New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-16
.175 PASSENGERS FROM
URANIUM REACH CITY
immigration Inspectors and
REPRESENTATIVES of Societies
Protect Them.
CAME ON SPECIAL TRAIN
Castaways Tell How Captain OF
Stranded Vessel Tried to Dis
lodge Her by Systematic
Rocking of Ship.

The Grand Central Terminal was turned
into a regular annex TO Ellis Island last
night. when rs passengers from the
stranded Uranium, off Halifax, were un-
loaded higglety- pieGlety from New
Haven special into the net stretched by
Commissioner Williams's immigration in
spectors on the station platform.
About fifty OF the arrivals were from
tho second cabin. They had bearded
regular trains from Halifax late Mond3y
evening. II took nearly twelve hours TO
corral the storage passengers and get
them safely across Boston town and on
board a special train OF six cars bound
for New York
If the Uranium hadn't run her nose
on to the rocks she would have locked
here yesterday noon.
II required n lot Of strategy on the
part OF tho railroad and immigration oiii-
Gals to keep cultures" from sweeping
down on the arrivals. More than 300
men and women had been waiting FOR
them since 3 O'Clock yesterday morning
The officials Of the North American Civic
League for Immigrants and two or three
similar organizations knew that not alt
the patient walters were disinterestcd
friends or relatives.
Accordingly. they had guides. with
badges. on the scene to gather the i'm
migrants together according 10 national
tiles Then they were taken upstairs into
the long runway on the Lexington ave-
nue. side. whore they were made 10 run
the gauntlet for purposes Of ldcntihation.
Those that weren't claimed by friend
Is hug or a kiss were banded together
and taken I'm silent wonderment TO the
subway and distributed around at the
societies headquarters In East Broadway.
Second avenue and East 18th street The
Rev. Peter Popoff looked out for the Rus
slams. J. Mason took charge OF the He
brews and l. l.. Buttcrhcld OF the North
American civic League for immigrants
cared for the others
Paul !. Fourman. general passenger
agent OF the Uranium Line. and clifford
Herman, his assistant, came down on
the train from New Haven. They said a
Chicago via Montreal Others dropped Of
az Boston Providence, Bridgeport and
New Rochelle.
When the special reached the Grand
Central there wasn't more than a hand
ful who could speak English. Two OF
these were Mrs. Ida Klein and her hus-
band, Morris who were bound for No
Ilss Fox street. The Bronx
Mrs Klein said she was knocked from
her berth TO the floor when the Uranium
went aground but outside Of that she was
not disturbed much by the accident. The
women were hysterical, she said, and il
took long time 10 quiet them Miss
Josephine Eisner. a we'll dressed young
woman had sufficient command OF English
TO observe that we were all like the I'll
tanic" Through an interpreter she said
that only one piece Of baggage was lost
overheard during the hurried transfer TO
the Lady Laurier. which carried the pas
sengers to Halifax
buttonholed some Of the male immigrants
and. according TO him. they told an un-
usual story OF how Captain Robert
Eustacc OF the Uranium tried to utilize
the passengers To rock lis ship
After vainly trying to dslodge her by
reversing engines the skipper mobilized
bout two hundred Russians on the deck
side nearest to the point OF contact with
the submerged ledge and at a signal he
sent them marching I'm double quick time
to the opposite side The sudden shifting
OF this human ballast rewarded Captain
Eustace in a way-it rocked the Uranium
but Il did not dislodge her from the rocks
Mr. Fourman said his latest advices
from Captain Eustace We're to the effect
that he had gone out OF his way In a
thick fog last Sunday morning TO answer
wireless call for help from the Cartha-
ginian, OF the Dominion line, which said
the ship was on fire. An hour later. he
said, Captain Eustace got another wire
less saying the fire was out In trying TO
regain his course ne became confused.
The crew IL still on board. Captain Eus-
tace wired Mr.. Fourman last night that
the steamship would he hoated early to-
day
There were about 800 all told on the
Uranium, OF which $50 were bound for
New York. About 32j OF these will be
brought here on a special from Boston
that is scheduled TO reach the Grand Cen
trail station at $50 o'clock this morning
The Uranium Line is raying 81 a head for
the transportation Of it, passengers from
Halifax TO New York
Mr.. Fourman said the. New Haven road
WAS rot to blame FOR the twelve hour de-
lay In getting the first instalment to its
destination.