The evening world., 1912-04-18
GR|EF-STR|CKEN CROWDS
SWARM AT SHIP OFFICE
HOPING FOR GOOD NEWS
Relatives and Friends in Greater
Throngs Besiege White Star Off,
Gals, Both Here and in London,
for Further Word.

Greater throngs than on any day since the news Of the Titanic
&saser tnonged the White Star Line offices to-day and the scenes Of
Noe and anguish were intensified, scores breaking down from the strain
~ ~for-eigtt hours uninterrupted anxiety. Reports that scores Of the
N1vivon were badly injured and would require hospital attention brought
hk the hosts Of relatives and friends Of the known survivors, whose
ices bore acute testimony Of Blasted hopes as they stonned the infor-
milton counters
The tired and haggard clerks shook their heads and d~epahtngly
6fnked to the rosters Of survivors. They had no news Of any sort to
hpat. Whatever news the officers of the line had received during
he night wrs bottled up in the inner sanctums and the clerks were in
&Tuced to answer no questions aside from the bald testimony at hand
d the shape Of survivors lists
" Beginning At an early hour lower Broadway began to choke with a
eRocesson Of automobiles and taxicabs. which discharged their woe
pegone passenger In an ever Increasing swarm. Tho bleak and drisznng
~ served to thin out the crowds Of curious on the pavements and there
SNw.srs very tow who struggled within the entrances of No. . Broadway
Whose faces ala not contain mute evidence Of their distressing ernnd.
Women were vastly in the majority again to-day. and while the many
Ns theSharowed inQdTsrs turned away from the counters and stumbled.
kobbins. to . char.
xBIG THR0NG AT LONDON OFFICE.
From the big cities in Canada and from London come the reports that
che White Star offices were storned to-day by larger and more insisting
tmonss Grief IN many Case. had given way 10 passionate rage inspired by
NE belief the news Wa being waluny withheld.
TIE wives and mothss and children Of the Titanic RI mobaed the
dondon omcss Of the ns this morning and lifted their voices in q shnn
rchorus of woe oriA and despair had reached a climax after q ceaseless
vigil in the streets or before tho bulean boards Of the newspapers. Scores
,of women tainted In tho streets Of London and had to be cared for BY the
.voice.
At Southampton these scenes were duplicated. The aristoorsw of
Routhrmptou,s seasoins folk wGe aboard the giant liner. Her cssw Of
900 was made up Of the pick of the British merchant marine service. When
sthe Titanic was put in commission the men who were chosen from South
hampton considered their selection n honor and . did the members Of
rh.r. h. been nothing but woe and misery in the streets of South
aHpton for two days, nj everywhere To-Day tnere we're expressions OF
S.,r.r and resentment that no names Of survivors Of the crw had been
Isut Oh the CArpathha.
Y A ~. AourtM day II TN grim vn began al he Write stare nfce At South.
-tor renv women among those chmorng fol- new collapsed from gnef and
I.uNAon One woman hrhcng that her husband. or sn, va bruhes and
AAr cprsMsw were amons tho crew o. thef Ill fated ship. dropped to the hooru TN
-.ctmp. M ws borne wNy o a hospital.
= ma Of III r. II. Macy & Co. department store called II the
.W...r ~ IN white star Inc this morning and said that a private despatch had
--~a from J. A. Badenook aboard the Carpathfa stating positively TINT
EI.h. YAdor strsus nor Mrs Straus w@e mon the survivors Mr. Badnock
~tr.ie.ea to Percy strus, son Of the millionaire merchant Your father and
1890 r+ IN Carpatka" The bearero this message asked FOR confirmation Or
u IN a mi Information, NJ cUd get 10 w OF an sort
Reanvs of Benjamin GuggenheinL of Col AetU. OF the wdeners an of
-rs.o al other prominent men an women whose names 10 not appear or the
1870 ut returned again to te steamship offices, recalled by the fnlorn
49, sn.uAred BY private messages hat told Of survivors whose names had MOI,
An n~t aghor