The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-20
Two Tell of His Tenderness in Caring for the
 Women
PRESIDENT TAFT IS
 DEEPLY AFFECTED
God Never Made a Finer Nobleman Than He," Declares Mrs. Henry E. Harris-Was a Soldier to
 Last-Calm and Unruffled

| Washington, April 19.--Presidents Taft today showed plainly his grief over the death of his military aid, Mai. A. W. Butt. "The chief trait of his character, . declared the President. was loyalty to his ideals, his cloth and his friends" Few men in the country had as many devoted friends as Archie" said Senator Bacon of Georgia. He was a rare char acter We shall not see his like again. "He was one of God Almightys men, :" declared Senator Tillman of South Caro- lima.
 Miss Youngs Story
 A graphic story of the heroism of Maj A w Butt on the Titanic was told in an interview given 10 the Washington Star and the Washington Post correspond ents in New York by Miss Mary Young, 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 aid.
 She and Major Butt had long been friends, Miss Young having been spe- cial music instructor to the children of former President Roosevelt Miss Young said:
 eThe last person to whom I spoke on board the Titanic was Archie Butt, and his good. brave face, smiling at me from the deck, was the last I could discern as the boat 1 was in pulled away from the side of the steamer
 Tucked Her in Boat Archie himself put me into the boat, wrapped blankets around me and tucked me in as carefully as if we were start | ing on a motor ride. He himself en- tered the boat with me performing the little chores as courtesies. He was as calm as the sea was unrufled in the face of death
 He stepped upon the gunwale, and lift ing his hat, smiled down at me, she | said
 Good-by, Miss Young he said, luck | is with yod. Will you kindly remember me to the folks back home he said. Then my boat was lowered. It was the last boat to leave the ship. Of this
 am perfectly certain. And know that
 am the last of the saved to whom ne | smoke. Someone erred in the ships course 1t was perhaps not malicious Archie was still standing at the rail Joking down at me. His hat
 was raised and the same old genial, brave 1 smile was on his face
 Major to the Last I Mrs. Henry B. Harris of Washington, ! in an interview in the Washington Star today, also described the heroism of Major Butt. She said: "Archie Butt was a major to the last. God never made a finer nobleman than he. The sight of that man. calm. gentle ani yet as firm as a. rock, will never leave me. The American army is honored by ! him. and the way he showed some of the | other men how to behave when women and children were suffering that awful mental fear that came when we had to be hrddled in those boats. Major Butt was {, near me, and know very nearly every | thing he did.
 boats he became as one in supreme com mand. You would have thought he was | at the White House recepton, so cool and | calm was he. When the tme came he | was a man to be feared. In one of the
 earlier boats 50 women, 1t seemed. were about to be lowered, when man., sud denly panic stricken, ran to the stern of ] it. Major Butt shot one arm out caught
 him by the neck and jerked him backward | like pillow.
 His head cracked against rail. and he was stunned IF
 "'Sorry. said Major Butt; women will l be attended to first, or I'll break every damned bone in your body
 Thank God for Archie Butt" I "The boats were lowered away. or by one, and as l stood by my husband lie said to me, thank God for Archie ] ----~- ~ --->