The new era., 1912-04-25
Peril Not Known to Passengers
e Until Long After Titanic
Struck.
WOMEN SENT OFF FIRST
Men in Small Boats Try to Sing to
Drown Out Cries Of the Perlshlng
/. -Aeartrending Scenes At
.- tending Disaster Are Ora.
maticaIiy Described.

New York. April l9.-rhe stories OF
tn. survivors OF the Titanic are all
practically agreed on one thing. that
the passengers on the liner did not
realize their peril until long after the
vSssel struck.
A Mr.. Chamb bers. one OF the surviv-
orr. had this to say:
The Titanic struck the Iceberg
headon. Tho passengers ran out. but.
believing that the ship could not sink
and being assured by the officers.
again went back to their staterooms.
After about two hours the alarm was
sent out and the passengers started
to enter the lifeboats. There was
nothing like panic at first. as all be-
lieved that there were plenty OF life
boats to go around"
After the iifeboat In which MIR.
Chambers was had gone about 400
yards IRON the ship, those In II saw
the Titanic begin to settle quickly and
there was a rush for the remaining
N!eboats. One was swamped.
The great ship sank slowly by its
head and no suction was felt by the
boat In which MIR Chambers was.
Tells Scene at Rescue.
A passenger aboard the rescue ship
Carpathia, Miss Sue Eva Ruio. Sis.
ter OF Judge Virgil Rule OF st. Louis.
detailed the thrilling scenes which
marked the rescue OF the survivors OF
th" greatest marine tragedy OF the
j'agc
Unknown to the sleeping passen-
ger the ship turned abruptly TO the
| north None knew oil the sudden
| change OF course and the first intima.
ton anybody got Of the TACT that any.
thing unusual was about 10 take place
was the order given the steward to
prepare breakfast for 3.OuU.
| The tidings ran through the ship
Nke wildtire and long before the Gu
| uarder hnd come within the scene OF
tn. tragedy we were all on deck.
Sight First Of Boats.
lust as day broke tiny craft was
sighted rowing towards us and rs II
came closer We saw women huddled
t.ogesher. the stronger ones manning
| the cars The nrgt TO come aboard
was a nurse maid. who had wrapped
| In coat nm eleven .rronths.old baby.
the only one O! II family oi hve per
sons to be rescued
THE men and women both seemed
dazed Most OF them were almost
pcrished with the cold and some OF
them who had tecn literally thrown
into the iteboa,s rcr!shed from expo.
sure.
"One OF the most narrowing scenes
I ever saw WAS the service OF thanks
giving and followed 10y the prayers
for the dead which followed the IN
coming OF the Iiitic band OF SURVIVORS
which took place in the dining saloon
OF the Carpnthia The moans o' the
women and the cries oi little children
rs their loss WIS brought home to
them were hcartrcndirg. The hope
that by somc means their beloved
ones would be saved never lett the
survivors.
Survivors In Strange Dress.
"How those who were saved sur
vived the exposure Is miracle. one
woman came aboard devoid oi under.
wear, a Turkish towel wrapped about
her waist servinS rs corset. while a
magnificent evening wrap was her
only protection
Women In evening irocKs and
white satin slippers and children
wrapped In steamer rugs were ordi.
nary sights and very sccn the passen.
gers themselves were almost In ms
bad n plight as the i.scucd. Trunks
were unpackpd anI clothing distrib'
uted right and ic!t Finally the steam
er rugs were ripped apari and sewcd
into impromptu garments
My first view OF the ntst boa;
sighted led me to THINK We were pick.
inE up the crew oil n iirtg'blc, Back
OF the boat Ioomeu in the shadowy
dawn the huge iceberg which had
sent the iitanic TO tn. bottom The
tiicboat looked like the usua! b3at
which swings from a balloon
Women Discuss Scenes.
After an hour or 20 oi rest the
only reliet the women "ho bHd been
literally torn from their husbands
seemed to have WIS In dis russing thc
last scenes shooting was heard by
many In the lifehoats just before the
ship took Its final plunge and sunk
from sight. and tho opinion oi many
was that the men rather than drown
shot themselves
Mrs. AstOr. who was one OF the
hrst to como nbuaid was taken Rt
once to the captains room. Others
were distributed among the cabins.
the Carpath!a's passengers slecTing on
the floors OF the saloons. IN the bath
rooms and on the tables throughout
the ship IN order to let the survivors
OF the wreck have as much comfort
ns the ship afforded
One woman came aboard with
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