The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-19


But the greatest need for good women
was In attempting to mitigate the grief
and despair Of the many who had no
reason to believe that their husba nds or
fathers or brothers had survived.
There we're survivors Of the TRAGEDY
who said last night that had It not
been for the helpful kindness Of
these big hearted women that many OF
the women from the Titanic would
certainly have gone Insane. Everything
that sympathy and love could do for
them was done. They were persuaded
to eat. TO sleep. to try to cease wor-
rying; and these mlnistrations had
their effect.
Lingering for hours on the scene Of
the wreck In the hope That a few
more OF the Titanics passengers might
he recovered, the Carpathla finally
turned landward. but not until her
wireless had communicated with the
White Star liner olympic and other
ships In the ocean lanes.
These and many more stories were
related as the survivors left the pier
or were gathered on board the ship itself
Mrs. AstOr Well.
Before the party on the pier had me,
Mrs. Astor DR.. frauenthal when coming
on the boat was asked by The Sun re-
porter a. to Mrs. Astor's condition.
Mrs. Astor Is WE'LL" said DR.. Frauen
thai
just then young Vincent Astor was
seen running toward his car. big H.
mousjne directly in front " the process.
sion " waiting automobiles stretching
back a long distance. Vincent Astor
cranked up the machine himself and
jumped into the drivers seat.
"How il Mrs. Astor?" he was asked.
"She is WE'LL" he replied. Il am de-
lighted to say that she is far better thar
expected to find her
Are you taking Mrs. Astor homer" wa
the next question.
We are taking her there directly" HI
answered.
The car was gathering headway as he
raid this.
Have you any other good news
young Astor was asked.
NO" he said Il have not vet dared
to ask Mrs. Astor any questions.
NO news Of Col. A-,oI'
NO again replied sadly.
The limousine was running now at q
rapid rate. and ii disappeared in the
White Star pier. where Mrs. Astor wa.
waiting to enter young Astor's car. In
the limousine was a suit case flied with
Mrs. Astor's clothing and other personal
belongings which he had taken to tho
pier to supply her immediate needs. Mrs
.Astor walked down the gangplank un
assisted wearing a white sweater. She
walked across the pier and entered Ia.
car and was driven away.
After DR.. Henry Fraucnthal had an
swered what he knew regarding Mrs
Astor's condition efforts were made tS
learn from the doctor something ahoi
the details of how he was rescued .i,is
then. or IA he was leaving the pinr beam
, .ng with evident delight. he was sur
rounded by big-crowd OF his friends
There's Harry! There he ;s!- they
yelled and made rush tor him"
All the doctors face tba. wasn't GOV
cred with rcd heard was agow Wit Grn
as his friends hugged him and slapped
him on the back. They rushed him OF
bodily through the crowd and he too wa,
whir!ed home.
Mira. Cornell safe.
Magistrate Cornell. wife and her tw,
sisters were among the frat to leave ths
ship. They were met at the frs, cab:r
pier cntranc. by Magistrate Cornell and
a party OF friends. None OF the thre
women had hats One OF those who
,,,,t thar, ur,a Nau,,t.n.,, f',rpcIi'a an,
One OF Mrs CorneIl's sists-s was o"ef.
heard 10 remark that ~ would hc dread
lul thing when the ship began r"alr' 'c
uniOad
The three women appeared to be in a
very nervous state. Their hair wa
more ~ less ols"hvc'larl They were
! apparently fully DIRE ssed save for thei
hats. One Of the patty said thai the
collision occurred At 9:+j. Following
closely the Cornell party was H. J. Alli
son OF Montreal who came TO meet his
family. One OF the party who was weep
ing bitterly as he left the pier. explained
that the only one Of IN" family that wa
rescued was the Young brother.
! The officers Of the Carpa. hia were unde
strictest orders not to say a word las
night about the disaster itself or eve
about the rescue work of their own vessel
But the passengers were under no sIc
obligations to keep back one Of the mos
gallant stories that ever came up from tn
seas.
Capt A. r. Rostron Of the Carpathia
sitting last night i'm his cabin. was in q
state NJ collapse The captain wa
/ st ret ched out across I wo chairs.
! I'm all done up he said TO THE ST,
reporter, "and cannot say a word
should like very much to do SO. hut sorder
to me and to the rest of the ships com
pany make any statement from me no,
absolutely impossible. The statemen
will come later and shall be glad the
to giveit
The Carpathias wireless operator wa
under the same restrictions and worn ou
besides. Nobody could see him.
The story Of the Carpathia's rescu'
begins with the receipt of the Titanic
G Q d at 1880 o'clock last Monda
morning, The passengers asleep in thei
hunks aboard the Cerpathia knew almos
Immediately that something was wron
somewhere. The sailors had mmed
ately begun to knock away blocks fror
under the lifeboats and at the same tim
the passengers began to feel violen
change in temperature.
| Many got up to close their port
They now looked out on a starlit So
fecked with ice
Women In Eurs Over Niuhts oU I.