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rights as the president said he would meet by ask
ing congress for additional authority to act.
, Only the establishment of the exact facts can
determine whether the sinking of the ship was a
new attack on American rights, or whether the case
conies within the range of other American ships
to Mr. Gerard, the assemblage broke into a cheer
in which republicans and democrats alike joined.
More applause greeted his declaration that only an
overt act could convince him that Germany intend
ed to violate American lives and rights, and there
was prolonged applause and cheering when he con
cluded by announcing that should American ships
and lives be sacrificed "in heedless contravention of
the just and reasonable understanding of interna
tional law and the obvious dictates of humanity"
he would again appear before congress to ask au
thority to "use any rneans that may be necessary
rr .1 ..' ' ". i i
ror tne protection or our seamen ana our people.
If
from both sides of tne
chamber and the prewMent returned j
to the white house to discuss mcas- :
urea of precatil Ion with Secretary
I Daniels, of the navy, and Secretary 1
' 1 f lr n , . . F (ka ...a- A n r, Q ft ri AM
Support and Approval. .
There were expression of support
and approval of the president's .
course as the Joint session dlseolveii
. LJ J J J ...:j,L I As he concluded there were Cheers
ttl J V i 1 1 j4 cuilll ctuaiiu, ucan tiycu in aLwuiuaiiuc vvilji f approval
international law and presenting a case to be settled
Under its precepts.
Admittedly, if the Housatonic was sunk with
out warning, or with loss of American life, it will
amount to little less than an act of war and be fol
lowed by all the consequences which the president
so clearly pointed out in his address.
Neutral governments have been notified oi
the action or the United otates
been invited to follow its action if the new subma
rfne campaign violates their rights
Came With Crath.
the Imperial German government
made no reply.
"On the thirty. first of January,
the Wednesday of the paesent week,
tin Herman ambass;ilr handed to
ilm secretary of stat nlonpr with a
formal note, a meinoni'.diim which
cmii ained the following sttitement:
'The imperial government, there
ti re. does not doubt th.it the eorern-
cinnt of the United States will under-
and both houses went back to their ; island the situation thus forced upon
work. ficrniany by the entente allien' brutal
Soon after Count Berntorffs paw- ' met nnns nr war and by their deter-il
ports arrived. United States necret
service men threw a guard about the
hasftador and his unite to make
. m . rniiimi iiini. ill, iiiminrani,, ui . .
and have OOenlV TTntted States is not violated while he
remains on American soli.
The
nation to destroy ithe central powers.
ami that (he government of the
lulled States Wiu further realize that!
the now openly disclosed Intention of
the entente allies gives back to G-er-inanv
the freedom of action which
i matus of Count Tarnowskl. the Aus- she reserved In her note addressed to
Itrlan ambassador, was undecided al-lhe Rovernrnent of the United States
! though he called at the state depart- ion May 4, 1916.
I inent to arrange for presenting Yi- "Under these circumstances, Ger
credentlals to President Wilson. For. many will meet the Illegal measures
months, ever since relations with rier- ; of her enemies by forcibly prevent-
-r-tl 1 ' Mr . ' f 1 . . . 1
IRC DreatUUU Or reiaiiona Came Willi a CrdSll, many became acute, there have been dug ajrer etruary , 1H17. In A sone
despite the "fact that it had been discounted and
: practically determined upon last night. The presi
dent, returning from his night conference with the
senators,; deterfriined that a break in relations was
the only act 'consistent with the dignity and the
honor of the United States." He worked most of
the night preparing his address to congress.
'At 10:30 oclock this morning it became
known that Ambassador Gerard had been ordered
home , and that passports' had been sent to Coun
von Bernstorff. Although there was no officia
confirmation of the president's decision, he formal
ly announced it himself to congress, the knowledge
spread rapidly. Count von Bernstorff heard it un
officially while talking with an Associated Press
Correspondent. While apparently deeply moved
he was hot surprised. His first act was to ask Dr
Paul RitteY, the Swiss minister, to come to the Ger
man embassy and prepare to take over its affairs
Then he informed his wife, an American-born
woman, of the development and likewise told the
embassy staff. His passports were not actually de
livered until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. While the
president was addressing congress one of Secretary
Lansing confidential assistants called at the em
, bassy and delivered the passports with a note in re
ply to the Gertnan declaration.'
u Joint Session.
" f President Wilson kept himself in seclusion
during the morning, .except for a brief conference
' with Secretary Lansing, until he left the white
house for the capitol shortly before 2 o'clock. In
preparation for the history-making event, the sen
ate and house had assembled in the hall of the latter
body. Justices of the Supreme court and members
of ; the cabinet were present and the diplomatic
;i gallery was packed principally with neutrals.
As usual a committee of congressmen met the
president and escorted him to the speaker s dias.
Th whole body rose and cheered as the president,
grim-faced and solemn, took his place and began
reading the document which is being heard round
the! world. Not a sound came from the floor or
thd galleries but the clear, calm tones of the presi
dent reading slowly and distinctly. The assem
blage i' of senators, - representatives and notables
1 about htm, listened with closest attention to words
which may. record one of the sombre moments of
American history, if not indeed of the world.
Reviews Situation.
Briefly he reviewed how last April the United
States warned Germany, after the destruction of
the; Sussex that until the imperial government de
clared and effected an abandonment of that sort of
submarine warfare, the United States would have
no choice but to sever diplomatic relations alto
gether. Then he quoted from the German reply
which gave assurances that no ships would be sunk
without warning and provision for safety of the
passengers and crew. He recounted the provisions
the German government attached, which in effect
reserved to itself the right to recant its promises if
the: United States did not secure relaation of the
British restraints on commerce, and then quoted
from the reply of the United States which refused
to consider a conditional pledge and gave Germany
final warning that it could not entertain or discuss
any such suggestion. The president did not refer
to the long list of submarine operations which have
been conducted in violation of the Sussex pledges,
but proceeded at once to the new war zone order
which became effective February 1 .
i Nothing But Break Left.
When he told how the German proclamation
left nothing for the honor and dignity of the United
States but a break in relations and that he had or
dered oassDorts sent to Von, Bernstorff and a recall
ominous signs of threatened actlvitle" ' around Great Britain. France, Italy
of German sympathizers and disloyal
Americans If diplomatic, relations
were broken off. Various branches of
the government have thoroughly In-
I formed themselves on the subject and
officials say they will be able to cope
with the situation.
The attempt to sink the torpedo
boat Jacob Jones, at Philadelphia to
day la recognized as an Instance of
(eome of the things which may be ex
pected run on tne wnoie inn nem icr.
of the government believe they have
made preparations to meet such
exigencies or are prepared to meet
them ns they arise.
The preldent spoke as follows:
"Gentlemen of the Congre.sa:
"The Imperial German government
on the thirty-first of January an
nounced to this government and to
the governments of the other neutral j
nations that on ana arter tne nrsi
day of February, the present month,
It would adopt a policy with regard
to use of submarines against all ship
ping seeking to pass through certain
designated areas of the high seas to
which It Is clearly my duty to call
your attention.
Recites Incidents.
"Let me remind the congress that
on the eighth of April, last. In view
of the sinking on the twenty-fourth
of March of the cross channel pas
senger steamer Sussex by a German
submarine, without summons or warn
ing, and the consequent loss of the
lives of several citizens or tne unnea
States who were passengers . aboard
her, this government addressed a note
to the imperial German government,
In which It made the following
declaration:
"'If Jt ts still the purpose of the
Imperial government to prosecute re
lentless and Indiscriminate warfare
against vessels of commerce- by the
use of submarines without regard to.
what the government of the United
States must consider the sacred and
indisputable rules of International law
and the universally recognized dic
tates of humanity, the government of
the united States Is at last forced to
the conclusion that there Is hut one
course It can pursue. Unless the im
perial government should now Im
mediately declare and effect an
abandonment ef Its present methods j j,appiy p"
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and In the eastern Mediterranean all
navigation, tht of neutrals Included.
from and to England and from and
to France, etc. All ships In such
zones will bo sunk.
No Alternative.
'T think that you will seree with
me that, lri view of this declaration I
which suddenly and without prior In-j
tlmation of any kind deliberately
withdraws the solemn assurance given
In the imperial government's note of
the 4th of May, llilfl, this govern
ment has no alternative consistent
with the dignity and honor of the
I'nlled States but to take the course
which, In Its note of tfce 18th of
April, 1916, It announced It would
take In the event the German govern
ment did not declare and effect an
abandonment of the methods of sub
marine warfare which It wasQhen em.
ploying and to Which It now purposes
again to resort.
"I have, therefore, directed the sec
retary of state to announce to his ex
cellency the German ambassador that
all diplomatic relations between the
United States and the German em
pire are severed and that the Ameri
can ambassador at Berlin will be im
mediately withdrawn: and, In ac
cordance with the decision, to hand
to his exceltenc'y his passports.
"Notwithstanding this unexpected
action of the German government,
this sudden and deeply deplorable re
nunciation of Its assurances, given
this government at one of the most
critical moments of tension In the re
lations of the two governments, I Re
fuse to believe that it is the Intention
of the German authorities to do In
fact what they have warned us they
will feel at liberty to do. I cannot
bring myself to believe that they will
J" " " i-.ai lu urn uiiuienb
friendship between their people and
ur own or to the solemn obligations
which have been exchanged between
them aVid destroy American ships and
lake the lives of American citizens
In the wilful prosecution of the
ruthless naval program they have an
nounced their Intention to adopt.
Only actual overt acta on their part
tan mane me believe It even now.
"If this Inveterate confidence on
my part in the sobriety and prudent
Toresigtit of tnelr purpose should un-
ovo unfounded: if Atneri-
GERMAN
RAIDERS SEIZED AT
PHILADELPIA BY AUTHORITIES
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harbor1 traffic at Cristobal has beerr Stopped, and strict
protective measures have been taken throughout the canal
zone. The steamers seized are the Savoia, of 2,614 gross
tons, the Grunewald, of 4,707 gross tons. The Sachsen-
wald, of 3,559 gross tons, and the Prinz Sigismund of 4,689
gross tons.
The vessels have been in the harbor since the begin
ning of the war.
gentlna, Brazil and Chile there has
been an active exchange of communi
cation1. Financial circles are much
excited.
OTHERS INVITED?
WASHINGTO-V, Feb. 3. it was re.
ported tonight In diplomatlo circles,
but unoonArmed In any American of
ficial source, that President Wilson in
advising neutrals of his action in sev
ering -diplomatic relations with Ger
many has Invited other neutrals to
follow his course.
APPAM CREW REMOVED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Lieutenant Hans Berg
and his German prize crew were removed from the liner
Appam at Newport News, Va today, by coast guard cut
ters under direction of a United States marshal. The ship
is in the custody of the Federal court .pending appeal to
the Supreme court from a decision awarding her to her
English owners. Lieutci-aiit' Berg had been allowed to
retain possession of the vessel under .bond given by the
German government.
can ships and American lives should
in ract be sacrificed -y their naval
commanders In heedless contraven
tion of the fuft and reasonable un
derstandings of international law
and tho obvious dictates of human
ity I shall take the Hfoerty of coming
again before the congress to ask that
authority be given me to use any
means that may be necessary for the
protection of otir steamen and our
people in the prosecution of their
peaceful and legitimate, errands on
the high seas- I can do nothing less.
I take It for granted that all neutral
will take the same
of submarine warfare against pas
senger and freight carrying vessels.
the government of the United States
can have no choice but to sever
diplomatic relations with the German
empire altogether.
In reply to this declaration, tne
Imperial German government gave
his government the following as
surance:
The German . government Is pre
pared to do Its utmost to confine the
operations of war for the rest of Its
duration to the fighting forces of the
helllgerents. thereby abro insuring the
freedom of the eeris, a principle upon 1 """ "menus
which the German government be- i toure.
lleves now, as before, to be In agree- M Desire Tfo CemlUct.
ment with the government ef the "B ."' " "einre r " 'e con
United States. with the imperial German gov-
The German government, guided I TV,. "'"r. l. o
b?tV,dflih?Vn'nt desir o remain at peace the
of the United States that the German government Which speaks for tfliem.
naval forcea have received the follow- We shaU not believe that they are
ing order: In accordance with the htvtu. to na imi imin am
general, principles of visit and search obliged to believe it: and we purpose
and destruction of merchant vessels nothing more thai the reasonable
recognized by International law, such defense of the undoubted rights of
vessels, both within and without the our people We wish to serve nd
rea declared as naval war sone. selfish ends. We seek merely to
shall, not be sunk without warning I etand trtte alike In thought and in
and without saving human lives, un- action to the Immemorial principles
ess thes ships attempt to escape or r our people wnion i nave sougnt
offer resistance. to express In my address to the
R it .rtrtefl n.utr.i. onnnt senate oniy o wiaeKS- ago, sees;
rmnt h.. ftwmtnT fnrerf . bt merely to vindicate qwr ngnt 10 110-
for her existence, shall, for the sake 'J' J"""'' unmolested
of neutral interest, restrict the use of ' 'Mr.6 J" , " pc"j
an effective weapon If her enemy Is no TJLfSii 'j!L?
oermltted to continue to apply at will 52 n,s??" l d?n .t?
" , . f .,-- .fc "f w wijiui lnjusuva uu us pari
method of warfare violating the rules of tne government of Germany."
of international law. Such a demand ..w, w)8n to e)rT4 n0 geUtan tad.."
would he Incompatible with the char- preSl(1(nt gtated. "We seek
acter of neutrality and the German merel-v to tn tni sum to theus'ht
government is oonvinced that the gov. taA ln actU.n t0 the tmmemorta.ble
ernmnpt of the United States does not principle of our people, seek merely
think of making such a demand, to vindicate our right to liberty and
knowing that the government of the justice and an unmolested life. These
United States has repeatedly declared are bases of peace, not war. God
that It Is determined to restore the grant that ne may not he challenged
principle of the freedom of the seas, to defend them bjr acta of wilful In-
from whatever quarter It has been 1 Justice on t lip part of the govern-
vlolated.' nient of Oermimy."
America's Reply. Oallnoa Crowded.
"To this the government of the There was an unusual attendanco
United States replied on the eighth of or diploma!. Practically all the
May accepting, of course, the as- h Americans were represented
surance given, but adding: nl "'he' neutrals came to
"The government of the United ""Tk?'' The sravv
a.... .iL i nietory making addreM- 1M gravity
S ,. t fir EStha til im of occasion was further pictured
K takes it for granted that the Im- bv h prriiem.8 of u,. Jlistlces of
perlal German government does not 8urjr,me rol,H and members of the
Intend to imply that the maintenance cttnnet
of Its newly announced policy Is in i x comin-;,,P, rewreaentlng both'
any way contingent upon the course j houses escnrteU the president to the
or result of diplomatlo negotiations ' nekers dul.
between the government of the Tho asfinblpge arose as ha enter-
TODER GUARt.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va . Feb 'S
Lieutenant Berg and tire twenty-seved
men from the Gorman prise ship
Appam brought ashore this afternoon
are under guard here by Order of the
administration authorities to prevent
them attempting to leave the country'
GERMAN "PREPAREDNESS."
BOSTON. Feb. S. The North Ger
man Uoyd steamer Kronprinxessin
Ceellle, which was seized by United
States Marshal Mitchell on a civil
process tonight, was found to be crip
pled beyond the possibility of early
usefuln-sss,' according to an official
who assisted in their seixura. The
liner's boilers' were said to have been
cleared of all water. The fires were
burning- at" top capacity and countess
valves ln tne. engine room had been
mutilated, traTisf erred or removed en
tirely, this, official stated.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. A Jons
dispatch received today from Ambas
sador Penfleld, in Vienna, is under
stood to announce the adhesion of
Austria to Germany's course'. Tho
status of the new Austrian ambassa
dor who arrived Thursday, was stated
officially this afternoon to be undecided.
PRECAUTIONS
SAFEGUARD
COUNTRY
TO
THE
TAKEN
(Continued from Page One.)
president declared he could not be-'
lleve that Germany would not regard
her obligation and inti nded to des
troy "American ships and take the
lives of American citizens." Iouder
cheering greeted the announcement
that the pl-esident would come to con
gress again to ak authority to "use
any means that ma- be necessary for
the protection of oii. jseumen and our
people" should "American ship and
American lives" be sacrificed. When
the president concluded congress
arose again and cheered and remain
ed standing -while the president left
the chamber and hurried back to the
white house. Before leaving the presi
dent went to Speaker Clark's office
with the committee of senators and
representatives who escorted him and
each shook hands with him-
WlMh the president reached the
white house he conferred there with
Secretary of War Baker and Secretary
of the Nary Daniels.
While the president was addressing
congress, law adviser, Woolsej, of the
state department, was at theGerman
embassy with a commuhioftUon fori
Count voa Bernstortr.
The communication contained pass-"
ports for the ambassador, his wife,"
the embassy staff and his suite, which
comprised more than a hundred per
sons. A note, believed td be substan
tially the same an the president's ad
dress to congress was included.
MJIJTARY MATTER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Soilings of
American merchant vessels for the
prohibited war aone were stated of
ficially at the state department today
to- have become a military matter.
No Interpretation was given to indi
cate whether th' means that the ships
will be armed, convoyed or held In
port. Whether the overnment will
arm ships- or convoy them is a sub
ject not finally decided, but a defi
nite announcement is expected short
ly. Whether armament or eonvoy
would be taken by Germany as an
act of war in itself is uncertain, but
It Is not doubted that an attempt to
resist a German, undersea boat would
toad to hostilities
even if war is to come immer
diately. It. is highly im-,
probable that" any element
of the great orgaied-fightV'
ing unit of the navy would ;
De employed in ; convoy or
other duty that would scat
ter its elements.
NOR FOLIC. Feb. i.--TJnder ft'rders
issued tonight the baVeenles .af Tort
Wool, ln Hampton Roads, have -beert
manned by forces from .Fortress- Mon
roe. In time of peace -only a few
men are kept on duty at Fort, Wool.
Strangers have been barred from the
reservation at Fort Monroe. ' Guards
have been stationed at all approaches
and all batteries, there, and guards
have been put on the mil docks and
all government wharves.
STRENGTHEN STATUTES.
WASHINGTON. Feb.- . tsn. in
strengthen the federal statutes under
wnicn prosecutions may be brought,
against those committing offenses in
the Undted States to further th in..
terests of foreign governments were
hastened ln congress today after 'the
oreas wun uermany was announced.
PAP SPORTS DISCONTINUED.
m.edToda'y by ik, rtolfr" by th
forbid all officials divulging move- L'V1?6" Mvral month; mo
msnts of war veesels. . Tt w prosecution i sui or
the Atlantlo fleet
Its maneuvers near
would
Guan-
nounced
continue
tanamo.
Issuance of .passports to Germany
has been suspended. Governor Man
ning, of South Carolina, was the first
of several executitves'to telegraph the
president approval of his course.
CHILE APPROVES.
SANTIAGO Chile. Feb. S. The
breaking off of 'relations between the
United States and Germany, although
expected, has caused a great sensa
tion among all classes. The attitude
of the United Statfes ds approved
Between the chancellories of Ax-
renders were approved bv a en.t
sub-oommittee when word came thab
President Wilson wanted action on
them hastened, and theyyprobably will
get to the floor of the' senate early
next week.
United States and any other bel
ligerent government, notwithstanding
the fact that certain passages In the
imperial government's note of the
4th Inetant might appear to be sus
ceptible of that construction. In
order, however, to avoid any mis
understanding, the government of the
United States notifies the imperial
government that It cannot for a mo
ment entertain, much less discuss, a
suggestion that reepect by German
naval authorities for the rights of
citizen of th United States upon the
high seas should ln any way or In
the slightest degree be- -made con
tingent upon the conflict of any other
government affecting the rights of
neutrals aad non-eofnbatanta. Rs.
spfmsiblllty in such mtttrrs is sinrla.
not Joint: absolute; - not rJaHfe.'
"Ka til note of the eighth of Mot,
ed the chamber, and then it burst
into cheering as the president bowed
and began reading very slowly.
There wax tense silence as he
proceeded, outlining first the negotia
tions with Germany, her pledges to
the United states after the destruc
tion of the Sussex and the new naval
order of Germany declaring for un
restricted submarine warHore after
February 1
The assemblage burst Into applause
when the president declared he had
directed the secretary of state to an
nounce "to the excellency the Ger
man ambassador that all diplomatic
relations between the Cn'.ted States
and the German empire were server
ed." There wer cheers and hand-elap-plng.
republicans and daoiocraU Joia
inr In the demonstration.
There was more cheering when the
NOTE HANDED BERNSTORFF IS
SIMILAR Tff WILSON'S ADDRESS
WASHINGTON. Feb. t. The nota Imperial German government ln re-
handed to Count von Bernstorff with gard to submarine Tarfare."
his passports, conveying a formal nott. Then follow the quotations used by
Rcation that the United States ' had the president in addressing .congress.
severed diplomatlo relations conforms i concluding with the one from a mem-
closely In substance to President 11-i orandum accompanying the Merman
son's address to congress. note of January SI, giving notice of
Signed by Secretary Lansing - and I unrestricted cava. I warfare.
addressed to the ambassador, the No Alternatives
communication reviews tersely the , "In view of this declaration," con-
dlplomatio correspondence between eludes the note handed the am bass -the
two governments since the sinking dor, "which, withdraws suddenly and
of the Sussex, using the same quota- without prior Intimation the solemn
tlons that were embodied by the pfesi- assurance given in the Imperial gov
dent ln his address. It then announce ernment's note of May 4. ltlf, this
bluntly that "all diplomatic relations government has no alternative con
between the United States aad th Ger- eistent with th dignity and honor of
man emolr are severed." That Am
bassador Gerard will come home and
that Count von Bernstorft" passports
have been made ready.
The note begins as follows:
The Note.
"The secretary of state to th Ger
man ambassador:
"Department of State.
February 3, 1(17.
"Excellency:
the United State but to take th
course which It explicitly announced In
It nota of April II, lilt, it would
take in the event that th Imperial
government did not declare and effect
an abandonment of the method of
submarine warfare then employed send
to which the imperial government BOW
purposes again to resort.
"The president has, therefor, di
rected me to announce to your excel-
NEUTRA LITY DrjTY.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. . .
The coastguard cutter Yamacraw, th .
battleship Arkansas and a sqaad of
thirty artillerymen ami a lleutenant
from Fort Monroe tonight are dolntf
neutrality duty there. Collector of
Custom tforrlian T? HamlltAfr H4 nr.-.
dered that a close (ratch be kept on,
the German steamer Arcadia and the
Austrian steamer Budapest, tied up,'
here for safety.
Th collector sold that he had re-i
eelved no advices relative "o the dis
position of the steam era The artillery,
men were sent over to guard th Ap
pam. The Yamacraw and Arkansas
ore on duty near the capes.
' Extra -watchmen hate been placed
On duty at the shipyard where th'
battleship Mississippi UI being, com-,
pleted. Yard official anticipate na
trouble but wish to be en the aafs.
side. Shipping activities at this port
are normal, according .to th collector
of customs.,
SPEED TROOPS DEPARTURE.
Et. PASO. Texas, Feb. I. A q' order
received at military 'headquarters to-1
day speeding tip the departure of the,
Sixth Pennsylvania infantry by ten
day Is taken here by millta-y -oiflcers
to mean the state -troops will 'ie usel
at eastern military depots because of,
th crisis with Germany. The regl- '.
ment will leave the sixth instead '-of.
the sixteenth of this month.
In acknowledging the note with ao. lency that all diplomatic relation be-
com ponying memorandum, which you ,tween the Unitad State and the Oer
deHvered Into my hand an the after- man empire at severed and that th
noon of January 11. and which an- American ambassador at Berlin will
nounced th purpose of your govern- b Immediately "Withdrawn and ia ac
me nt as to the future conduction ef cordanc with Such announcement te
submarine warfare, I would direct deliver to your excellency year pas.
your attention to th following etate- port.
ment appearing ln the correspondence ; - i have th honor to bo,
which ha passed between the gov1- I "Tour excellency ntx sen aw,
eramant of th United State and th' ".ROBERT ULM5INCI."
MOSTMr AMERICANS.
OALVBoTON. Texas. Feb. I. Th
Americsm steamer Housatonic, which
wo sunk today . off-tho Scllly Islands,
was commanded by captain T. A.
Elisor, of New York, and of the crew
of thirty-seven men which sailed
aboard the vessel from Galveston.
twenty-five were Americans.
- Ralph Jonea, Denmark, was first -mote
Paul Boness. Chicago, second -mate:
L. golem. Norway, a naturalize
ed American, boatswain, and David
Loudon. Scotland.. also a naturalised
American, chief engineer.- Other ot- '
the t-rew included J. M. Oteaa, or'
Oleosa, Sootb - Carolina, and U M.
Prttchett. Tennessee. About twenty--Ave
member of th ti mm war ship- :
ped her. " . - - -
"-C
Tltl to a bom In Orov park -M '
like a osrtlftoat ef-dapoait of a bank "
--always wortb "ft " f ao value eia
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