New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
CHEERED FROM BILITC.
Wires and Mothers Waiting for
Lored Ones Brought Forth Tears.

Passengers on the Baltic. from Liverpool and
Queenstown. talked OF the adventures of the Re
publics passengers their arrival in lfeboats az
the Batic's side.
Baltic first got word OF the plight Of the Republic.
said Arthur BIes. editor Of Automobile 'You
know pretty well how made through the fog
in her direction When the green lights of the
Florida came in vision there was d big Hip
hip hurrah. It case of All hands to the
rails IL there is such order. There We stood
bending way over the rail. when the lifeboats
came along with their human cargoes- We were
an audience watching wonderful, real life drama
"One thing that particularly impressed rs was
the dernesnor of the rescued women. those Of
them who had husbands or fathers or brothers
as they awaited the arrival of their loved ones
II was a sight that brought tears 70 the eyes OF
MANY of US There many women who ob-
,ected strenuouslv to going into the lifeboats be
fore their husbands, and We heard that the keep
ing of the rule that the women and children must
be the first rescued was no easy task FOR the Of
f7cers in command.
Henry Savage Iandor. well known as traveller
was a passenger on she Baltic
In all nv travels in countries throughout the
two hernispheres,' said Mr.. 1andor. never nave
I seen displayed spirit Of womanhood that coulo
be better III such extremity than was that OF the
women of the Republic When We OF the Baltic
met them II was they were brought 70 our vessel
in tossing in small boats. after nearly d
score Of hours spent on the crowded Italah emil
grant vessel
.Tbev had seen. many OF them. the mangled
bodies Of women who had been their fellow pas
sengers Yet not only nowhere was there d
" whirnper, not only from those VINO mao escape"
physical injury but from those who were suffering
probably untold injury well. but they actuaIiS
came aboard with smiling faces
.Tb.v forgot that all their travelling possessions
of any materially might be doomed. forgot al tne
ordeal they had encountered. and showed thefr-
selves hsppy and contented. because they thought
oF TSE2 STa q
hands Of willing could dc to help them hao
been done"
A man on the Baltic said the coolness displayed
bv ff,e crews Of the vessels was remarkaoes III
the thick Of the work Of transshpping the paSSen-
gers in heavy seas officer of the Baltic who
Rod baer drenched TO the skin said good-naturediy
m q subordinate who in even worse condi-
ton: It's rather bad night, isn't itT
Aye aye. sir; wet night, was the answer
given as calmly If he had been merely without
a, umbrella in a gentle summer shower
Remarkable as was the unanimlty OF report ol
freedom from any feeling OF panic among 'iie men
and women on the Republic, ever that was oNel
sbsdoVred by the testimony OF the Rev Dr. ROBERT
Johnston of Edinburgh, who was on the Baltic
coming TO this country to be pastor OF the Church
Of the Saviour in Philadelphia
Dr. Johnston said that even the babies ana the
small children forgot 10 cry
Won should have seen the babies he said.
heaming They bonnie little things and
never peep ont Of of them as they were
tossed about in the little boat and carried up the
ladder of the Baltic
\ never saw anything to equal it, was helping
al the ladder must IL was the best be
havec crowd you could possibly imagine.
case that excited general pity was that OF
ssr,,,e f,1pples of St Louis. He Is seventy years
old and was in a very weakened condition lie
co,,Id not climb up the companion ladder Of the
Baltic His daughter. Mrs William Scudder. also
Of St Louis had preceded him 10 the deck II
was necessary that a chair he passed down the
ladder BIZ the long relay of men The old man was
lifted up with great care from the hfeboat and
placed in the chair. Again the chsir was reayeo
-. 80 ,tpe 10 the deck 1t was an extremely
difficult task.
Mrs scudder. with her little girls watched the
odd tourney with her face blanched and all her
nerves seemingly strongest tension When the
las, of the many stairs had been passed and the
chair with its burden vas placed on the
deck Mrs Sc,,dder fell upon her father and had a
yaot. long cry.