Evening star., 1915-11-11
People in Many Cities
Anxious About Relatives
Sailing on Inflated Ship

NEW YORK. November 1.-THE local
agents of the liner Ancona. fairfield.
Solari & Co., were today besieged with
inquiries from all over the country
concerning persons believed to have
been aboard the steamer when she was
sunk. But the agents have not received
a word from the home Office at Naples
regarding the Ancona, and so were un-
abba to give satisfactory answers to the
inquiries.
Mr.. fairfield said he was at loss to
explain why he had not received a re-
port from Naples. and after waiting
few hours this morning sent the fof-
lowing cable to Naples:
Urgent Being besieged by inquiries
Beg you cable US Immediately names
passengers Ancona, saved and perished.
Thanks
1t was said at the Office that the
Naples Offices have usually cabled the
departure of all stea mers for New York.
but Mr., fairfield has not yet received
an official announcement that the An
coma sailed from Naples.
Was Stuyding in Rome.
Isador Leichter of New York was an
early caller at the local Office today. He
inquired for his daughter. Miss Jhoda
Leichter. twenty years old. who has
been studying sculpture in Rome. She
cabled her father few days ago tnat
she was about to sail for home.
Mrs. Cecil L. Griel. among the survivors
OF the Ancona, is believed to be the wife
OF Dr. Cecil l.. Griel OF New Work, who
was at one time medical director of the
Manhattan Trade School for Girls.
L. Geiger called at the steamship Of
fee and said that his brother, E. Gel
ger. an American citizen, and the lat
ter's wife. had sailed on the Ancona.
Geiger said his brother was in the ad-
vertising business and had spent
eleven years in Italy,
Jmberto Larura of New York be-
lieves that his wife and son. three years
steamer Ancona. Several days ago he
received cablegram from his wife,
dated November 5. at Scafati, near Ma :
piles. informing him of her inte ption to
return on the Ancona. Lamura is a
naturalized American citizen
Jersey Clergyman Aboard.
PATERSON, n. j., November 1.-THE
Rev DR. Canheld b Jones and wife.
former residents OF Paterson, are re-
ported 20 have been passengers on the
Inflated steamship .Ancona Reports to
tlis effect reached here from Mrs.
catherine Wentz of Norristown. Pa
-lother of Mrs Jones, indicating that
~1e couple may have sailed on the An
coma. Mrs Wentz received a letter
from her daughter on the 18th stafine
that she and her husband were on their
way TO America. According TO this
letter their plans for sailing coincided
with the date of the sailing of the An
coma
. CHICAGO. November I-Ezra Win.
ter. an artist of this city. his wife and
three-year-old daughter. were TO have
sailed on the steamer Ancona, accord
ing 70 statements of friends here
Winter, who is twenty-elght years
cmy OF Fine Arts He was reared A,
Traverse City, Mich. and was an atb.
lete during his college days at Olive,
college
inquiries for Wife and Daughter.
BALTIMORE, November Niccol.
Mazzurello of this city notified Italia,
Consul Schiaffino that he had received ,
letter Saturday from his wife saying sh,
and their daughter would sail from Nap,e
~ New York on the steamer Ancona.
0rs- 1fazzurello wrote that she woult
Sdl under the name of Adelino Stangheri
sef maiden name, as required by Italiar
". when a married woman is not ac
(mparked by her husband. The daugh
tsrs name on the passenger list wa.
Ersn as Philaberti Mazzurrello Sh<
is sixteen years old.
WATERBURY,, Conn. November IL