The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
ROSTRON HEARS HE'S DEAREST
 MAN IN WORLD
Her0o of Titanic Disaster Receives Loving Cup From Some of Those He Saved

New York, May 29-A reception that would have turned the head of nearly any man. today, served only to em- phasize the modesty of Captain Ar thur H. Rostron, commander of the Cunard liner Carpathfa, and hero o1 the Titanic disaster. Returning to port, today, for the first time sincs he brought home the Titanic surviv-
 ors, he. was cheered to the echo by a crowd gathered at the dock as his
 vessel was warped into her berth but
 Rostron paid no attention to the plau- dits.
 After the passengers were landed
 committee of Titanic survivors
 headed by Mrs. J. J. Brown, of Dem
 yer, climbed aboard and tried to at-
 tract the attention of the youthful
 appearing commander who sent 14
 knot boat through icefields 1s knots
 call of the Titanic.
 You dear man." shouted Mrs.
 Brown, "I think you are the greatest
 man in the world!'
 Rostron blushed visibly behind bis
 tanned complexion and removed his Finally, he stammered out:
 T merely tried to do my duty as
 saw it, first, to my ship, secondly to
 suffering humanity. claim no
 credit that is not due as much to
 each and every member of the Car pathia's crew.
 Standing erect in the main dining room of the Cunard Line steamer Car pathia, Captain Arthur H. Rostron, a hero of the Titanic disaster, blushing
 like a. school gir4F, modestly insisted. today, that he had done nothing lun- usual in risking his vessel and the lives of passengers and crew in send ing the Carpathia full speed through the ice fields to the rescue of the Ti- tanic refugees huddled in the lifebOats afloat in the open sea. His state ment was made in response to eulo- gistic speech by Frederick K. Stewart, of this city, in presenting to the captain a silver loving cup to con- memorate the rescue to the officers and crew medals for the same pur-I pose.
 The entire affair was unique in the history of this port. Entering the harbor, the Carpathia was saluted by every vessel she passed on the run up from the channel Hghtship. At the pier a committee of the survivors and invited guests boarded the vessel and at their request, Captain Rostron mustered the entire crew from deck hand to stoker, in the main saloon every one of the vessels company re- ceived a medal. The loving cup given the captain bore the following in scription:
 Presented to Captain A. H.. Ros- tron, R. D. R. N. R.. commander R. tion and appreciation of his heroic and efficient services in. the rescue of the survivors of the Titanic, April 15. 1912, and of the generous and sym pathetic treatment he accorded us on his ship.
 .sFrom the survivors of the Titanic"
 Captain Rostron, First Officer Han kinson, Chief Surgeon. McGee, Chlef Steward Hughes and Chief Purser Brown were given gold medals. the other officers silver medals and the members of the crew bronze medals The muster roll of the crew was call ed by the captain and as each mem her stepped forward to receive the token was warmly and enthusiast1c- ally cheered by the audience that had damned into the saloon.
 Rostron was very reticent m ols- cussing the Titanic disaster lie showed by his attitude that the ac- : ton of Congress in officially voting him thanks and a gold medal hao him altohugh he was 1ar too modest to comment on it in any way
 When asked pointblank if he would take advantage of the pr1viege ac- companying the official thanks or Congress and the gold medal, to visit Washington and enjoy a seat on the floor of the Senate, he said:
 "I hardly see how could, you see I am kept very busy running my snip. My duty is here.'
 The committee as arranged for the of the medals to the of icers and the crew and of the loving cup to Captain Rostron was made up if Mrs. Brown Frederick K. Stewart If New York, Karl Behr, New York,
 Yrac hi rffNyV Fred q. Steddon, Tuxedo Park, George A. Harder, Brooklyn, Mrs. William stone. Cincinnati S. D. Goldenburg. Paris. and Mrs Bucknell, of Philadel- ohia. The loving cup is of hand hammered silver 35 inches high. ap- inscribed while the med- als show the Carpathia approaching rhe Titanic's boats.