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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
NOT ENOUGH LIFE BOATS
The Titanic Carried Boats to Accom-
modate Approximately Nine
Hundred Persons.

The English board of trade pas
sengers' certificate on board the tt
tanic allowed for a total of approx
mately $500. The same certificate
called for lifeboat accommodation for
approximately $50 in the following
boats: - go ~
Fourteen large lifeboats, two small.
er boats and four collapsible boats.
Life pr%eservers were accessible, and
apparently in sufficient number for
all on board. =
The approximate number of pas
sengers carried at the time OF the col.
lision was:
First class, $50.
Second class, 800. .. q
Third class, $50. ,
Total, 1,400.
officers and crew, $40.
Grand total, 2,340.
Only 745 Persons Saved.
OF the foregoing about the follow
Ing were rescued by the steamship
Carpathia:
First class, 2l0. A
Second class, 1875.
Third class, 200.
Officers, 4.
Seamen, 80. r
Stewards, SO.
Firemen, II.
Total ON of tho crew .Ht.. 'a
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
John Jacob Astor, a Hero.

New York.-Passing hisI wife to
safety and returning to death, John
Jacob Astor hold his wife for a mo-
ment in his arms, kissed her, placed
her in life-boat, stood erect and,
with a salute, turned back to take
his place on the sinking Titanic. This
was the story told by survivors. u
didn't see it myself, but they told
me about it; it was fine" said Charles
William Daniels of Richmond, Va, as
he came ashore. They said that As
tor stood up as the boats went away,
with a military salutei as he return.
ed to die. & t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Women Driven Insane.

New York.--Two women apparently
violently insane were carried from
the steamer, while there were scores
of women mentally unsettled. 1t was
plain from the appearance of the SUR.
vivors that they had lost all Of their
clothing and had been fitted out by
the Carpathia's passengers. Clothes
did not fit, and in many instances the
women wore sweaters. One wore an
opera hat on her head and an old
skirt that had severa. rents in it.
She was surrounded by several fash.
ionably dressed women.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Major Archie Butt Hero of Disaster

Major Archie Butt Hero of Disaster
Washington.-With all hope for the
rescue of Major Butt abandoned, Pres
ident Taft issued a statement showing
the high regard In which he held his
military aide, and his belief that he;
died as a man should die in the face
Of such a disaster as that to the IT,
tanic.
The President said that Major Butt
was like a member of his family and
that he felt his loss as II he had bee
q younger brother.
A graphic story Of the heroisrV
Mai. Archibald Butt on the .TftSnc:
was told in an interview given in New
York, by Miss Marie Young, a former:
resident Of this city. Miss Young Is
believed to have been the last woman
to leave the Titanic, and the last OF
the survivors to have talked with the
Presidents military aide. e
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Sank With Band Playing.

New York.-When the Titanic's
life. boats pushed away from the
steamer, the steamer was brilliantly
lighted. the band was playing and
the captain was standing on the
bridge issuing directions. The bow
was we'll submerged, and the keel
rose high above the water. Suddenly
the boat seemed to break in two. The
next moment there was an explosion
and everything disappeared. The sur
yivors were so close to the sinking
vessel that they feared the life-boats
would be drawn into the vortex.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Enolneers May Walk Out.

New York.-Warren 8. Stone, grand.
Chief OF the Brotherhood Of Locomo-.
tive Engineers, notified the associa-
ton of railway general managers that
the engineers would wait here for.
further reply from the railroads to
their demand for increased pay. II no.
reply is forthcoming, Mr.. Stone aid
he and his %lieutenants would leave the
city then and a walkout Of the engi-
neers on fifty eastern railroads might
be expected =. any time in the near
uture,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
BE British, My Men,"

New York.-'Be British, my men,
This thrilling command megaphoned
from the Titanic's bridge by Captain
Smith, sealed the fate of great num-
bers OF the ships crew, but steeled
them to sef-sacrifcing action that
probably saved scores of passengers.
The command was obeyed. Like mar
tyrs the sailors hurried passengers
into the boats, then they stepped
back to die. The sailor said Bruce
Ismay was almost thrown into the
last life-boat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Speed Mania Caused Horror.

New York.-Speed madnessl and an
express train schedule for ocean lin
ers caused the Titanic tragedy. Dash.
ing at a rate Of 90 knots an hour
through an. ice-filled ocean, the at
mosphere as clear as polished glass;
the great liner, the acme of luxuri-
BUSINESS and the, last word in naval
architecture, hurled madly against an
immovable mountain of Ice and two
hours and rs minutes later disappear
ed from sight forever. Every suryiv,
or who landed agree the racing for
the record caused the horror.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Guggenheim, Jacques Futrelle, George
Widener, Henry B. Harris and scores
of as well-known persons. Isidor
Straus was among them also, with
Mrs. Straus, who refused to leave her
husband behind when she had the op-
p~ortunity to save her life.
Butt Defends Women.
Major Butt is reported to have been
one of the heroes. With an iron bar
in his hand, he is said to have stood
at the steerage passage and defended
the women and children from the
madden. stricken men in that part Of
the ship.
Colonel Astor is said to have met
his fate bravely, after seeing his bride
to a life-boat, drawing aside to watch
other women step to safety and await
ing his own fate.
lsmay Denies Stories.
]. Bruce Ismay, managing director
of the White Star line, who vas one
of the prominent men who escaped
with their lives, is said by some of
the passengers to have been n Of
the first to get into the lifeboats, but
this is denied by Mr.. lsmay himself.
Stunned by the immensely of the trag-
edy, he had little to say except that
he had heard of the investigation
which the United States senate had
begun and to express his full willing
ness to assist the senate committee
II its inquiry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
u.roism Of the EnaIish Sailors.

New York.-Heroism Of the English
sailors who went down with the Titan
ic was the one thing which most i'm.
pressed Paul Cheveret, the Canadian,
sculptor, who left the steamship IN
one Of the arst lifeboats lowGSed, He
said there was no sign Of cowardice
among tho male passengers OF the
crew. Il VISA of the Titanic before
there was any real panic" Mr.. Chew
eret said. 81 will take my hat on to
the English seamen who went down
with their ship and to the men who
manned the life boats.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Heroism of jacques Eutreile.

New Notwithstanding out clear as
a cameo was the story Of the hero.
ism of Col. John Jacob Astor, multi
millionaire, jacques Futrelle, the ia.
nous author. and others of the we'll
known men in the rst cabin list. The
rule of women and children first was
rigdly enforced by the men in the
boats. The Titanic was going at top
speed at the time of the crash. That
was the real cause Of the disaster.
according to all the survivors. The
Carpathia only received the frantic
appeal for aid by chance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Passengers Fought Wireless Operate,

New .York.-Wireless Operator lark
Phillips did not desert his post when
the Titanii sank, but was torn from
the key by a party of fear-crazed first
cabin passengers, who assaulted him
in an effort to take from him a big
life belt he wore. A terrific fight fol
lowed in the little wireless cabin, the
outcome of which will never be made
known. Phillips fought with the men
who were trying to drag the belt
from him. according to the story told
by the tTitanic's survivors when they
arrived here. "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
EnoIish sailors Were Bravo.

New York.-Heroism of the Eng
fish sailors who went down with the
Titanic was the one thing which most
impressed Paul Cheveret, the Cana
dian sculptor, who left the steamship
in one Of the first lifeboats lowered.
He said there was no sign OF coward
ice among the male passengers or the
crew. Il was off the Titanic before
there was any real panic Mr.. Chew
eret said. Il will take my hat off to
the English seamen who went down
with their ship and to the men who
manned the lifeboats. Everyone Of
them was a man. ,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Archie Butt, Hero,

New York.-Archie Butt died a
hero's death: knee-deep in the icy
wash that swept over the bridge Of
the Titanic, the last view the surviv-
ors caught of President Taft's mill
tary aide was that of his soldierly
figure erect beside a fellow-soldier,
Col. John Jacob Aston. The rescued
Oh the Carpathia said that Major
Butt, Colonel Aston and Howard
Case were the conspicuous heroes of
the worlds greatest sea disasters. 1t
was Major Butt who lined up the
oanic-stricl'on women.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Mrs. straus Died With Her Husband

Mrs. Straus Died With Her Husband
New York.-Arm in arm on the first.
cabin deck of the Titanic, the aged
husband tenderly and quietly reassur-
ing the partner of his years of toll in
amassing a fortune, Isidor Straus, the
noted New York millionaire, and his
aged helpmate went to their deaths
together. AS the lifeboats. receded
from the scene the two old persons
stood calmly waiting. Death was in
eyitable. They knew it, but they were
not dismayed. c.. N. Stengel OF New
ark told this story He was saved
after he had jumped into the ice-illed
seas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
First Officer Committed Suicide.

New York.-Chief Officer Merdock
was reported to have shot himself or
the bridge when he realized the mag
nitude of the disaster. The men who
were taken in the boats to help man
them, or jumped overheard and wei
picked up afterward. There was no
confusion when the ship struck.
There was no confusion while her
crew and the men among the passen-
gers were lowering the boats and
'oading them with women. There
as 10 panic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Woman Shot BY Jealous Suitor.

Chicago, Ill.-While walking along
The street together two persons were
shot from behind by Nicholas Staples,'
"a wears old. One of the victims was
Florence Miller, q year younger IMAM
the assailant. Her companion was
Philip Tenerelli. a few years older.
One bullet struck Miss Miller benlno
he right ear and inflicted a probably
fatal wound. The shot that hit Iener-
s1u turrowed his scalp. Staples ana
Ttnereili we're rivals. The ponce
locked both up.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
n English mining engineer is 1

An English mining engineer is in
his country Offering for sale an ex-
olosive called amerite, which he
claims to be more powerful and less
dangerous than dynamite. Indeed, he
asserts that it is as safe to handle as
a sack of sugar. The inventor be-
Iieves amerite will not explode the
coal dust in mines. II this Is SO the
new explosive will be a life-saver and
should quickly supplant all others.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
]. Bruce Ismay /. Had responsible,

j. Bruce ismay 10 sHeId hesponslple,.
Washington.-An indictment, rare.
ly equalied IN its vigor, OF J. Bruce
Ismay, managing director, and other
officials Of the White Star Line, hold
ing them responsible for Titanic dis:
aster, was delivered in the Senate by:
Senator Rayner of Maryland, who pic
tured Ismay as ".the officer primarily
responsible for the. whole disaster
who has reached the destination in
safety and unharmed.'
Senator Rayner pointed out that
while there were no civil nor criminals
remedies available in the American
courts, criminal and civil suits could
be brought in the British courts, and:
chat a congressional committee would
have absolute authority to subpoena.
everyone connected with the, disaster
and that If anyone should refuse to.
answer questions. he could be indicted
"Mr. Ismay claims, according to re-.
ports, that he took the last lifeboat,,
cried Senator Rayner. Il do not be-
lieve it, and If he did, 1t was cowardlyi
to take any lifeboat, for the managing.
director of the line with his board
is responsible for this tragedy
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

A. Maurice Low in a lecture at Yale
the other night characterized newspa-
per reporters as men OF trivial
minds without perspective and with
out education" Some reporter had
probably referred to Mr.. Low as one
Who also spoke"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
Widener and Ryerson Died Like Men

New York.-George D. Widener. tho
wealthy Philadelphia, and Arthur l..
Ryerson of New York went to tneir
deaths like men is the statement
made by Mrs. Ryerson to her broth
er.in-law. E. S. Ryerson. who resides
here. She says that when the wom-
en- we're put into the life boats they
saw Mr.. Ryerson and Mr.. Widener
standing behind the rail of the Titan.
ic, both waving their arms, throwing
kisses and calling farewell. to Their
wives and children. They believed
there we're boats enough for all.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Astronomers have discovered a new
star in the heavens. Theatrical mana
3ers discover them in any old place
nearly every day, and when the nat
ural supply gives out they manufac-
lure them
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

A New York physician who married
a doctor wants a divorce because all
his patients deserted him and went
to her for medical advice and treat
ment. Some men are so exacting that
they are not satisfied merely to have
1t all in the family.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Because she had a revolver in her
stocking a Los Angeles woman was
arrested for carrying a concealed
weapon. Her hobble skirt must have
been longer than most OF those that
,re seer hereabauts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

The attorney general OF California
has decided that when a California
woman becomes the wife OF an alien
she loses her vote. Does a German
girl who Is married to an Irishman
become irish?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Laced boots. with spats have been
authorized by the kaiser with the I'M
dress uniform of German soldiers.
German army officers may have spats.
they are forbidden to have duels.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Two New York motormen ran over
the same unfortunate pedestrian.
Those two men are wasting their tai
ents by not getting into Wall street
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

The New Jersey assembly has
passed bill imposing a 81 tax on
female cats. Is. there a nous trap
trust? III.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

The Countess of Warwick says that
a woman Is at her best at fifty. Guess
how old the countess is. t..,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

It Is said that 200 former criminals
are driving taxicabs in New York. In
reading the above sentence the for.
mel is silent. s@I&E . ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

! A Cleveland preacher says the Amer
lean home Is rapidly disappearing. He
must be missing the old-fashioned din
ners he used to be invited to.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

! Andy Carnegie arises to remark
that the farmer is the only happy man
In this country. And yet we seldom
hear Of a steel magnate dying OF
grief. 3 ."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Sarah Bernhard will get $1,000 q
week for playing In vaudev1lle-al-
most enough to buy fresh eggs every
morning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

A California woman with a model
husband" has been granted a divorce.
She deserves 1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Being shot at occasionally Is not
one of the legitimate annoyances OF
q kings job.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Projectors Of Ithaca soda fountains
will not hail with Joy the news that
Cornell students have adopted the no
treat rule. ....
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

A Partisan philosopher says that VIC
lent movements produce violent
thoughts. He must have found q slip
perry sidewalk somewhere.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

This Is not such an ~extravagant ma
ton after all. A New Yorker was Kill.
ed crossing the subway tracks to save
a nickel
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

A man in Yonkers tried to, lick a
Aog AM fell with his legs paralyzed.
Even nature has joined In the general
objection to kicking dogs around.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

a Judge IN New York rules that
mother love Is not necessary to a
child. In some asses we are in favor
Of the recall. Ill 3
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

sfTen ayiators have been killed 80 far
this year, compared with four in the
same time last year. Does this indi
cate how aviation progresses?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Butter can be made directly from
grass, says a scientist. Possibly a
misprint, for grease"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

A preacher says that the isaddest
hour Of the day comes after sunset.
That's when most of the vaudeville
stunts are pulled ch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

A Missouri girl wants $4,000 Tor
seven kisses. One would almost i'm
aginea from that that kisses are scarce.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Another blow to woman suffrage.
An Illinois genius has invented an
urbreakable window.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

Our own weather is bad enough,
but in China they are having a reign
Of terror.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

A Brooklyn woman spent $50 for a
:asket for her pet dog. We presume
she also had white crepe on the door.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

has dropped into a coal mine. Lucky
man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
HUMANT0LL GROWS
IOGERATERAuMBEF
THE UNFOLDING or STORY ONLY
INCREASES HORROR OF
WHITE sEPuLcHER.
LIVING BEING CARED FOR
I Has Been Officially Established Tha,
the Titanic Was speeding Up'
When the Disaster oecurred-Brues
1smay is Held Responsible.

New York.-The living cared for.
the dead beyond recall, survivors. OF
the Titanic disaster were able for the,
first time to see in calmer retrospect
the tragedy of the north Atlantic, and.
from their more normal u~tterances
there is -slowly unfolding the full story.
of how the great White Star liner, her
band playing to the last, sank OF they
Grand Banks with more than 1900
souls aboard. From the Countess of
Rothes, now quartered luxuriously in
a New York hotel, to the six Chinese
coolies who escaped by hiding under
the life-boat seats, all of the 705 have
been provided with food and clothing
Many, however, and of these the hos
pitfalls shelter scores, still remain in
New York where the Cunard 1inerE
Carpathi0 brought them.
Even after all that has been told
OF the disaster, the death list remains
approximate. Last total estimate was
1895; the White Star Line issued a
statement placing the toll at 1885. Elk
actly how many dead will never bea
known It has been established off,
cially, however, that the Titanic was
travelling Fl knots an hour when she
struck the ,iceburg. Notwithstanding
this, however, none OF the survivors,
from steerage to- saloon, has as yet
condemned Captain Smith, who went
down with his ship.
The Titanic's rate Of. speed which
was approximatelyS26 IL land miles
was brought out from the lips OF j.
Bruce FIsmay, president of the Inter.
national Mercantile Marine and man
aging director of the White Star Line,
who appeared as a witness beforetthe
United States Senate committee
which is investigating the disaster.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24
The early bird doesn't. get the worm
merely by being early.

Every little presidential candidate
has a keynote of his own.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-04-24

In case of a coal strike will the coal
bin give space for a mushroom bed?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-24
MUST
PROVIDE SEATS FOR
WOMEN AND GIRL S

H. NJ. Stanley, commissioner Of COM
merce and labor has made very i'm
portant ruling Of interest to all mer-
camille, manufacturing and mechanical
employing women and
girls.
He holds that under section 1850 Of
the civil code and section 100 Of the
penal code. suitable seats must be pro-
vided for all female employees in all
mercantile. manufacturing and mechan-
ical establishments in Georgia, and
their use permitted when such females
are not necessarily engaged in the
duties for which they were employed.
Commissioner Stanley rules that al
though there happens to be seat the
female employee might use-for e2l-
ample. seats for customers in mercan-
tile establishments-this would not be
compliance with the sections cited, but
that seats must be especially provided
for all female employees.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-24
EDOUARD DETAILLE,
FAMOUS PAINTER OF
WAR SCENES, DEAD

PARIS, Dec. 24.-Edouard Detaille,
the famous military painter, died mere
late last night, at the age Of "a years.
He was known as the military artist
because his greatest paintings had been
those Of military subjects. He saw
service in the Franco-Prussian war, in
order to secure the real atmosphere of
conflict.
His lie Regiment Qui Passe (The
Passing of the RegimenD" brought him
fame. as did The March Of the Ar
tillery Of the Guard"
Other famous paintings by him were
En- Reconnaissance" 1875, and 'Salut
AUX Blesses," 1877. Among his portrait
works he painted the Prince of Wales,
the Duke of Connaught, the emperor of
Russia and many other notables.
He was born in Paris october o. 184S,
and was the most distinguished pupil
Of Mesisioniere, who noted his wonder
ful ability when still a lad.