The evening world., 1912-05-16
TWO TITANIC WAITS
ARE CLAIMED HERE
BY THEIR MOTHER
Nine. Marcelle Navratil Rushes
From Oceanic to Find Her
Lola and Monon.
A TOUCHING MEETING.
ones Enfants," She Cries, and
Little Boys Stolen by Father
Come to Her.
A TOUCHING MEETING.

Ianu, ruotnericss anu WIN nOHo 10 hHoW
the little pet names that would open
their hearts. were clasped In their
mothers arms to-day. Nine. Marcelle
! Navratil. a young Italian woman whose
rare beauty made all on the pier Of the
incoming White star liner oceanic gasp
and stare. hurried to tho rooms Of the
! Chiidren's Society Immediately upon
her landing and there found her two
round eyed little sons.
The meeting was dramatic in Its sim
! plicity. door 20 the chiidren's room
opened and the young mother. who had
| crossed over sea ~ claim wha: .'rovl-
dence had spared from tho dark dsastsr
In the Ice fields, knelt and called IN 4
trcnuious whisper. Mes enfsnts-Snss
petits"
Then two round black curly heads wore
nestled against her bosom and little Lola
and Monon were no longer motherless.
For more than an hour mother and
| children were left alone In the room.
Those who remained outside could hear
bursts Of childish laughter. the prattls
Of baby tongues and the grooming love
song Of the mother who had found her
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| dren droned more and more slowly and
then came the sound Of the mother.
singing a lullaby. her nrst lullaby since
the two boys had disappeared from her
tight In Nice.
MOTHER ROCKS HER oAsIEs TO
eLEEP.
The listeners opened the door q crack
and saw the mother rocking with ono
touslsd head on each shoulder and hsr
own head bent % that her iips could
just brush the tips OF the curis.
Nine. Nsvratil travelled alone In the
second cabin Of the Oceanic. She had
come after photographs Of the two lit.
tie, strsys. forwarded from this coun-
try. had beon shown her In her home
at Nice. Mss .Margarss Hays Of West
liielyhtyfthird ,psreet. whU had gone
Through the flight OF horror. April IT,
and aboard the Carpatfxs had been tbs
one to claim the little boyv for keep.
ing. was VITA her father at the do *
TO meet dine. Navratil. The immiRra.
lion ana customs officers facilitated the
passing OF the anxious mother and she
was one OF the flrst of the ship.
The slender young woman. widowed
when the husband. who was trying to
steal her children. went down with the
Titanic, possesses beauty Of such QUAIL
ity as to make even the ship news RI.
| porters exult that they had the oppor
tunity TO see and talk with her. She In
a little above the average hoixht, has
the dusky. deep glowing complexion of
the women OF the TO valley, great, lus-
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hair IL black. her mouth full and red
ana her chin firm and out fitting with
the graceful contour of q classic bust.
She IL twenty-four. and had only been
married four years when her husband
snatched her babies from her for the
fatal dash across the Atlantic.
Nine. Navratil speaks French and
italian. but no English. She told the
ship news reporters a little Of her life
as the Oceanic was coming up from
Quarantine.
FATHER WAS JEALOUS OF HIS
CHILDREN.
Il was born In Buenos Ayres," she
said. My father and mother were
both Italians and my father was q won-
derful wood carver. After my birth
my family went back to Italy. We
hNeu III "eno" anu 'heh IN NICE. IL
was there ! met and loved Michel
Savratl, hungarian who had good
business as woman's tailor. We mar
riod and we're for time happy. But
when the babies came my husband was
insanely Jealous. No, l gave him no
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fou uhoefs'aha now man VINO loves
deeply becomes jealous OF his own
children3 All. 10 terrible. that
jealousy.
Finally Il became unbearable md I
started a suit for separation. Tn,
cour, ru,.d that n.na,ny ~. ..,,,.,n..,,
OF the sui, ! should hays eu,,osy ' q,
my little boys. but the father should
be allowed to sec them once month