ninc refugees from
Russia. Who are going TO join relatives
/ IN this country. They were enabled "a
leave through the recent concession
/ granted by the Soviet government q
the White Star Line permitting the
company 10 book Russians and estab'
lish ticket Offices IN Moscow and Petro
/ grad. Most Of the travellers wer,
bound for the West and Middle West
0rblta Also Suffered
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Com
/ pauy's liner Orbita arrived last might
/ almost a day late, due 10 The head
winds and high seas. She brought so.
passengers from Hamburg, and hac
/ Captain II. A. la Brecht in command
| the successor 20 Captain j. +. Ma
thews. Captain Mathews has beer
transferred 20 the Orca, which vii
enter tho company's Hamburg-Nov
York run In January.
DR.. Robert Fluhr, formerly a Ger
man army officer, who has been II
| Turkey and more recently in Rusgii
as mining engineer, was among th'
Orbita's passengers, coming here FOR
business trip. lie said he found the
Russians responsive 10 the Soviet pro
gram and with a trained army o.
100000 men, few Of whom we're sol
diers under tho imperial regime, ther'
Is little likelihood Of revolution. III
declared that Russia has no desire {,
monopolize Constantinople, but wants
free entry into this port so as e
command sea traffic to the Black Sea
through the Dardanelles.
Alfred Berg, assistant circulatio