The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-19
MANY PROMINENT
PEOPLE AT PIER
Long Before Carpathia Arrives
ANXIOUS Relatives and Friends
Are on Hand.
AID FOR NEEDY SURVIVORS
Every Possible Preparation
Made in Advance to Expedite
Unloading OF Ship.

New York. April 1s.-Long before
dark n few people passed the police
lines and with a card were allowed to
60 OH the dock. but the published re-
ports that the t:arpatha would not he
in till midnight. held most of the crowd
back until much later.
BY 5 o'clock there were not more
thaE zoo people on the pier but dur
ine the next hour the crowd with
passes trchled in numbers BY o'clock
The pier held half as many as it could
comfortably contain. 1i,c carly crowd
did not contain many women relatives
OF tho survivors. Few nervous people
could be seen, but now and then there
"as an hystcricai wom,n usually held
up by two males. the Woman USUALLY
weeping softly to herself.
Among the first to arrive was a COM
mittee from the stock exchange head
Ell by Il IL. Thomas, and composed of
Charles knOblock X. W. Barouch
Charles Haisdover and j. Carlisle. MIR.
Thomas carried long black box.
which contained $1,000 In small bills.
which he was TO hand out to the needy
storage survivors of the Titanic ae
they disembarked. without any provis-
Ions.
Among Early Arrivals.
With the early arrivals Mt tho pier
were the relatives of Frederick White
VINO is not reported among the sur
rivors. but Mrs White 10. Harry Mock,
who came to look for brother and
sister, Eva BallinEton Rooth. with al
squad of Salvation Army helpers; Vim
cent Aston, who came in a Limousine
with William a. pobbyn, Colonel AS
tor 5 secretary. and two doctors. Thel
Limousine was kept waiting outside
10 take Mrs. Astor TO the Astor home
IN ruth Avenue.
The Waldorf Astoria had sent over
limousine cars to convey to the hotel
these survivors: Mrs Mark Fortune
ana three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Smith |
Mrs }. stewart White, Mrs. Thornton
Davidson. Mrs. George C.. Douglass,
Mrs George u. Widcner and maid, |
Mrs. George Wick. Miss Bonnell. Miss
l. Ryson, Mrs, Susan II. Ryerson, Mrs. |
Arthur Ryerson, Miss Mary Wick, the
MISSES Newell. Mrs. John p. Rnyder
and Mr.. and Mrs. ID. H. Bishop.
Seven ambulances. two from St Vim
cents and five from Volunteer Hos
pital, came TO the pier with fourteen
doctors and squad of white capped
nurses The smbulances also were
loaded down with blankets, warm
clothing and hot foods. which the
nurses kept warm on electric stoves
in one corner OF the steel and concrete
pier.
Special Train Ready.
The Fennsylvnaia Railroad sent rep
Te.entatires TO the pier, who stated |
mat the railroad had n special train |
OF nine cars in which il would carry |
free amy passenger who wanted 10 20 !
immediately TO Philadelphia or points |
west The Pennsylvania had eight |
taAicaos NJ the pier for conveyance Of |
the rescued 10 the PENNSYLVANIA sta |
lion in IhirtN-tnird street
Among those who later arrived a, |
The pier before the Carpathia docked /
were i. 4. Il. Widcncr of lhiladelphia. !
Two Women relatives OF j. b. Thayer; |
William Harris. III, the theatrical ma n.
VINO was accompanied by Or. Dinkel-
spiel; Henry Arthur Jones, the play
wright, who came to the pier to write
his Impressions for an English paper.
Commander. Eva Booth q the SAL
Walton Airy.." was on the pior with
several Other officers of the army 70
meet Mrs Elizabeth Nye and Mrs.
Rogers Abbot, among the Titanic sur
Nlvors Mrs Abbotts Two sons were
snppostd 10 be among he lost Miss
fpoth had received a caSlegram from
London saying that other Salvation
ArtIy pcopl. were on the Titanic She
was eager 10 get news OF them.
hlso on the pier was Major Blanton,
United States Army, stationed al
Washington VINO was waiting for It'd
'nas Of Major Butt. supposedly at the
instance of President Taft.
senator Wslllam s. Clark and Mrs
tlnrk We're also IN the company. Or.
jhhr r. Mackcntry was waiting for
Air and Mrs Henry s Tfarpcr. Titanic
survivors. Ferdinand " Rsebl!ng and
carl G. Roebling, cousins OF Washing
ton \ RothlIng. Ir.. whose name Is
emong the list OF dead Wen, TO the
yi"r 10 see wrhat they could learn OF
Mr.. Eochllnr from the Survivors j. p
Morgan. Ir. arrived al the pier about
half an hour before the Carpathia
dogked He said ne had many friends
On the Titanic, and was awaiting news
a. all OF them
Fire Commisspner Johnson was
there with John Peel o. Atlanta Ca.
brothor Of Mrs Jacques Tutrolic.
Mrs, ru,rclle has p son twelve Years
Ola In Atlanta and g daughter. Nir-
-itila who mas been IN school IN this
North, and s az present with fricnds
IN this city, Ignorant OF her fathers
ueath
.Lones Control of Nerves.
There was one man In that sad
waiting company, who startled those
!caI him about 3 O'clock ny danc.nE
across The pier and back a very fancy
step lie seemed TO be laughing. but
when nc was stopped it was found that
!e was sobhing lie saiG that he had
relative on the Titanic and had lost
control Of his nerves. His name lie
4, would not tell. II. II Brum,, OF chi
caso was al tic gangplank waiting
for y saalfeld head OF the Waite
star drug firm Of Sparks. White &
COMPANY. OF London, who was coming
70 this country Oh the Titanic on a
business trip and whosc life was
saved
When the Caspatha was. abreast o,
her pier and tugs wore pressing NJ
her bow ana stern 10 swing her into
the dock ;>ree white iifeboats " ero
lowered from her dayits 10 tho Hudsnn
ard pulled into the dock pas, The
crowd looking down from the ricr.
In the flasillight OF 4 Gamer. the name
on each Boat could be clearly dis