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.
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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
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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. '
The crew of the Carpathia In their
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bodies floating in the water. I know
of seven Instances of persons who had
been rescued dying on board the Car
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Miss Carolina Bonnell and sister,
LiUle, of Youngstown, O., said th,ey
were retiring for the night when the
crash came. They hastily put on a
law outer garments and went to the
deck. Officers, they said, were shout
ing. "There Is no danger. Oo back to
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