The Detroit times., 1912-04-22
EIGHT SURVIVORS OF
Titanic WRECK HERE
List Includes Mrs. Quick and
Daughters; Mrs. Hamlin and
Son, and Three Belgians

Eight of the Titanic survivors have
reached Detroit and been happily re-
united with their relatives and
friends. They are Mrs. Fred Quick
and her two little daughters; Mrs.
Anna Hamlin and her baby, and three
Belgians-Theodore Tremulday, Jan
Scheerllnk and Myleon Yorteslay,
who plan to settle here. The latter
trio were met at the Union station by
fellow countrymen and taken to the
homes OF friends.
Other Detroiters reported among
the survivors are Mrs. Frank Gold
smith and her little boy. They have
not yet reached the city and the par
ents of Mrs. Goldsmith, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Brown, No. 115 Butternut-st.i
are greatly worried.
Mrs. Jane Quick. of No. 334 Brook.
lyn-ave., with her daughters. Wini-
fred, aged 1.2 years, and Phyllis,
. IL. and Mrs. Anna Hamln, of No.
3S9 Clay-st., whose baby boy. John
William, is today celebrating his first
birthday, arrived home at 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Quick was coming from South
ampton to make her home in Detroit,
her husband having preceded her
three years ago. She lost all her
household effects and most OF her own
and her children's clothing, but Mrs.
Hamlin took time 10 become fully
dressed after the warning to leave
her stateroom, even retaining posses
sion OF her steamer rug, which was
In protecting the baby in
the small boat, In which the water
was up to the knees of the refugees.
Mrs. Hamlin, however, was terribly
depressed by the sad duty that still
awaited her of writing TO Finland to
the relatives OF her maid, Martha
Hiltner IS years old, who was lost.
The maid reached the deck with her
mistress and then disappeared.
Mrs. Hamlin gave a vivid descrip-
tion OF Capt. Smiths leap from the
Titanic's bridge into the sea. She
was in the last boat to leave, and
was close to the Titanic when the ves-
sci sank.
One of the features OF the expert
ences related by Mrs. Quick was the
separation OF a mother from her baby,
about five months old. The mother
tossed the child into the lifeboat in
which Mrs. Quick was rescued. but
was unable TO get into the boat her
self. The mothers grief at the sepa-
ration was pathetic but she was
overjoyed a few hours later to he re-
united with the child on the Carpa.
thia. The mother got away from the
Titanic in another lifeboat. and her
haby was tendenrly cared for by the
women in Mrs. Quicks boat.
Mrs. Hamlin also relates an Incl.
dent OF devotion similar TO that ex-
hibited by the wife of Isadore Strauss,
who stuck to. the sinking ship with
her husband rather than accent the
chance to escnpe in lifeboat ana
leave him behind The heroine was
Mrs. William Lahtman, wife of a Fin
nish clergyman OF Minneapolis, MINI.
She and her husband had been visit
ing In Finland for some months. hav-
ing crossed TO Europe because Of the
death OF their daughter The couple
sanl, with the ship.
The three Belgian survivors. whose
arrival was reported exclusively In
The Times Sturday afternoon. knew
Julius Van Scrplanke VINO was com
ing TO Detroit on The Titanic with his
bride. q daughter OF a former Detroit
Belgian. who had returned 70 Bel
gium They think Scrplankc and his
bride both perishcd IN the wreck.
Gustav and Leon ScTpianke, bothers
Of julius are also thought TO have
been lost.
Emma Duvycnek li.year-old daugh-
ter OF Emeric Duvyenek, Of Crosse
Pointe who was also supposed TO be
on the Titanic. didn't sail having
been turned back az Liverpool be-
cause OF having an eye affection. the
surviving Belgiaus said
The police department Monday
morning received a letter addressed
20 Oscar Johenson. titanic survivor:
nationality. Swede' The letter was
posted in Buffalo April 2t and there
Is a request that II II be not called
for I'm 80 days that IL be returned TO
ID. J. Keefe, No. l472 Niagara"st.. Buff
falo.