Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-31
n. !. SURVIVORS
IN MONROE WRECK
RETURNING HOME
Mrs. Finnegan Cannot Realize
That Daughter, Mrs. Boil
ton, Is Dead.
EAST ORANGE MAN IN
HOSPITAL AT NORFOLK
Jersey City Woman Added to
Tragedy List-Newarker
Gets Telegram.

Joy and grief are mingled in many
Jersey homes today as reports of the
corrected lists of those who perished
and those who We're saved when the
Old Dominion liner Monroe sank off
Chesap apeake bay yesterday reach this
section. kilograms from the Offices
of the Old Dominion line and from
survivors show no increase in the
number of New Jersey passengers re-
ported drowned in the wreck. One
or two, however, who were first re-
ported victims of the disaster more
authentic tdings show were saved.
Mrs. W. L. Bolton, of So Oriental
street, who was cashier in the Fire
mems Pharmacy, is one who is known
to have perished. Mrs. Catherine
Finnegan, the aged mother of Mrs.
3olton, today was informed that the
message she received yesterday which
placed her daughter on the list of
victims was correct. Mrs. Finnegan,
although not prostrated. seems un-
able to realize that her daughter is
dead
She received a telegram today from
another daughter Mrs. Smith 3.
Stanfield, of Norfolk, Va, who, with
her husband, yesterday was believed
informed the mother that Mrs. stan
field and her husband were not pas
sengers on the lost liner. They had
intended making the homeward trip
with Mrs. Bolton. who had been Wis.,
iting them in Norfolk, but gave up
their plans at the last minute.
Chief Engineer Perkins Safe.
John B. Perkins, chief engineer of
the liner, whose wife and four chill
dren live at 9S Stuyvesant avenue.
Arlington, is safe AT first it was
feared Perkins had lost his life, but
last night he telegraphed his wife
from Norfolk, Va, telling her he
had been saved and probably would
/ reach his hoHe Monday or Tuesday.
Raymond S. Van Wrinkle, of 13
Union avenue, Nutley, salesman for
the j. G. Hetzel Roofing Company, of
another survivor. When the first
tidings of the mishap reached
this city, Van Wrinkle was given
! up for lost. Later, however,
Van Wrinkle telephoned to the office
of his brother, Clarence Van Wrinkle,
! travelling freight agent of the Erie
railroad, in the Kinney building. The
message. which came from Norfolk.
told that Van Wrinkle was safe. Clar-
ence avn Wrinkle was out of town
when the message came. but a tele-
/ gram was sent from the Erie office in
forming Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Van
| Wrinkle, parents of the young man,
| that their son was safe.
! Snyder First ReRerted Dead.
Mrs. w. Albert Snyder. of IS Bur-
nett street south, East Orange, today
received a telegram from her hus-
band, who was a passenger on the ILL
fated steamship. At his request Mrs
| Snyder will go tonight to the Sarah
Lee Hospital, in Norfolk, where Mr.
Snyder is receiving treatment. The
East Orange tea merchant is i'll of
! exposure and shock, but Is not con-
sidered in any danger.
Mrs. Snyder. following the early re-
ports that her husband was among
the missing. got in touch with the
hospital authorities and sent a tele-
gram to her husband. who immedia tely
requested that his wife join him at
his bedside in the hospital Mrs.
SNYDER will make the trip alone. She
had considered joining her husband on
his journey last Tuesday to the South.
but decided not to go. as she did rot
relish the sea trip.
Mr.. Snyder and his wife and step
dlHE1TeT nave TRSiutu III Last vi
ange about three months. They for
merly resided in New York, where
Mr.. Snyder is in the tea business.
He is associated with the firm of
Duryee & Barwise. at 130 Front
street, Manhatt tan. and had planned
to be home today.
Local Man Hears from Survivors.
David Young, jr., of % Clinton
street. this city, was relieved of anx-
| ietv for B. B. Vernon, member of a
theatrical company, which was on the
liner. who was formerly employed by
Mr. Young, when the following tele-
gram came to him from Norfolk:
ION ill-fated Monroe, which sank
last night en- route to New York. After
horrible experience leaping from
sinking ship. fioated in water for
hours; saved by Gods good will. Ar
rived here tonight at Monticello Ho-
tel. Norfolk, Va. For present every
thing gone but hide and disposition.
Health O. K. Advise friends and
press"
David Gibson, of Ill Ocean avenue,
Jersey City, today learned that his
/ wife had been drowned in the disas-
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