The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-23


Reachlin, director or the HOLLAND.
American line, who had been aboard
the Titanic. They we're informed that
Rcachlin's name was not on the list.
and II was all they could do to sup.
port one another out to their waiting
automobiles.
A Mrs. Budd OF Newark, when in
formed that her sister, Mrs. II. e.
Stengen of Newark, had been saved,
was so overcome by the good news
that she pitched forward in a swoon
as she was descending the steps to
Broadway.
kilograms of inquiry were received
at the White Star Offices from Presi-
dent Taft and many other government
officials. The president was particu-
larly anxious to get news OF Major
Archibald Butt
Search for Newlyweds.
A pale little man, who had bitten
his lips so that the blood ran down
his chin, struggled through the throng
to ask about the fate of his brother,
d. w. Marvin of Brooklyn, who was
on his honeymoon with his bride. The
newlyweds had gone abroad with an
other newlywed Brooklyn pair, Mr..
and Mrs. George Harden
AS the clerk swept his eyes down
the list he picked out the names of
both Mr. and Mrs. Harden and also
the name of Mrs. Marvin. But Mar
Wins name was not on the list At
this news the pale little man lifted
his arms above his head, uttered a
sharp cry and hurried into the street
Women ASK for Husbands.
Pushing through the crowd in
Broadway a woman struggled to reach
the steps of the offices of the White
Star line. A newsboy waved a pa
per at her. Fifteen hundred" he
cried, fifteen hundred"
The woman wavered and tottered
She would have fallen but somebody
in the crowd caught her. They half
carried her up the steps and placed
her in a chair. A list of the rescued
was brought to her. The name of her
husband was not on it. She stared
dry eyed. Gone" she said.
Ano4ho,. ,ryop,or xttifI, obiId Y,oy, ~,
to a clerk behind the counter: Are
you sure w. B. Carter and his wife
and two children are safe?" she cried,
and there was anger in her voice.
The clerk tried to reassure her, but
she questioned over and over again,
Are you sure?" Finally she turned
away, tears furrowing her face.
The clerk shook his head This is
the twelfth time she has been here
in an hour" he said.
Directors In Distress.
On the second floor in the offices Of
Vice President Franklin half a dozen
gray haired directors sat. Two of
them stared out of the windows with
listless eyes. Another tore a wireless
dispatch into tiny strips. Neither
looked up nor answered when ad-
dressed.
Over on the right hand side of the
building men and women of the poor
er class, but equal sufferers with the
richest of the rich, held gloomy gath
erings of sympathy. Bars we're torn
and the stroke that sank the Titanic
and carried grief to several thousand
homes united all in the common bonds
of sympathy.
81 had two boys" said gray beard
ed man. They had gone on visit
to their mother"
A young girl wept Historically, Oh
mother, mother, please come back 10
me-" she began pitiahly.
An older woman who had a hue-
band on the Titanic unaccounted tor
led her to bench and strove to com
fort her, though grief welled fearful
ly in her own eyes.
PitifuI Scenes in London.
LONDON, April 16.-The news OF
the loss of the steamship Titanic and
the probable drowning of more than
1000 of it's passengers and crew over
whelmed London today. Those who
had friends among the passengers or
crew had gone to their homes last
night after a day spent in eager anxi-
ETY., relieved and assured by the late
evening dispatches which declared
that the vessel still was afoat and
proceeding to Halifax
Londoners were sure all was we'll
until the authentic tidings came this
morning of the disaster that had over
whelmed the great ship.
The news, published in a few late
editions of the morning newspapers
and in early editions OF the early
evening newspapers, spread rapidly
and CONSERVATION resulted. This was
particularly so at Lloyd's. Throughout
the morning the crowds which be
sieged the neWspaper Offices and tho