New-York tribune., 1912-04-20

few Of those provided for by the Sal
walton Army left the institution yesterday.
Those that remained will be cared for I'M
I'll transfers TO their destinations are made.
The Travellers Aid Society was able to
care for seven persons. Most OF them
were sent to the Episcopalian Shelter for
Respectable Girls. at No. PIP East 18th
street. One of the men. a Russian, left
for Philadelphia yesterday, but most of
the others will remain there until next
week, when they will return TO Europe on
the Celtic.
The Swedish Lutheran Immigrant Home,
at No Water street. gave shelter to at
least dozen third cabin passengers on
Thursday night. One of them, Mrs. Eliza
beth Dyker. of West Haven. Conn. lost
her husband when the vessel sank. She
went 10 her home yesterday. The youngest
OF the sur -ivors at the Swedish institution
was Servin Swenson, fourteen years old.
who was on his way to this country to
visit his father L South Dakota. Most Of
the refugees had relatives or friends on
the Titanic that lost their lives. and all
had thrilling tales to tell of their expert
ences. Among those at the homo were
Bertha Nilsson, Anna Sjoblom. Aurora
Landegren. IIilda Hellstrom, Olga Sundon.
Anna Nyston, Oscar Hedman. Ernest Per
son, Oscar Johanson and Carl Olson, ali
of Sweden.
The members of the woman's relief
committee were weary, but sustained by
the sense of duty we'll done, yesterday.
Until midnight on Thursday they had
worked at the pier, dispensing comfort and
from the Titanic. Miss Anne Morgan, Mrs.
William K. Vanderbilt. jr.: Mrs. Edward
Hewitt, Mrs Nelson II. Henry, Mrs. Au-
gust Belmont and others rolled up their
sleeves and worked hard, sorting clothes,
passing hot conee and sandwiches, COM
forting the stricken women and the fright
ened babies and seeing them off In the
Fifth avenue buses which Mrs William
K. Vanderbilt had secured.
Conditions were not nearly so appalling
as we had expected" Mrs. Arthur Muir
ray Dodge told the Tribune reporter The
women from the Titanic exhibited marvel
lous self-cont troll, and they were in surpris-
ingly good physical condition. They seemed
very grateful for the hot coffee, which we
had ready for them 1t was given by the
officials Of the Cunard Line, which Is at
the next pier TO the Carpathia.
LAS early as o'clock we members OF the
womans relief committee were making
ready for the steerage survivors. who were
to be our particular charge. although. as
it turned out, many women OF the second
class needed our assistance. too. We spread
out emergency clothing on a long table
cloaks, warm shawls. heavy wrappers and
dresses-for the women, sweaters and coats
for children, underclothing of all sizes and
blankets.
"As a matter OF fact, though, the survlv-
ors were surprisingly well clad. I don't
see how the people on the Carpathia were
able to supply them with so much The
only things some OF them needed were hats.
1T brought tears TO our eyes, however,
when little, pallid women who had lost
their husbands would ask us pleadingly:
Can't l have something black? We gave
them all the black we had and fitted the
rest out as suitably as possible IN grays
and browns. Tomorrow all who want II
will be provided with black
"One hundred and six were sent to st.
Vincent's Hospital. eight to st. Luke's Hos
pital, twelve or thirteen to the Salvation
Army Home and twelve to the Junior
League House. The last were from the sec
ond cabin, and other second cabin sur
vivors are being cared for privately.
There was one poor little baby who
seemed to have nobody belonging to him.
He couldn't speak a word of English and
he was utterly alone. He was sent TO the
day nursery, at No. 45S West 10Th street"
Upon inquiry for this baby at the day
nursery mentioned, the reporter was told
that his name was Arthur Olsen, from
Norway, aged one year. His father had
been lost, and he had been sent for the
night to this shelter, but in the morning
his stepmother had turned up and had
taken him away.
To-day the committee hasn't done much
about the future of the survivors, MRS.
Dodge continued. 1--WE visited all their
places of shelter and found them in as
good condition as could be expected. We
left them alone to rest. Our interpreters
of course, will be busy now trying to get
the stories of the unfortunate persons. as
we cannot determine what 10 do with them
until we are better acquainted. The work
will be rather slow. as the interpreters
will approach them as friends rather thau
as investigators. To-day they all seem
too stunned to talk at all.
None of them will leave the city until
Monday because, though the immigration
formalities were omitted, some examination
must be made before they can be allowed
TO go. The company will pay their ex-
penses. Many of the women who lost their
husbands say they wish to 90 back to their
homes; they have no friends here"
At the Junior League House in West 18th
street it was said that the visitors were
resting and comfortable. Two had so far
recovered, indeed, as TO have started out
after dinner 10 see the city. Most of them
we're married women. Three had lost their
husbands on the Titanic and one had lost
husband and brother-in-law. Some had
come TO the United States just as visitors
and would return at once to their homes
in England and Finland.
The woman's committee begs the public
not TO donate any more clothing.
I'VE thought we might receive few
hundred garments" groaned Mrs. Paul a.
Dana chairman of the clothing commit
tee "and we have thousands and thou
sands NV house is swamped with bum
dies we have not had time even to open.
We haven't any idea Of what we really
have. Please ask people not TO SEND any,
thing more until We know what Is needed.
Mrs. Edward r. Hewitt said that on
Monday the clothing committee would
open a bureau in the Metropolitan Build
ing. Meanwhile the workers were sorting
out what was already on hand. and tho
various charitable organizations which
were looking out for the survivors were
making acquisitions for what was needed.
BY Monday the committee hoped to be able
10 say whether anything more was want
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