New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-14
BESIEGE OFFICE.
Nee Workers Seek Nezcs of Rcla-
tires and Friends.

The actual number Of passengers lost Will
never be known" remarked Mr.. Noble, general
superintendent OF the JOY Line. late yesterday
afternoon, after he had gone over the official
report Of Captain McVay OF the Larchmon~ BY
a comparison of the list on the same night for
several weeks, MI Noble advanced the opinion
lhat there were not more than one hundred and
fifty aboard.
According to Captain McVay's report the
steamer went down in from seventeen to twenty
fathoms Of water about three miles east or
Watch Hill Light, and about five miles offshore.
No effort would be made TO raise the vessel, MI
Noble said Her valuation was placed at $40
COO covered by a blanket insurance OF $4oVoo.
All day long the offices of the Joy Line IN
Catherine street, were besieged by relatives ana
friends of the missing. and Mr.. Noble did all IN
his power to comfort them. He had them kept
informed about the latest news concerning the
dead and those who We're still living. Captain
Grey Of the Kentucky teIegraphed early IN the
day that hfty-two bodies in all were aboard the
Kentucky.
Among those who called at the offices of the
company were Henry and George Seibach' whose
brother Richard a bartender on the Larch-
mont His home in East 18th street ana
he had been in the employ of the company six
years Frederick Hergeseu thought that Fred
Herzseu, reported saved, was his son. he
thinks the name may have been spelled wrong.
His son ran away from home several days ago
he said.
At the home of Ephraim Kaplan. No - East
14th street 1t was said that he left New YORK
a week ago 70 visit his brother, rabbi IN bos-
ton The family thinks he must have gone
down with the steamer, Nathan Siegel, OF NO
211 East Goth street said his wife, Dora, ana
his little daughter Minnie had been visiting
Chelsea for a week and were returning on the
yNrag Charles
Turnanion. of No. 337 Centre street West Ho-
boken. His sister and her husband are re-
ported among the missing. Hiram Woodcock
and his wife of No AS Bergen street. Brook
lyn got In yesterday from Providence on the
Fdeemont OF the same line Mrs. Woodcock
went TO Providence about Two "eehS aso, anI
while there became III. The huspana nuIIIS"
TO her and had booked passage on the Larch-
mont for the homeward voyage. and they were
about TO leave the house on MONDAY "lsH NII9
Woodoock took a turn for the worse ana could
not travel that night
A. Simione reported among the missing Is
q driver for the American Ice Company. At the
Eastern headquarters Of the Salvation army,
a. No 21S East 10th street, II was said no in
formation had been received concerning the six
officers Of tho army known 70 have been aboard
the Larchmont
owing to the fact that ten officers and cadets
Of the Salvation Army all Swedes. who were
bound for New York aboard the Joy liner
Larchmont 20 attend the Scandinavian con-
disaster the session held last night in the new
barracks OF the Eastern Scandinavian Confer
ence, 10th street and Third avenue, was turned
into a memorial meeting. Commander Eva
Booth head Of tho Salvation Army in America,
presided and made address her reference to
the heroism and faith OF the Army victims OF
the disaster leaving many of her hearers In
tears.
Miss Booth read cable dispatch from Cen
eral Booth, who Is in Stockholm, Sweden,
awaiting audience with King Oscar and
telegram from Commissioner Thomas COombs,
who has charge Of the work OF the Army In
Canada. The dispatch from General Booth fol-
lowsl
Your telegram respecting Larchmont disaster
only Just received. Greatly distressed appalling
news. Desire TO express sympathy with you.
AnXiOusy awaiting further particulars.
Miss Booth. who had planned to speak IN an
entirely different vein. said In part:
This IS the greatest calamity that has ever be-
fallen the Salvation Army IN the entire world.
Never have many lives OF Salvatiouists been
lost in n disaster before. Our people have been
in earthquakes, shipwrechs and explosions before,
but never have suffered great loss. 7 feel
confident that thousands OF people VIII sympathize
with
II Will take only n little while longer until mos
saEes like these VIII be flashed from all over the
world The Salvation Army Is people, and
when q heavy blow comes upon the Scandlnavians
OF America II IS n sorrow 20 comrades the world
over