The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 25, 1912, Image 5
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THE AWFUL STORY
NEARLY SIXTEEN HUNDRED PEO-j
dic itfcliT nnuru tn
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GREATEST SEA TRAGEDY
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News Brought by Carpathla, Which
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With 730 Rescued Aboard, and is
Greeted by Solemn Silence by
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Tho steamship Carpathla arrived
at New York Thursday night with
first news direct from the great
White Star liner Titanic, which sank
oft the Grand Banks of New Foundland
early Monday. The great liner
went down with her band playing,
taking with her to death all but 7 45 .
of her human cargo of 2,340 souls.
To this awful death list six persona
were added. One died in tho
life boat when it put off from the
liner's aide and five subsequently I
succumbed on the rescue ship Car-!
pathia. Tho list of prominent men
| missing stands as previously report- ,
ed and tho total death list as brought
to New York by the Carpathia is
1,601.
Survivors In tho lifeboats huddled
In tho darkness at a safe distance
irom me siricaon snip buw nui
down. As to the scene on board
when tlio liner struck, accounts disagree
widely. Some maintain that a
comparative calm prevailed; others
say that wild disorder broke out, and
that there was a maniacal struggle
for the lifo boats. That the liner
struck an iceberg, as reported by
wireless, was confirmed by all.
Ripped from stem to engine room ;
by the great mass of ice, she struck,
tho Titanic's side was laid open as if
by a gigantic can opener. She quickly
listed to starboard, and a shower i
of Ice fell onto the forecastle deck. |
Shortly before she sank, she broke
in two abaft tho engines and as she
disappeared beneath tho water com- j
pression of air caused two explosions
which were plainly heard by the sur-j
vivoi s adrift. A moment more and ,
the Titanic had gone to her doom |
with the fated hundreds grouped on 1
tho after deck. To tho survivors
they were visible to the last and
a their cries and moans were pitiable.
^ Statement of tho Survivors.
"Wo, tho undersigned surviving
passengers from tho steamer Titanic,
in order to forestall any sensational ;
or exaggerated statements, deem it j
our du;y to give to the press a statement
of facts which have come to
our knowledge and which we believe
to be true.
"On Sunday, April 14, 1912, at
about 1 1:40 p in., on a cold starlight
night, in a smooth sea, and with no
moon, the ship struck an iceberg
which had been reported to the
bridge by lookouts, but not early
enough to avoid collision. Stops
were taken to ascertain the damage
and save passengers and ship. Orders
were given to put on lifo belts
and tho boats were lowered. The
ship sank at about 2:20 a. in. Monday,
and tho usual distress signals
were sent out by wireless and rockets
fired at intervals from the ship.
Fortunately, the wirelese message
was received by tho Cunard ship Carnathia
at about 12 o'clock midnight,
and Bho arrived on the scene of the
disaster at about 4 a. m. 'Monday.
"The officers and crew of the
steamship Carpathia had been preparing
all night lor the rescue and
comfort of the survivors and the last
mentioned were received on board
with the most touching care and
- kindness, every attention being given
to all, irrespective of class. The
passengers, officers and crow gave up
gladly their staterooms, clothing and
comforts for our benefit, all honor
to them.
"The English board of trade passenger
certificate, on hoard the Titanic,
allowed for a total of approximately
3,500. The same certificate
called for life-boat accommodations
for approximately 950 in the following
boats:
"Fourteen largo life-boats, two
smaller boats and four collapsible
boats. Life preservers were accessible
and apparently in sufficient
numbers for all on board.
"The approximate number of passengers
carried at the time of the
collision: First, 330; second class,
320; third class, 750; total, 1,400.
Officers and crew, 940. Total, 2,340.
. "Of the foregoing, about the fol
lowing were rescued by steamship
Carpathia: First class, 210; second
class, 125; third class, 200; ollicers,
4; seamen, 89; stewards, 90; fire
men, 71. Total, 210 of the crew.
The total, about 7 4 5 saved, was
about 80 per cent, of tho maximum
capacity of tho life-boats.
"Wo fell it our duty to call the attention
of the public to what we consider
the inadequate supply of lifesaving
appliances provided for on
modern steamships, and recommend
that immediate steps be taken to
compel passenger steamers to carry
sufficient boats to accommodate the
maximum number of people carried
cn hoard. The following facts were
in this connection,
y "Tho insufficiency of life boats,
rafts, etc.; lack of trained seamen
to maintain same (stokers, stewards.
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etc., are not efllclent boat handlers)
tiot enough officers to carry out emergency
orders on the bridge and superintend
the launching and control
of lif* boats; absence of searchlights.
"The board of trade rules allow
for entirely too many people In each
boat to permit the same to be properly
handled. On the Titanic the
boat deck was about 75 feet above
water and consequently the passengers
were required to embark before
lowering boats, thus endangering
the operations and preventing
the taking on of the maximum number
the boats would hold. Boats at
all times to be properly equipped
with provisions, water, lamps, compasses,
lights, etc.
"Life-saving boat drills Bhould be
more frequent and thoroughly carried
otit; and officers should be armed
at boat drills. Greater reduction in
speed in fog hnd ice, as damage, if
collision actually occurs, is liable to
bo less. In conclusion we suggest
that an international conference be
called to recommend the passage of I
identical laws providing for the safety
of all at sea and we urge the
United States government to take the
Initiative as soon as possible."
The statement was signed by Samuel
Goldenberg, chairman, and a
committee of some 25 passengers.
In a drizzling rain, 250 policemen
gathered early at the Cunard line
piers at west Fourteenth street and
North river, preparatory to handling
the crowds. Inspector McClushey
was in charge of the squad and
ropes dotted with green lights were
stretahed for 75 yards in front of the
piers to hold back the throng. No
one without a special permit was allowed
beyond these ropes. As early
as 8 o'clock automobiles, in which
veiled women and silent men were
seated, began arriving, and by 8:30
a small crowd had already entered
tho great steel and concrete structure
which covers the piers.
Tho police regulations were made
more rigid as the evening wore on.
All trafiic on West street, directly in
front of tho piers, was diverted at
Fourteenth street on tho north and
at Thirteenth street on the south.
Another line was drawn on tho east
at Eleventh avenue. Thus tho block
immediately in front of tho piers
was held sacred to those immediately
concerned in tho tragedy. Shortly
before 8 o'clock, news came that the
Carpathia was passing tho statue of
Liberty. At that hour more than 50
automobiles were parking in front of
the piers.
The early arrival of the Carpathia
at quarantine surprised even tho customs
ofllcers, 150 of whom were on
tho pier under tho direction of Gen.
Nelson P. Henry, surveyor of tho
port, who came to facilitate tho landing
of the surveyors. Five hundred
friends and relatives had gathered
inside the pier sheds at 8:30 o'clock,
taking up their positions under the
initial of the name of the survivor.
The Carpathia at this time was a
quarter of a mile down tho Hudson
and drawing near tho docks. A
stream of people was filing into the
pier entrance, and automobiles cont
iniinrl tulfo fhoir nlao.AH in tho
street.
There were 1,000 persons in these
sheds at 8:45 o'clock, many of whom
were weeping. Outside, the automobiles
kept piling up. The Carpathla
was off the end of the pier ready to
dock at 8:55. The pilot of a tugboat
engaged to assist in warping her in
announced that she could not dock
until the lifeboats were taken off.
A large number of Sisters of Charity
from the various hospitals arrived in
a number of ambulances. A commissioner
of immigration was present
to expedite the landing of a number
of steerage passengers. At 9:10
there was an agonized wailing, while
the boat was being slowly warped
into her berth.
Crowd Seemed Awed.
The SGene at this time in and
about the great pier was one of great
animation and eager expectancy. The
crowd had steadily augmented, but
there was perfect order and an awed
air of waiting. Automobiles continued
to arrive in numbers and the
crowd about the entrance to the pier
maintained a respectful silence.
Within the vast enclosure the company
of people, notwithstanding the
precautions and the limit which had
placed upon the number of passes Issued
was dense but serious and orderly.
As the Carpathia was passing into
her slip sho was surrounded by newspaper
boats and there were frequent
Hashes from cameras which wero
fnhing flash lights on the rescue ship,
punctuating the silence like a series
of bombs. The great ship came up
slowly and had a hard time docking.
Her decks wero black with passongors.
There was a notable absence
of the hilarity and excitement usually
attendant upon an ocean liner's
arrival.
An air of solemnity was added to
the scone by the presence of scores
of white clad hospital attendants
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wftn stretcners, wuuu, inqwini i<.?i
the worst, there mingled In the
tlirong attaches from the coroner's
staff. Many invalid chairs also wore
rolled up to the entrance and placed
in waiting for those unable to walk.
When the ship docked at 9:30 the
gang plank was quickly lowered and
the doctors and nurses went aboard.
The first survivors began to leave
the ship at 9:35. As they came into
he street a dead silence fell over the
crowd and even the flash light battery
for a moment ceased its bombardment.
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HOW SHE WENT DOWN
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GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF THE
SINKING OF THE
SHIP AND MANY PEOPLE
Survivor Tells of the Disaster, How
the Passengers Acted, the Loading
of the Life Boats, the Plunge of
the Great Ship Into the Sea and
Other Details.
Mr. Beasley, of London, one of
the survivors of the disaster, tells
cf the sinking of the Titanic. lie
says:
"The voyage from Queenstown had
been quite eventful; very fine weath<1,1/1
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vi was ca^ci icutcu anu mu ?Vu ???
quite calm. The wind had been very
cold. I had been In my berth for
about 10 minutes, when, at about
11:15 p. m., I felt a Blight jar and
then soon after a second one. The
engines stopped Immediately afterwards.
I went up on the top (boat)
deck and found only a few people
there who had come similarly to inquire
why we had stopped. We saw
through the smoking room window a
game of cards going on.
"The card players apparently felt
more of the jar and looking through
the window they had seen a huge iceberg
go by close to the side of the
boat. They thought wo had just
grazed it and the engines had been
stopped to see if any damage had
been done. No one, of course, had
any conception that she had been
pierced below by part of the submerged
iceberg. The game went on
without any thought of disaster, and
I retired to my cabin. I never saw
any of the players or the onlookers
again.
Anxious Inquiries.
"A little later, hearing people going
up-stairs, I went out again and
found everyone wanting to know why
the engines had stopped. No doubt
many were awakened from Bleep by
iho sudden stopping of vibration, to
which they had become accustomed
during the four days we had been on
board.
"On going on deck again I saw
that there was an undoubted list
downstairs from stern to bows, but,
knowing of what had happened, I
concluded some of the front compartments
had filled and weighed her
down. I went down again to put on
warmer clothing and as I dressed
heard an order shouted:
" 'All passengers on deck with life
belts on.'
"We walked slowly up with them
tied on over our clothing, but even
then wo did not realizo the danger.
There was a total absence of any
panic or any expressions of alarm,
and I suppose this can bo accounted
for by the exceedingly calm night and
the absence of any controversy. The
ship was absolutely still and except
for a gentle tilt downward at
the time, no signs of the approaching
dsaster were visible. But in a
few moments wo saw the covers lifted
from the boats and the crews allotted
to them standing by and curling
up the ropes which were to lower
them by the pulley blocks into the
water.
"All Men StAiid Back."
"We then began to realize it was
moro serious than had been supposed.
Presently we heard the order: "All
men stand back away from the boats
and all ladles retire to next deck below!'?the
smoking room deck, or P
deck. The men all stood away and
remained in absolute silence, leaning
against tlio railing of the deck
or pacing slowly up and down. The
boats were swung out and lowered a
deck. When they were to the level
of the P deck, where all tho ladies
were collected, the ladies got in quiet-j
ly, with the exception of some who
refused to leave their husbands; in
some cases they were torn from them
and pushed into the boats, but in
many instances they were allowed to
remain because there was no one to
insist they should go.
"Looking over the side, one saw
boats from aft already in the water,
slipping quietly away into darkness
and presently the boats near to me
were lowered and with much creaking,
as the new ropes slipped through
tho pulley blocks down tho seventyfive
feet, which separated them from
the water. An ofllcer in uniform
came up as one boat went down and
shouted: 'When you aro afloat, row
round to the companion ladder and
stand by with tho other boats for
orders.'
" 'Avp. nvo.' came un tho reply, but
f don't think any boat was able to
obey the order. When they were
afloat the sailors saw they could do
nothing but row from the sinking
ship.
No Disorder.
"All this time there was no trace
of any disorder; panic or rush to the
boats and no scenes of women sobbing
hysterically. Every one seemed
to realize slowly that there was imminent
danger. When it was reali
i/ed that we might all bo presently
? in the sea, with nothing but our life
i belts to support us until wo were
picked up by passing steamers, it was
extraordinary how calm everyone was
and how completely self controlled.
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"One by one the boats were filled
with women and children, lowered
and rowed away into the night.
"Presently the word went round
among the men, 'the men are to be
put in boats on the starboard side.'
"I remained on the port aide and
presently heard the call:
" 'Any ladies on your deck, sir?'
"No," I replied, and looking down,
saw boat No. 13.
" 'Then you had better Jump.'
"I dropped in and fell into the bottom
as they cried: 'Lower away?'
As the boat began to descend, two <
ladies were pushed hurriedly through
the crowd on B deck and heaved over
into the boat and a baby of ten
months passed down after them.
Down we went until we were sonil
fen feet from the water. Here occurred
the only anxious moment ol
our experience.
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HIlIllUUmLtMy UUIUW UUI uuai w i\o
the exhaust of the condensers, a huge i
stream of water pouring all the time i
irom the ship's side above the water ]
line. It was planned wo ought to bo i
smart way from this not to be
swamped by it when wo touched
water. We had no officer aboard i
nor petty officer nor member of "he ;
crew to take charge. Soon after the
stokers shouted:
" 'Some one find the pin which releases
the boat from the ropes and
pull it up.' No one knew where it
was.
"Down wo went and presently
floated with our ropes still holding
us directly under Doat No. 14, wlilcfi
had filled rapidly with men and was
coming down on us in a way that
threatened to submerge our boat.
"'Stop lowering 14,' the crew
shouted and the crew of No. 14, now
only 2 0 feet above, shouted the same.
But down she came?flften feet, ten
feet, five feet and a stoker, and I
reached up and touched her swinging
above our heads. Just beforo sne
dropped another stoker sprang to the
ropes with his knife, llis knife cut
through the pulled ropes and the next
moment the exhaust streams then
carried us clear, while Boat 14
dropped into the water, into the space
wo had the moment before occupies.
"Wo drifted away easily and headed
directly away from the ship. The
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cooks in white jackets, two to an
oar, with a stoker at the tiller. The
stoker who was steering was chosen
captain. He set to work at once to
get into touch with the other boats,
calling to them and getting as close
as seemed wise, so that when the
searching boats came in the morning
to look for us there would bo more
chance for all to be rescued.
"It was now about 1 a. m., a beautiful
starlight night, with no moon,
and so not very light. The sea was
as calm as a pond.
"As wo rowed away from the Titanic,
we looked back from time to
time to watch her. In the distance
she looked an enormous length, her
great bulk outlined in black against
the starry sky, every port hole and
saloon blazing with light. It was impossible
to think anything could be
wrong with such a leviathan, wore
it not for that ominous tilt downwards
in the bows, where the wate.*
was by now up to the lowest row of
port holes. Presently, nnout 2 a. m.,
as near as I can remember, wo observed
her settling very rapidly. She
slowly tilted straight on end and with
the stern vertically upwards, and as
sho did so, the lights in the cabins
and saloons, which had not flickered
for a moment before we left, died
out, came on again for a single flash
and finally went out altogether. At
the same time the machinery roared
down through the vessel with a
rattle and a groaning that could be
f milttu Hnf- fliifl wan not
yet quite the end.
"To our amazement, she remained
in the upright position some minutes
and we watched at least 150 feet of
tho Titanic towering up above the
level of the sea and looming black
against the sky. Then, with a quiet,
slanting dive, sho disappeared beneath
tho water and our eyes hitd
looked for tho last time on tho gigantic
vessel. And there was loft to
us tho gently heaving sea, tho boat
filled to standing room with men and
women in. every conceivable condition
of dress and undress.
"And then thereon tho ear the
most appalling noise that human being
ever listened to?the cries of
hundreds of our fellow beings struggling
in the Icy cold water, crying for
help with a cry that wo knew could
not bo answered.
"Wo tried to sing to keep the women
from hearing tho cries and
rowed hard to get away from the
scene of tho wreck, but I think those
sounds will ho one thing tho rescued
will find it difficult to efface from
memory.
"We kept a lookout for lights and
about 3 a. m. saw faint lights showing
in the sky, which turned out to
be only (ho northern lights.
"Presently low down on the horizon
we saw a double light. They
proved (o lo the masthead light and
a deck light below of a rescuing
steamer. Wo swung around and
headed for her. Tho steersman
shouted: 'Now boys sing,' and for
tho first time, tho boat broke into
song with 'Row for the Shore, Hoys/
and for the first, time tears came to
he eyes of us all, as we realized that
safety was at hand. The song was
sung, but it was a very poor imitation
of the real thing, for quiet evening
voices make poor songs. A o'toer was
given next, and that was bo/^br."
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TELL GRAPHIC STORIES OF THE
AWFUL DISASTER.
A THRILLING DESCRIPTION
Col. Graice, Rescued After Going
Down With the Titanic, and Other
Survivors, Tell Graphic Tales of
the Sinking of the Great Liner and
Great IjOks of Idfc.
Some of the survivors from the
Titanic wreck tell graphic stories of
the terrible disaster, by which nearly
sixteen hundred people lost their
lives. B. Z. Taylor of Philadelphia,
one of the survivors, jumped into
tbe sea just three minutes before the
boat sank. He told a graphic story
as ho came from the Carpathia, when
she arrived in New York Thursday
night.
"I was wakened when she struck
the iceberg," he said. "There was
an awful shock that made the boat
tremble from stem to stern. I did
not realize for some time what nad
happened. No one semed to know
the extent of the accident. We were
told that an iceberg had been struck
by the ship. I felt the boat ri3e ana
it seemed to me that she was riding
over the ice. I ran out on deck and
then I could see ice. It was a veritable
sea of ice, and the boat was
rocking over it.
"I should say that parts of tht
iceberg were SO feet high, but it hac
been broken into section, probalilj
by our ship. I jumped into the oceaL
and was picked up by one of the
boats. I never expected to see land
again. I waited on board the boat
until the lights were out. It seemed
to mo that the discipline on boaro
was wonderful."
Col. Grade a Hero.
Col. Archibald Gracio, U. S. A.
the last man saved, went down with
the vessel, but was picked up. Col
Gracio told a remarkable story of
personal hardship and denied emphatically
tho reports that thero had
been any panic 011 board. Ho praised
in the highest t^rins the behavior
of both the passengers and crew and
paid a high tribute to tho heroism of
the women passengers.
"Mrs. Isador Straus," ho said
"went to her death because she
would not desert her husband. Although
ho pleade<l with her to take
her place in the boat, she steadfastly
refused and was in the ship when it
settled at the head and the two were
engulfed by tho wave that swept
her." Col. Gracie told of how he
was driven io the topmast deck when
tho ship settled, and was the sole
survivor after the wave that swept
tier just before her final plunge had
passed.
"1 jumped with the wave," he
said, "just as I often have jumped
with tlie breakers at tho seashore
Hy great good fortune, I managed to
grasp the brass railing on the deck
above and I hung 011 hy might and
main. When the ship plunged down
l was rorcou 10 let go, ana i wa?
swirled around and around for what
seemed to bo an interminable time
Eventually I camo to the surface to
find the sea a mass of tangled wreckage.
"Luckily I was unhurt, and casting
about managed to seize a wooden
grating floating nearby. When 1
had recovered my breath I discovered
a large canvas and cork liferaft
which had floated up. A man, whose
name I did not learn, was struggling
toward it from some wreckage tc
which ho had clung. I cast off and j
helped him to get on to the raft, and
we then began the work of rescuing
thoso who had jumped into the sea
and wero floundering in tlio water.
Saw Wretched Men Die.
"When dawn broke there were 3h
of ns on the raft, standing knee deer
in tho icy water and afraid to move
lost the cranky craft be overturned
Several unfortunates, benumbed and
half-dead, besought us to save them
and one or two made an effort to
reach us, but we had to warn them
away. Had we made any effort to
save them, wo all might have perished.
The hours that elapsed before
we were picked up by tho Carpathia
wero tho longest and most
terrlblo that I ever spent.
"Practically without any sensation
of feeling because of icy water, we
were almost dropping from fatigue
Wo were afraid to turn around to
look to see whether we wero seen by
pass-craft, and when some one who
was facing astern passed the word
that something that looked like a
steamer was coming up, ono of the
men became hysterical under the
strain. The rest, of us, too, wort
Hearing the breaking point." Col
Gracie denied with emphasis that
any men were fired upon, and declared
that only once was a revolver
discharged.
"This was to intimidate some
steerage passenger," he said, "who
had tumbled into a boat before it was
prepared for launching. This sho:
was fired in the air and when the
foreigners wero told that the next
would ho directed at them they
promptly returned to the deck. There
was no confusion and no panic."
Col. Graclo waa in his berth when
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the vessel smashed into the berg and
was aroused by the Jar. He looked
at his watch, he said, and foand It
was just midnight. The ship sank
with him at 2:22 a. m. for hie watch
stopped at that hour.
"Before I retired," , eald CoJ.
Grade, "I had a long talk with Cbas.
H. Hayes, president of the Grand
Trunk railroad. One el the last
things Mr. Hayes said was this: . '
premacy in luxurious ships and mak*
ing speed records. The time frill
soon come when this will be checked
by some appalling disaster."
"Poor fellow, a few honrs later
he was dead."
"The conduct of Col. John Jacob
Astor was deserving of the highest
praise," Col. Grade declared. "The
millionaire New Yorker," he said,
"devoted all his energy to saving his
young bride, nee Miss Force of New
York, who is in delicate health.
"Col. Astor helped ns in our efforts
to get her in the boat," said
Col. Gride. "I lifted her into the
boat, and as she took her place Col.
AHtnr rnmiostp-d uermisslon of the
second officer to go with her for her
own protection.
" 'No, sir' replied the officer, 'not
a man shall go on a boat until the
women are all off.' Col. Aetor then
inquired the number of the boat
which was being lowered away and
turned to the work of clearing the
other boats and in reassuring the
frightened and nervous women.
"By this time the ship began to
list frightfully to port. This become
so dangerous that the second offleer
ordered every one to rush to starboard.
This we did, and we found
tho crew trying to get a boat off in
that quarter. Il-ero I saw the last of
J. B. Thayer and George B\. Widener."
At High Speed.
Col. Oracle said that despite warnings
of icebergs, no slowing down of
speed was ordered by tho commander
of the Titanic. There were other
warnings too, he said.
"In tho 24 hours' run ending
14th," he said, "tho ship's run was
546 miles, and wo were told that the
next 24 hours would see even a betI
ter record posted. No diminuitlon
of speed was indicated in the run.
Tho otlicers, I am credibly Informed,
had been advised by wireless from
other ships of icebergs and dangerous
floes in that vicinity. The sea
was as smooth as glass and the
weather clear, so that it seems there
was no occasion for fear."
"When the vessel struck," he continued,
"the passengers wore so little
alarmed that they joked over the
matter. There was not the slightest
indication of panic. Some of the
ir. ^ l-i rwl f o linn nn t h n
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dock and these were picked up and i
passed around by some of the face- J
tious ones, who offered them as mo- |
mentoes of the occasion. On the I
port side a glance over the side I
failed to show any evidence of dan>- I
age and the vessel seemed to be on
an even keel. James Clinch Smith
and I, however, soon found the vessel
was listing heavily. A few minutes
later the oflicers ordered men j
and women to don life preservers."
One of the last women Been by
Col. Gracie, he said, was Miss Evans
of New York, who virtually refused
to bo rescued because, according to
the army officer, "she had been told I
by a fortune teller in London that
fIio would meet her death on the Tj
water."
Fifth Officer Efficient.
A young English woman who requested
that her name bo omitted,
told a thrilling story of her experience
in one of the collapsible boata
which had been manned by eight of ?.J
the crew from the Titanic. The boat
was In command of the fifth officer,
II. Lowe, whoso actions she described
as saving many lives. Ilefore the ^
lifo boat was launched he passed jj
along the port dock of the steamer j
commanding the people not to jump I
into tho boats and otherwiso re
etraining them from swamping the
craft. When tho collapsible was
launched Officer Lowe succeeded in
putting up a mast and a small sail.
I To collected the other boats together;
in some cases the boats were
short of adequate crews and he directed
an exchango by which each J
was adequately manned. lie threw
lines connecting tho boats two by
two and all thus moved togother.
Later on ho went back to tho wreck
with the crew of one of the boats
and succeeded in picking up some of
those who had jumped overboard
and wero swimming about. On his
way back to the Carpathia he passed a
ono of the collapsiblo boats which A
was on the point of sinking with 3 0
passengers aboard, most of them in j^K
scant night clothing. They wero
rescued just in tho nick of timo."
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NONE HESCUKB BY THEM. 1
Xon^ of Titanic 1'asscNgers on Pa* m
rlsian or Virginian.
A dispatch from Montreal says
!ho definito statement that neither
tho staemer Parisian nor the Virginian
succeeded in rescuing any of tho
Titanic's passengers was made Tuesday
night by George Hannah, general
passenger agent of tho Allen
Pino. It is believed, Mr. Hannah
said, that tho Titanic sank more rapidly
than those on board had expected
she would do, and that tho
work of loading tho boats and getting
the passengers over the aide had
not been completed when the final
plunge occurred.
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