The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-19
SAD THRONG WATTS
! IN DR|zzL|NG RAIN.
People Hope Against Hope as
Rescue Ship Steams
Nearer.
PIERS ARE HELD SACRED.
Traffic Diverted and Annoyances
Kept From Those Who
AIourncd.

an ~ poiiStiHeH SdtHcEed early to-t
might at the Cunard Line piers, on the
North River, preparatory to handling
the crowds. Inspector McCiuskcy was
in charge of the squad. and ropes, dot
ted with green lights, were stretched +
fGr seventy-iive yards in from. Of ths y
piers to hold back the thronss. No
one without special permit was ALL
lowed beyond these ropes AS carly as
. o'clock, automobiles, in which yelled \
WON IN and silent men We're seated, be-
gan arriving. and by $3.50 small crowd
had already entered the great steel and
concrete structure which covers the
piers.
y small passageway had been con-
verted into headquarters for the news
papers and meeting place for those (
who had been bcreaved or had rela- &
tives aboard the Carpathia. Although
there was no rule for silence. every
one talked in whispers.
Hone against Hope. Hh.N &
In this aSSembiaSc there wsreathoset
WHO hoped against nope that some dear
one was alive. although the list OF sur
vivors had failed to show their names.
: The police regulations were made
more rigid as the evening wora on.
All traffic on West Street, directly In s
front OF the piers, was diverted at I
Fourteenth Street, on the north and s
at Thirteenth, on the south. Another
line was drawn on the east at Flew
enth Avenue. Thus the entire block
Immediately in front of the piers was
held sacred to those Immediately con-
cerned in the tragedy.
shortly before o'clock news came
that the Carpathia was passing the
Statue of Liberty. AT that hour moro (
than mfg automobiles ware parking
in front of the piers.
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at quarantine surprised even the GUS
toms officers, $50 of whom were on the
pier under thu direction of General
Nelson F. Henry. surveyor of the port,
who came to facilitate the landing or
the survivors. \
Five hundred friends and relatives
had gathered inslde the pier sheds Mt
$3.50 o'clock, taking up their positions
under the customs alphabetical arr
engagements. each one under the initial
OF the survivors. 53a
The Carpathia at this time was a
quarter of mile down tn, Hudson
and drawing near the docks A stream
OF people was filing into the pier en-
trance and automobiles continued to
take their places in the str.et
committee from the New York
Stock Exchange headed by T.. H.
Thomas, president. came to the pier
shortly befor, the Carpathia arrived.
o'4h6iHS S-p,VuU III Ca9H 10 De QlSttlp-l
uted among those most in need OF
assistance. This money was raised on
the exchange by popular subscription
and brought to the pier In an oblopK
box. Surveyor Henry assigned to the
use OF the committee the little Gus
tom house on the pier @ bfI &
Several Red Cross nurses and a dozen
physicians arrived on this pier. and
two ambulances from St. Vincent Hos
pital stood outside.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
had special train waiting at It's
station al Thirty-fourth Street and
number of taxicabs to convey survfv-
ors desiring to so to Phiiad elphia TO
their friends.
An apartment for Mr.. Ismay has
been secured at the Ritz Carlton io-
tel
Many Are Weeping.
J. T. Morgan. Jr.. put in an appear
REPRESENTATIVES OF tn Widener ana
Tnayer families, of Philadelphia. were
also early arrivals, having Chartered
special train over the Pennsylvania
Railroad. There were a thousand per-
sons in the sheds at SEAS o clock, many
OF Whom were weeping. Outside the
automobiles kept piling up.
The Carpa thta was off the end OF ths
pier ready to dock at five minutes
10 o'clock. The pilot of tugboat
engaged to assist in varying her in
announced that she could not dock
uhtil the iiteboats were taken off. a
large number of Sisters of Charity
from the various hospitals arrived in
n number OF ambulanccs A commits
sioner of immigration was present to
expedite the landing OF a number OF
Storage passengers RI
at ten minutes past Q there was an
agonized waling while the boat w.
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The scene at this time in and about
une great pier was one OF great ANNA
ton and eager expectancy. The crowds
mad steadily augmented, but there was
perfect order and an awe-like air OF
waiting Automobiles continued to
arrive in numbers. and the crowd about
the entrance to the pier maintained
II respectful silence. Within the vast
Enclosure the company OF people; was
Notwithstanding thu precautions and
the limit which had been placed upon
The number OF passes Issued. dense
but serious and orderly. @
As the Carpatha. was passing into
her slip she was surrounded by news
paper boats, and there were frequent
flashes from cameras which were TAXI
ing flashlights OF the rescue ship,
punctuating the silence like series
of bombs 5e
The great shift came up slowly. and
haJna hard time docking. HSr decks
were black with passengers Ss
There'was y notable absence of the
h !arity and excitement usually
attendant upon an ocean liners arr
rival.
An air OF solemnity was added to
the presence of scores of white clad
hospital attendants with stretchers,
while. prepared for the worst, there
mingled in the throng attaches from
the coroncr's star, Many invalid 4
chairs also were rolled up to the pier
entrance and placed IN waiting for
those unable to walk y;ss$
When the ship dock ed at e:ao tho
gang plank was quickly lowered. and q
the doctors and nurses went aboard.
The. first survivors beganst TO leave