The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-19


condition Of Mrs John Jacob Astor
She was remarkably we'll said DR.. Frau-
enthal. considering the terrible strain
ehc had been under. Young Vincent
Astor, who was everywhere seeking
for news of his father and stepmother.
heard this and looked immensely re-
hevcd. but when he asked II anybody
on the Carpathia had heard that Col.
Astor was saved and they had told him
no his face saddcned.
In a few minutes young Mrs. Astor with
her maid appeared. She came down the
gangrlank unassisted. She was wearing
a white sweater. Vincent Astor and
William Dobbyn. Col. Astors secretary,
greeted her and hurried her to waiting
other necessa ries of which IL was thought
ehe might he in need. The young woman
vas white faced and silent. Nobody
cared to intrutie upon her thoughts. Her
stepson said little to her. He did not
feel like quest tioning her at such a time.
he said.
Last Seen Of Col. Astor.
Walter NJ. Clark. a nephew Of tho Sena-
tor, said that he had seen Col Astor put
his wife in boat. after assuring her that
he would soon follow her in another. Mr..
Clark and others said that Col. and Mrs.
Astor were in their suite when the crash
came. and that they appeared quietly
on deck few minutes afterward.
Here and there among the passengers OF
the Carra;hia ard frcm the survivors
q the Titanic The story was cleaned of the
rescue. Nothing in life will ever ap-
|. proach the JOY felt by the hundreds who
!. were waiting in little oats on the spot
where the Titanic foundered when the
lights of the Carpathia were first made
out. That was at I O'Clock on Monday
morning.
Carpathia's Story Of Rescue.
The Carpath!r stcaming on her way
to the Mediterranean. was halted little
: after midnigto by the desperate calls OF
Phillips, the Titanics wireless man
; The Cunarder slowed. turned and
headed at full speed for the location
given by Phillips Capt. Rostron was
told that the Titanic struck an ice
berg at l0:4O r. NJ. Sunday. He heard
by fitful dots and dashes that the ship
, was in great peril.
At the Cirpathia's hest speed II was
not until A. NJ. that she made out the
6 fleet of small boats lying over the scene
. Of the wreck. The night had been clear
so clear indeed that passengers of the
! Carpathia had stayed up unusually late
to enjoy its beauty So there was no
difficulty in sighting without -lasses the
little boats that were waiting in such
suspense.
> Capt. Rostron stopped his ship while
: still good distance from the boats
.NHo lowered rope ladders as we'll as
: tht ordinary wooden gangways and
waited for the boats to come up 10
. him. The sailors Of the Titanic who
manned these boats rowed hard and II
was only few minutes when the first
OF them came alongside. The appear
ance of the survivors in them was
). pitiable. Women were clad only In
nightgowns and thin kimonos. and
many were wet through. \ few Of the
women wore hats. hastily and uncon-
sciously donned, no doubt, although,
they had no heavy clothing. Some had
on evening dress and slippers. There
were number OF children. In the
first boat that came up was n chile
fast asleep In Its mothers arms.
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With what calmccss tho cr,sis al,
lowed the officers of the ship, assisted
by brave men who had presently to die
Placed most OF the women and children
:. In the boats and with them scameI
- ana volunteers to labor at the oars
Then, with all the boats overheard AN,
nothing that could he used for RATS
t"o-th.rds of tn" ships company hat
To wait Y" SOC what brief time woul'
hOld for them. II was apparen, tina
Inc Titanic was staggering toward hc
end. The only hope was that her las
feehie Calls FOR help had been hcnrt
ny liner thar could sweep up In tim"