Evening star., 1903-11-27
HYSTER|CAL At PIER
Throngs Met Cedric on Arri-
val in New York.
VOYAGE OF BIG LINER
FAILED TO ENCOUNTER THE
SLIGHTEST TROUBLE.
Passengers Unaware That Vessel Had
Been Reported sunk-Many Sent
kilograms Home.
The New York Tribune today says:

The New York Tribune today says:
AS a result Of the canard that the Cedric
| had been sunk in midocean, over thou
sand people were on the pier when the
steamship docked last night
Despite the fact that the rumor was en-
tirely unfounded, many. when they saw
their friends safe. grew almost hysterical.
The Cedric tied up after z o'clock, but by
the middle of the afternoon those who had
friends on board were waiting impatiently
on the pier.
No customs lines were established, be-
| cause of the great crowd, until after the
passengers began to stream down the
there was jam foriseveral minutes.
Two women, the first to leave the ship.
we're seized by Two hysterica1 friends.
They stood locked In each others arms for
of the women was crying. and with diff
Guilty could be calmed. This scene was re-
peated a dozen times, particularly by the
more demonstrative foreigners. The Eng
lish and Americans made a joke of the
affair.
Knew Nothing. Of the Report.
The first intimation that the crew and
passengers OF the Cedric had that they had
been reported as sinking was when Pilot
Carr boarded the steamer at quarantine.
Most of the passengers were angry at the
report of the collision, because of the anx-
iety they knew it had occasioned their rel
atiV6S and friends. A few of them express
/ ed a great desire to meet its author. They
only wanted the privilege of being left alone
with him for d few minutes.
The voyage was pleasant, the run being
made in seven days, six hours and thirteen
minutes. On Wednesday the steamer ran
into a thick fog and met heavy seas and
westerly winds, which delayed her several
hours.
Among tie passengers were the Earl of
Yarmouth and his countess, who was Miss
Alice Thaw of Pittsburg. The countess was
confined to her cabin the entire voyage.
She was said to be suffering from influenza
The earl and countess went direct to the
Holland House. and will leave there for
Pittsburg today, stopping over for short
time in Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Roosevelt were also on board. They
have been abroad three months. spending
most of their time in London, Paris and
Baden Baden.
Mr.. Roosevelt is cousin of the Presi
dent and was much shocked to hear of the
death of the Presidents uncle. James *.
Oracle.
Earl of Yarmouth Talks.
When the Earl of Yarmouth was told of
the reported loss of the Cedric he said:
Really, that is most surprising. 1 do
not see how anybody could believe it. We
had a smooth voyage Everything was very
quiet, and the officers were most courteous.
l hope that the story did not cause any
anxiety to my wife's relatives. Nothing
happened on the voyage that could in any
way give rise to such rumor.'
Frederick Roosevelt said he could not
understand how such a rumor gained Gre
dence at all.
1.-The whole story Is michievous ca
nard," he said. II do not see how any one
could start such malicious report. I
know of nothing that could be distorted
into such a story
Many Sent Messages Home.
Most of the English people on board sent
messages home soon as they reached
the pier assuring their friends and rela-
tives of the safety of the Cedric.
Captain Haddock of the Cedric said that
the story preposterous on the face of
it, for had a boat the size of the Titan
rammed the Cedric it would probably have
been the Titan and not the Cedric that
would have gone to the bottom. With all
her watertight compartments, it would be
almost impossible to sink his boat, he