The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-28
u. 5. REFUGEES
QUIT MADRID
THURSDAY
Special Train Set to
Evacuate $50 to
Sea Coast
BY ROBERT G. NIXON
International News Service

The American refugees in
Madrid, numbering about 100, are
to be evacuated to the eastern
seacoast Of Spain on Thursday
under plans outlined in a dispatch
to the State Department today.
This word was received In a
message from Eric Wendelin,
third secretary in charge of the
embassy, today.
The special train will leave
Thursday morning for either
Valencia or Alicante, about 800
miles southeast of Madrid. All
other foreigners desiring to leave
will be conveyed to the seaboard.
Heavily armed government
troops will act as an escort. The
choice Of the evacuation port
will be made later when the
Madrid government Is advised
which Is the safest route. Wende-
lin and representatives of other
foreign powers were advised at Q
conference held in Madrid this
morning.
Wendelin's dispatch confirmed
an earlier message from an In
ternational News Service CORE
spondent aboard the battleShip
Oklahoma that the cruiser
Quincy had arrived at Alicante
this morning. prepared to take
aboard American refugees.
He added that all was quiet
In Madrid today.
The United States Coast Guard
cutter Cayuga today was being
converted into a floating embassy
for Claude G. Bowers, ambassador
to Spain.
Tomorrow he plans to take to
the sea to direct rescue of Ameri-
can citizens in seaport cities Of the
northwest after being marooned
q week at his summer home in
Fuenterrabia, q tiny fishing ham
let near the French border.
Bowers returned to his villa at
Fuenterrabia today after going to
st. Jean de Luz, across the border
in France, to communicate with
members Of his staff.
Cut Off for Week
Bowers was cut off from the
outside world last week. even
from the American summer EN-.
bassy at San Sebastian, a few
miles from Fuen Terrabia. by |
savage fighting as insurgents
sought to wreSt the city from |
government forces.
Transfer Of the embassy to the |
Cayuga, the State Department
pointed out, will enable the am
bassador to keep washington
constantly informed Of the situa'
ton in northwest Spain through
the Cayuga'S radio.
In turn the State Department
can post Bowers on developments
in Madrid and other Spanish
cities where conSulS are in touch
with Washington by cable.
Overland to France
Bowers went from Fuen Terrabia
today overland to st. Jean de Luz,
In Southern France, where Consul
Hallett johnson and members Of
the embassy staff were taken yes
terday by the Cayuga in hurriedly |
evacuating Americans and other
nationals from San Sebastian as |
o new battle for the town flared.
The voice Of United States Am.
basSador Claude G. Bowers relat- |
ing the situation Of Americans in
Spain will be heard over the radio |
in the United States this after.
noon.
The broadcast will be made
from Hendaye, just over the
French border, and will be heard
locally over station WJSV from
AIS to 4:45 o'clock this afternoon.
It is expected the Ambassador will
give the latest information on con.
ditions in the revolt-torn country.
Another broadcast will be made
from Madrid at S o'clock, with
British newspaper correspondent
giving latest details from the
Spanish capial. This will also be
heard over Station WJSV.