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New-York tribune., 1912-04-20

II was guided to a place in the second
boat. and a moment later they began 10
lower II. There were Twenty-Five women IN
that boat. and one mana steward. who
was i'm command The boats capacity was
marked as 90 but il needed no designa-
ton TO make clear the fact that valuable
space was being wasted In that Doa' whhe
men were standing there on the deck
above whose lives might have been saved
II was nothing but death lottery, In
which lives were sacrificed without reason.
The inefticiency and lack OF drill in tho
crew was even more apparent when the
boat began to descend. ] have been told
that II was over fifty feet from the boat
deck to the surface of the water. The men
who We're lowering that boat handled II In
such a fashion that II the sea had been
rough and the Titanic rolling at all We
would all have been dumped into the sea
right beside the liner First one end and
then the other would be tilted Up until the
little boat would be swinging almost yer.
teal.
when we did get safely TO the surface
Of the water we found that the women
would have TO row If We were TO get away
from the great hulk Of the Titanic. one
man dropped down by the aid Of the ropes
10y which the boat had just been lowered
and we pulled him into our boat. lie took
su oar. and a few minutes later We picked
up another man who had jumped from the
deck He also took an oar. We found OUT
later that the boat had not been stocked
with food or water, and we found out im-
nedatcly that IT was not provided with
ony light any compass.
But far above all that the terrible fact
stood out that there were empty spaces In
that second boat. which would have saved
the lives OF possibly eighteen OF those brave
men who stood back on deck when the
boat was lowered"
Amelie Icard, Mrs. Stones maid, told OF
how she had begged the steward who mani
aged the launching Of the second boat to
allow some Of the men standing on the deck
10 get into the boat, but without success.
Roth women agreed there had been no
other women ready on the boat deck ae
the time their boat was lowered away, but
they were also Of the opinion that insum-
cient warning to passengers was the reason
that more women had not been on hand
waiting t. embark. Ia.
w. Stone js a ,middle-aged woman, with
hair OF n grayish, tinge. Thousn conrI,rn ,1,nrn
"a ber he'd Yesterday she said II was more
because she felt the need Of rest ano rs.
isxstion than because OF any speclno
nervous shock. and she talked without un. s.
due excitement about the experience sno
bad been through AS confirmed trav'
elIer she knew enough TO take the preca,u. ,..
tion of going up to the boat deck when % sno
felt that there was any possibility OF snip.
n5rect and to that fact she believes she
owes her life. - ,y.n,r
she is friend Of Mrs. Judson Harmons
! wife OF the Governor OF Ohio, ana MIs.
Harmon. with Mrs Harrison. OF Cincin.
natl came TO the Wolcott to meet her on
| the arrival OF the Carpathia.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
MAJOR ARTHUR G. PEUCHEN

J. Bruce Ismay. managing director OF the
White Star Line, was bitterly criticised
Yesterday by Major Arthur G.. Peuchen. OF
Toronto who survived the catastrophe
which befell the Titanic. Major Peuchen
refused TO get into lifeboat before he re-
celved a written order from Captain Smith
telling him to take charge Of the boat.
The proximity of !cebergs was we'll known
20 Mr. Ismay on Sunday the day OF the
accident. Major Peuchen said. but he re-
fused TO sacrifice speed for safety. Major
P,uchen said that he had received this In
formation from Mrs Ryerson, whose nus
hand and son perished with the Titanic.
Mrs. Ryerson was confined to her room
Yesterday suffering from nervous disturb
ances. which threatened to assume seri-
Gus character. The breakdown did not
come until she reached New York ana
found that there was no hope for either
husband or son.
I, was on the Carpathia that Mrs. Ryer-
son told him OF her talk with Mr.. lsmay'
Major Peuchen said. He quoted her az
having asked Mr. Ismay whether the IL
tanIc would reduce her speed on approach
ing the icebergs that had been reported
ehead.
"On the contrary" Mr. lsmay was salu
% hava answered. I'VE viii speed up"
On Sunday evening there was specia'
dinner party given by Mr.. Ismay. captain
Smith attended in evening dress MAJOR
pouchen said. and remained at the party
from 7:sO TO 1920. leaving the Titanic III
command OF the FIRST officer.
Had the accident happened half hour
,orIIer we would have had the Inspiring
siob, ~ a captain dressed in evening
clothes giving his orders from the o''use u
the Titanic"
When tho Carpathia took the survivors
ON board Mr.. Ismsy's first act was 10 d's-
close his importance in the steamship
world and TO demand arrogantly that lie DC
IL inr PeLClen Sal0.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
Mr.. AND MRS. J. P. SNYDER

Mr. and Mrs John PillsbTy Snyder. who
we're nut into the first lifeboat lowered
from the Titanic. left New York yesterday
for their home in Minneapolis. They ap-
neared In perfect health. and they told
ahou, their experiences. one supplement
ing the other whenever the question o,
some minor fact became involved.
The eyening OF the accident was cold
o,o Mr. Snyder said The temperature
had been falling for hours. and, finally.
when they retired to their staterooin' IL
,ocame so cold that they needed thelr
sweaters and steamer rugs to Keep warm
Evervbody had talked about the nearnes5
~ ,cebergs. and ascribed the chill to them.
Mr. SNYDER said, but the boat was gong
q, a high speed. 1t was remarked In the
course of the evening. he said. that tho
,r,,oric had made her best days rum ana
40, she was going at the highest speed
that far achieved by her
eve had both gone to bed SAID N.Y.
c,,,aer when we felt the shock OF the
shin.s impact. We did not dress at hrst'
ord went out into the companionway
,hrsa times trying to find out what had
bannened. Finally l heard somebody call
,na on, the people in the cabin opposNa
TO ours, and began to dress
I'VE dressed completely, putting on
..,.rs and winter coats. and went on
a.oL We were told to get the lifeoelts'
90 NO nil, them on on the lower deck.
Returning to Deck We iouho hu''per
of persons standing between US ana inc
Iifeboats. At that moment there caiic
some command sounding like an order u
take the lifebosts, but the people In front
of us stepped back and refused 10 30 ih'o
the boat -.
"somebody took Mrs. Snyder by the arm
and put her into the boat after MI anu
Mrs. Bishop had been placed there ana
then I was led TO the boat. and nnsSinS
the scat, fell into her bottom. II Was the
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
MISS BERTHA E. MULVEHllL
tBy Telegraph to The 7

fBy Telegraph TO The i''ou""
Providence. April l9.-Mlss ber'h"
Mulvehill. a third class passenger ""O
escaped In the last boat. arriving nome
here to-day. let In a sidelight on the eA-
perience Of the steerage folk.
AS / went on deck" she said way
down In the steerage I could hear the wom-
en- and men shriekng and screaming. the
women called for their children. The men
cursed as they fought for the right OF way
to come up. on deck some OF the Tor
eigners were fghting to get into the life-
boats. Captain Smith. gun In hand, stooo
at the head Of the passage. Women anu
children first. boys he said You nave
got to do your duty. and I'll shoot the hrst
who iumps into boat.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
DISASTER DULLS THE MARKET

All through the financial district yester-
day flags were at half-mast. The various
exchanges. the banks insurance compa-
MES. banking houses and the large office
ouildlngs all displayed their emblems,
some of them the British flag. as on pre-
,,ous occasions OF national or international
mourning The tragic incidents of the
,ri,anic disaster were practically the sole
tonic OF conversation and the realization OF
,be horrors of the wreck was so vivid III
,ho minds OF all as TO exercise restrain
,aa irduence on business activity partieu-
-. - the stock market. where the
,aansac,ions ," were the smallest for any day
this week.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20

mo one on the Carpathia knew anything
about father. I wanted to stay with him
until the end. but could not"
Brave, as Mamma Told Him.
The other boy rescued from the Titanic
was William T. Carter, ten years old. whose
father mother and sister were also saved
Their home is in Bryn Mawr, and there
the little fellow told this story OF the wreck
Mamma woke me up just after 1t hap
pcncd. She came to me just as opened
nv ewes and told me there had been an
accident She told me TO be brave DO!
and To dress myself a. quickly as ! could.
while she and sister were dressing |
dressed myself and then We all went on
,ho deck. where VIC had been told TO 20.
In ,hcre We found tho women all crowded
around one part while over on the other
side were the men. all kept back by men
with rcvolvers.
"All the boys and girls were with the
women. and while the people were getting
into the boats a man would try to break
through tho line and then there would he
some shooting.
"Oncc a lot Of men got through and there
was some shooting and some OF the men
foil on tho deck, while every one cried out
very loudly. ono of the men stood still for
some time and all Of his jaw was shot
away. I was watching him, holding on 70
uother's skirt, when it came our turn 10
get into tho boat
1T was hard I'm that boat. and we FOUND
there was only a little 20 eat on II. Ihen
everybody began to worry about whether
We would be picked up or not Some were
very brave put lot cried. We roWed
away from the big ship and mamma helped
TO row. Tner !n the daylight we saw the
Carpathia coming and we were picked up
II am awfully glad mamma and my SIS
ter we're saved, and ] feel very sorry uoo,
,or those who lost their relatives. 1t was
awfuIly sad"
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20

Appleton. and Mrs. cornell got into liie-
boat with Miss Evans. There was one 100
many. and then Miss Evans volunteered
TO get out, and did SO.
Miss Evans was a splendid girl SAID
Magistrate Cornell, yesterday she said
she would take n chance OF getting into an
other hoat later. II seems that this brave
girl never got another chance
There were only three men III the boat
and only one rowcd. Mrs, Brown used an
oar. The women sat two at an oar whl'c
q cowardly quartermaster 1t was SAID dld
the steering.
The women threatened to throw the man
overheard because OF his cowardly utter
anccs.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
MANY SURVIVORS
DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES
All Confirm Supreme Fact Of Chivarous Courage
Of Crew and Passengers
MANNING LIFEBOATS A LOTTERY
Criticism Directed at Lack Of Efficient System and lsmay
Tor Speeding Ship in Field Of lce

Yos hotels thronged Titanic wreck
their yesterday willing
story confined their
shattered the had through and
grief for the k kin whom they had been
separated onh fateful Sunday night
of filled corridors big hotel in the
city the lobby talk nothing Titanic
AS the first stories told by the on Thursday night the supreme
and and women alike the terrible situation The tales
of Astor Butt Mr. and Mrs Srus typical OF
all 1t made roll of honor which included rightly the
praise however criticism pointed
system | M h'' G Stone of Cincinnati summed M this uD when She said
not of Ttanic's would have been saved
SCORES NEEDLESSLY
In yesterday
@ m manne mann @ @ @ of lives lost in the disaster were lost without aono
of launch
ing o the the doomed Titanic.
One woman put the blame her opinion squay
upon White
yesterday he left ship the last
boat spoken Mr. Ismy the Titanic
Sunday expressed
speed the face of the warning he told her she said that
Titanic would probably faster rather than slower the rest OF the
particularly to the point the shock when the Titanic struck the
Mrs Stone pointed boat large the of the
the time of the
George Eighth saved
his said yesterday that he had by what appeared
to have been slight bump
bed he said and heard
w NJ i and r+ sm. Ev.rvbodv seemed to believe that tn.
the ships
pen hold investigate the of the injury that
the and little bit later the officers ordered
t or ifebes and the boat deck
THOUGHT THERE
first boat
for ALL Karl Behr the tennis
took the and
rowed the darkness
Karl Behr mentioned in story Isnay
Harder absence
I'VE were party of R L. Bekwith
myself Mr.
Sunday the smoking We had
when the collision 1t distinct but not heavy
clothes down the deck the Bech cabin and
think for trouble though
l think it possible that would sink
boat deck and there found Mr. 1smay directing the
Bkwth asked if allowed the boats and
Why certainly boat and then heard Ismay call
No
lowered
the eboats
the story Mrs William Bucknen Of Philadelphia who the
Murray Hill Hotel
THE of the first cabin gathered the
said belief the
unsuitable their cabins and retired
There the Meboats The showed
of entanged
did
knowledge handle They surely have
without kind of drill
Washington the Hotel Manhattan. did
collision forceu enough disturbed of the
of had
the corridors telling
talking making She travelling
When the deck they already lowering
the feboats
confusion We good
first marked for eighty but there
all
We there drop OF bite food
Ifeboa compass which steenotng
we had been the boat for length OF time
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20

first boat TO be lowered. Everybody was
calm; there was no excitement, ana We
were ordered to pull away and stand oy
later on"
To show how much time they had taken
10 dress. and how free from any thought
OF real danger they had been, Mrs. Snyder
displayed all her trinkets. She did not
forget even her silver money bag.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
MRS. JOHN N. BROWN.

Mrs. John NJ. Brown. OF Denver II
tanic survivor, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
owes her life. she said yesterday, to the
heroism OF Miss Edith Evans. A niece al
tho wife of Magistrate Robert {. Cornell
who uss lost.
Mrs. Brown and her sister, MIS-. bd"a'e
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
BOYS ON THE TITANIC
AS BRAVE AS FATHERS
Young Jack" Thayer Insisted on Staying with the Men,
and Little William Carter Obeyed His Mothers
Injunction To Be Courageous and
Both Lads Were Saved
fgv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Philadelphia. April s-Two youns Phila-
Jelph,a lads who were saved when the IT,
tanlc went down will never forget their
experiences in tina: great tragedy OF the
sea. Each told to-day a graphic story OF
tia; terrible night.
One Of these boys was "Jac. 1hayei'
the fourtecn-y ycar-old son OF John b.
Thayer second yice-pres!dent OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad. He and his father part
ed from his mother when the latter left the
Titanic In one of the small boats. Later
father and son jumped from the sinking
chip into the sea The lad vas picked up
but the father pe.ished. At his home Ia
Haverford Young Jack said to-day
Mother and ! were about 10 80 - bed
" hen We were thrown headlcng to the door
OF our state-ooms Before We knew what
had happened terrible screams seemed to
come from every direction.
lin 4 few minutes father came hurryinS
to our aid and &c DID not take US long TO
reach the main deck. Men and women
were running in all directions. and every
one was excited. Women tainted and the
cry was soon sent up that the 1ltanc hat
struck an iceberg.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
Told There Was No Danger.

"DeckhanGs aud others ol the crow be-
gan shouting that thee was no dlnger,
and their words quie;cd many OF the women
and little ones. Father and I did all We
could to car for mother. but the shock
Of the collision unnerved her.
II cannot describe what happened after
that. because every one was excited ana
paid no attention to what was going on.
In short time the crew began lower
ing lfcOoats and tn women were told {
hurry for their lives. The deckhands
shouted that all men must stay aboard un-
III the women were taken OF but could
sec women near me who refused to leave
until their husbands did.
THE scene vas so wonderful 10 me that
felt stunned. An officer caught hold of
mother and carried hc- To one OF tho life
boats She caught me by tho arm and led
me toward the man Who vas doing tbs
lifeboat service.
"By this time men and women wcrc bid
ding goodby to one another I heard the
shouts Of the crew that all mon must stand
back and as mother was placed In a life
boat ! freed myself from her grasp and
told her not 10 worry.
IAN men must remain called to her
and 7 will stay with father Mother i'm
plorcd me to come With her. and as she
spoke the Iifeboat was lowered. ! waved
my hand in farewell and returned tc
fathers side.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
Jumped for Their Lives.

"for the next hour or 80 nothing could
be heard on deck but screams. sobs and
curses The crew and passengers ran in
all directions. Father and 7 remained to-
gether, and when We all knew that the
boat was going TO sink he put life pre-
server around my neck and told me to
jump for my life.
"I will follow. he said. and moment
later was Tying down the sea side Of the
sinking ship. struck the water and float
cd among the ureckaEe. until uas almost
frozen 10 death. \ big stick Of wood came
within my reach and ! caught hold Of H.
MY body Was numb but still thought
OF father, and my thoughts seemed TO re-
leve the terrible pain that now and then
made me think ! was going 10 die. ] must
hav. noatcd around many hours, because
il was daylight and I was far from the
boats when small boat came out and
picked me up.
II do not remember being carried aboard
the Carpathia. but when I awakened mother
was leaning over me. crying.
Where is father asked. but she did
not reply. 7 remained until the last
mother and tried 10 he man, told her
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-06
The Secret OF Bryan's Power.

The following is taken fruul the Sep
tember American Magazine:
People 10 the East so offer ask the
question, What IS the secret of Bryan's
power?' that they should he answered.
Ii is not secret at sil. In the West and
Southwest, thousands upon thousands of
radical Democrats look upon him as their
friend and protector. They have been
brought in close contact with him. they
think they know him and they believe In
him. Delegates to the convention from
these parts of the country were fully
aware of tsis and they trembled at the
thought of what might happen TO their
political prospects if they should display
openly the hatred which most of the
Democratic leaders feel for him and so
challenge him into enterins their dis
tricts in revenge. Bryan has everything
that makes a successful popular leader
He has that same force of character that
is so conspicuous in Root, but in his case
it is augmented by other natural gifts and
by great historic attachments. He is
.blessed with one of the finest imaginable
voices for public speaking. much readi-
ness in debate and unexampled boldness.
But he has been content with these
gifts. He has practiced all the arts and
devices of oratory, studied effects learned
his audiences until he has become un-#
equaled among American public men in
gaining the attention and holdin the.
interest of a crowd for his arguments
But behind all these accomplishments.
which dishonest man might possess in
an equal degree with an honest man. as
accounting Tor the almost religious
character OF the Bryan worship in the
West, is the nnassailable honesty of
Bryan's public and private life. No one
has successfully questioned his good
faith toward those who follow him
And when he is attacked he can always
answer: Look at my enemies.'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-06

u.
The demand for parcels post has
grown so strong that Congress has at last
been compelled to make provision for a
trial of the system. despite the strenuous
efforts of the express companies TO pre-
vent it. 1t will go into effect on January
next, and means much to the people
generally in cheaper rates for the sending
of packages. as they will no longer be
compelled to pay the excessive charges
demanded by the express companies for
the transportation Of packages heretofore
not mailable on account of their weight
This is the first victory the people have
ever been able to obtain over the express
monopolists, these concerns having
waxed fat at their expenses through
privileged legislation obtained by their
paid agents in Congress.
The trial Of the parcels post long in
effect in other countries. will be watched
with interest in this country. where the
express companies have so long been per-
mitted to control the package carrying
business, and charge what they please.
When it is considered that package, no
matter how light. cannot be sent by ex-
press for less than rs cents. an idea of the
saving effected BY the parcels post may
be had BY glance at the following sum-
mary of rates, which become effective
after January next.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-06
Mother of Eighteen Children.

II am the mother of eighteen children
and have the praise of doing more work
than young women in my town." writes
Mrs. c. J. Martin. Boone Mill. Va. ~
suffered for five years with stomach
trouble and could not eat as much as a
biscuit without suffering. have taken
three bottles Of Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets and am now we'll
woman and weigh 1863 pounds. can
eat anything want to and,as much as l
want and feel better than have at any
time in ten years. refer to anyone in
Boone Mill or vicinity and they will
vouch for what say" Chamberlain
Tablets are for sale by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-06
First Each addi- IL
pound tiOnal pound pound
WiIsonltes To Run Maryland
Battle.

United States Senator Smith and other
leaders of the organization were not per
mitted to rule the selection by the Demo
cratic State Committee on Thursday last,
OF the auxiliary committee to aid in the
conduct of the Presidential campaign in
Maryland. The underlying idea in the
selection of the committee was to give
the Presidential candidate, Governor
Wilson. voice in the management Of
the campaign.
Such committee was deemed advisable
BY w. Cabell Bruce and other .'first'
friends of Governor Wilson, who were
fully aware of the fact that most of the
members of the State Committee were
favorable to the nomination of Champ
Clark for President. They believe that
they should appear behind the footliehts
in the campaign, even though they would
be only fgureheads, since the State and
city committees are now created and reg
nlated by law and are now haphazard
selections by politicians.
The Wilson enthusiasts won their com.
mittee and those selected were salts
fed. bnt there were Others who were
passed by and they raised the objection
that the whole thing was unfair, as the
appointing power was lodged 10 the State
Committee, which. they further said, was
"loadedt dice" Members of the new
committee and of the State Committee
talked harmony all day. but there was an
under-current of dissatisfaction. Chair
man Vandiver and Congressman Fred.
Talbot made speeches. declaring all
Maryland Democrats were Wilson men
now.
In the selection of the campaign com.
mittee each county was given three mem
bers and in Baltimore city there was an
almost equal division Of membership be-
tween the organization and the original
Wilson men. W. Cabell Bruce, presi
dent. and w. L. Wilson, secretary of the
Wilson Democratic Association, were put
on the committee. The co,umittee will
elect its chairman, who probably, will be
Joshua Miles. of Somerset county
Senator Smith would have liked 10 name
the chairman.
The Cecil county members of the coul-
rAittee are Harvey H. Mackey, Emerson
Z. crothers and William M. Pogue
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-06
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