New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
CARE OF RESCUED HERE.
Republics Passengers Hurried to
Homes and Hotels.

A mighty shout of rejoicing up from hun
dreds of relatives and friends as the White star
liner Baltic docked Pier 49. y. r., at l
y m Yesterday. The figure of gallant Captain
Ransom loomed high on the bridge as the mighty
ship bearing the passengers of the ill-starred He-
public and the Florida n stop. In the
background of the pier stood grief stric ken COM
panv-reatives of Mrs. Lynch. whose body went
down with the Republic, The party was made up
of DR.. j. P. Finnegan and Mrs Finnegan sister
Of Mrs. Lynch of Cambridge. Mass: Mr. and
Mrs John H Brine. the latter another sister:
Joseph A. Mccarthy and his sister Helen cousin
Mrs. Lynch; James Magenis and his WIFE, a
niece of Mrs. Lynch John II. Casey formerly
United States Attorney and personal counsel for
Mr.. Lynch and T. J. A. Johnson, an intimate
friend. The sad party learned for the first time
from two priests that MIS-. Lynchs body had gone
down with
Scarcely mad the gangplanks been lowered when
the passengers Of the Republic began to leave
the ship As they landed the pier they were
received into the of loving relatives and
friends. They heavy eyed and pale from nerV-
ous exhaustion excitement and lack of sleep. but
smiles of contcntment played their faces and
shouts of delight escaped them as they were met
by the loved ones who there to comfort them
They left the steamer rapidly. for they had no
hacga &c detain them They were scantllv dressed
for the most part and shivered with cold Most
of them had no hats. some of them had no stock
inrs and no shoes. Many pajamas and night
robes for underwear. but the majority wore great
coats or wraps of sort
hurTedly escorted to cabs. aufomo-
bres and hotel buses which had been thoughtful.y
proz ed and driven either their homes. to those
of friends TO the various hotels. But they were
the fortunate first class passengers. There were
Others however. among the steerage passengers
who had TO seek the streetcars. and still more who
had TO walk and not a few stood on the pier and
the sidewalk dazad and in spirit for they had
lost all their belongings. They were strangers In
New York and had place whittier they co 10
go and rest their weary bodies and seek the com
fort which they mitch desired
great crowd lined f1th street 10 watch the res
cued messengers arrive Now and then shout went
up but for The most part the crowd was silent
There was much tostIing and excitement as late
comers tried 10 get 10 the pier, but the crowd
was kept order by mounted policemen and pa
troImen.
Hundreds Of telephone and telegraph messages
and letters we're received at the White Star Line
Offices Yesterday from anxious relatives and friends
of pa assengers the Republic. each OF which re-
ceived careful and courteous attention.
T H Whiting. of Chicago, whose wife was on
the Republic called al the White Star office after
a hurried trip from Chicago. and was highly elated
rbsn assured of his wifes safety. Mrs. Garrett
{ Barry. of Springfield. Mass, sister of Mrs
Lynch who killed. was another VINO called
when the report of her sisters death was con-
err,aa Mrs Barry was overcome with grief An
other visitor was Mrs. William Solbach. whose
husband had enaged passage the Republic. in
,andnr TO take two months tour through Egypt
for his health.
Many, of the saloon passengers returned 10 the
hotels whe.-s they had stayed previous to saiilnS
Alfred O. Iarkin of Portsmouth. n. H.. and his
daueh1er Miss Alice S. Larkin went 10 the Hotel
AIhermarle. They mad saved little besides the fe"
garments they put ON hastily waer the crash came