The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-04-25

boat and a. she took her place Colo,
mel Aston requested permission Of the
second officer to go with her for herl
own protection.
"'No. sir. replied the officer, not a
man shall go on boat until the wom-
en- are all off, Colonel Aston then
inquired the number Of the boat, which
was being lowered away, and then
turned to the work of clearing the
other boats and in reassuring the
frightened and nervous women"
Says Fishing Boats Were Near.
Mrs. D. w. Marvin, who was on a
honeymoon trip with her husband,
was Frustrated when she reached the
pier, as her husband was lost. She
said:
He grabbed me in his arms and
knocked down men TO get me In the
boat. AS l was put in the boat be-
cried: It's all right, little girl! You
go, and III stay little while. I'M
put on life preserver and Jump OF
and follow you The boat started of,
and he threw a kiss at me.
There We're fishing boats about the
boat, and I think others must have
been saved. Dan and saw them be-
fore we went to our room. The men
whom saw were brave, for they
pushed aside others when the towards
made for the boats before the women" ~
"For Gods Sake, Col"
Jacques Futrelle, the author, was one
OF the first cabin passengers who part
ed with his wife and steadfastly re-!
fused to accept chance to enter a.
hfeboat when he knew that the III
tanic was sinking under him. The,
| story of how her husband went to his
death was told thus by Mrs. Futrelle:
when the Titanic hit the iceberg
there was the most appalling excite
ment." said Mrs. Futrc,:e. and who.
! after they have passed through such
an experience. could blame those poor:
people for the panic that overwhelmed
some Of them?
II do not doubt that my husband is
dead, but even that knowledge cannot
! make me suffer more. There could be
nothing worse than the mental anguish
were rescued.
{ Jacques is dead but he died like a
hero; that l know. Three or four times
after the crash rushed up to him and
clasped him in my arms and begged
him to get into one Of the lifeboats.
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screamed at me. as he tried to push me
away, and could see how he suffered.
It's your last chance-go! Then one
Of the ships officers forced me into a
nfeboat. and I gave up all hope that
he could be saved"
/ Calls Captain Smith q Hero.
"Captain Smith was the biggest hero
I ever saw. He stood on the bridge
and shouted through 4 megaphone. try
ing to make himself heard. The crew
obeyed his orders 40 we'll Is could be
expected" said Robert W. Daniel Of
Philadelphia.
Five minutes after the crash every
body seemed to have gone insane. Men
and women fought, bit and scratched
to be in line for the lifeboats. Look
at my black eye and cut chin. l got
these in the fight.
Then Captain Smith seemed to get
some order, and the passengers were
sent to the fore and aft Of the boat"
Men Gave Garments to Women.
Miss Gretchen Longley, daughter OF
former Judge Longley Of Hudson. n
Y, told this story of her experiences:
"When we got to the deck We found
n number of people gathering and
heard the order to lower the boats
given Before we left another iceberg
came along and scraped the sides
forcing ice through the portfolios
81 think that there were people OF
board the ship when she sunk who dice