The Van Buren press., 1912-04-27
TITANIC SURVIVORS ARRIVE
NNEW YORK ON CARPATH|A
Death List Increases With News From
Rescue Vessel---Ta of Suffer-
ing and Despair.
MANY PROMINENT americans PERISH
John Jacob Astor and Major Archibald Butt Die Like
Heroes According to Survvors-Mrs.
Isadore Straus Stays by
Husband

or the many accounts given by the
passengers most Of them agreed that
the shock when the Titanic struck the
iceberg, although ripping her great
sides like a giant can opener did not
greatly jar the entire vessel, for the
blow was a glancing one, along her
side. The accounts also agree that
when the passengers were taken off
on the lifeboats there were no serious
panics and that many desired "to re-
main on board the Titanic, believing
her to be unsinkable."
saw Them Leap Into sea,
The most distressing stories are
those giving the experience Of the pas
sengers in lfeboats. These tell not
only of their own suffering, but give
the narrowing details of how they
saw the great hulk Of the Titanic
break in two and then plunge 10 the
bottom. As this awful spectacle was
witnessed by the groups of survivors
in the boats they plainly saw many
Of those whom they had just left be-
hind leaping from the decks into the
water
]. Bruce Ismay, president Of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine Com
pany, owners Of the White Star line
was among the 70.odd men saved.
Mr.. Ismay gave out the following
prepared statement on the pier;
I'm the presence and under the
shadow of catastrophe so overwhelm-
ing my feelings are too deep for ex-
preston in words. | can only say
that the White Star line officers and
employees will do everything humanely
possible to alleviate the suffering and
the sorrow Of the relatives and friends
Of those who perished, The Titanic
was the last word IN shipbulldlng,
Every regulation prescribed by the
British Board of Trade had been stirct.
ly complied with. The master, Off.
GERS and crew were the most expert.
enced and skllful In the British serv.
ice, ! heartily welcome the most com.
plete and exhaustive inquiry and any
aid that | or my associates or our
builders or nayigators can render Is
at the service OF the public and Of the
governments OF both the United States
and Great Britain Under these cir.
cumstances must defer making any
further statement at this hour"
Mr. lsmay said informally, before
giving out his statement, that he left
the ship in the last boat, one OF the
collapsibles, on the starboard side,
81 do not know the speed at which
the Titanic was going" he said,
Crowds 10 See carpathla.
The arrival Of the Carpathia brought
vast multitude Of people to the Gun.
ard docks, They filled the pier sheds
and, oyerflowlng for blocks, crowded
the nearby streets In dense throng,
Through It all rain fell steadily ad'
ding n funeral aspect TO the scene
The landing Of the survivors was at.
tended with little excitement. the
crowd standing In awo.llke silence nv
groups from the ship passed along,
The docking actually began shortly
after o'clock and the debarking OF
passengers was 10 quickly disposed
Of by the waving OF the usual formal.
ties that practically everything had
been concluded by 1030 o'clock, The
crowds remained about the piers long
after this, to get n glimpse Of the res
cue steamer and hear the narrowing
stories brought back 10 the ship,
Physicians and nurses went aboard
the CNrpothIo before anyone was al
lowed to 30 down the gangway but
soon atterwOrd the first cabin pnsscn'
gors='women prodomlnatlng - began
descending the incline, Some walked
unaded, some were assisted by friends
relatives and nurses, and some we're
on siretchers