The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-27
No Provision Made for Survivors
After Landing IRON Baltic
in New York.
MANY LEFT WITHOUT
MONEY AMONG STRANGERS
Local Real Estate Man Tells
Vivid Story of the Ocean,
Liner Crash.

Samuel Doughty, of the firm OF
Doughty & Gould. real estate dealers.
of SO Broad street, today bitterly con-
demned the sailors of the White Star
line steamship Republic as being unable
or afraid to man the small boats, thus
forcing the passengers to save tiaena-
selves, and declared that the company's
treatment of the rescued passengers
was far from Just or even courteous
Mr.. Doughty sailed with his wife and
daughter for vacation of several
months in southern Europe
MANY of the Republics crew refused
to man the boats when the passengers
were taken off and their work had to
be done by the passengers said Mr..
Doughty. Il pulled an oar myself, be-
cause there were a lot of eak-lookins
members of the crew standing around,
who, l don't believe, knew the first
thing about operating a small boat in
the open sea. The sailors were particu-
larly neglectful of their duties toward
the passengers
We supposed that when we were
landed in New York the White Star line
would look out for our comfort Many
passengers had lost their clothes and all
their money, many were strangers from
the West wealthy, but unable to cash
check among strangers. But the line
did nothing
We were landed and not even told
what the company proposed to do
Those without cash had to depend on
new-rnade friends.
1T would have been only decent for
the company to have provided hotel ac-
commodations for the shipwrecked pas
sengers until they could provide for
themselves. / paid the company more
than $1,000 in cash for tickets, and they
never even offered to pay my cab fare
to q hotel. With other passengers.
am taking steps TO recover.
Glad to Land
However, we were glad to get on
land once more, and We're pleased to
find friends awaiting US who had ar
ranged every comfort"
In speaking about the collision he
declared that it was great experience,
and one that he and his family were
not likely to forget. He said that his
party had staterooms on the starboard
side of the boat. directly opposite where
the Florida crashed into the Republic.
Il did not sleep very much Friday
night owing to. a cough and l was
awake more or less until o'clock SAT
urday morning. and then l fell asleep.
! was awakened shortly afterwards by
the violent rocking of the vessel fol-
lowed by the sound of an immense buzz
saw going through a stick of timber.
My wife asked what the trouble was.
and ! replied that there must be q
storm on. and that it was the thunder
that caused the snip to rock So
I'VE were quiet for a few minutes.
when / detected the sounds of hurrying
steps outside. 1 opened the door to In
quire what the trobule was. when an
officer of the boat came along and in an
undertone said: Dress as quickly az
you can and take the ladies' up on
deck That was enough for me, for I
realized that the danger was very
serious. because Of the quiet way the
order was given / told my wife ana
daughter to dress as quickly as they
could and wrap themselves up warm.
Il turned on the electric light, but Il
1ared for a second or so and died out
Then 7 was certain that the trouble Was
very bad.
Lit Candle.
Remembering that had q candle in
my grip, / got it and lighted il. and
with the aid of it was able to dress
In less than ten minutes we were on
the way TO the deck. BY that time the
light was just enough to see each Others
faces, but there was no boat in sight
Il made some inquiries as 10 what
the trouble WAS and learned that we
had been struck by boat and the side
of our ship was crushed in. but we were
not in danger of sinking. After some
time on deck. tried 10 return to my
stateroom, but at the head Of the COM
panion way l was stopped by an officer.
who asked me if / had ladies' in with
me, and replied that had: he said I
had better remain With them.
Il went back to my wife and daugl1-
ter. but did not tell them anything OF
my fears. About o'clock u boat c;lfne
looming up out of the fog II proved
TO be the Flerida. the boat that had hit
us. OF course, we did not know IT tfen
TN a few minutes We werc inforrned
that we We're to be Transferred to that
ship, and the work WAS accomplished
without mishap On board the Florida
we found 1t to be loaded with emi-