New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-27
HISTORICAL AT THE PIER
THRONG MEETS CEDRIC.
Steamship Did Not Haze the Slight
est Trouble on VOyage.


As a result of the canard that the Cedric had
been sunk in midocean, over a thousand people
were on the pier when the steamship locked
last night Despite the fact that the rumor
was entirely unfounded, many. when they saw
their friends safe. grew almost hysterical The
Cedric tied up after o'clock, but by the middle
of The afternoon those who had friends on board
were waiting impatiently on the pier. No Gus
toms lines were established because of the great
crowd until after the passengers began to
stream down the gangway At the bottom OF
the plank there was a jam for several minutes.
Two women. the first to leave the ship, We're
seized by two hysterical friends. They stood
locked in each others arms for nearly five min
utes blocking the way. One of the women was
crying. and with difficulty could be Gained. This
scene was repeated a dozen times. particularly
by the more demOnstrative foreigners The
English and Americans made a joke OF TIE
affair.
The first intimation that the crew and pas
sengers Of the Cedric had that they had been re-
ported as sinking was when Pilot Carr boarded
the steamer at Quarantine. The officers were
much annoyed about the false rumor. Not one
Of them knew of anything that could have given
rise to such a report. The Titan, the LampOrt
& Holt boat, reported to have sunk the Ced-
rc, not sighted at all on the voyage. On
november ID the Ceur1c passed the park OrlOIe,
and on November % the Crown Point and the
Cunarder Saxonia were sighted, and the next
day the steamer LANDAU City was seen. These
were the only boats sighted during the voyage.
and not one passed near enough TO be more than
distinguished.
Most Of the passengers were angry at the re-
port of the collision because Of the anxiety they
knew it had occasioned their relatives and
friends. A few Of them expressed great desire
to meet its author They only wanted the priv
iege Of being left alone with him for few
minutes. The voyage was pleasant the run
being made in days, hours and - minutes.
on Wednesday the steamer ran into thick fog
and met heavy seas and westerly winds, which
delayed her several hours.
Among the passengers were the Earl of Var
mouth and his countess, who Miss Alice
Thaw. of Pittsburg. The countess was con-
fined 10 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 Pittsbusg to-day, stopping
over for a short time in Washington. Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick 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 a cousin of the Presi-
dent, and was much shocked TO hear Of the
death of the Presidents uncle. James X. Oracle.
passenger He comes here to superintend the
production of the melodrama, "A Woman of the
World" which will be produced simultaneously
here and i'm London. Leonard Boyne, leading
man for Marie Tempest, and four others of The
Marriage of Kitty" company also arrived.
When the Earl of Yarmouth was told of the
reported loss of the Cedric he said:
Really, that is most surprising. l do not
saa how anybody could believe it. We had Il
smooth voyage Everything was very quiet.
and the officers most courteous. hope
that the story did not cause any anxiety to
nv wife's relatives. Nothing happened on the
voyage that could in any way give rise to such
"a TumOr.
Frederick Roosevelt said he could not under
stand how such 4 rumor gained any credence
at all.
The whole story is Il mischievous canard "
he said Il do not see how any could start
such a malicious report. know of nothing
that could be distorted into such a story"
Tom Terriss the actor sent message Lack
10 England to several friends as soon as he
heard that he supposed to be drowned.
The chap that started that story must have
a beast!y sense of humor,' he said Il cannot
see how any one could be so lacking in sense
TO start a haseiess report like this, knowing
how much uneasiness. to say the least, il must
cause to those with relatives or friends on
Most of the English people on board sent
messages home as soon they reached the
niar assuring their friendS ana relatives or the
! safety of the Cedric
| Captain Haddock of the Cedric said that the
/ etor,- was preposterCUs the face of ii, fOI
! bod a boat the size of the Titan rammed the
/ cedric it would probably have been the Titan
] "a NOT the Cedric that would have gone to the
! bottorr With all her watertight compartments
| II would be almost impossible 10 sink his boat
| he added