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u m OF LIST OF 2147 mm 'Ill-Fated Uncr Titanic, ller Late Captain ami Saves Outside the White Star Line Offices to New! oriit j, , v ROOSEVELT USES IE Widows and Orphans cf Every Sailor on Ship Will Be Com pensated Under the English Rule. Facts About Greatest Mart - time Disaster In 'Modern History Are Disclosed; Shipi Going at, HiQhest Speed. run onnco; eukdav joint n a l. routLANO. Sunday moknikg. Amu ti. 1911 D1SAS7ERT0URGE WORKMAN'S LAW SHPTOOKD PTHS i ru u - a v .i i ill' - - J" ,-. i mW; .:.. ' VI,- - w- ' Call: trmm UmH W V I New Yiu, 4tU tl-Uu . nr l TllAi-k) M bar twa, I KllK rp. rMm M1 (xIIa raplle'e tei It follaalttg ( fee lb lc cecf Slnf b fllet Artltm ( aiii , tr Tttaai. frntr tHr tkne hr iv4 berll4 a "to leal w4 eMptotikdlftg." eaiUd from 14 rfjl far Vr. r arty log ltM4iil t4 a erw of 111. Aaug bar NMitri erot r..h. Jareb Astor. Major ArrMbale' nu, Uldnf Mr sua. 15 n jam la Our svkJrrL Jadq.ua rulrell. th author; K U Millet, ariiet; lUery II Itarria, la.arl nioff! J. 11, Thsrtr, l. al. Mar. pfMkl.ru of lb Oread Trunk iiHn W, T. fied. editor, end other Hetabl. Caplalaj Umllh tacl.Bl roily In command bnl he mmm outranked bv J. lJror lesnay, managing director of tii lalartiatlonal alarvjilil Marin t"npmtr. Men the White iter Ilea,, :1b Tltanlo we equipped with eery Utery, ; M nturh attention , bad bae given to Nitlaf liar floating palaoa. that her nlnful lark of a4qua(e lifeboat ear-vt- want unheeded. Iimir waa hant an reufetlahtr.g a raoord and th Titanic rn furraj to maintain constantly ra-l nr htr mailmwm of SI knota ! en hour. Wara4 af la Field. -pUlra af lha steamer Parisian' end rllf.mln wlralaeaed tha Tllaulo early HifiUy that a vaat Ira field wn In liar path- lptln Bsalth thankad hi friendly aklppara for thalr warning, and "under iba il tract Ion of I may, aant lb big vrseel ahtad al full apaed. la tha evening, limtjr and CaptaJn Kinlth wara Ih dlnnar guests of irruup of millionaires. First Offlcar MuMrxk n on tha bridge. A ahock waa fall al 19 10 o'clock. Tha TlUnle libd airurk lha submerged portion of aa Iceberg to fat high and ion feet wlda. Tha bia vaaurl had abaorbad tba aliork o eomplMely that many of tb looping iwvaana-er war not awakrnad. i captain Smith daabad ta tha brldt and a glanr told him that a atrtoua aiu tiatlon waa at hand. Tha crow . woa dlractad to man tha lifeboat and taka off the children and women. Thar waa no panic aboard. Men Joked about tha reat veaaal'a plight. On picked up a few plecea of Ice that had fallen on ilrck and humoroualjr offered 'thera to n woman companion , a aouTOntr. Woman war aummonad , from, their lati-rooma aqd told tQ board tha lire- boat. When th flret lifeboat waa being filled, tha mala paaaoncora. firm in the belief that th Titanic waa unalnk able, laughed about th "aklff ride," th women were about to take. , "We'll ateam over and pick you up la n hour or o" am.o.on Jokingly remarked aa the-lIUl craft waa Jow- er-d. . It waa not until half a doaen boat lbftria had been went adrift that' the gravity of the aituatlon brgan to dawn upon the majority of the paaaangera, many of whom had refuaed until trill time to put on th life belts. Tho Ti tanic waa alnklng by the head. Firm officer ilurdoi-k, who waa In charge when the crash camn, placed hia revolver to hie temple and pulled tha trigger. Several . foreigner attempted to runli the lifeboat but were held bark at pistol points. A few were shot before their rompaniona were cowed. Lifeboat Inpply Insufficient. . The lifeboat supply waa Insufficient to take off half of thoae on board. One by one the lights began to go out as the water crept higher Into the rea- ael. Tho crew, lacking in dlscllplne, mt away boat after boat, leaving; many or trie seats unoccupied. Husbands Kissed their wives a tender farewell. and awaited their doom. Mr. Ialdor Htraua refused to leave her agod hue band and they died together. Major Jlutts last words to a survivor were "Give my regards to the folks at homo. Benjamin Guggenheim exclaimed: "No woman shall bo left becauao was a coward,' and awaited tho end. Volumes could be written of the victims heroism. J. Bruce Ismay waa not victim- Ha leaped Into tho fourth boat, while there were many women Mill to bo reacued. Meanwhile tho Ti tanic had sunk almost to tho water's edge. Through all the harrowing scene eight Vtf allay a panic. When the Titanic fi lially plunged under the surface, these brave musicians were sending out the strains of "Nearer, My God to- Thee.' playing their own funeral dirge as they stood knee deep In water with ' their yea fixed on the giant Iceberg which towered above them like a great white monument. i Thirteen boat loads bf passengers and crew were picked up by 'the CarpathJa after a thrilling journey through tho icy sea. Four hundred and ninety-five pansengers and 2 JO of the crew were landed at now xor. Thursday might The "unslnkablo" Titanic had taken 1442 to a watery grave on her maiden voyage. Mill . lA' u U - :.! iv: " 1 I 1X - j f I . : till. . ; - f . , - :' ... ... ,'11 ; . . ' . II . ! I . j .:ZZZ " iu---. WW , . " II! - . 7 ' T J. A -. WW ...... " " VT . . ' . - 1 II f I MT',' I I I . i i s .... I i 1 I . . , . .., . . i ii iL v ...o ... j Mini KL.f i V- 4 : 1 IV i V - .TV 1 1 I ' 11,1,1 ' Ml t -Mr. and Mr DoWltte Sollgman and Mrs. Benjamin OuR-nbclm at tho Whlto Star line officeo. New York. 2Crowli lo front of Whlto Star Une offlci In New York. wattln newi of Titanic disaster. S Gigantic Iceberg olmllar to one that aank White Star liner. 4 The Ti tanic la drydock at Belfast before launching. 6 B. 8. Smith, late captain of the Titanic. . ' ISMAY, LOOKING DOWIMD, SAYS HE YILL TESTIFY From" His Sublime Pedestal He Announces He'll Go to Washington Can't Under stand Inquiry. Itna DIED HERO'S DEATH New York April SO. "I shall vrest easier now I know my husband died Hke- the noble man he was," ald Mrs. Benjamin OuKgenheim, after she had heard this afternoon the last me sage that her husband sent before he went, to death with tho Titanic. The message was brought by a stew ard -amedEtcheg -ferifa- "When I told Mr. . Guggenheim and his secretary "that the chip was alnklng ha did not seem alarmed," Etches said. "He told hla secretary to dress fully. Both did. I next saw him on deck. He was as quiet as if he had been reading. I know, as 1 often saw him on this and other trlpa. Some one suggested that he might get Into a boat. 'Not until all tha women- are' cared for,! he said, 'l wjsh I could help then ;'to safety.-.. ' r'--.. - -."'It may 'bo that you will escape, ' ate ward.' he continued, "and If you Bo, tell my wlfo-thaMnyJaati-thQUgot-araa f her" and ouf girls. I ahall see if I can help here. . . r" . , . . ; 'The last I ' sow of him, continued tche he wn aaklna; Colonel Astor and Major Butt If anything else could bo done tot the women." ! I "... (Dnlttd Praas Laaaad Wlr.l . New York, April 20. Joseph Bruce Ismay Is going, to Washington tomor row. Bo will make no Attempt to evade tho senate Investigating committee's subpena. He amid as much this afternoon, lean ing against a mantel shelf In tha Wal dorf-Astoria and smiling hla peculiar, inauigeni utile smile. "Really," aaid he, "wo ahould have tone without a subpena, ao long as this matter Is pending." Iamay talks wltb his head tilted back, viewing Ms listener aa from a great height Hla attitude la that of a man who has been used to looking down upon his listeners. . He ha passed -bis life among subordinates, has Ismay, from the days when tie first went abroad with an English nurse until now, when ho commands tho fleets and finances of the International Mercantile Marine and a salary of 16,000 pounds a year and he displays the results of hla training. - Hot Muca of Talker. , He -doe not seek social contact with those whom ho might perhaps regard aa his equals, as Is indicated by the fact that despite his 20,090,000 pounds re putod wealth 1100,000,000 American money he is a member of but one club the Reform. .".''-;.;. Ismay Is not much of a talker, but he has grown more loquacious since he left his comfortable cabin aboard the Carpathla, politely edged through the crowd of survivors who had, slept -on floors or crowded bunks' and smilingly declined to tell the world hi version of what happened on the Titanic. HO has recovered hla composure, tie said bo. He had in mind tho replace ment of hie wardrobe, which he neglect ed to save.. -; ;w :. " ' V " "I have been anxlousto procure oth r clothing,? he said, "and am about to do so." He Indicated the corded black coat and white piped vest which he has worn alrina ha landed. "Were you able to save only tmsi suit," he waa asked.' He reolled with a stare, xne utuo smile vanished and the black-eyes, un winking remained fixed on thaj,quest ioner for a quarter . of a-wminale,.: his small head drawing further and further hank until the social distance4 between him and the Interrogator apparently naa been fixed. .1 Evidently ne believed the question an allusion to the manner of his escape. ! .i-r , Cant vnaorswia v A; little.' time elaRsed - before he re sumed conversation. ............ ...v "I cannot understand tnis senate in quiry. he said. "I wish to return to London," and have- received urgent cable messages aaklng me to do so. Doubtless I shall appear before the board of trade there. In an Inquiry similar to this. But as I said, ao long ai this"ntter ponds, I ahalUemain." , . v 'Iamay spoke aa a man who makes the most -of n UDpleaaant ' eltuatloru- He left the mantle shelf and leaned against picture frame. It Is one of his habits to lean his weight against the nearest convenient bbject nd since talk arrival In New York he ha leased rather heav ily upon Vice President Franklin of -the White -Star Una..,, t . .... - ,t-iXi : , Franklin,, acquainted with American Ways,, bas not favored Ismay's project of leaving at the earliest "possible mo-mi-nt for England, regardless of Amer-j lean opinion and taking the remnant ef the Titanic s crew along-, - - j Sunday Evening Dinner Aboard Titanic Was Gay Event, Says Assistant Steward Extraordinary Meal Served in First Salon on fatal Night in Honor of Vessel's Fast Journey - Joast to. '.. COSTLY MONUMENT TO MAJOR BUTT PLANNED Liner Drunk With Enthusiasm. (fir tbe international Xrnt Kfrrie.) New York, April 20. Propped In pil lows In a bed In St. Vincent's hospital this afternoon. Thomas White! y, an as sistant steward In the" first salon of the Titanic, told an interesting story of the scene In the dlntng room of the ship en the night of the disaster. He said: "It wns the gayest night of the trip among the diners. We had made great time and the probability was the trip would be a record-breaker. Orders had been Issued Sunday to make the din ner the finest ever served on a ship re gardless of expense and the ordere were carried out I believe It waa soon after half 'past six when the passengers strolled in. Mr. Ismay sat at a table few feet away from the table of Mr. and Mrs. Astor. He was In a corner. The Astor table was to the right and the captain's table was In the center. At Mr. Astor's table Dr. O'Loughlln, the ship's surgeon was seated with bia as sistant. There were some other, people there but I do not know who they were; Soon after dinner was served the fun commenced. Wine waa served at the Astor table and the conversation . was very animated. The captain talked and Joked with Mr. Astor and occasionally Mr. ismay spoke. The one toplo of con versation was the new boat and the peed she Was making. I did not eee the captain drink anything and I do not think he ever indulged. '.As dinner progressed the gayety Increased and I believe some bets were made aa to the speed of the boat At one time Dr. O'Loughlln stood up and raising a glass of champagne cried: "'Let'a drink to the mighty Titanic.' !Wlth cries of approval everybody stood and drank the toast. I believe It was generally believed by all those at the tables that the Titanic would reach New York late Tuesday or early Wed nesday morning: and tbe captain and other officers were planning a big ban quet after tbe landing In anticipation of the trip being a record breaker. "The dinner broke up shortly before 9 o'clock and the men retired to the smoking-rooms, while some of the wo men went to their staterooms and oth ers strolled along the promenade. ' We cleared the dinner room about 10 o'clock and soon after I went to bed. to be awakened by the shock when we struck the Iceberg. . "When I last saw the captain he-was In the water trying to place a baby. In ope of the life boats crowded with peo. pie. Some women tried to drag him on the boat but he pulled away from them and said, 'save yourselves.' "I. saw him go under and ho never came up." (Br tfeeJotarnatVmal Newt saraaat.)-. "Washington, .April Zd. A national memorial monument to ost at ' least half a million dollar and for which congress will be asked to appropriate 1100.000. will be erected to the memory of Major Archie Butt aide to Presi dent Taft .and hero of the Tltanlo dis aster, according to plans started here today. John Hays Hammond, who was Inti mately acquainted with Major Butt, la one of the originators of the movement, which has the heartfelt cooperation of the president. ' It is understood that In addition to the appropriation by con gross the en tire, people will bo afforded an oppor tunity to contribute to the memory of the major and the belief la expressed today that f 100,000 additional can eas ily bo raised. . SENATE CALLS FOR PACTS MAKING TRAVEL SAFER (Br tfca' latersattraa! fcw artl.) Waahlnslon, April . Tbe reeolu- Introduce) br 8nater Martina. railing upon th-ahlept to enter Into Immediate negotiations wlin!?ngtea4. narmanp and France and other mari time nations for new treaties regulat ing th safety of vaaaaia at aa, waa adopted this' afternoon. As corrected the resolution provides: That the president of the United HUH a. and bo Is hereby advised tbat the senate would favor treaties with England. France, Germany and Other maritime governments to regulate the course and the spead of all veaaals en gaged In carrying of passengers at sea; to determine the number of lifeboats, searchlights and wireless apparatus to be carried by surh veaaals and to aa sure the use of other equipment aa shall be adequate to secure the safely of such vessels, passengers and crows,' AUD READS OF - : DISASTER, THEN DIES (Called Pteaa laa4 Wire.) Oxnard, Cel.. April 20 "Oh. father, I'm going to Join those people." These were the last words of Mrs. Harry Schotta. Mra. Schotta has been weak and 111 for some time. Today she seemed - to be better, and her father propped her up in bed and allowed her to read the paper. , She read an account of the Tltanlo wreck for tho flrat time, uttered the exclamation quoted, and gave a gasp and fell back dead. Journal Want Ada bring results. (1 all4 raM faaaaS Wire iJltia fluta. Art. Aa-Ml ;e4'!ael taev!t. festers a ntrr ei'awa ! aigtl. u4 tbe Titaote !atr as aa esaitafle le urge th faaaase af a aval aortituM cmaneiuai art. l alaa urgad iba ef-a -rUt g or ria la IMa cuunlrr agamai eurft flaewSe Oe vlikk Wall IMa atriKa. "We la ail Mae ei-ae4 by - Ihla disrate lo Iba 1 liable." a aJil -tar tHtfueands ef our t"ope had ear aual frtaiwia aa iba eMp 1HM of lha man oa farwrrty lay aids. UiW Dull, of Buy MriHafa a''e of Uaotgia. lie dlad as be lived. Ilka an officer aad a sjt-nasj. Tblablng nol of blmaalf biiruf setrlKg the llv ef woman a4 ctlldrBw - with la rail lha ettentlo ef ear paupta la lbs fact that under the Hah workmen's roeopautaatlon act lha widow and orphans of ovary aallor an that atitp will be com pawee, lad f lha loae Of lh bread w innate wbaraeeta the etala of New York for whk-h that etiltf was bound, tho court of appeta ha clarad tbat lha panpte of Ih at were powarleaa lo enact aoch a law. That 4a rlalon Is a blot urn Amartcasj Juetlra and American rWIHsatlo. aad I ahall nevar raal until It la overridden ae4 rerL" Taking up lb flood situation. Colonel Ronavall OaM: ' "Kara In Arks naa and all along tba lower Mlestealppl larrlbU luxe a bare bean Inflicted by flood. 'Tb government of Ih I'nlUd Uie by Iteelf. or In eonjunrtloe with Ihe at at a governments, muat work until tha river la an controlled that ail poafbll- ' Itjr of such floods become a thing of, the peat. Tbat I part of tha great ays tern of cons nation for wblch I stand, lb system which means that foreat nd mine and soil are to b utilised for thi peopl aa a whole, and not only for thi generation, but for th neit. Tbat dry land ahall b Irrigated, swamp lanua drained and Hvera kept open for navi gation and safeguarding against floods.". 50 BELLB OYSAMO N G-rr- TITANIC'S VICTIMS New York. April 10. Fifty happy- lucky youngaters. bellboys on the Tl .nio wont to their death smiling ami joking, taking great delight In breaking ine ruies lunn mwtwi " - Jama Humphreys, a quariermaier, hii oittnmandad one of tbe lifeboats. today told how the 60 lads died. They were railed to tneir quaner wnan fate of the ohlp. became apparent and for an txmr atuek to. their posts, where the struggle to get women Into the llf- Hokta want on. Just Deroro ine amp sank they were told to endeavor to aave . themselves. Not one of them attempt ed to approach the lifeboats. , "I aaw them standlnr around various parte of tho ehlp, amoklng cigarettes and Joking with the passengers," aald Humphreys. "Not one of the boya was saved. , BRITISH CONSUL TO ; CONDUCT SERVICES Jamea Laldlaw," British oonsul." will conduct a memorial service lor inosn who lost - their Uvea In the wreck of h. Titanic The aervice will be held at tfhe Beamen'sl Institute, Third and Flaftdera streets. Yt 7:45 this evening. MAYOR GAYNOR WRITES NOTE PRAISING ASTOR HERO COMMISSION tCnlred Press Laasad Vtn. . New York, April 20. Eulogy of the terling Qualities of Colonel -John Jacob Astor who met death In the Tltanlo dis aster was given today by Mayor Wil liam J. Gay nor In a letter thanking Vincent Astor. the millionaire's son, for $10,000 contribution to the Titanic relief fund. The letter said: The more- often I met your father, the more his superior and democratic qualities grew on me. He waa a. man among men." The heroic way In which he met death, disregarding self entirely, la exactly .what everyone well ac- auainted with him expected.--! - Mrs. John Jacob Astor today is sua confined to her bed; Two physicians are' In constaDt attendance.' Aunougn her condition Is not regarded as serl bus, she has been advised not totalk of the disaster and has not even given her parenta the details of her escape. . It is believed that Mrs. Astor will contribute largely to the relief fund. FLAGS ON ALL PUBLIC -BUILDINGS FLOAT 1AT v ; H ACF ? MAST FOR DAY " '' SJaaaaaassawaw v i' Flags on the city hall, the custom bouse, the -federal postal .building, the county court house and all other pub lic bulldlnga floated, at half mast ail day - yesterday .la. memory Of those who went down to death on tho great liner Titanic Mayor Rushlight's proclama tion Friday afternoon, asking that the cltisens of th city unite in showing this mark, pf respect to. the dead was generally observed. The ensign .of the Brltlarl consulate was also buna- at half mast, as were all tho flags on vessels now -."in the harboc' -All, nation Cooperated In the movement Inaugurated by the mayor to honor the memory ' of the victims if th terrible marine disaster. . ; TO DELAY CONSIDERATION (Uatred Preaa taaard W!r.) Pittsburg. April 20. Always conserv ative and Insisting; on-full proof before any action is taken, tho Carnegie Hero commission will wait until the present "chaotic conditions" are done away Iwlth and probably not then before considering the heroism displayed by certain of the' men passengers, officers and crew, of ' too ill-fated Titanic. ' Frank M. ;WlImot, secretary of the commission, said tonight: "Conditions still are too chaotic and the commission seldom investigates al leged acta of heroism on the ocean be cause of the difficulty in setting relia ble information. In the General Slo cum disaster we had 20 acts of report ed heroism Investigated and were un able to get sufficient proof In a single Instance. Personally,. I believe the scene o"f the disaster was too far away t& enable a wholesale" bestowal of Car negie medals, but that ts up to the dl rectore." ' v.i.-: The commission investigates act of heroism, either by personal request, or bv followlne- stories In the, It-was rganlied-1iacognlxe Tictr-of heronvi-rieTlnited-States.'KTanada and Newfoundland, and tbe water there- l or. Tne clause "water tnereor, ' Is taken to mean within the seven mile, limit and probably; would preclude action, .in the- Titanic cataairopne, wnicn happened in mid-ocean. . ; .J,-, , .-r'';:. I.; CARES FOR SURVIVORS V . : . . . .. . . .. By the totaroatlooal Netra : ifce.l ,. Kew York. April SO.- Cardinal Far ley wa"0 year old Joday. He cele brated his birthday by spending nearly the entire day to hia hospitals minister ing to -theVfcttm of the Titanic dls aster, .i.',;:-'. ,i ! : '..-' .iV. Journal "Want Ada bring resulta. A STAFF OF EXPERT DENTISTS MEN WHO GIVE YOU THE BEST IN EVERY LINE OF DENTAL WORK ' A -i: . J , i. - i it u ' . aAal a, C7XTX?, 133.. YA3 Born In Oregon in 188, graduated from the North Pacific Dental Col lege In 1908. 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