New-York tribune., 1913-10-14
CRY FOR Joy AT News
THAT FRIENDS ARE SAFE
Some Inquirers Get Glad Tidinc.
OF Survivors of the Burned
Steamship VOIturno.
OTHERS WRAPPED IN GRIEF
The Uranium Offices Here I,.
perience Many Tragic Incl.
dents as Relatives Pray for
Word from Loved Ones

When f. o. Thomas and Paul q ro,.
man. the officials In charge OF the oso..
of the Uranium Steamship COMPANY n.
10 Broadway. opened their Offices ear,v
yesterday morning they did so only ar..
fighting their way through a crowd =,
several hundred men. women and chu
dren who had waited long outside ~.
door for tidlngs of their friends and rel,.
tives who were aboard the Voturno
AS was the case each morning since N.
first news of the disaster TO the steam.
ship was sent out. little Miss Sarah Far.
Der, known to all in the Office as .tb.
pretty little girl In the long green swea,s.
coat" was again at the head of the lin.
Again her first prayer for some news OF
her ffteen-year-old brother Jossel the
last member OF family OF ten TO ,,,
from Russia. was in vain. The officials
however. told her that word OF her
brother had not been received yet. bu,
"it was expected almost any minute"
She quickly dried her tears for ioy
about half hour later. when word cam.
that Jossel was safe and was on the way
back to Europe. The most tragic Incl.
dent of the day was forced upon the ONO.
when Philip Eppel. a laborer, arrived
from Philadelphia seeking news OF his
wife and two sons.
Mr.. Fourman told the man that his
family had been rescued; his wife and
one son were on La Touraine, and the
other son was rescued by the SeydItz
The man, however refused to believe thu
news and, bursting into tears, begged Nh.
Fourman not to lie to him, but TO tell
him the truth. After he had been soothed
somewhat others assured him that his
family was safe. He was still crying BIT,
terly when led from the room
Mrs. Aida G.. Hansen, stout elderly
German woman, wrapped in bright red
shawl, calmly strode TO the desk and
asked for Information Of her twenty
three-year- old son by her first husband
Vladimir Bojarsky. A steward on the Vol
turno After carefully going over the
lists the clerk told her that the name
was not there. She stared baakly at the
clerk for a moment and fell in a dead
faint. She was revived by an ambulance I
surgeon.
Another who refused TO believe that IN.
name Of his relative did not appear upon
the rescued" list was Samuel Berman,
OF No l10s Manhattan avenue, Brooklyn
When the clerks assured him that he
brother Moses, as far as they knew, hac
not yet been rescued. he called then
fools and demanded that the records b
searched again. He was still at the ono
when il closed for the night.
Joseph Isakowitz. OF No. Is Allen street
pushed his way through the crowd ant
in shrill voice demanded "Vnst did yot
do nit my Glttle, ind my Sarah sn
Rosie. und my Leon and my lsidor? Tel
me What did YOU do NIT them, eh
He was auiered and led away while
the names Of his wife AMI children Ver'
searched for on the rescued lists. Inc,
were not on the list, and his friends zoos
him home
Charles HofinSer. Of No. 2es West Sst'
street. raced into the offices late IN t'
afternoon. He wanted to know imineu.
ately what the officials knew OF MI sl'
Mrs. John Kassagranda, of Paris M
told them that Mrs. Kassagranda, VINO
twenty-six year sold. was his sister, siO
she and her husband were coming over u
ioin him in this country. Their names
like so many others. were not upon inc
lists Of those rescued by the ten big I'M
ers
Abraham Topper, who refused to give
his address, came 70 the onices 70 ie'''
the fate OF his wife and four chiidfeN
When he was told that his family "e'
safe aboard the Grosser Kurfuerst ne "
came hysterical and remained III 'a
condition for nearly half an hour. Nv
told the clerks that he had sent t"'S
wears savings TO his family for passas'
money.
Mrs. Selig Rosenoff. Of No. ." on'0"
avenue. The Bronx. and Mrs. Bessie nus
enthal: of No 5Ss East Sith street. aga"
spent many hours in the offices yes'erua'
sorrowfully awaiting news Of their we
ty-year-old nephew. Peric kosenours' WV
was aboard the Volutrno.
one of the few TO receive gooo new
was Alfred Antoine, of No. 100 CoiuinO.a
street. Brooklyn, who had freque"'i'
asked for information of his eleven-yeai-
old son, Armand-the only French ha'"'
on the long passenger list. Late yes'e'
day afternoon one OF the clerks hurrieu
over to him and. slapping the man Oh '"'
back, told him that Armand was sS
The father looked hard at the 'I''
gulped a few times, and then turhe"
his heels and left the office. IN
Arnon Squires, cabin passens
board the Kroonland. sent the toilo".se
wireless message 10 the officials Oh Wv
Red Star Line: =,
"Kroonland cabin unites IN pta'
heroism of captain, officers ana emu
crew In their rescue OF Volturnos p'
sengers Sent the first lifeboats' saw
total eighty-nine.'