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Vol. LfcXI. No. 83.
Doxible the
SURVIVORS
ON
Brave Men Stood On
and Fought to EngMc Women and
Children to Get fnto Lifeboats
After Terrible Collision
THE OFFICIAL FIGURES I
Estimates That Came by
Wireless Told Only Part of
Ocean's Most Tragic
Story, and There is no
Hoie That Death List,
Now Estimated at 1,595,
Will Be Reduced Major
Archibald Butt Was One
of Those to Stand in Steer
age Way so That Women
and Children Might Be
Saved, i Mrs. Isadore
Strauss, Loyal to Her Hus
band, Sank in His Arms.
Survivors on Carpathia
Relate Events of Voyage
and Sinking of Titanic.
Complete Account of Dis-
V aster.
Xew York, April l).- The
Til anii' disaster, -as written
into history today by all
of the 715 .survivors, ac
counts for the loss of 1,58!)
)irsons at sea off New
FouiKlland hanks early Mon
day liiornin and the subse
quent death of six persons
who had been'. rescued; brin
1 he total list of lost to 1,505.
These official tig-uivs mag
nify reatly the estimates
which eame by wireless. The
stories survivors tell make it
certain that this disaster
was the greatest ocean travel
has ever known. The facts
coming to the surface in the
Hood of narraliws are that
1595 persons met death;
that there is nracticallv no
hope that this total will be
curtailed by, a single a.ldi
1 i( uial survi vi r ; thai severa 1
men of wealth nd world
wide prominence are among
'those perished;.; that the only
women not saved are those
who chose to die in 1 heir
husbands' .embrace;' that
Ismay Tells Committee
How The Titanic Met Fate
New York, April 19. The story
of how the Titanic met its fate was
told to V nited States senate Inves
tigating committee by J. Bruce Is
niay, managing director of the White
Star Line, one -of the survivors. Ask
'd as to the circumstances under
.which he left the boat. Mr. Umay
"replied almost In whisper: "One of
the boats was being tilled. Officers
called out to know If (here were any
more women to go. There were
none. No passengers were on deck.
As boat wus being 'lowered I got In
to It."
Mr. Isniay was visibly nervous.
After 'detailing the circumstances
surrounding the voyage. In response
to questions by Senators Smith and
Hughes, the witness said he came on
n "voluntary trip," He said he knew
nothing about America and tho
Titanic, Talking' about Icebergs,
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The Weather FAIR.
Other
TELL OF HEROISM
ILL-FATED SHIP TITA
Deck of Sinking Vessel!"
nearly all the survivors saw
the Titantic sink and heard
the hand plavmg "Nearer,
My (iod ,to Thee,' ami. I the
shrieks of, those whom the
sea claimed as 1 he vessel
sank in !?,(;:)() lal horns.
The Titanic st ruck an ice
berg about !)() feel. high,
which ripped 1 he liner s
sides' open and made t he w.i
I ci'-l ighi cunipa rl incuts use
less. While the vessel was grad
ually sinking t he lev water
reached her steaimiiu; boil
ers, eausiii!"1 an explosion
which sent her to the bot
tom. Aniens Those on Keck.
Among ( lie hundreds on I lit? docks
when the Titanic sank were Col,
John Jacob Astor. Maj. Archibald
Butt, President Tatt s military aid;
Benjamin Guggenheim. Jacques Ku
trelle, (icorge 1). Widonor. Henry
II. Harris, and scores ol persons as
well-known.
Died Willi Husband.
Isadore Strauss was anions them,
with Mrs. Strauss, who relused to
leave her husband behind, when she
had the opportunity to save her lUe.
Brave Archie Butt.
"Major Butt was one ot the heroes.
With an iron bar in hand lie is said
to have stood at the steerage pas-save-way
defending women and chil
dren from the maddened nieli in that
part of the ship. Ai; Astor niol
death bravely atter seeing Ins bride
safe in the lifeboat.
If was only because the maximum
capacity of the litanies litoboais
was barely one-third the comple
ment" of the ship in passengers and
crew that hundreds ol despairing
passengers went down. J. Bruce Is
may, managing director 01 the White
Star Line, and one ot the tew promi
nent men who escaped, it is said by
collie pas.-engers. was one of the
first to get into the lifeboats. Mr.
Isniay denied this.
The Titanic's (survivors were still
suffering from exhaustion and ex
posure on water icy cold, belore they
were picked up by the Cai-patma.
Wiim Running I':ist.
: Surviving - pnvseugers agree that
the "unbelievable happened. The
voyage had been pleasant, unevent
ful', except for the fact that it was
being made on the largest vessel,
and the passengers exhibited keen
interest in the daily sneed bulletins.
All acouuts agree that the Titanic
on the night of the disaster, was
going from 21 to -'ij knots an hour.
Quartermaster-; Moody.1 who was at
the helm, said the ship was making
21 knots, and that the officers were
under orders to keep up speed in the
hope of making u record passage.
These orders were being earned mil
(Continued on Page Twv.)
Umay denied he sought to Bend mes
sages from the Titanic after she
struck.
Turning to the subject of lile
boats, Ismay said he heard tho cap
tain give orders to lower the boats,
I then left the bride."
Three boats, he said., he saw low
ered' and filled. In his own boat
were four members of tho crew mid
45 passengers.
"How were the women selected?
"We picked lie women and chil
dren as they stood nearest the rail.
Mr. Ismay was asked how long he
remained on the Injured ship.
"Almost until sue sanu.
Senator Smith asked the circum
stances under which he left th;
boat. "In", your life-boat, what
course did she take," Senntor Smith
asked. .
. (Coatlauad on Pag Two.)
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CAPFA1N SMilH SID
New nrli. April
dren and lortv-live
women, sicl- in he
wrote into the am
the historv oi the
ever built . hv man.
survivors ' of the .White Star, lir.er
Titiinic which saul.. how fore'mosi,
with -,.'.!! ."i sou a; y aboard,'. I la; caplain
at. the hi-id
hand plaiiu
Tlnd',". in iv
water olT 1 in
land ainli r :
a. in. .Monday.
Willi oirc m
aplciiclid lii'ini;
liiaia.'it hi'liiial
grave thai ih..j
Hmi! Ii dii'd, t!
sailor should.
placed :'!! ihe women iio v
alioai',1 the lile-lioats. .There
many who siayed behind to d
their hiishandK' arms.
"' Kron: t heir laara1 ives stand o
hold relief, the. following fads: 'I
Titanic wss making twen'y-oae liii
an nour wnen s!!" strircu ti;. i
berg No one at iirst thought
would sink-.' . Slie -' remained r.fh
over two hours. .The iieher
open ner bowels below the wa'er
line. Instant' .panic- wasaverted by
C aptain Smith s ler.io anpeal to :ns
crew. Be British, niv nii'ii. A .smalt
number of steerage passengers tried
to rush for lile-hoats anil were held
buck by the dew and other passen
gers. j
i lie Illume turned her nose far i
the ' bottom when the last life-boa; j
was less than a a am. rial varas iikiiv
reared her ..stern h:gn . in .the. ami
trembled ior a moment liefer
ing the bottom.
I here were two explosions wie n
the iiirushing waters reached.- liar
boilers. Wnen slie san!;. then- wus
silence, a moment later cries and
supplications ol l...ou dving .- men
(()MM.i)i:i: oi
( iipliuii lal'.var.l ,1. Smith.
III!
coiiMilci-ed the most -,'elialile
(. I im.'t'hii. suigeoii: . .
their slnp.
P'ean
W line.
rose in a chorus indescribable
the spot where she went down.
kor hours the survivois rowed in
life-boats over a iai::i s"a In bitter
cold until the Carpathia picked
them up.
An aftermath today of me disas
ter principal deveiopmeniH were tes
timony of J. Bruce lainav. maiiagini:
director of tho White .Ht:ir lliuT be
fore the senate investigating com
mittee, and several ol the surviving
members of the Titanic s,creW aboard
the Lapland.
XO IIIMIM'TIOX IX
DDHIIti; TO SAM. N(Ti:i).
New York. April l:i. 1 he deniiind
ior inins-Atianiic transportation una
shown little diminution, notwlih
standing the disaster to the Titanic.
Travelers who had made renervn
tions on the Titanic for (he eastward
trip, today arranged for accoiniiioda
Uou on other Bteuuishlps.
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LAST EDITION.
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Mr: M. A. Griffin of Wendell
a Candidate
Is IMipiniiil ilLMiiess Man ami A.I-1
V(.cale of ioi.l Bonds and Scl Is!
Mi . c:, :,.-., Mills Announces ,o, '
H'liea I'liiai'V fee Ji;ne I.
Ji a .' I . A. f Irii tin, a prominent
ha ail.. -a.-, la.aa : W'einiel!, will to
na.i ,-.iu- ai.iiiiunie hia caii.d;la'cy as
"! -of rein-esetllatives lit Wake
'...lily, in ih" genera'l . assembly. . Mr.
I i-il'iia wil! li-i. h" i 'i.' caiKiidaie. of
fi.v fuel tun. but v'ill go to lie l"gis
.ai'ir. -. f eh ale. I, wiih ihe lieienniu
i i iaii in .'-i-fvi-. ! lav ciiinn y and slate
i be.' bi.'.ir t.f I: is ability. He has
been foreiaii i iiraiiiii; the leaders for
a .hi ! fi-liu.i!.; and ni.nia in Wake
"I'.iniy ai.i! is an ear!i"a! advocate
of ill! 'ilia! .ji'Vehipmeni.
.M i'. i :i'ii'i';,l T. .Mi Us. a '-prosperous
aa naiaai and fai un-r ,-.' VVhiie (lui;
'v. in hifi, Imlay aiiuoiinr. il himself
;e a er, iiia'date fur I In- h.iaae of rep-leai-hlal
iyaa Ii h: a part nl' h in plat
l"iau ma In dabble in iieauuf poli-
thw; he ' pi'iilu,: es In 'l-ep'reai'ill all
..' ..'i-ple if eh-etcd'. Hia friends
a; ;Mi.-re is no doubt of bis sincerity.
Air. Ii.iiwn Slieiiherd and Air.
I.. Wilbur I'aiiiM, f.ve young lawyers,
will eu'i.-r ill.- race. Mr. .). ('. Little
.inuoaia-ed his candidacy yesfivday
for Hie state senate, and so far. has
IIO ii-li.e 'i ion.
Th" ;r;inary will be hchf Satur
iay, .tune 1.
"I i i't'Si;!) Sll). XI.I,KV
i;i;i:si i:i at (JUTvkv
(laffney. April in. .A man giving
ill's name as ;l. .1. ialonev' was ar
rested on tiic 'outskirts'' of (Jaffney
this evening .ihoii' ii o'clock, sus
pected of hein- Sidtia Allen. " He was
coming: io the i'!t.y and stopped to
talk w irh a jnill employe. After
discussing several uaestions with
aia,, he asked if i here had been .an;
aik of "he Alien in til is iieiphbpr
b.Kiil. The ::i:ni.!iie st ranger hail ac
costed ileal already detected a. like
ness to ihe published picture of Al
len and at once turned in a call for
Hi" n.ae, iia siranger making mso.
'Sis'.aiee ;o a: n st. When geeli in
i .-e!l in the city hall tonight, the
man ( la: d dial he had been living
In Atlanta but that New. York 'war
oriuiuaily his home, lie claimed that
lie v, a-, a i raveling: .salesman and
v .as do., n o:i his luck.' In ajipeai-:
a a-.' he UiMied with ihe description
sea' ea: of Allan, his hands and
f- i; are small and do not show evi-.'ea.-e
of. .-orii. His clothes are torn
and lie seems jo have had little to
eat.
.-' He denied an; knowledge . of the
' !' n- inn hia a. aioas are most sus
V.'ii ioi'is; -N'ul v. ii iisi.'indilig the fact
: Ii;' ! In claimed be headed north.
It aas n.-a i . he outskiris c.i' the
noiahi-l" ;.;;if! of line it;- iha' t lie-avri-si
v as laad.; an. I .tnit.'lie seeiu-"
i d la a... .:: soai li. ery liiil;
iniuiaaa'aia Pi a sa t h-faci ory nature
has I e. :, ua:al:.- d by 'Ha police.
Wh. it juaaauiac! aa to his ad-lrasi
ill Atlanta. hm 'y ga'v a iiMinbei
Of (liaereai jd aes. ; He claims to
have hia a as.- aa t . a! '.. ;th some son
of bualii'.-s in .'-.ilaa.a with an ai
torney . liosa.'.'eli, Avliosi
h-itne In said vas (e'eensboro, N
CAlaline':. iii-.i siniedhat tie liliu
Helf ha i a, i,r . . a ii, (Ireenaboi-o
Hi' staled .li.ii' ,!n;: ! M.ecte.l te
go to ' !ia, i,a e a;.i,' ! h..l thei'e migli
posbildy he soaa laail M'.ere for iiim
Th'-.y.ay for a i.-air to heliiAe
tip
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not
u his
. wh:
ioli!
the
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are,
to kla
Declare Panic Seijed
Those Left On Titanic
NV-tt- Vori., April in. :l.ady V.m.?
:".ii' i, onion who was in one of the
,.'sl. )il'cho:!!,s to leave the Tlli'.l'l. ,
: .id a pa:iia seized the remaining
p;e.aeii;;i'!'s as the boat was lowered
iir.'iv. A lev, men crowded in and
were turned back at the point of re
volvers. One was killed instantly
while making attempt to get aboard.
t '.mi les Dahl said the men fought
".vuii I'lucti to act boats. He heard
several shots hreil around him, ( ol.
Archibald tirade. 1 . S. A., who
luminal 1 com I ae topmost, deck at
Hie Illume sans, swam about until
lie Mural a eol'K line run una Help
ed to iviciio others who jumped,
Colonel tirade said the Titanic Was
ttrnck bv a berg olT the portslde.
She was ripped Irom near the mid
dle to the bow. The interval be
twccii the collision uud thu siukiiiK
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Newspaper
TO BREAK JAIL
NjJgJOeS Vltft Read tO Mlt
. ". ' n p , j
Mtlti
' iTBf TOdajT -
NORRIS GIVES WARNING
W bite Man Wailing Appeal Wrote
Note, l-laced it in Bottle and Al
lowed it to Dangle on Outside,
I hereby Attracting Attention
All I i isoiieis in ior Short Sen
tences All Negroes Implicated
leigneil Sleep. Itnt Could ?ftt
I ool Ofllcer Slorv. 'of thu At
tempt at IMivci'V.
This
Jailer
inor g at & o'clock when
.teen was -making hia first
trip to the
Jill
lie saw a bottle
ti ing in the front
dangling from a
ol the iail. in the bottle was a
note lelling li i in ol aji attempt at
jail delivery and for him to get help
as die negroe's were loose In the cor
ridors and were waiting for him to
come in, He rushed over to Chief
ot I-olice htell s house which Is hear,
and with him and another man they
entered the jail to find that during
the night the negroes had sawed the
bars to one ot the cells through and
had been in the corridor, but all
were in their cells pretending to be
asleep. (hey were quickly trans
lerred to another cell until the dam
aged cell can be put in strong shape
again.
Recently the strong cell was emp
tied tor repairs and the negroes were
put in tho weaker one which was
the first cell installed and is of soft
metal, being originally intended for
the woman's compartment.
All of the negroes were in for
short sentences. Starkey Winburn
was sent up irom Wendell for lar
ceny and he had only a few weeks
more to serve: Nathan Powers had
just come in lor a six months' sen
tence; David llintoii was in for sell
ing whiskey: lanocb Buinpas is a fed
eral prisoner and had only 20 more
davs. .
1.. J. Norris. who is In Jail await
ing a hearing by the supreme court,
heard the sawing and was unable to
give tlie warning on account of the
location of his ceil. He wrote a note
and stuck it in a bottle and hung
it Irom his window and this morning
when the jailer was entering his at
tention was attracted by the jerking
ol the bottle and the timely warn
ing wus ail thai saved a general de
livery, tor there were four other
negroes in the jail, though in other
cells. II he hud entered alone and
unwarned, in all probability there
would be another story to tell.
1 be negroes bad found a soft
spot in the cell bars and in less than
tour hours they had sawed through
eight bars and were on the outside
attacking .the windows. Fortunately
ihese were oi tougher material than
the cells.
Karly this morning the negroes
were changed and both of the cells
are being repaired as rapidly us
aossible uiul ure to be made stronger
than ever.
(.o l:i;oi; ki ivhin si'oui:
TOIIAV AT tfl KX.SV1IXK.
(oveiuor Kilchin delivered an
d mat lonal address al Burnsvllle,
i aneey coiilitv. todav.
was two hours and twenty-two
minutes..
Alter jumping overboard," said
Col. t.racle. -T reached the surface
a Ner a time that seemed unending.
I here was nothing in sight save let?
and wreckage. Dying men and wo
men were all about me, groaning and
crying plteouuly. 1 saw an over
turned boat, and swam to it. Present
ly the raft became so full It seemed
she would sink If more came aboard
and the crew tor self preservation re
fused to permit others to climb
aboard. The piteous cries of those
around us still ring In my ears. We
Blod In columns, two deep, back to
back, balancing ourselves, fearful to
move lest the delicate balance should
be disturbed and all of us thrown in
to the water. An age seemed to past
before the Carpathia came In light
und to our rescue" .
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