East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-19

slipping quietly away into the dark
ness and presently the boats near to
me were lowered and with much
creaking a the new rope Tipped
through the pulley blocks down the
80 feet which separated them from
the water. An officer in uniform
shouted down:
"When you are afloat row around
ITO the companion ladder and stand
by the other boats for orders
"'Aye. aye, sir, came up the reply,
but 1 don't think any boat was able
to obey order. When they were
afloat and had the oars at work the
condition of the rapidly settling boat
VS. much more a sight for alarm to
t,.o.e in the boats than those on board
TIE Titanic. In common prudence the
sailors say they could do nothing but
row from the sinking ship to save at
any rate some lives. They no doubt
expected that suction from the ship
would be more than usually danger
Gus to a crowded boat, mostly filled
with women.
No Disorder is shown.
All this time there was no trace
of any disorder, panic or rush to the
boats, and no scenes of women Sob
bing Historically, such as one gen.
orally pictures as happening at such
times: every one seemed to realize SO
slowly that there was imminent dan
ger When it was realized that we
might all be presently in the sea with
nothing but our life belts to support
US until we were picked up by pas
sing steamers it was extraordinary
| how calm everyone was and how COM
pletely self controlled.
zone by one the boats wer efilled
with women and children, lowered
! and rowed away into the night
Presently the word went around am
ong the men:
The men are to be put in boats on
! the starboard side / was on the port
side and most of the men walked
across the deck to see if this was so
| remained where I was and pres
emily heard the call any more ladies.
Ladies All Taken Off.
-"L.ooking over the side of the shiI
I saw the boat, No. l. swinging leve
with Il. deck, half full of ladies. Agair
came the call any more ladies?'
Il saw none come and then one Of
the crew looked up and said: AN!
ladies on your deck sir?'
NO / replied.
Then you had better jump
'I dropped and fell in the bottom
as the crew lowered away
"As the boat began to descend TIVE
ladies were pushed huridly through
the b. deck and heaved over it t
the boat and a baby of ten month
passed down after them. Down w
went. The crew calling to those low
ering each end, to keep her level 'af
!; stern,' both together until we wer
some ten feet from the water.
Below our boat was the eXhauste
of the condensors, huge stream o
} water pouring oil the time from tn
, shipse side, just above the water line
! 1t was plain we ought to be ava
= from this in order not to be swampe
- by It when we touched water. w
:. hda no officer aboard, no petty off
= Ger, or member of the crew to TAX
t charge. SO one of the stogers shout
: ed find the pin which releases tn
II bow from the ropes and pull it up
e mo one knew where 1t was
3. Down we went and PRESENT.
n floating with our ropes still holdir
It us, the exhaust washing us away fro
d the side of the vessel and the swe
e of the sea urging us back again
the side again. We were carried
rectly under boat IA which was cor
W ing down on us in a way that threa
,r ened to sumerge our boat.