The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-04-24
the DEATH OF BUTT.
KIND AND GENTLE, YET STRONG
AND STERN WHEN NECESSARY.
Misc Young and Mrs. Harris Describe
oniccr's Gallant Conduct In Titanic
Disaster.


day In an interview given to the
Washington Stars stan correspondent
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 talk
ed with the presidents military aide.
she and Mai. Butt has long been
friends. Miss Young having been a
special music instructor to the chill
dren OF Former President Roosevelt,
Miss Young said:
THE 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 could
distinguish as the boat was In pulled
!. away from the steamers side.
" "Archie himself put me into the
boat wrapped blankets around me
and tucked me In as carefully as II we
were starting on a motor ride. He
himself entered the boat with me,
performing the little courtesies as
calmly and with a smiling face as II
: death were far away instead Of being
but few moments removed from
him.
when he had carefully wrapped
me up. he steped upon the gunwale
OF the boat and lifting his hat. smiled
down at me.
Goodbye. Miss Young ne said.
,bravely and smiling. Luck Is with
ZIyou. WIN you kindly remember me
90 all the folks back homer
vThen he stepped to the deck of the
steamer ind the boat was In was
lowered To the water. 1t was the last
= boat to leave the ship; of this I am
perfectly certain. And know that I
was the last OF those who were saved
TO whom Archie Butt spoke.
"As our boat was lowered and left
the side Of the steamer Archie was
still standing at the rail- looking down
; et me.
His Rat was raised and the same
old genial brave smile was on his
face"
Mrs. Henry II. Harris OF Washing
ton. In IN interview IN the Washington
star. today also described the heroism
J or MAJ. Butt. she said
"Arch.e Butt was n major To the
last. God never made finer noble
man than he. The sight Of that man.
calm. gentle and yet as firm as a rock.
will never leave me. The American
p army is honored by him and the way
no showed some of the men how to
behave when women and children
were suffering that awful mental fear
that came when we had to be huddied
In those boats. Maj. Butt was near
me. and knew very nearly every
thing ne did.
" When the order came to take to
the boats. he became as one In su-
prems command. You would have
thought he was at a White House re-
ception. so cool and calm was he.
When the time came. he was a man
Ito be feared. In one OF the earlier
boats so women. II seemed, were
about to be lowered when a man. sud
deniy panic stricken. ran to the storm
Of II. Maj. Butt shot one arm OUT.
caught him by the neck. and jerked
hnn backward like n Iillow. His head
cracked against "A raj and he was
stunned.
Sorry. said Mai. Butt. women
will be attended to first or I'll break
every damned bone In your body.
"Ths boats were lowered away. one
by one. and as I stood by my hus-
band. he said To- me. Thank God for
Archie Butt Perhaps Maj. Butt
heard II. for ne turned his face to-
ward us for second. Just at that
time a young man was arguing To get
into lfeboat and Butt had hold OF
the lad by the arm like big brother
and appeared To be telling him to
keep his hetd.
How Inspiring he was. stayed
until almost the last and know what
man Archie Butt was. They put me
In cOllapsible boat. | was one of
three women from the first cabin in
A. The rest were stecrage people.
Mai Butt helped those poor frlghtcn-
ed steerage people so wonderfully.
tenderly and yet with such cool and
manly frmness. lie was a soldier 10
the last. lie gave up his life To save