The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
T|TANCS DEATH ROLL IS NOW tI26- GRUE90ME TALES Of THE SURVIVORS.

Of shouting from one end Of the boat
to the other, and discussions as to
which way We should go, but finally 1t
was decided to elect a stoker. who
was steering. as captain, and for all to
| obey his orders.
He set to work at once to get into
touch with the other boats. calling to
them and getting as close as seemed
wise. so that when the search boats
came in the morning to look for us
there would be moro of a chance for
all to be rescued by keeping to.
gether.
ut was now about ! a. m. a beau
tiful starlight night. with no moon.
and not so very light, with the sea
calm as a pond.
Calm Night on Atlantic.
THE captain-stoker told US he had
been at sea twcnty-siX years n had
never yet seen such a calm night on
the Atlantic. AS we rowed away from
the Titanic. we looked back from
more striking spectacle 1t was not
! possible for n one to see.
Titanic Still Visible.
nous length, her great bulk outlined
in black against the starry sky. every
port hole and saloon blazing with
light. 1t was impossible to think
anything could be wrong with such a
leviathan. We're 1t not for hat tilt
downwards in the bows, where the
water Wal by now up to the lowest
row of port holes.
Presently. about 2 a. m, as near as
I can remember. we observed her set
thing very rapidly with bows COM
pletely under water. and concluded 1t
wa now only a question Of minutes
before she went And SO it proved.
Watched Giant Liner Sink.
She slowly tilted straight on end
with the stern vertically upwards. AS
she did. the lights in the cabins and
saloons. which had not fickered for a
moment since we left. died. came on
again for a single fash. and finally
went gu altogether. At the same time
the vessel with a rattle and a groan-
ing that could be heard for miles, the
worst sound surely that could be heard
In the middle Of the ocean a thou
sand miles from land. But this was
not vet quite tho end.
ITO our amazement. she remained
in that upright position for a time
which / estimated at five minutes;
others in the boat say less. but it was
NSA ootAl lililulC Ill We
watched at least $50 feet of the tt
tanic towering above the sea and
looming against the sky.
Last Dive of Liner.
Then with a quiet. slanting dive
she disappeared beneath the waters
and our yes had looked for the last
time on the gigantic vessel we set out
from Southampton on last Wednes-
day. And there was left to US the
gently heaving sea. a boat filled to
standing room with men and women
dressed and undressed. above a perfect
KY. brilliant stars with not a cloud
in the sky. all tempered with a BIT
ter cold. that made us all long to be
of the crew who toiled away
with the oars and kept themselves
warm. thereby deadening the bitter
cold. unlike anything we felt before.
Screams Ring in Ears.
"And then with all these there fell
on u ear the most appalling noise
that human being ever listened to,
ings struggling in icy cold water, cry
ing for help with a cry we knew could
not be answered. We longed to re.
turn and pick up some Of those
swimming. but this would mean the
swamping of ouI boat and further the
loss of u lives.
We tried to sing to keep the wom:
en- from hearing the cries and rowed
hard to get away from the scene of
the wreck. but I think the memory Of
those sounds will be one Of the things
rescued n they will find it difficult
TO eface from their memory. We
We're all trying hard not to think of
it.
Lookout for Lights.
We kept a lookout for lights and
several times it was shouted that
steamers lights were seen. but they
turned out to be other lights from
another boat or a star low down on
the horizon. About 3 a. M, We saw
faint lights showing IN the sky and
all rejoiced to see what we expected
was coming dawn. but after watch
Ing for half an hour and seeing no
change in the intensity Of the light.
lights. vas "'
Presently low down on the hor-
lion. we saw a light, which slowly re-
solved itself into a double light and
we watched eagerly to see II the two
lights would separate and II SO to
prove to be only two Of our boats, or
whether they would remain together.
to be a mast head light and a deck
fght below of a rescuing steamer.
Carpathia Is Sighted.
TO our joy they moved az n and
round we swung the boat and headed
for her.
THE steersman shouted: Now
boys, sing and for the first time the
boat broke in to a song with Row for
the shore. boys and for the first
time tears came to the eyes Of all Of
us. as we realized safet' was at hand.
THE song was sung. but it was q
very poor imitation of the rea thing.
for quivering voices make poor songs.
A e was given next and that was
better"
Our rescuer showed up rapidly
an as he swung round we saw her
cabins all alight and knew she must
be a large steamer. She was now
m%otionless and we had to row to her.
Just Their day broke. a beautiful quiet