Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26
ADQEpHIiEMsonN,
PRESIDENT HEBREW
shell TERlNG GUARDIAN
SOCIETY New YORK CITY
t in the care of the purser the next morn

1t in the care of the purser the next morn
ing.
We have not time to think .of that
now, my daughter answered. wed bet
ter go on deck at once
$50 We picked up our rugs and golf
capes and went on deck:
,u.on That to bp there was Should nG ec
almost automatically on such an occasion
IL not to be wondered at, wheel the con-
slant training and discipline they are
subject to 10 remembered: but that q
let Of women who had never faced such
a condition before should act as they
did was marvellous. ~~.: 3.
Women Calm and Quiet. i,
Instead of running around in confusion,
as they might have been. expected to
do. they were quiet and calm. Every time
an officer gave them. an order they obeyed
it implicitly and, with promptness.
THE transfer. of the passengers from
the REPUBLIC to the Florida was made
quickly and comparatively easily. 1t was
about half past O'Clock on Saturday
morning when we got aboard the Florida.
The tog was heavy and the sea was
calm: The transfer was made in life
'On the Florida our troubles began
The ofhcers and crew of that vessel did
all they could fer us. but they were not
equipped to do much. We sat nearly all
only single rope stretched around, to
protect US from fall into the ocean.
When my daughter and l reached the
Florida all the seats were taken. The
top of the cabin until some one told us
food was being served in the saloon
The Florida is ant immigrant ship
There was but one dining room. with
one long table at which everybody had
to sit. Miss Smoot gave a most graphic
description Of the meal the Republics
passengers had on the Italian vessel.
We sat around the big table. Every
body had two tin plates. In came a
man with one enormous bowl of spa
ghett1. There was also some sour
bread.
The spaghetti was passed around in
the tin bowi-it was really a big dish
pan-and was ladled out to US with a
IN! !i cup. Each Of us received a cup Of
somebody began calling for salt.
AT last an attendant brought some
which he. dumped in little piles on the
taale. When We wanted salt We picked
II up in our fingers.
Wet and Hungry and Tired.
The Republics passengers remained ON
the Florida for fifteen hours. A cold
driving rain soaked them through and
through. The spaghetti and bread was all
they had to eat between q O. clock dinner
on the Republic Friday evening until they
were taken aboard the Baltic at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning.
Il shall never forget my feelings as we
sat on top Of the cabin Of the Florida
continued Mrs. Smoot After a while the
sea began to set rough. We knew that
the Florida was little better of than the
Republic, but We just sat and awaited
events.
THE Florida was firing guns and rock
RyiRAl0SS mn fine 30 . 10
Republic was kept busy,
AT last the Baltic came to US through
the night. The fog had lifted then 1t
was decided to transfer US from the Flori-
by the stress Of the long day. dreaded that
transfer, but none whimpered.
Our greatest trouble was due to the
fact that Italians who manned the life
boats of the Florida could neither speak
nor understand the orders called to them
by the officers of the Baltic when they ap-
preached that ship.
THE sea was high by this time. The
lifeboats would be rowed up to within a
few feet Of the ladder of the Baltic. A.
the foot Of the ladder stood a big sailor
Our landing was made by standing on
the gunwale OF the lifeboat and jumping
for the foot Of the ladder, which we were
supposed to grasp with our hands. When
1t came my turn tried to help myself up
to tnat narrow little perch on the gunwaie
by grabbing an oariock. The oarlock
broke. which put me slightly of my bal
ance as ! poised to jump.
Mrs. Smoot in Sea.
That jump was q delicate sort Of an
operation. The ltfeboat was riding up
and down on the high waves. and the
jump must be made when she was riding
high.
well, jumped. landed with my
hands on the ladder and my feet In the
ocean-not good footing for . woman who
is not az young Is the grown daughter
she was travelling with.
1.-THE sailor grabbed me under the arms.
/ held on for awhile, with half my body
In the cold water. before could be drawn
up to q arm footing on the ladder.
MY daughter followed. Being young.
she had no mishap, but was SO frightened
at my experience, which she had Wit