The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-20
CARPArIIIA BEARING $50 RES
CUED HEADED FOR NEW
YORK.
farisian and virginian Saved None
Faint Hope That Amy Other Trans
Atlantic Liners May Report survi-
sors--Carpathia PASSES Out OF
Wireless Zon,' for Time, and Gut
.fers arc Ordered Northward tn Get
In Touch-Titanic Insured for Five
Million.

nnal roll OF the rescued from the
Titanic disaster had practically been
made up was the impression that
grew almost into conviction last night
as The hours went on without the re-
vision of the lists adding measurably
to the total OF known survivors. Of
definite news OF the disaster the night
added little. Down the Atlantic coast,
fog enveloped In many places, az
the reports showed. crept the Cunar-
der carpathia bearing on her the s6S
lives that had been snatched from
the waters when the Titanic's life
boats. laden to their limit. one by
one. made their way from the giant
liner as IL became known that she was
soon to take her final plunge.
But although the rescue ship was
reported within wireless range OF the
sable Island station at a comparative
y early hour and the wireless ear was
waiting to catch the snap Of receiv-
er which might mean that the great
secret OF the liners death was about
to be given up. midnight came and
went and the night began to grow
old. and still the word had not been
SPOKEN.
Carefully compiling the available
lists. the record OF the named suryi-
vors OF the disaster stands significant
" thus:
MN. 10; women. 2s3; children. 16;
Total. 32s.
OF the remaining $40 known survl-
vors u Is estimated that more than
100 were seamen required to man
the boats. This would leave approxi-
matcly $40. and the ordinary proper
tions OF women and children. In the
steerage, where the passengers In the
Titanic's care numbered TAO. II seems
probable that the greater part of
these 40 were women and their little
ones.
Nothing could show moro plainly
the herolsrn Of the crew and the men
passenscrs who stood by the doomed
ship. facing practically inevitabl.
doatli, and sent the women and chill
dren away In the life boats. Some
would have. to be left that was 3
certainty. Hundreds. in fact. were
left, But to all appearances the men
who were left stayed behind deiiber-
ately. calmly stepping aside to let the
weaker ones. those to whom they
owed protection. pass on their way
10 safety.
sinking by the head. Have clear
I'D boats and filled them with wo-
men and children"
This was the final message these
brave men sent the world. for II was
directly afterwards that their wireless
signals sputtered and then stopped al
together. The picture inevitably pre-
sents itself In giew Of what Is known.
10 Of mon like John Jacob Astor, mas
ter OF scores OF millions: Benjamin
ougsenheim. OF the famous family of
bankers: Isador Straus. merchant
prince; VIM. r. Stead veteran jour
nalist: Major Archibald Butt, soldier;
Washington Roebling. noted engineer:
OF any or all Of these men stepping
aside and braveiy. gallantly remain
ing To die that the place he otherwise
might have fillcd could perhaps be
taken by some sabot shod. shawl en-
shroudcd llllterate and pennlless peas
ant woman OF Europe.
Thus the stream OF women with
toddling infants or babies in arms
perhaps most Of them soon 10 be
widowed. filed up from tho cabins and
over the side and away to life. The
men-by far the greater part Of them
Remained To die. millionaire and
peasant, and man OF middle class
alike bravely, u must have been.
sharing each others fate and going
down to a common grave.
OF the survivors. what their story
OF peril and suffering with the rcvela-
tion they will furnish Of just what
happened on board the stricken ocean
giant-pictures which will leave the
Imagination nothing 20 draw upon
still remains To be told. How quickly
they will he able To- tell II and clear
up all the mysteries of identity which
the limited carrying capacity of the
Carpathia's wireless has left the world
la doubt seemed tonight to depend