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ICEBERG TORE urn side Sank as Band Played "Nearer, My God, to Thee," Carrying j to the Bottom of the Atlantic 1595 Souls 745 SURVIVORS ENTER PORT J ________________ New York.—After 4 data of agonl suspense the Carpathia arrived at this port bearing all that remains mor tal of the thousands of souls who sail ed upon the Titanic. Still dazed and half stunned from the shock of that appalling night, amid all their grief the survivors in senten ces interrupted by sobs and ejacula THE LOST TITANIC. tions told of brief momenta of theii experience that had to be pieced to gether to make a coherent narrative Titanic Was Running at Full Speed. The ocean wai calm as a mill-pond when the Titanic crushed into the ice berg. It waß a quarter of an hour be fore midnight. Most of the passengers were in their cabinß. Then came the shock of collision — lot so violent a crash as had been de pleted. for there were many who were ■ot even awakened by it—but enough to disquiet all who felt it. There was a general and orderly exodus to the decks Sailers were scurrying hither and thither crying: "NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF! * THERE'S NO DANGER!" Some of the passengers even return •d to their rooms and prepared to re tire. But gradually the cessation of the engines' vibration caused uneasi ness and the groups on the decks grew greater and greater. Still the sailors announced that there was nothing to fee feared Tben. with perceptible suddenness, the *h'r began to list. "All pasßengers on deck with life belts." was shouted. Then lor the first time the gravity of the situation dawn td upon the passengers. Tbo Bailors, working silently and without excitement, yet fast as their hands could move, removed the tar panlins from the lifeboats and—terse ly, without excitement —came the or der, repeated upon every side: "Women and children in the life boats!" The sailors helped the nearest wo men and children into the boats. And —it was the beginning of excitement —other Bailors began to lower the boats. Men Laughed as Boats Filled. Thus far the men, standing idly by, (ailing entirely to grasp the signifi cance of the moment, had helped the sailors. Many of the passengers re port that the men were laughing. "We'll be safer here on the ship than in that cockle-shell!" one man cried to his wife as she was helped ever the rail. But the Titanic settled deeper in the ocean and it was difficult for the men to remain on their feet. Then it was that the appalling nature of it dawned ■pon those men. And then, also it was. that the officers of the ship drew their revolver*. "Stand back!" they cried. "Only women and children go into the boats." Some of the men leaned against the nil and looked down over the tower tog sides of the ship. Others slowly paced the deck as if they were wait teg- Three Steerage Men Shot. The chip sank lower and lower. Three revolver shots were heard. Three passengers in the steerage had attempted to force their way past the sailors and had been ruthlessly shot down. i By this time thb passengers on the deck who remained in possession of their faculties observed the huge ■MM of tee which the Titanic had "DEGENERATE LUXURIES." 4 Titanic'* Very Blze Denegerate, Say* ( Stanley Bowdle. Columbus, Ohio. —Stanley Boodle, nrtn« engineer, a member ot the Con stitutional Convention, characterise* ttoe i"" of 1,500 Uvea on tlie steam- Titanic aa a aacriftce to degen erate luxury. Mr. Bowdle adrocate* international legislation to compel all ocean aklpt to alow down to half speed when In the Ice belt, In fog, or «a dark night* ■-*,! . sfl . ■ *■: w .... £ . ■ rent from the berg with which K had collided. Of the scene In the bow, where over a hundred and fifty feet of the ship's length had been crashed in, there were no witnesses until an hour afterward, when the lifeboats were all in the water. > Heroism Asserts Itself. The ship had now listed to a terrible angle. Men, in the throes of panic, attempted to reach the boats and were pushed back. And fh that moment the heroism of hundreds asserted It self. it was the passengers who push ed back these panic-stricken tew and not the sailors. Of the Individual deeds of heroism only a few have as yet been told. But those few are the fore-runners of thousands. Soon most of the boats had been lowered and still a full realising sense of the extent of the disaster had not dawned upon all that mass of men. But, finally, all the boats had been lowered. Then, the sailors, seeing wo men standing and running about, cried: "All women to the lower deck!" There began a rush to the lower deck, and there It was that the nearest semblance to a panic began. Some of he women were seised by sailors and deliberately thrown over the rail into .he boata. The weaker men, by scores, began o jump overboard. The lifeboats be ?an to draw away from the ship. As they drew away those who were Boating among the cakes of Ice in the sea cried aloud piteously for help. Those who could seized the sides of the lifeboats. In many caßes they were pulled aboard. One Lifeboat Capsizes. " In many cases the Bailors who man ned the boats rowed deliberately on, heedless of all supplications, ior their boats were full. One boat was observ ed to overturn. What capsized it is not yet known—probably a number of men in the sea struggling to board her. Several more pistol shots were heard on board the ship. And then, suddenly, above the murmur of the sea and the crunching of the ice floes there rose a steadily increasing cry from the doomed ship—a cry In which hundreds upon hundreds of voices mingled. Among the Innumerable deeds of heroism of that hour there waß one attested by many witnesses. The sail ors attempted to pull Mrs. Isador Straus from her husband's side, but she clung to his arm, smiling. She had decided to remain with him She sank with him. Women Row Lifeboat. In the hurry of embarking, one of the lifeboats had been lowered without a single sailor in it. Three men had been picked up by this boat, but the women were rowing. And the women between the thwarts were screaming to their loved ones in agony. Then, suddenly, above all the wall ing of that desolate scene there arose the strains of the ship's orchestra playing "Nearer, My God, to Thee!" And for the first time those in the lifeboats realized that those who were left behind knew that they were doom ed. A few voices rose in accompani ment to the melody. The chorus swell* ed louder and louder. The lights uunk lower and lower. The lifeboats were pulling from the t>cene as fast as they could. But while they were still within sight of the ship the lights began to go out with start ling swiftness. The screams and shouts of tho&e on board still resounded through the air. The last light went out and the music ceased. The peerless Titanic had sunk be neath the waves. HYSTERICAL SCENES WHEN FRIENDS MEET SURVIVORS Slowly the Carpathia, ambulance ship of the ocean, made her way up the bay in the gloom of the evening, through lanes of silent vessels, and warped into her dock at Pier S4, North River. From her descended the saved of the Titanic, all that remained of 2,- CAPITAL IS IN GRIEF. Los* of Titanic Cauaa* Postponement of Many Function*. Washington.—Because of the Titan ic disaster social life is practically sus pended in Washington society, for many leaders numbered close friends among those who were drowned. The sadness at the White House baa changed what was intended for a week of pleasure for young friends of Miss Taft and Robert Taft, now there, Into one ot aulet. SCI souls, * seml-hyßterlcs.l band | numbering 745. All the figures that had drifted in through the air were wrong, and when the truth came it was merely to Increase the terriblo roll to 1595. The scenes that were enacted on the Cuzard Pier, and outside as the survivors were being hurried away to homos and hotels, will live a lifetime in the memory of those who wit nessed them. Men in hysterics, women fainting, and children almost crushed in the arms of those welcoming them, were the rule, not the exception. Men fell down to kiss the knees of their re turning womenfolk. Women shriek ed, wept, dashed in madness from one group of friends to another, and final ly collapsed in the arms of those who had come to meet them. The Scenes Repeated. Outside, aa they were led or carried to waiting automobiles, the same scenes were repeated. The sight of a street seemed to fill somje of the re turned ones with awe, to others it was a cause for emotional Joy that could only find relief in extravagant ecstasy. The precautions taken for the pro tection of the survivors proved en tirely adequate, and. fortunately, all the ambulances and relief corps that had been gathered at the pier were not necessary. The number of badly injured on the Carpathia was not nearly as large as had been Imagined, and cases re quiring hospital relief were merciful ly few. It was a joyous occasion for many— a terrible day for some. To the last there had been hope In many breasts that their loved ones would be aboard—and at the last those hopes were blasted with the icy breath of the news the living brought. How the Titanic sank, what hap pened when she sank, was told In as many different ways as there were people to tell It. But they agreed on one thing—that Capt. Smith and his officers showed the greatest bravery throughout the terrible ordoal, and that, except in isolated cases the men aboard, from the saloon to the steer age, showed a heroism worthy of the sea. When the Bhlp Went Down. Men wore playing cards In the smoking room when the great ship Btruck the iceberg whose propinquity was well known to all aboard, for a bulletin of it had been posted in the saloon, and when the ship went down, most accounts agree, the band was playing "Nearer, My God. to Thee," while the lifeboats were pulling away. But it was difficult to get a connect ed story from any survivor. Mrs. John Jacob Astor, outwardly none the worse for her awful experi ence, was among the first to be whisk ed away to her home. Her stepson, Vincent Astor, and Craig Blddle had come to meet her and tile greeting be tween them was affecting. She went direct to the home of her father, Wil liam H. Force, but stayed there only a few moments THRILLING ACCOUNTS OF HEROISM AND SACRIFICE BY TITANIC BURVIVORB. Tales of horror yere told by the survivors of the Titanic wreck when they landed from the steamship Car pathia. Men and women related In detail how the big ship had crushed against the iceberg, but how the Jar was so slight that no one was excited until the ship's officers and crew began low ering the lifeboats and rafts and or dering passengers Into them. The Titanic's boilers exploded when water rushed in upon them, and it was the opinion of some of -the survivors fl ■JMHgk - I i|3& JkJ -; *: H bhhh Magnificent Grand Staircase In the Main Ba'lon of the 111-Fated Titanic^ that many who had been left on the sinking Titanic were killed by the ex plosions and not drowned. k Most graphic was the story told by Mrs. Paul Bchabert, of Derby, Conn. After telling of how Mr. and Mrs. Isa dor Straus perished together, because Mrs. Straus would not leave her hus band, Mrs. Schabert said "It was a terrible experience, but worth going through. I was awaken ' ISMAY'B ESCAPE A SCANDAL. Clubmen Wonder Whether He Was Forced Into Boat by Employes. London. —The only 'comment made by the London papers on the escape of J. Bruce Ismay, appears in the Dally Herald, the new labor paper. One of the chief subjects of discus sion In the hotels and clubs Is Mr. Is may's escape, there being much won der as to whether he was forced into a boat with the women and children by his employes. . - Ed by the shock of the collision, and « went on deck. There was no great ex- I citement, and persona were coming I out of their rooms and asking what had happened. Wouldn't Leave Brother. I "Suddenly from the bridge or from some of the officers came the cry, 'Ladies first.' This was the first tax iing that wo had that the ship was in danger. Wo went Btik to the state rooms and dressed. Then came tht , horrifying order that women must leave their husbands and brothers and that no man was to go In the lifeboats. "I refused to leave my brother, and ' remained on dock until the next to the last boat was leaving. They looked around and saw that I was the only woman. I told them that I would not go without my brother and then they took him also. Thus I saved my bro ther. * "We left the ship about twenty-five mlnutos before It sank. She sank at about 1:50 o'clock Monday morning. At C o'clock the same morning tbs Carprlhl.v put in an appearance and wo were picked up. We were proba bly one mile away from the ship when She went down, and the steward that had given me the first warning that the ship might sink went down with all the others. Lights Burning, Band Playing. "As we left the ship it was the most remarksble and brilliant sight I had ever witnessed on the water. All the lights were burning and the band was playing as if at a concert." Mrs. Schabert was asked in regard to a rumor that Major Butt, military aide to President Taft, had shot eight men to keep them from upsetting life boats by crowding into them. Mrs. Schabert answered that she was unable to either confirm or deny this. She said she had seen no such thing, but that the confusion was such she might not have seen it, even If It had happened. Col. Astor Died a Brave Man. Dramatic stories of the death of Colonel Astor were told on the pier by survivors. "Mrs. Astor was sent away in the tenth boat," said John ICuhle, of Ne braska. "Just as she was about to be placed within the boat, Colonel Astor embraced her, Helped to Force Wife Into Boat. "Astor then freed fclmself from his wife's embrace and, after helping to force her Into the boat, turned away and stood upon the deck." Colonel Archibald Oracle, U. 8. A., declared Colonel Astor'B conduct was deserving of the highest praise Col onel Astor, said Oracle, devoted all his energies to saving his young bride, who was In delicate health. "Colonel Astor helped us in our ef forts to get her In the boat," said Colonel Oracle. "I lifted her Into the boat. Colonel Astor then Inquired the number of the boat which was being ] lowered and turned to the work of clearing the other boats and in reas | suring the frightened and nervous women." Col. Astor Joined Mr. and Mrs. Straus. ."John Jacob Astor escorted his wife to' one of the lifeboats, kissed her I quietly and then went up to deck B and Joined Mr and Mrs. Isador Straus," said Kobert W. Daniel, of Philadelphia "I was almost alongside of them, but not close enough to dis tinguish anything they said to each other. When the water reached deck B, I Jumped into the sea. Neither Colonel Astor nor Mr. and Mrs. St "ma made any effort to save themselvee, They seemed to realize that It was hopeless. I am convinced that Col onel Astor could have saved himself had he Jumped Into the water. "None of us were worried after the crash. Many of the passengers, my- self included, went to bed. I did not rise from my bed until I h»arJ the sound of pistol shots. Then I pulled on a bathrobe and went out on deck. Some of the officers nearest me were shooting Into the air—for the purpose, I suppose, of .awakening all the pas sengers who had retired. I did not once catch sight of the which had ripped our pcrtside from stem to stern." BLAMES BRITISH OFFICIALS. i Inadequacy of Lifeboats on Titanic Stupid and Criminal. Landon. —Allau H. Durgoyne, M. P. i editor of the Naval Annual, says; Amid a horde of horrors, attentient on the Titanic disaster, one vital, central fact emerges. This fact Is nothing less than the woeful Inadequacy of lifeboat accommodations, due to the ridiculously antiquated regulations laid down by the British Board of Trade. 600 D ROMS SPIRIT HAS USED MAGICIANS WAND OF EFFORT AND OPPORTUNITY IN MORE COUNTY. WAKE OFFICERS ON A VISIT Speed Along Over Fifty Miles of Good Roada and Learn How There Have Bean Hundred and Fifty Miles Built In Thres Township. Raleigh.—A apeclal from Pinehurst states that the wand of a magician has touched Moore county, tl is Effort Join ed to Co-operation. And from this has como Good Roads, the moving spirit behind these being Leonard Tufts, who has a most able assistant in J. R. McQueen, former member of the North Carolina legislature. What haa been accomplished in four years is but little short of marvelous. That is the verdict of many of the officials and citizens of Wake county who are here to Bee what haa been done In the Southern part ol Moore county in the making of good roads, and the results which have come because of them. They are here by Invitation of Mr. Leonard Tufts, president of the Capital High way Association, au all round good roads enthusiast and good roads mak er. It Is a tribute to what he has ac eompllshed in the visit of theße men from the Capital County of the state to Moore county that they may sit at the feet of Iloadmaker Tufts and learn lessons to be put In use In Wakt county. In the party that came to Pine hurst —where they are guests of Mr Tufts at the Holly Inn—are Chairman D. T. Johnson, Messrs. B. S. Frankllr and I. H. Linn, members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners; B C. Beck with, the county attorney; Geo T. Norwood, county treasurer; Henry O. Holding, county auditor; Henry E Lltchford, president, and Fred A Olds, secretary of the Raleigh cham ber of commerce; J. B. Pearce, presl dent of the Raleigh Retail Merchants Association;" A. H. Green, formei chairman of the board of county com mlssioners; Maj. H. S. Leard, of th( Seaboard Air Line; J. E. Clark, of thf Raleigh Dally Times, and Edward L. Brltton, city editor of The Newi and Observer. To Interest Boys In Exposition. Charlotte. —Mr. C. E. Clark, com mlssloner of agriculture of Mecklen burg county and Frof. R. J. Cochran superintendent of county schools, af« very much Interested in the offort that will be made all over this and other states this summer to Interests farmer boys In the fifth national corr show exposition that is to be held Ir, Columbia, S. C., from January 27, tc February 8, 1913. Mr. Clark is making an effort to secure a number of prize! for boys in the county this summei whp will make the best record Ir corn growing. Plant at Newborn Destroyed by Fire Newbern.—A dense pall of smokt still hovers over tho ruins of the Vir glnla-Carollna Fertilizer Company'! plant at James City just across Trent river from Newbern which was do stroyed by Are. That the fire was ot Incendiary origin there Is not the least doubt. When llrst discovered by tht watchman tho smoke was comlnp through a blowpipe in tho boiler room Randleman. —Tho Republican coun ty convention is called to meet in Asheboro, May 11. Township pri maries wil lbe held May 4. Police Looking For Accomplices. Raleigh—Tho Raleigh police art still looking In vain for the two pah of tho young whtto man • arrested as a suspect in connection with the dnr Ing robbery of the Bank of Orange at Hlllsboro, April 13. It Is believed now that tho two pals have against their Is the fact that they were camping in the woods on the night of the robbery One is from Baltimore and the othet two from Washington, according tc statement made by the young man ar rested and now held in Durham count) Jail. Select Place For Tablet. Raleigh.—The Btato historical com mission selected as the place in thf rotunda of the state house for the table the Colonial Dames are to un veil May 20th in memory of the Meek lenburg Declaration of Independence the arch on the right of the east cor rldor, next to tho bust of Senatoi Ransom, the table to the Edcnton Tea Party being on the left of this corri dor. Miss Violet O. 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