Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-12
QUESTIONS BEFORE the N. G. CONFERENCE
State Of Florida SurNirors.

TIE kEhAfNpER oF THEM ARRIVE AT oCVBDc-
No NEw LIGHT Tbs pHssTER
QrERFc, May l2.-gh he balance OF the survivors of
the state OF Florida disaster landed here last night
lroIn The bark TheTrse. which arrived ur under sail
TSt & evening ana anchored at upper ballast ground
The list has been already published An those
whose names appeared are well ana hearty Mr.
ttearN. the New York agent OF the state ine IL
understood 70 have boarded the bark on it's arm
val and taken charge Of the surviving Officers and
70 nave lodged them in a comfortable hotel He ala
the same for The four Steerace passs,neers whose
names appeared In the list of those saved chief
Ohcer Thompson appeared much worn and de-
lecied The party We're called upon, but refused 70
speak OF the accident at all The seamen were
taken 10 the river police station and there duly
registered. They were less reticent than the ON
cause OF the disaster having been for the most part
In ptd when the collision occurred They appearcd
To have endured many hardShips on hoard the
1hereSe, which did not have accommodation for 80
larse ships company.
THEIR FIRST SoUAEE NEAL FoR A FORTNIGHT.
They were billetcf out TO Different boaruinc-
houses last night ana some Of them were seen at
suplFr The! declared II Was the first square meal
they had had for a fortnight. The names of those
saved from the bark which was In collision are
Saptaih hcN ourn, OF Liverpool; Angelo Rosa and
Thomas Nicholson. These are the names req
iStered al the shipping Office. The names OF the
crew OF the bark v ho were lost have not Vet hoen
aSCertalned The Punema Was In ballast MN.
Liverpool Tor Miramichl, and was OF 74s tons bur
Unth- No Information can be derived from the
Officers oi the wrecked steamer, the New YORK
agent OF the company preventing them frora being
Interviewed. Before the survivors of the ponems
wiz t''hfh hp one OF tn''f companions, a
beionglng 10 The bark. died I'm the pnat from cold
ana exposure. Captain Hepburn went 10 the hotel
IN company with The officers OF the State of Florida
te has LOST everything and Is destitute NIchol-
son was on the lookout the time Of the collision
and distinctly ascubtd
THE FAULT or THE DISASTER
10 the steamer. Tie survivors who arrived yester.
DAY al speak favorahly OF third Officer Allan as
ud those who arrived 10y the 1itanla Both Allan
ahd lr. Steele, OF the Inflated steamer who ar
nNec here on the 1itania and went on TO Montreal.
returned here yesterday with Mr Cleary. All who
Were seen last night from the Therese agree that
THE CITY OF ROME REFUSED ASSISTANCE
She was so near that &c WAS Impossible not 10
nave seen ana understood the signals The story
told ON The survivors on the l1Jania OF the gallan-
Try OF CHIEF Engineer Balm. OF the State OF Florida
IN saving the ife OF the st.wariess Miss McFarian
at the cost u his own. and or the bravery OF Lamp
lighter Henry Anderson IN breaking In the bottom
OF the overturned boat 10 draw out the men impri-
Soneu below, are cOrrUb0rated by those who ar
rived 10y the lhere>e They all testify the acIiv.
lty displayed by Second officer Younger who Il
among the lost, In getting the boats The life
boat oi the Ponema, In which the captain and two
mel were picked up, was brought UP by the rescu-
Ing bark.