The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-25
.BANDO0ESN' TPLAY
As SHIP SINKS
Colonel Oracle, of Washington,
Skaters Story Published
About Titanic.
HE IS ONE OF SURVIVORS
Saws Passengers Would Have
Stopped Nearer, My
God, to Thee"

w..binefon November 24.-Coionel
Archibald Oracle. one Of the SURVIVORS
of the Titanic. last night shattered
story that has gone all over the worio
and obtained for itself high place
IN maritime annals when he told an
audience in an address ut the Univer-
.,tv Club that not only did the
musicians OF the wrecked ocean liner
not play the famous hymn. Searel.
Nv God. to Thee" as the vessel went
down but that II they had attempted
to 40 40 the men among the passengers
who were trying to succor and cneer
the women and children during inc
rrea, disaster would have prevented
them-forcibly, IL necessary.
Furthermore, Colonel Oracle oec'.lee
that these bandsmen, who have pee
given a place in history for their to.u-
tud. in continu!ng TO play as tae
tragedy was being enacted. ana VIZ
were said TO have gone TO tnesr oe"S
in the performances OF theH gu"
,har thew might cheer others with tneir
nv.,c in fact ceased to play some time
h.Sore the ship actually sank He
.Sded he saw their instruments thrown
IN the deck. in corners. In number Oh
cases. before the end came. ana tnA.
ht. charge was proven by the tdc'
,h.t the body of Chief Musician aaft-
lev was recovered from the sea VILE
hi. instrument strapped 20 mis- oaek u
hi. eYort to save II II he were saved
Great Aua3eDee at CSsA
co,onel G.acie addressed one OF the
,..~.., gatherings that has ever taken
80. ~ wa. said, at the University
club. The title OF his address va.
..rhe truth About the Titanic. and
vhile most Of what he had to sly
nroved more or less familiar TO news.
naner readers OF the testimony Una
was brought out at the American ano
! English hearings during the insesu
cations OF the disaster, ne stifreo nj.
hearers By h!s eyewitness accounts o.
the THAMES ending. ana . cflic.su
/, OF the haSty accounts gwen Wy "S
newspapers when they were
,o obtain information and give TN
news to the world =.
/ Colonel Oracle announces tnAt
"a. SIN suffering somewhat from tn
.hock n. went through. and that N
.yoecsed 70 De obliged 60 20 70 nos
/ ,,,,l In the nea: future In consequence
i Of Il. He said. In oart;
1 ct, took two hours and fwenty-t"'
l-.,,,s. for the Titanic to sink wal
s, NV berth 1t the tine OF the 'npac'
! and when I dressed and went on fec'
4 ..,n,np scented TO have gone wr"n'
l .xe.,. as shown by the continued roA
!, =. ,.capius sscIm- I knew that foeAh
,n-,c,bi-- Later We heard That IN
! Iii ,ocn wss noodei ard ire cle'S
,r.,e who were trying 90 save IA
,er,.,.red letters were workirs Up $
,hct, knses IN water. Then we knes
mat v, were 81 daneef OF sinkIna
! ana eeraa % Try 20 rsassure ms We
n,~n- Tre later seemed not 70
.eeesssry. fer never sew euch eo1s
-. a. ,noss women exhibited. To
nsoe hera, 70 r;ay. and. tel yon.
ia nc, pIay '-Sesrer. NJ God {
rne~.- % has been 20 widely ree'rs
"a.
p>.er wSu1l Usve oesssseA.
we men. wAe were reassasfng IN
xcwsn. would have seeasssA inetansE
l1 the band haA begya 90 play We
hymn. that panic wouH sase feso'w
S-em sn~ familiar strains. Ftxsng Va
| miro. Of TIE passenger on toe poss'
| bu;.y 81 their being neases 10 ec'
ara say 10 seriously. would nave DC,
m las, ,h,ne wanted. the bard play
a. light g.us'c. principally WAT
| <a,,sS .rsgssme.' ana % tn,'y haA sss.'
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