Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-19
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Display Drills for Million
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Doubt Danger.

show the ability of the British seamen
the cause of the terrible loss of life
when the giant steamship struck an
iceberg.
Members of the crew declare that
Captain Smith took special delight In
sunmoning them at all hours of the day
and night so TINT the wealthy men
aboard might see the superiority of
the English seamen over american
crews. The men Ind rebeled on sew
eral occasions because Of the loss of
sleep, and ON the night of the disaster
Ii was at frst believed that the within
of the captain was again to be pleased.
A member of the crew or the Titanic
who refused to be AXE to a munich
pal lodging-house along with his COM
panions gave The Star reporter a de-
scription and %ccurat account of what
took place when the ship, going twelve
knots an hour, was buckled from the
impact against the iceberg.
Il was sound asleep when the bell
called US to the deck" he said. Think
ing that the captain was again calling
US so thai the m~illionaires, who were
still up in the cardroom, might see
that he was watching at all hours,
many of us paid but little attention,
when necessitated a second Dell, L at
first did not want to go aloft, but when
ne rest of the crew We're stirring ],
too, went with them.
..yVhcn we reached the deck some of
the officers were joking with the pass
eagers and there seemed to be no dam
ger. Some of the wealthy passengers
we're in the c%ardrOOn drinking and
knew not that the crew had been sum
nioned from their sleep.
erhe captain ordered us to man tho
boats. h order was then given that
the boats be lowered. Then an alarm
was sounded for all the passengers
ABOARD to assemble on deck as there
was a chance of danger. Many of the
men, women and children rushed TO
4eok thiniy clad.
aThey were informed thai the boat
had struck an Iceberg and that every
precaution must be taken Immediately.
The crew scoffed at the idea and some
of the men even swore. There were
muttered threats amongst many of the
men tina this trip would be the last
for them under such conditions.
Several Of the men went to the bow
and sounded the ship and discovered
that there was something wrong. What
ii was had as yet not been learned. The
captain then declared that the women
must get into the boats or perish If
the ship sank. Some of the women be-
came alarmed, and when urged took
their places in the lifeboats. Some of
the men thought it was very clever to
see q sea captain have such absolute
control over his crew and passengers.
1.-THE bright starry night and the
calm sea allayed the fear that there
was danger. While many In their
berths had felt a slight tremor they
did not know that" many men were
dead who slept in the f~orecastle of
the ship. The shock, while it was tre-
mendous, did not give those asleep in
the lower portion of the forecastle a
chance for their lives.
.sThe rumbIihg which had been heard
for some time, and which was due to
the proximity of the iceberg, was now
louder than ever. Some women finally
became alarmed and willingly allowed
themselves to be placed I'm the boats
which were now lowered.
Captain Smith seemed anxious for
all on board to prepare themselves for
safety.
when h final peal of the bell an
nouncing that all must appear on
deck was heard by some that la re-
ain in the card-room, then only
did fear overcome some of the more
nervous women.
ssT4 -. 49, kxVA-%rv q we Va1nH1tna IN
y. The men were swearing and ours
ing and almost ready for mutiny. The
peculiar look in the eye of the cap
tain caused the mate to make a sound
ing of the ship, and then we discovered
that we were really in danger. We
hastily procured blankets and brandy
and placed these in the boats and
started to urge the women to make
haste.
Eighteen boats we're lowered. The
first boat contained twelve men and
women; the second seventeen women
and three firemen; the third ffty-sev-
en- women and one fireman. Then all
was in an uproar. Men and women
made frantic efforts to get to the life
boats, and many men were pushed
overheard who tried to force their
way down into the boats.
9TH Iifeboats are capable of holding
fifty persons and the RATS twenty-four
persons. The boats in many instances
were not hIIed and some were SO frail
that they capsized.
''It is easy to see hat the alarm
had now seized all. Shots were fired
in the air to frighten some of the
male steerage passengers who were
edging their way to apparent safety.
They pushed aside women In order to
save themselves.
81 saw Crptain Smith in lifeboat No.
II. with the surgeon and other mem
hers of the crew. We were drifting
away from them. and In the
i thought i saw the captain swim back
10 the ship, which was fast sinking.
Bodies we're all around me. Men
who had procured life-preservers were
drifting about and many women were
shrieking and crying Historically.
THE sight of dead bodies floating
about and men and women making
efforts to reach the side of the llfeboats
Several men who could swim, but who
did not have life-preservers, tried to get
hold Of the side of the boats and RATS
and in several instances came within
an ace of upsetting them.
'By this time the boat was half sunk
and there were repeated explosions.
Some Of the man who were ON the III