Putnam patriot., 1912-04-26


 cries for fully two hours. while We were riding the waves a mile away Then the cries died down and finally all was still, except the noise of the oars in our boat and the swish of the waters.
 So far as I know. none of the pas sengers saved anything
 Saw Captain lnauIfed by Wave.
 George A. Braden told of how he saw Capt Smith meet his death. He said:
 q got hold of life preserver and put it on over my overcoat Then jumped nto the sea When the boat went down there was not much sue ton. By swimming and floating I got to one of the boats, which picked me up.
 T saw Capt Smith while in the water. He was standing on the deck all alone. He was swept down by the water. but got to his feet. Then, as the boat sank, he was again swept from his feet, and this time he was drowned"
 Felt as If They Were Invading a
 Graveyard.
 "The wireless operator aboard the Carpathia received the first news oi the Titanic's collision before midnight last Sunday" said John Seannell, g passenger on the Carpathia We nj r.ai1aS hn Star vessel and We headed for her at once. I did not take note of the mum. Der of hours we occupied in reaching the scene of the wreck, but, of course by the time we got there the Titanic and most of her passengers and crew were many fathoms deep in the Allan tic. When the Carpathia's passengers learned they were close to the spot where the great ship had sunk we felt as if We were invading a grave yard.
 "We did not come across all the ri. tanic's surviving lifeboats in a single fotilla," the Westerner continued Our first glimpse of the survivors was of those who occupied a group of seven boats. The seven craft were strung far enough apart for safety, yet it was plain they had clung together throughout the hours of waiting, and it was said the fact was due to the ex- eellent work of petty officer in charge of one of the boats, who prae. tically took command of all seven.
 Next we sighted five boats in a group. It was terrible to see the agony in the faces of the women. Most of them were newly made widows. the bottom with their husbands aboard and they knew there was the smallest chance of their loved ones escape. We picked up the remaining survivors in small groups, then cruis- ed about until our skipper was con vinced no more remained afloat Then we left the California to make furth- CT search for the few who might be alive in the waste of waters. and put about for New York
 New rNe harvisss Parted.
 George Brayton, sn asphalt maau- facturer of Los Angslss, who wse on the Titanic, gave an account o{ the parting of Henry B. Harris, the theat rioal manager. and his wife. He said:
 "Mr. and Mrs Harris approached the lifeboats arm In arm. As they were about to enter them. an officer stepped up and said:
 Ladies first, please!
 MT Harris bowed and smiled, say ing:
 "'Of course, certainly, ladies first
 After bidding his wife farewell, MT Harris mingled with the other passen- gers who remained on board. How lsador Straus and Ills Brave
 Wife Died.
 Among the innumerable deeds of heroism, of sacrifice and of unswerv- ing loyalty of that dark hour, one there was attested to by many wit nesses. When the sailors attempted to drag Mrs. Isador Straus from her husbands side to place her in one of the boats, she resisted and clung. smiling, to his arm. As the ship be- gan to settle they mounted to higher deck. There they were seen, she with her arms around her husbands neck And thus they sank. Jacques FutreIle's Widow
 Weeps on Pier.
 Mrs. Jacques Futrelle, whose hus- band, a well-known writer, was drown ed, was taken from the Carpathia weeping and almost fainting. She was by two friends. Her an guish affected the persons on the pier more than any single incl dent.
 "Oh, what suffering" she almost screamed, as she was led along the pier What terrible misery" She was hurried to a cab and taken away. Titanic Trying to Smash Speed
 Record, HeImsman Asserts.
 JIM. Moody, quartermaster of the Titanic and selmsman on the night of the disaster, said the ship was making twenty-one knots an hour and the off cers were striving to live up to the or ders to smash record.
 'It was close to midnight" said Moody, and l was on the bridge with the second officer, who was ip com mand Suddenly he shouted, Port your helml' l did so, but it was too late. We struck the submerged DOT ton of the iceberg"
 Says Another Iceberg Scraped Ship. Miss Gretchen Longley, daughter of ex-Judge Longley of Hudson, N. Y-, told this story:
 q was in my stateroom when the Titanic struck the iceberg. After the shock I went out into the corridor