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Jerry Dwyer, wljo has been in Ireland and England for the past 10 bie weeks visiting relatives, and for Kn whose safety his family here was be- a s ginning to feel some alarm on ac- De count of not having heard from him thlt; for some time, arrived in this city thlt; last evening afler an eventful voyage ed across the Atlantic. taiIn talking to a representative of eff the News, Mr. Dwyer said it was impossible to describe the excitement in* that prevails among the people ir. an England over the war. About the time ws Mr. Dwyer left England the excite- tic ment was at its height following the closing of many banks and the critical Ki financial situation. Prices of food re stuffs were already skyrocketing, Mr. bu Dwyer stating that flour jumped from w( $6.00 to $12.00 a barrel at Queenstown th on the day he left. wtWith the breaking of the war cloud Mr. Dwyer immediately began looking Klt; around for an opportunity to get home realizing that traffic on the Atlantic F would be at an end in a very short time. He managed to secure passage di; on the White Star liner Cedric and boarded her at Queenstown on July T( 31. On the way across the Atlantic they were convoyed by three British Tlt;cruisers on account of a fleet of fiveGerman cruisers which had been W sighted. The German war ships, however, kept about 150 miles in advance Rlt; of the Cedric and did m.t attempt any attack on the British boats. The fe Cedric steamed across with all port holes blanketed and all but the steer- N ing lights extinguished. There was E much supressed excitement on board in the Credit on account of the danger of attack from the German war ships. I.The Cedric finally reached Halifax m on July 6 and was held there for two klt; days on account of reports that German cruisers were not far off. Finally st the trip to New York was resumed by R way of the St. LawTer^e River. The te Cedric was again convoyed by British oi cruisers, three in front and one in the rear. On the trip down the Atlantic cc coast the Cedric kept as close to the ol American shore as possible while the tl battleships stood off several miles to g scout for German wai ships. isOver 1,000 Americans were brought home on the Cedric and Mr. Dwyer re- e ports that all were delirious with joy G when they arrived safe in New York o harbor. Mr. Dwyer says he was cer- it tainly glad to get back to Brazil and a away,from the dangers and excite- i? ment of the European war. I__flWa.ktnipfnn A ,10-11 1 !! —.PrP'jifipht 7
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Brazil Weekly Democrat
Brazil, Indiana, US
Thu, Aug 20, 1914
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