The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-27
Report Of Sinking Proves Ut.
tsrly Ulfaundod.
SHE HAD UNEVEN IFUl VOYAGE
Hundreds Of Hystsrlcal Friends and Rsla-
tires We G1ms VSysgers Whom They
Had thought Lost At Sea.

New York. Nov. H.-On winter sched
uie and all shipshape and Bristol fashion
as the nautical sharps say, the colossal
Cedric OF the White Star line (sunk In
mid-ocean by senseless r'imor) warped
with marvellous ease into her North River
dock last evening to a tumult of cheers
from more than 500 persons
There was just a trace of the hyster-
cal In the greeting. The usual ropes sepa-
rating those entitled to go within the
customs lines from those who were not,
were not stretched. out of regard TO the
pent-up feelings of the friends and kin
dred OF the seagoers, and there We're
scenes bordering on the lachrymose AT the
foot OF the gang plank when II was run
up at $50 O'Clock
Young women flung themselves into
their mothers arms as IL the unsuitable
liner had been I'm some danger Flam-
boyant newspaper headlines of two days
had got in their nerve-wrecking work.
and embraces were long. kisses explosive
and voices tremendous.
The passengers themselves we're in
aopne instances, boiling with Indignation
at the unknown author OF the rumor.
Some Britons, who surmised that II was
IN American invention, Gained down
bit when told that the story originated
IN London newspapers.
Captain II. j. Haddock FIRST heard of
all the fuss from Pilot Carr, who boarded
the Cedric outside the bar. The captain
lost no time in setting the signals. Re
port all well aboard" as he passed in at
the Hook. He guessed that there might
be some anxiety and that a few cheerful
remarks by bunting might do good. Pilot
Carr had newspapers OF the screaming
kind to confirm his report to Captain Hid
dook and the whole ships company. "A re-
markably large one for this season, was
soon discussing the rumor. ts-rh
AN AFFECTING SCENE. so.
The captain said he had not even sight
ed the Lamport & Holt liner which was
said TO have run him down. He had had
fine weather until Wednesday morning
when the ship took fresh southwes terly
breeze and head sea, which she held until
her arrival She passed four vessels: The
British bark Aureola from Barry for ST. |
Johns; the British freight steamship
Crown Point from London for Philadel- |
phia; Cunard liner bound this way, and |
n Bristol City steamship, probably the |
Landan City, bound west. None of these |
vessels has arrived, so they couldn't have |
had hand in originating the rumor of !
mishap to the Cedric.
Captain Haddock said: 81 cannot under |
stand how such a report could have been
noised abroad We have had "A very fine
passage. and have not parted a rope yarn !
the whole way across"
One or the first passengers to bound |
down the second cabin gangplank was n |
comely young woman named Little. She \
brought up all standing I'm the arms of |
an excited young man. They seemed glad |
der that the ship hadn't gone down than |
anybody else on the pier. When they |
broke away" at last the young man went |
a-cruising after Deputy Surveyor Bishop. /
got him, In jiffy, and poured rapid |
fire tale of love into his ears
The young man said, almost breath
lessly, that Miss Lttle was engaged to be
married, and that the wedding had been
set for o'clock; that the preacher was
waiting and that II was necessary to have
Miss Littles baggage inspected I'm hurry
so she could keep the engagement.
And where's the victim?' Mr. Bishop
me. me-" said the young man, wav-
ing his arms. I'm the victim. And It's
nearly 6:45. Say. can't you do something
FOR me?''
Mr.. Bishop gave the young man an IN
Epcctor at once and the inspector went
over the lingerie so rapidly that the
brides trunk looked as II IL were I'm
eruption. Then the young man and Miss
Little eprfnted TO the street end OF the
,ier and were whisted off I'm cab to the |
iominie. II was all done so swiftly that /
he reporters who were looking after the
irst cabin passengers didn't know any /
hing about II until Miss Little had be-
ome Mrs. Somebody else.
400 SOULS ABOARD.
After the rumor about the great ship