Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25
DECKS BLACK WITH PEOPLE
Agonized Wailing on Pier while
the Liner Was Being Slowly
Warped into Her
Berth.

| the ('unard limo pier at West 14tf street |
and North river preparatory to handling
| the crowds. inspector McC}usky was IN
| charge of the squad and ropes, dotted
| with green lights, were stretched Tor 90
/ yards in front of the piers to hold BACK
| the throngs No one without special per-
mits were allowed beyond these ropes
! AS early as eight o'clock automobiles III
| which yelled women and silent men were
| seated, began arriving and ny "" Sinai
| crowd had already entered the great steel
| and concrete structure which covers the
piers
A small hotel across the way had been
! converted into headquarters for the news
| papers and press associations ana a meet
| ing place for those who had been De-
| reaved or had relatives aboard the Car
pathia. Although there was no rule Tor
| silence, every one talked in whispers anu
| there were those who had hoped against
| hope that some dear one was awe al
though the list Of survivors had failed 10
| show their names.
The police regulations were made more
rigid the evening wore on All tratlc
on West street. directly in front OF the
piers. was diverted at lith street on the
north and at 18th street ON the south.
Another line was drawn on the east at
| Eleventh avenue Thus the entire block
Immediately in front of the piers was
held sacred to those Immediately con-
cerned in the tragedy. shortly before
eight o'clock news came that the
<arpathia was passing the Statue Of
| Liberty. AT that hour more than fifty
automobiles were parking in front of the
piers.
THOUSANDS ON BATTERY.
News that the Carpathia was outside the
harbor and rapidly approaching sent
thousands of persons to vantage points
along the city's water front. At the
Battery the first point on Manhattan is
land which the ship would pass. a crowd
estimated at 10000 persons assembled.
Other vantage points further up town
were crowded with spectators eager TO
catch the first glimpse OF the approach
ing Carpathia.
The early arrival of the Carpathia at
Quarantine surprised even the customs Of
ficias. $50 OF whom were on the pier under
tho direction of Gen. Nelson p Henry
surveyor of the port, who came to
facilitate the landing of the survivors
Five hundred friends and relatives had
O'Clock, taking up their positions under
the customs alphabetical ARRANGEMENT.
each one under the initial of the name
of the survivor. The Carpathia at this
time was quarter OF "A mile down the
Hudson and drawing near the docks A
stream of people was filing into the pier
entrance and automobiles continued to
take their places in the streets
\
secured AT the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
}. Pierpont Morgan. Jr, put In an an
pearance as the boat was about TO dock.
REPRESENTATIVES OF the Widener and
Thayer families of Philadelphia were al
so carly arrivals. having charteded a spe-
cial train oyer the Pennsylvania rail
road. There were a thousand persons in
the sheds AT So o'clock many of whom
We're weeping out side the automobiles
kept ping up.
The farpathia was OF the end of
the pi"r ready to dock at five minutes
tc nine o'clock. The pilot of the tug
boat engaged to assist in varying her
in announced that she could not doc
until the lfeboats wera taken off A
large numbcr of Sisters OF Charity
from the various hospitals arrived In
si"ner of immigration was present to
expedite the landing of number OF
steerasc passengers.
Tho coming of the steamer was re
ported successfully from various
sources to the congregated crow Is
outside the Hook at G:2O this eveninr
the vessel was reported succ essive!y
as passing each local harbor mark
consideration having been taken i,
, the emergency, the quarantine Official.
diu not hold up tho ship Il moment
=, ihc doctors put out IN their launch
, and hurried alongside while the YES
Sci slowed down a bit ana Health OF
:, ticer O'Conncl was put aboard Th,
Carpathia proceeded then steadily TO
ward her dock. passing the Statue O
Liberty at 80. the Battery at $40 an'
then on past the forest OF shipping OF
.hoth sides OF the river. proceeding
70 cautiously under escort of tugs,
o As the liner passed the battery. tn
{ great crowds which lined the seawal
and was ,nasscd in the parkspace behiH'
stood in silence.
\, intervals the dark river, up whicl
. the rescue ship with few lights showing
=, was passing. was light up AS photograph
" ers from decks of tugs ana from well sc
lected places on shore exploded the larg
" est flashlights possible in an effort t
y catch the first pictures Of the incoming
= liner
L. on up the river the Carpathia steamed
II hearing out well the description given q
u her by the observers who saw her as sh
= crept past quarantine and telegraphe
word TO the city that DULY lighted an
d slow moving as she WAS. she looked INK
Is funeral boat"
n Two hours before the arrival of the thi
n pathia, one Of the few wireless message
~ sent from her was picked mp At the broof
-, lNn navy yard II read: "Drlivrr imms
diatcly to pier 81 tCunard line, u coats.
trousers and II pairs ot socks for the des
titute.
'r nouird friends of the survivors "oi
N tinu"d To- arrive in automobiles in lars
!" numbers
At ten minutes past nine there was a
apunized wailins while the boat was b'
ms slowly warped into her berth.
W The scene at this time In and abo,
IL tion and eager expectancy The crow'
A. had steadily augmented, hut ther" VIZ
perfect order and III swe-like ait