Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-18
HOSPITAL is ENGAGED
To TAKE CARE OF
INJURED
Continued from page IL


passengers actually lost and saved and
supply the story Of the greatest marine
disaster Of history.
Owing to her small wireless equip
ment and the maze of wireless waves
that has filed the air since the disaster
to the Titanic, scarcely a word more
than a list of the first and second cabin
survivors have been received from the
Carpathia, although she is now only a
few miles out.
Duo In Port at 1890 p. M.
According to the latest adyiccs 70
ceiyed by the Cunard line, the Car
pathia should arrive at Sandy Hook
at s o'clock tonight and get to the
Cunard pier between 1870 and IL
o'clock, assuming that weather condi-
tons are such that Captain Rostron of
the Carpathia will venture c run
through Ambrose channel and up the
bay.
All restrictions on making a quick
entry into port have been removes bv
the federal officials. The boat will not
he boarded by customs men and there
will be no immigration inspectors.
Everything possible was done to re-
move any obstacle that might delay
the landing of the rescued from the
Titanic. The cruisers Salem and Ches-
ter, the latter Of which has been in
wireless communication since yester-
day with the Carpathia, are acting as
a convoy for the Carpathia, and Secre-
tary of the Treasury McVeagh sent
word to the Office of Collector Loeb
that this would do away with the ne
cessity for the presence of revenue
cutters.
No Inspection of Passengers.
Commissioner of immigration VII
liams announced that the rules cover
ing the inspection of steerage passen-
gers, should there be any of the Ii
tanic'S among the survivors, would be
waived, and immigration inspectors
will be on hand to help in every way
steerage passengers. Officers of the
White Star line VII be at the Cunard
pier to assist the Titanic's passengers
to see that they are taken to hotels II
they have no homes in this city to go
to and to render any assistance pos
sible.
General Nelson Fl. Henry, surveyor
of the port, will have forty inspectors
at the pier.
Mayor Gaynor sent a letter to PO-
lice Commissioner Waldo requesting
him to make adequate arrangements
for handling the crowds.
1t is expected that there will be a
great crowd at the Cunard pier when
the Carpathia lands. Under the rule
made by Surveyor Henry passes have
been issued only to relatives Of the
survivors.
All Of today and yesterday there
was a line of persons at the door Of
Henry's office and a pass was issued
about every minute. These persons
applying insisted hat they were rela.
tives Of survivors, naming people
whose names were on the published
lists. AS there was practically no way
In which General Henry could dis
prove the statements, 1t is believed
llb hluhy pClSoIS Slioutu la .
been barred have been able to get
passes.
Newspaper Men Not Barred.
At first there was talk that news
paper reporters would not be permit
ted on the pier, but after talks be-
tween officials Of the Cunard line, rep
resentatives of tho White Star line
and government officials, the under
standing was that a fixed number OF
reporters from each paper would be
allowed o. the pier. Letters have
been received at the Cunard line Of
fees protesting against the presence Of
reporters on the pier. One Of the let
tiers was sent by ]. P. Morgan & Co.
1t was said that members of the Nor
gan family, the Guggenheims and the
Astors had requested the Cunard PEG
pie to keep reporters off the pier.
With the Carpath1a in easy reaching
distance Of this port there is still no
dehnl,e report obtainable as to the
exact number Of survivors or as to
the circumstances Of the most terrible
Of marine disasters. Such wireless
messages as filtered through stormy
airs were confusing and contradictory
and left the world as much In suspense
almost as 1t was last Monday night.
- The most gratifying Intelligence that
came from the sea was received by the
Cunard line here that all was well
with the women and children and the
few men who were picked up from
small boats by the Carpathia hours
after the Titanic foundered. Appar-
emily the message was sent by Cap
tain Rostron Of the Carpathia, al
though 1t was unsigned.
Passenger Thought Lost Reported.
At the offices of the Saks department
store a Marconigram was received
from Halifax, supposed to have been
relayed by wireless from the Carpathia.
telling Of the safety Of Mrs. Edgar ].
Meyer. the daughter Of the late An
drew Saks, who died last week. From
the message 1t appeared that Mr. Mev.