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THE, 3IOR"I OKEGOJIIAJf, SATURDAY, APRIL. SO, 1913. VESSEL GOING 23 KNOTS AT CRASH Titanic's Officers Warned Side of Craft Torn Out. Compartments Locked. LAST PARTINGS PITIFUL Mrs. Isldor Mraoi n?fu to 1t IInlands Side Last of Small Itoat to Ix-are THanlc I Over turned and AH Are Lost. TITANlf HEATH UST MOI. p.rort on Tttantc: Paaarr Yr riaaa Jroni rlaaa ... - Third c: TAP TiI 14l Officers mA crw Total lord ahlp ft.wu'd by Carpathia: Ft-t claM Srennd ala Third cla Total Offl'-.f" and erw offWra Kron ............... Starria ... trawvn Ttal Total rescued Oriannal rlmth Ht Tl..l in rpthla.. Ila4 in lifeboat Total death li.t 110 IS". 4 Tl 4S 60S ft t -vl "BT C.YF.T.OS M. L II CRD. Jo-tm.ral'h d New York World Staff Importer. Who Arrived oa th Carpa'hia. NKW YORK. April 19. Facta which I hae stalIishrl by inquiries on the Carpathia as positively aa they could be established In view of the silence tf the surviving officers are: That the Titanic's officers Vnew. sev eral hours before the crash, of the possible nearness of the Icebergs. That the Titanic's speed, nearly 21 knots an hour, was not slackened. That the numlx-r of lifeboats on the Titanic was Insufficient to accommo date more than one-third of the pas sengers, to say nothing of the crew. Most members of the crew " say-' that there were 1 lifeboats and two col Upslhlrs: none say there were more than ru boats tn all. The "00 who es tiped nllt-d most of the 1 lifeboats and the one collapsible which got away to the limit of their capacity. Secaalasly laaavaulble naapeaa. Had the ship struck the iceberg: head an with whatever speed and with what ever resulting; shock, the bulkhead sys tem of watertight compartments prob ably would have saved the vessel. As one man expressed It. It was the Im possible that happened when, with shock unbelievably mild, the ship's side was torn for a lena-th which made the bulkhead system Ineffective. The Tltanie was 17 miles from Queenstown and 1191 miles from New York, speeding for a maiden voyage record. The night waa starlit, the sea glassy. Lights were out in most of the staterooms and only two or three on geniaj groups remained in the public rooms. In the crow driest, or lookout; and on the bridge, officers and members of the crew were at their places waiting re lief at midnight from their two-hours' watch. Gnas foiled Maralsf. At 11:13 came the sudden sound of two guns, a warning of Immediate danger. The crash avalnst the iceberg which had been sighted at only a quarter of a mile, came almost simul taneously with the click of the levers operated by those on the bridge, which stopped the engines and closed the wntertight doors. Captain itmlth was on the bridge a moment later giving orders for the summoning on deck of all aboard and lor the putting on of llfepreservers n1 the lowering of the lifeboats. The first boats lowered contained more men passengers than the later ones, as the men were on deck first and not enough women were there to till them. Waaara-Klrat Rale Rigid. When a moment later the rush of frightened women and crying children to the deck began, enforcement of the women-first rule became rigid. Of ficers loadlner some of the boats drew revolver, but in most cases the men, both passengers and crew behaved In a way that called for no such restraint. Revolver shots heard by many per sons shortly before the end of the Ti tanic caused many rumors. One was nat Captain i-mlth shot himself; an other was that First Officer Murdock had ended his life. Smith. Murdock and Sixth Officer Moody are known to have been lost. The surviving of ficers. I.lghtoller. Pitman. Bothal and to have made do statement. Matlrlde Reports Dlaeredlt- Members of the crew discredit all re ports of suicide and say Captain Smith remained on the bridge until Just be fore the ship sank, leaping only after those on the deck had been washed away. It is also related that when a cook later sought to pull him aboard a lifeboat, he exclaimed.. "Let me go," and Jerking away, went down. What became of the men with life preservers Is a question asked since the disaster by many persons. The preserv ers did their work of supporting their wearers In the water until the ship went down. Many of those drawn Into the vortex despite the preservers did not come up iKaiD. Bodies floated on the surface as the last boats moved away. Ofrlrem Fear Crew d lag. In the loading of the first boat re strictions of sex were not made and It seemed to the men who filed in beside the women that there would be boats eaough for all. But the sblp's of I leers knew better than this and aa the spreading fear caused an earnest advance! toward the suspended craft, the order "women flrsf was heard and the men were pusned aside. With the knowledge of deadly peril gaining greater power each moment over tnose men and women, the nobility of the greater part among cabin pas sengera. officers, crew and steerage asserted Itself. Isidor Straus, supporting his wife on her way to a lifeboat, waa held back by an inexorable guard. Another of ficer strode to help her to a seat of safety, but she brushed away his arm and clung to her husband, crying. 'I will not go without you." WUe Cltaaa te liawbaad. Another woman took her place and Mrs. Straus" form, clinging to her hus band, became part of a picture now drawn Indelibly In many minds. Neither wife nor husband, so far as anyone knows, reached a place of aafety. Colonel rtor, holding his young wife's arm. stood decorously aside as the officer spoke to him. and Mrs. Astor and her maid were ushered to seats. Mrs Henry B. Harris ; .rted in like manner from her husband; saw him last at the rail behind Colonel Astor. wai ter M. Clark, ot Los Angeles, nephew of the Montana Senator. Joined tne line of men as his young wife, sobbing, waa placed In one ot the crart. T-t him come, there Is room." cried Mrs Emll Taussig, as the men of the White Star motioned to her husband to leave her. It waa with difficulty that he released her hold to permit her to Km A to her tdace. George D. Wldener. who had been In Pantain Smith s company a tew mo menta after the crash, waa another whose wife waa parted from him and lowered a moment later to the surface of the calm sea. Prmlsest Mea MlaalaaT. Of Major Archie Butt, a favorite with his fellow tourists; of Charles M. Hays, president of the urand Trunk; of Ben jamin Guggenheim and of William T. Stead, no one knows whether they tar ried too long In their staterooms or whether they forebore to approach the fast-filling boats: none of them waa In the throng which, many weary houra afterward, reached the Carpathian The last of the boats, a collapsible, was launched too late to get away and was overturned by the ship sinking. Soma of those In It all. some witnesses found safety on a raft or were tin hv a lifeboat. In the Mar coni tower almost to the last the click of the sending Instrument was heara over the waters. ASTOR IS Ut HE niIS Wire ADIEU; LIGHTS CIGAUETTE BEFOHE PLCXGK. Millionaire Helps Sponw to Get Into Boat and Then Coolly Awaits Impending Doom. NKW YORK, April 1. Colonel John Jacob Astor went to his, death un daunted and smiling, said Mhja Hilda Slater, one of the Titanic's survivors. "As the boats put off." she said. "I saw Mr. Astor hand his young wife into a boat tenderly and then ask an officer whether he might also go. When permission was refused he steuped back and coollv took out his cigarette case. Good-by, darl he called gaily; as he lighted a cigarette and leaned over the rail. Til Join you later.1 Another man a Frenchman. I believe ap proached one of the boats about to be lowered. He had with him two beau tiful little boys. An officer waved him back sternly. "Bless you lie said, "I don't want to go. but for God's sake take the boys. Their mother is wait ing for them In New York." The boys were then taken aboard." Miss Slater dwelt at length on the large percentage of the crew saved. On the boat that carried her away from the sinking ship were nine other women and more than 40 men stokers. Of all the heroes who went to their death when the Titanic dived to Its ocean grave none, in the opinion of Miss Slater, deserved greater credit than the members of tha vessel" orchestra-According to Miss Slater, the orches tra played until the last. When the vessel took its final dunce the strains of a lively air mingled grewsomcly with the cries of those who realised that they were face to face with death. ' "As soon as the members of the or chestra could be collected." said Miss Slater, "there wa a steady round of lively aire. It did much to keep up the spirits of everyone and probably served as much as the efforts of the offlcera to prevent panic." When the ahlp struck the iceberg Miss Slater went on deck. She was or dered to go back to bed, which she did on being assured there was no danger. A half hour later she heard confusion on her deck and heard someone cry: "Order everyone to don a life belt." Running on deck, after dressing again. Miss Slater waa ordered to the boat deck aloft. hen I got there, she said. "I found an Indescribable scene. A number of the steerage men passengers had attempted to seise one of the boats, and there was a brisk re volver fire; many men fell under it. The prompt and drastic -.ction of the officers restored order. The sufferings of the' Titanic's passengers when taken off the lifeboats by the Carpathia were graphically told by John Kuhl, of Omaha. Neb., who was a passenger on the latter vessel. Many of the women, he said, were scantily clad and all were suffering from the cold. Four died on the Carpathia as a result of the ex posure. AT THE THEATERS BY LEONE CASS BAER. THAT eminent artist, William Faversham. returned Thursday night to the Heilig In a "back-to-Na-ture" study. "The Faun" is a most re freshing, stimulating comedy one of the best in a decade a telling satire upon modern life by Kdward Knob lauch. It introducea an entirely new Faversham a gay. Joyous, laughter- loving Faversham ot keen and nimble comedy. In "The Faun" he is a -messenger of happiness and a harbinger of content ment, evidencing a positive gift for comedy which makes his Identity with the role a memorable one. Knoblauch's play is primarily one of merit, an unusual novelty, combining In excellent proportions a delicious spirit ot fantasy, real literary charm, dramatic values and a theme that is certainly humorous la Its treatment. There are no vexing problems, no dis cussion weightier than the rippling of the current in the waters of social un rest. Mr. Faversham as the faun, is a sort of woodland "Third Floor Hack" ad juster of other folks' troubles. As a dramatic device the faun purely a mythological study typifies truth, the gladsomeness ot living, and right thinking, untrammeled by habits of civilization. In the guise of an Italian Prince he is introduced as a lesvener Into th fashionable Hyde I'ark social life of London. The story full of bright lines and satirical repartee, concerns his adapting himself to the customs aa he finds them. A splendidly selected cast, of which the charming and talented Julie Opp Is the leading feminine character, adds lus ter to Mr. Faversham's play. "The Faun" will end rts engagement on Saturday night. STEAMERS HEED WARNING More Lifeboats Ordered by Trans Atlantic Lines. LONDON. April IS. Announcements are appearing In the newspapers that the transatlantic lines are ordering lifeboats nearly doubling the present capacity. Perhaps tho tersest vegetable growth In tha world la a species of seaweed fonbd near ttie houth ea lalands. which Xre ejiMBtly attains a laofta ( 300 fu DEATH ROLL II; LIST OF SAVED 745 Five Dead qr Carpathia. Crash Against Berg Gentle Shock to Passengers. MEN ON DECK ARE SILENT Women Ordered Into Lifeboats Cling to Husbands and Have to Be Torn Away Soma Prefer - Death to Parting. NEW YORK. April 19. How the White Star liner Titanic, which was the largest ship afloat, sank off tha grand banks of Newfoundland on Monday morning last, carrying to their death 1601 of the 2340 persons aboard. Was told to the world In all its awful de tails for the first time last night with the arrival In New York ot the Cunard liner Carpathia, bearing the exhausted survivors of the catastrophe. Of the great facts thai stand out from the chaotic account of the tragedy these are the most salient: The death list has increased rather than decreased. Six persons died after being rescued. The Hst of prominent persons lost stands as previously reported. Mrs. Straus Maya With Husband, Practically every woman and child with the exception of those women who refused to leave their husbands, were saved. Among those lost waa Mrs. Isidore Straus. The survivors on the lifeboats saw the lights on the stricken vessel glim mer to the last, heard her band play ing and saw the doomed hundreds on her deck and heard their groans and cries when the vessel sank. Accounts vary as to the extent of the disorder on board. Not only was the Tltanio tearing through the, April nirht to her doom with every ounce of steam on, but she waa under orders from the general of ficers of the line to make all the speed of which she was capable. This waa the statement last night of J. H. L. Moody, a quartermaster of the vessel and helmsman on the night of the dis aster. He said the ship was making 21 knots an hour and the officers were striving to live up to the orders to smash the record. Speed Maala Fatal. "It was close to midnight." said Moody, "and I was on the bridge with the second officer, who was in com mand. Suddenly he shouted. 'Port your helm." I did so, immediately. It was too late." Of the many accounts given of the passengers they agree substantially that when the passengers were taken off on the lifeboats there was no seri ous panic and that many wlsbd "to remain on board the Titanic, believing her to be unstnkable." The most distressing stories are those giving the experiences of the passen gers In lifeboats. These give the har rowing details of how they saw the great hulk of the Titanic stand on end. stem uppermost for many minutes be fore plunging to the bottom. As this awful spectacle was witnessed by the groups of survivors In the boats they plainly saw many of those whom they had Just left behind leaping from the decks into the water. Ismay In Conference, J. Bruce Ismay, president of the In ternational Mercantile Marine, owners of the White Star line, who was among the 700 odd saved. R. A. S. Franklin. vice-president of the White Star line, and United States Senator Alden Smith, chairman of the Senate Investigating committee, held a conference aboard the Carpathia soon after the passengers had come ashore. After nearly an hour Senator Smith came out of the cabin and said he had no power to subpena witnesses at this time, but would begin an Investigation into the cause of the loss of the Tl- nic at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel to day. He announced that Mr. Ismay i.ad consented to appear at the hear ing and that Mr. Franklin and the four surviving officers of the Titanic would appear fur examination before the com mittee. He said the course of the ex amination would be determined after the preliminary hearing. Mpeed of Vessel Issue. Mr. Smith also was questioned as to the speed at which the Titanic was proceeding when she crashed into the berg. He said he had asked Mr. Ismay, but declined to say what Mr. Ismay s reply was. The arrival of the Carpathia brought a vast multitude of persons to the Cun ard docks. They filled the vast pier sheds and, overflowing for blocks, crowded the nearby streets. Through It all the rain fell steadily, adding a funeral aspect to the scene. The land ing of the survivors was attended with little excitement, the crowds standing In awe-like silence as the groups in the ship passed along. The docking actually began shortly fter 9 o'clock and the debarking of passengers was disposed of so quickly by the waiving of the usual formality that practically everything had heen confessed by 10: JO o'clock. The crowds remained about the pier long after this, however, to get a glimpse of the rescuing steamer and to hear the har rowing stories which had been Drought back by the rescue ship. Physicians and nurses went aboard the Carpathia be fore anyone waa allowed to go down the gangway, but soon after the first cabin passengers, women predominat ing, began descending tne Incline, borne walked unaided. NSome were assisted by friends, relatives and nurses and some were on stretchers. Mrs. John Jacob Astor. now a widow, waa met by her stepson, Vincent As tor. and her sister. Miss Force. They embraced with tears, hurried to an au tomobile and drove y the Astor town II VJ II The 100 and more steerage passen gers did not leave the ship until 11 o'clock. They were In a sad condition. The women were without wraps and the few men there wore little clothing. A poor Syrian woman, who said she was Mrs. Habush, bound for Youngs- town, O., carried in her arms a bIx- vear-old baby girl. The cniia wore only a light calico dress, waa bare footed and barelegged. This woman had lost her husband and three broth ers. Pasaetle Tale Reetted. 'I lost four of my men folks," she cried. One of the most sensational stories that came from the Carpathia was one that Captain Smith and the first offi cers and the chief engineer had shot themselves when they realized that the ship was doomed. These reports could not be confirmed: In fact they were de nied bv most of the passengers, al though one or two said they had heard there waa some shooting. The Titanic's four rescued Ulcers "IB reakfast is Ready!" You don't believe it but it must be true, for the house is filled with the pleasant aroma of something good to eat. You don't believe any one could prepare breakfast in so short a time. Of course it's a ikedded Wheat the kind that's so easily and quickly prepared and so appetizing and nourishing. Shredded Wheat is ready-cooked, ready-to-serve. For breakfast heat the biscuit in oven to restore its crispness, then pour hot milk over it, adding a little cream. Salt or sweeten to suit the taste. .Nothing so warming and satisfying and nothing so easy to prepare. A Shredded Wheat Breakfast Lets You Sleep Made only by THE SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY, NIAGARA were placed aboard the Red Star liner; Lapland for the night. They refused to talk, saying they were under in structions to give no Information ex cept to the Senate committee. WIDOWS HOLD UP BRAVELY Bereaved Wives on Carpathia Coin- fort Each Otlier. NKW YORK. April 19. "When we struck we were In our cabin," said Mrs. Edward Meyer, of New York. "My hus band went out on the decs: to see what was the trouble. He came down and said we had hit an Iceberg, but that it did not amount to much. I said I was nervous. We went on deck for a waiK. "I was afraid and made my husband promise If there was trouble he would trot make me leave him. We walked around, the deck awhile. An officer came up and cried: 'All women Into the lifeboats.' My husband and I dis cussed it and the officer said: xou must obey orders." We went down into the cabin, and we decided on account of our baby to part. He helped me to put on warm things. I got into a boat, dui mere were no sailors aboard. We called to the ship that there were no men in the boat. They sent a sailor down. An laignBn girl and I rowed for four hours and a half. Then wt were picked up at o'clock in the morning. We were well away from the steamer when it went down, but we heard the screams of the people left on the boat. There were about 70 widows on me Carpathia and all were wonderfully brave. The captain of the Carpathia and the passengers did all they could for us. Mrs. Harris said my husDana and Mr. Harris and Mr. Douglas low ered the last boat load of women. All three were perfectly calm. All the of ficers of the Titanic acted wonderfully. The steward belonging to a neighbor ing cabin was asked, 'Why don't you get a lifepreserverr He replied, 'I don't think there will be enough to go around." " Simon Senecal, a Montreal merchant. nassenger on the carpathia, saia mat after his vessel had rescued boat loads of women a life raft on which were about 24 persons was seen. One-half of these were dead," said Senecal. "One of the Carpathla's boats went to the raft and took off the living, leaving the dead. The water was thick with bodies. 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