Evening star., 1939-09-01
Several Ships Stay
In New York Harbor;
Sai|ings Uncertain
Nuzi Cruise Liner to
Discharge Passengers,
Return to Germany

DlScnor9e roSSen9erSs
Return to Germany
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-Europe's
tension was mirrored today in the
port of New York where several
ships lay at anchor with their sailing
time uncertain.
No passenger or freight vessels
flying the German flag were in port
The Nazi liner Columbus steamed
toward Havana from Curacao under
orders of the Reich to discharge her
745 cruise passengers and return to
Germany
AS Germany worked to round up
her ships, the $4,000 900 Normandie
of the French line continued to lie
at her pier here. Officials of the
line said they could not hazard q
guess as to when she would go.
A decision also was Forthcoming
as to the sailing of the Cunard
White Star liner Franconia, sched.
uled to leave late today for European
ports. On the ships passenger list
OF 200 were a number of Britons
The line said there had been many
cancellations.
U. S. Line Speeds Sailings.
The United States line said its
sailings were being speeded uI
rather than Cancelled, in order tc
aid in getting Americans out o1
Europe. The American Farmer, with
only 20 passengers for the eastward
crossing, was scheduled to leave
late today. The liner Washington
Sailing, originally set for next
Wednesday, was moved up to Satur-
day.
The Reich's decision to send the
Columbus home, disclosed by John
Schroeder, managing director of the
North German Lloyd Line here
completed the withdrawal of the last
units of Germany's merchant marine
For six days, the destination of
the ship had been unknown. During
that time, she was held in Curacao.
The ship left New York on a West
IndleS cruise August ~.
Mr.. Schroeder said the passengers
would be transported by boat to
Miami, Fla, and thence to New
York by rail at the company's ex-
pense.
Bremen Ploughs Atlantic.
With Bremerhaven her announced
destination, the $20,000,OO0 German
liner Bremen, which was detained
here two days past her scheduled
sailing time for a rigid inspection,
ploughed through the Atlantic.
Many shipping men here believed
the Bremen and other German flag
ships would be kept away from
their home ports, despite the an
n ,unced destinations.
Extra cots were placed aboard all
the United States Lines ships pre-
pairing to sail
The luxury liner Queen Mary is at
sea, with full passenger list, due
here Monday The Queen of Ber-
muda, which has shuttled back and
forth between New York and .Ber-
muda for seven years, is one day
out of New York, bound for Eng
land.
She was manned by a skeleton
crew, and her sides and portfolios
were covered with lightish gray
paint. Furness Line officials here
understood that in the event OF
British military action, she would
be taken over for war transport
duty
Most of the Italian Lines ships
were safe in home waters, with
drawn from service since last week
Only one vessel, the Roma. re-
manned at her pier here. She was
scheduled for cruise September 7
but company officials could not say
If she would depart
The Gdynia American Line, the
only Polish line with a pier in New
York, announced it would accept ne
freight shipments to the Polish port
of Gdynia or to Copenhagen. The
lines decision was made thi:
morning.
The Holland America liner Nieuv
Amsterdam arrived today from Rot.
terdam, Boulogne and Southampton
with ,286 passengers, 1876 more thar
her normal capacity. Many of then
slept on mattresses on stateroon
floors and number slept in the hos.
pital, the children's playroom ane
officers quarters.
The positions of ships of the vari-
Gus potential belligerents follow:
Hamburg American.
Deutschland - Arrived Hamburg
August 25.
Europa-Arrived Bremen August
20.
Bremen-At sea, from New York
August 80 for Germany without
passengers. Position unknown.
Hamburg-At sea; from New York
August %, rue Hamburg today.
Hansa-Sailed for New York
August %, returned to Germany.
New York-At sea; from New York
August % for Hamburg.
st. Louis-At sea; from New York
August q for Hamburg.
SOlu1IlDuS - fOT Germany Vlc
Havana; today's arrival at New York
Cancelled.
French Line.
Normandie-At New York; await.
Ing orders from Paris.
lie de France-Sails from Havre
today for New York.
De GraSSe-At sea; from New Yorl
August % for Havre.
Champlain-At sea; from South.
ampton August 80 for New York.
Colombia-From New York August
27 for Montreal and Havre.
Italian Line.
Conde di Savoia-Held at Genoa
Rex-Held at Genoa.
Roma-at New York.
Vulcania-At sea, from Boston
August 24-due Lisbon today.
Saturnia-Held at Trieste.
Augustus-Held at Genoa.
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