Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-04-25
)Rv|vORS TELL
| OF FIGHT IN SEA
III Not Known to Passengers
Until Long After Titanic
Struck.
(mEN SENT OFF FIRST
} In Small Boats Try TO Sing to
)ro~n Out Cries Of the Perishire
-1esrtrendins seeees At
tending Disaster Are Ora
rsticsliy Described.

Jew York. April is-rhe stories OF
survivors OF the Titanic are all
)ctically agreed on one thing. that
passengers on the liner did not
iire their peril until long after the
sei struck
J Mr. Chambers. one OF the surviv-
had this to say:
THE Titanic struck the iceberg
Adon. The passengers ran out. but.
6eving that the ship could not sink
J being assured by the officers.
bin went back TO their staterooma
Ter about two hours the alarm vas
bt out and the passengers started
enter the lifebosts. There was
hing like panic at FIRST. as all be-
Fed that there were plenty of life
Ats TO go around
After the lifeboat in which Mr.
hmbers was had gore about 400
IDS from the ship. those in 1t saw
} Titanic begin TO settle quickly and
IRE was a rush for the remaining
eboats. One was swamped.
rhe great ship sank slowly by its
I'D and no suction was felt by the
ht In which Mr.. Chambers was.
Tells Scene at Rescue.
h passenger aboard the rescue snip
|rpathia. Miss Sue Eva Rule. a sis
OF Judge Virgil Rule OF ST. Louis.
hailed the thrilling scenes which
Arked the rescue OF the survivors OF
= greatest marine tragedy of the
e.
Unknown to the sleeping passen-
RS. the ship turned abruptly to the
nth. None knew OF the sudden
|ange OF course and the first intima-
IN anybody got OF the fact that any
Ing unusual was about 10 take place
Is the order given the steward to
epare breakfast for 3.gup.
The tidings ran through the ship
Ie wildfire and long before the Gu
rider had come within the scene OF
. tragedy We were all on deck
Sight First Of Boats.
Just as day broke a tiny craft was
GIFTED rowing towards US and as IL
me closer We saw women nuddled
gether. the stronger ones manning
e oars. The first to come aboard
IS a nurse maid. who had WRAPPED
a coat an eleven-months-old baby.
e only one OF a family Of five per-
rs TO be rescued.
The men and women both seemed
Ized. Most of them were almost
'rished with the cold and some OF
EN- who had been literally thrown
to the lifeboats perished from expo
re.
One OF the most narrowing scenes
ever saw was the service of thanks
wing and followed by the prayers
r the dead which followed the In
ming OF the little band o. survivors
hich took place in the dining saloon
the Carpathia- The means Of the
omen and the cries OF little children
their loss was brought home TO
EN- were heartrending. The hope
at by some means their beloved
les would be saved never left the
Irvivors.
Survivors in Strange press-
How those who were saved sur
we'd the exposure Is a miracle. One
oman came aboard devoid OF under
ear. Turkish towel wrapped about
n waist serving as a corset. while a
ssnificent evening wrap was her
lily protection
Women In evening frocks and
lite satin slippers and children
raped in steamer rugs were ordi-
ny sights and very soon the passen-
,rs themselves were almost in as
"a a plight as the rescued Trunks
ere unpacked and clothing distrib-
ed right and left. Finally the steam
rugs were ripped apart and sewed
to impromptu garments
My first view OF the rrst boat
GIFTED led me 20 think we were pick
6 up the crew OF . dirigibIe. Back
the boat Ioomea in the shadovy
Iwn the huge iceberg which had
mt the Titanic to the bottom. The
ieboat looked like Ue usual boat
hich swings from q balloon.
Women Discuss Scenes.
-After an hour or SO OF rest the
lily relief the women who had been
.eraiiy torn n ON their husbands
'emed to have was in discussing the
st scenes Shooting was heard by
any in the lifeboats just before the
lip took its final plunge and sunk
ON sight, and the opinion OF many
As that the men rather than drown
lot themselves
Mrs Astor. who was ose OF the