The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
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Carpathia was brining 60 America
some Io5 OF tho survivors. New York
woke 10 the fact that something mors
than expressions OF sympathy vers
needed by those who had lost tho,r
belongings and were landing without
money or clothing in land which wa
perhaps strange to many OF them NJ
least.
On Tuesday the Relief COMMITTEES tor
tho Storage Survivors OF tho Titan,o
was formed. 1t was organized by S1ra.
Nelson II. Henry. wife OF Gen. Henry.
the Surveyor OF the Port. and asso-
ciated with her were Mira Corneliu.
vanderbilt. Sr., Mrs. Henry F. Dimock.
Mrs. Herbert l.. Satterlee. Mrs. James
Herman Aldrich. Mrs. Richard Irwin.
Mrs William Church Osborn, Mrs. Ed
ward Ringwood Hewitt. Mrs. J. Van
Nechten olcott. Mrs. Henry whitney
Munroc. Mrs. Arthur Murray Lodge,
Miss Virginia Potter. Mrs. Charles Il.
Alexander. Miss rah Cooper Hewitt
Mrs Paul Damn, and Mrs Eleanor @.
Hewitt
The response was prompt. and by
noon OF the next day Mrs. Henry had
received $500. Mrs. Russell Sage was
one OF the first contributors. She gave
$500
What little news came from the Car
pathia. and II was principally In mes
cages 10 friends. caused growing
Tear that the Carpatha was n hospital
ship; that the hours OF exposure IN
the cold. adrift in the small boats. and
the rack on the nerves OF the experience
the survivors had passed through. had
told upon the survivors and most az
them would need the care OF physicians.
Hospitals prepared to receive them.
corps OF nurses We're organized. and
hmbuiances detailed to meet the Car
pathia. 1t was not only in the giving
81 funds that America responded.
Many persons organized TO give to the
survivors speedy and practical assist
ance Mayor Gaynor OF New York
opened at tho City Hall Il relief fund
for the needy survivors OF the Titanic,
and money began to pour In.
BY Friday afternoon the fund amount
ed to $24.J41. These funds were ad
minlstcred by the Emergency Commit
tee OF the American National Red
Cross.
Under instructions from Cardinal Far
ley. the Rev. NJ. J. Henry OF the AIis-
sion OF our Lady OF the Rosary, in
State Street. New York. conferred with
the Association Of Catholic Charities.
and steps were taken to assist the
needy survivors. The COUNSEL of Jewish
Women. the Salvation Army, the He
brew Shcltering Arms Association. and
other organizations proffered their help.
he crew were not forgotten. and every
man upon his arrival was fitted out
with new clothes and a new outfit of
necessities.
In a number OF cases private homes
were thrown open for the survivors,
The Pennsylvania Railroad placed at
their disposal special train 10 carry
them to their homes
In England . great wave of svmDa-
thy for the unfortunate men and wom-
eli who lost their lives was followed
ny an appreciation OF the fact that
those who survived must be cared for
and assisted. fund was Immediate
~ started In London for the benefit
OF the survivors and those who were
bereaved through the loss of loved
ones. The King headed the subscrip-
ton list, giving $1,000 and the Queen
5000. Contributions poured in soon
after the announcement, and among
the first TO respond were the large
banking houses
The Sunday following the loss of the
Titanic the Nation mourned for tho
dead. Memorial services were held in
nearly every church in the country. An
Impressive memorial service was held
In the broadway Theatre, New York.
The building was so packed that sew
eral hundred persons crowded Broad
way seeking admission. The principal
speakers We're William Jennings BRYAN
and the Rev. Joseph Silvermann of the
Temple Emanu-E
In the chapel Of st. Luke's Hospital
special services were held ON Sunday
morning for the dead of the Titanic
These services were attended by the
four women and four children. sur.
Nivors of the Titanic. who were taken
to that institution upon the arrival
OF the Carpathia. Two of the women
had lost their husbands when the shin
went down. and 1t was all that tho
Superintendent OF the hospital could
do to keep the women from breaking
down while the services were going on
The chapel of the hospital was filled
to its capacity, among those attending
being Vincent Aston and Miss Anne
Morgan. Vicar Geer OF st. Paur.
Church read the sermon.
Flags on public office buildings vera