Evening journal., 1912-04-19

Mr. Queripel declares that he has
never been through anything so heart
rendlng as the scenes on the Cunard
piers when the carpathia came 20
dock last night The relatives Of SUR
Niyors had been stationed under the
alphHtefif -sleHa that are permanent
ly in place for the customs inspection.
Mr.. Queripel says that when tho res
cue ship came up. all the waiting peo-
pie surged IN n mass to the roped Oft
square around the gangvays. He SAYS
there was indeecrihable confusion. and
the cries and screams Of the bereayed
we're blended in ono great dun roar
that reminded him of nothing so much
as tho sound OF animals In a circus
mensgerie. He said it did not sound
human He hopes never again to wit
ness anything SO awful While waiting
for his niece TO appear. Mr.. Jucripel
saw AZ least ten survivors carried out
Of the ship on strefchers and placed
IN the waiting ambulances Just the
sights at the pier unnerved him. no
said
When he saw his niece. both Of
them forgot every thing else I'm the
I x.
sured by her name on the lists of sur
vivors. he had not felt certain until
he actually saw her that she was
among the living. and the dread that
she might be IN was another weight
They talked for some minutes that
seemed like centuries across the rail-
ing before she could reach the exit
and they could join each other.
There was so much 10 say that both
OF them hardly knew what TO say first
and could not talk counectedly. The
/ first thing they did was 10 telegraph 10
Wilmington 10 Mrs. Queripel that
Miss Rugg was safe and we'll. Mr..
/ Queripei also sent a cable TO Miss
Riggs family in the Isle of Guernsey
England that she was safe with her
relatives. The uncle and niece took
the first train they could catch TO VIII
mington, and reached here shortly
after o'clock The family had been
up all night waiting for them. and
the Van Buren, street home was the
happiest place In Wilmington when
Miss Rugg actually arrived.
Thrilling Tale OF Sea.
Miss Rugg has a thrilling tale IL
tell. She says they had seen no zee.
bergs all day Sunday. and had moi
the slightest idea there was anything
of the sort around. After coming on
the ship. she had found a party Of
eleven acquaintances from the Isle OF
Guernsey on board They were moi
intimate friends. but coming from the
same place as herself. she had en-
joyed the voyage in their company
Miss Rugg said they had had a most
delightful trip The wonders of the
big liner aud Of the ocean. the ex-
citement Of being on the maiden
trip of the largest steamer in the
world. had all given zest 10 the
Journey She had first booked Ias.
sage on another ship. but owing tc
the strike i'm England had been oblig-
ed TO change 10 the Titanic. Shc
had been glad to sail on the monster
ship. II had been a merry voyage
for all the passengers up untilI the
hour of the collision.
She shared her stateroom with two
other women. strangers to her at the
beginning of the voyage. On Sunday
night all three had retired, although
she was not yet asleep Miss Rugs
said that suddenly the most curious
sensation came She heard and felt 2
sort OF rubbing and scraping COINS
along the side OF the steamer. II was
/ not so much its violence as its differ
} ence from the usual noises Of the ship
that startled her. There was always
the jar and rattle. Of the constant vi
bration of the powerful engines of tn
! Titanic, the noise OF people walking
, on the deck. the rattle of chains. ant
7 various bumps and jars OF consider
able violence. But this rubbing. scrap
: ing. along the side, seemed TO Mis-
: Rugg to be extremely queer One q
1 her roommates. a young woman. ais
l had been half-awakened by It. She sal
2 10 her. II believe I will dress and &
e up on deck. feel as If something mus
T have happened" "Oh. there couldn
} have been anything It's all righ