BARBADOS-ANTIGUA EXPEDITION 955 
that the Spanish element, although polite enough to visitors, 
really was deeply resentful in view of the American occupa- 
tion of the island. This is, after all, what might be expected of 
an intensely conservative and proud people in spite of the extra- 
ordinary material progress and prosperity which have followed 
in the wake of American military success. 
Some time in the middle of the night the steamer quietly left 
her dock and stole out to sea without a light showing, and com- 
meneced her six-day run to New York. No land was in sight when 
we got up on the morning of July 25th. The weather was fine 
with a moderate sea and a breeze astern. Under these conditions 
our party suffered little from seasickness and we soon fell into 
the regular routine of sea life, resting, eating, and sleeping most 
of the time. A committee was appointed to get our accounts of 
the finances of the expedition in good shape before reaching New 
York. 
We found our skipper, Captain Gladwin, unusually genial and 
greatly enjoyed his acquaintance. He was most considerate in 
keeping the director of the expedition informed regarding the 
advices received by wireless concerning the movements of the 
U-boats operating off the American coast. Our government 
seemed to be pretty well posted regarding their whereabouts and 
probable intentions. The Captain also gave me the foundation 
for certain stories that had been current:in Barbados, one of 
which was the effect that all passengers had been ordered off the 
‘“Guiana’’ when at St. Thomas bound for New York. The facts 
were that a certain passenger and his wife had become unduly 
alarmed over the submarine menace and voluntarily went ashore 
at St. Thomas, made their way to San Juan and took passage 
to New York on the ill-fated ‘‘Carolina’’ of the Porto Rican line 
which was the only passenger steamer in the West India-New 
York trade that was sunk during the whole course of the war! 
The writer has an immense personal respect and admiration 
for the captains of the merchant marine and their conduct dur- 
ing the great war. There were thousands of gallant men engaged 
im carrying munitions, food and other essentials through the war 
zone to our Allies on the other side. Many of them commanded 
ships that had long ago been condemned as unseaworthy, and 
erews that were undisciplined and picked up without any chance 
