The sun., 1912-06-01
CARpATH|A'S CAPTAIN
GUEST Of MRS. AST0R
Young Widow and Mrs. Thaycr
Entertain Him and ships
surgeon McGcc.
LUNCHEON At THE HOUSE
AZ Which the Two Survivors
Express Their Gratitude
to the Sailors.
LUNCHEON At THE HOUSE

~ IN" rescue snip Narpatnla something
- their appreciation yesterday. Mrs.
Madeleine Force Astor the widow Of John
Jacob Asfor. and Mrs. John B Thayer Of
Philadelphia. whose husband was also lost
On the Titanic told these two men he one
commander of the steamship that gave
them shelter after hours Of drifting in
the open boats the other the physician
VINO minis,ered to them on their wav
bone Of their deep gratitude at a lunch
con AZ the Astor home on Fifth avenue
cant Rostron brought his ship to port
~ Wednesday for the first time since she
came with the survivors of the Titanic
and one of the first to greet the captain
vas member Of the Astor household with
an invitation from the young widow She
wanted TO tell him how deeply she appre-
GATED all he had done for her in her grief
and she asked him TO come to her home
Yesterday and bring with him DR. McCiee.
Something OF the feelings Of the people
o' this country toward the young English
sklnper had already been expressed
While the Carpathia was still at sea she
had received wireless telling that the
captain had been honored by Congress
medal and praised for the work he had
N''lle bN 'Detldit ItSOlutlOU ana lfle1 ne
came ashore to be met al the dock by
grateful survivors of the Titanic. who
gave him a large silver loving cup and
the members Of his crew medals. But il
was plain that he cherished yesterdays
lnvitation above the rest.
Vt was half past | O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon when a taNicab with Capt.
Ens.ron and Surgeon McGee drove lurch-
inciv up to the big Fifth avenue house
inrchnglv. for Il few blocks below the
ts'cr home one of the tires had blown
1T and refused further service. But
Chauffeur William Rowan. who was going
at lively clip when Inc tire bIrs, and
VINO came pretty near pitching over his
wheel 20 he s'dewdi> a, he sudden swprre
ht- machine made. got control and was
ah'" 10 get the seafarers to port in safety.
The capital in. lean and clean shaven
earring dark blue suit ard a straw hat.
followed 10y the sturdy little surgeon
with thick. black nIstacbe curling
VI toSard his panama hat. clambered
o,i' of the taxiCab with -ighs of relief
." face the dangers that all heroes are
heir TO.
These are the pho, ogra piers and NOV
fron: # the Astor home busy with plates
and irsistent upon coed pose The
captain and his surgeon ro.sd gocd
naturedly enough for the cameramen ard
even waited while n moving picture
operator whirled them into illustrative
fame The sight of the cameras hroGghi
Almost everybody along inat r&rt OF
Fifth avenue up TO the scene Of he actvi-
ties and when at las, the two started in
though the big doors AZ the foot Of the
marble steps there was d cheer through
'h.ch shri!led the voices of assembled
r maids who had forsaken the shade
across the way by the park wall 10 come
al'h their charges 10 the excitement
tapr Rostron and Dr Mctiee found
that th.r. We're TO be only three 1r the
l.rcneon besides themselves They were
NrS t~tor, Mrs 1hayer and Mrs. iorce
ne mother of Mrs Astor Mrs lhayer
lad come from Philadelphia. dressed in
'"ryy mourning, only few moments
'"tn"" me arrival of mo captain For
e. me There was rem!n ScenCe Of the
tragedy and what followed and the women
tod of thea gratitude. Then the party
p.ni INTO the huge state dining room the
"lldoWs of which have been dark kened
s!r'" ne head Of the hous. los, his life
ard mere. where the hospitality of the
A.'or- has been shown to 70 MANY no'a-
Ill a. luncheon with the women they had
sdIS.
Mr. .-'or had herself seen TO the
decorations of the sr'cious room and the
ar va sweet with pink roses banked in
Ina .uerit"s and smilaN
l. vas o clock when the capita in and
Inc surgeon and Mrs. Thayer left the
'oIs" in Il 'aSiCab bound for the Pennsyl-
tor!a station Capt. Rostron was to la
ne gur-t Of Mrs Tnayer al nor home in
HaY"rford near Philadelphia II was
a'-o hi- l~in to call on Mrs George y.
Nd-per of Philadelphia, whose husband
va .o-t on the Titanic ard who with Mrs
lhay.r aud Mrs. hstor shared the cabin
,Ho' zap, Ros'ron generously gave M
'or 'her rs. on the home coming of the
drFd'hiA
Nr- Wld-ner was to have been guest
= N" luncheon but word @ anne rom
FAlad" phla yesterday tina I she was
Hhahl" m stand the fatigue of railroad
QUINCY
Awaiting the captain al the Haverford
nom" was John B. Thayer, Jr., the seven
'n"n vear-oId son of the vice. pres ident
~ N" Pennsylvania Railroad, who stayed
Vih ms father while the women were
'+f' away hu who was saved while his
h'h"r drowned II was this boy who
''H m simple language one of the most
!".GAnG stories Of the sinking of the
I'anlc
fa'h"r and ! said good-by to mother
d n" top Of the stairs on A deck, he
SAD som" days after Capt. Rostron had
morSh' hum safely home He had gone
''urdlIy wl'h his father and the older
men 10 80" that the women got away
%'"'v and had finally jumped, to be
prk"d W by lifeboat,
M" sea captain who il receiving all
res" honors f. still Il young man despite
~" iao' hat he has been a sailorman for
s''n" 'n"n'y-seven years Capt ROstron
ven 10 SEA on the old training ship Con-
"aT a. "A cadet. There he served two
t"af- then came three more OF appren-
,""shp in the British merchant marine.
II" h"'" anne second mate and then mate
% Ealing ship, and finally qualified
asa mastar
y" 'lrs' came to he Cunard service in
a. AN extra master and WAS COM
mAhd"r the smaller cargo steamers OF
W" Company running between Liverpool
hhn rorr- on the Mediterranean Before
NNrAln" o the command Of the Carpathia
val y 'nl- year he was in command OF the
rhN"i Pannonia, that plies be ween the
'nn"f states and The Mediterranean
h"'" are still more events planned
~ ~" capita n before he sails again.
IN" "h'ir" crew Of the Carpatha and the
,a'a n and officers have been invited TO
a''"h1 ~" memorial concert to the musi-
cans n the Titanic TO be held tomorrow
''"hlnE at the Moulin Rouge
som" tive hundred band musicians have
-!' ""r"d 10 pay their tribute to their