New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16

cabin. The cook, according TO their story.
swung club to clear a passage for him
self into the first boat. He gained his
place. The boat sank
Rubin Reimer, who comes from Russia
tried to get in a boat Friday morning
He carried with him the Talmud II was
great. heavy volume One OF the men,
bers OF the crew told Reimer he might get
In the boat, but he must leave his book
behind. The man from Russia turned
from the rail- and would not go. Later, in
one OF the last boats to leave the burning
vessel he found place for himself and
his book as well Reimer wept. though.
over the loss OF sacred scroll given to
him by rabbi in Rotterdam.
Ctto kovall. a miner, who comes from
Westphalia, "A great. tawny-headed man,
told the following story in explosive Ger
man:
"A steward came to us and read mes
sages In German and in Ylddish that
other boats were coming to help US Some
little boats came up close to us that night
and the men in them called out to us to
jump. They called I'm German and / un-
/ y
stood beside me could not understand, but
to him they waved their arms that he
should jump into the sea. He jumped.
saw him. 1t was by the light of the
flames ! could see him. He was far away
from the little boat and soon a wave
came over him and ! did not see him. I
knew he had drowned and so | did not
Jump into the sea. though the German
men in the boats kept calling TO me.
Tossed Babies in Sea.
The next morning it was very hot on
the deck. The tar melted and burned
my feet. wanted to get away. Many
boats came First the women went down.
Some jumped and some We let down with
the ropes. One jumped I'm the water. but
they picked her out. We tossed the babies
To- the women. | myself tossed three
babies. There were only a few sailors
around. so We men had to act as sailors.
We tossed the babies down to the boats
about twelve feet. One OF the babies d
man tossed fell in the water 1t was
drowned
Joseph Zagrocky. who comes from Rus
STA, saw his cousin. Domni Dzuba. drown
in the sea Thursday night. He could see
him a long time The man. when he saw
that he was going TO drown, tried to
| shout back some message. but the wind
was blowing too hard for him to be
heard
Boiko Afans who had married two
| weeks before embarking for this country
was killed among the first boatload. He
! had left his wife in Russia.
! Many of the men. once the fear Of death
was gone, lapsed into normal with sur
prising facility. They laughed and sang
and rejoiced in good food and extra ra-
| tons with as much zest as II they had
never seen men die or heard women
scream.
Byron Euhl. acting Commissioner OF I'm
migration. issued orders that all the men
were 10 he allowed 20 land. whether or
not they had the S25 required BY law
Those who had friends or relatives 70
! meet them at the pier in Hoboken were
allowed To go away directly. Most of the
men I'm the steerage were headed for
points I'm the Middle West. Many were
taken 20 the Hebrew Sheltering and I'm
/ migrant Aid Society. at Nos 30 and q
| East broadway until their affairs could b'
! Strengthened out. They were sent from
/ the pier in big machines. and for the ma
! iority of them the motor ride was "A nov
city.