Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-19

mast head light and a deck light. be-
low of d reseuing steamer.
ITO our joy they moved as one and
round we swung the boat and headed
for her. The steersman shouted: Now
boys, sing, and for the first time the
boat broke into song with Row For
the Shore Boys and for the first time
tears came to the eyes of us all as we
realized that safety was at hand. The
song was sung, but it was a very poor
imitation of the real thing, for quiv
ering voices make poor songs. A cheer
was given next and that was better
you needn't keep in time for a cheer.
Our rescuer showed up rapidly and
as she swung around we saw her cab
ms all alight and knew she must be
large steamer. She was now notion
less and we had to row to her. Just
then day broke, a beautiful, quiet
dawn with faint pink clouds just
above the horizon, and a new moon.
whose crescent just touched the hori-
ION. Turn your money over, boys.
said our CHEEKY steersman, that is if
| you have any, he added We laugh
7 ed at him for his superstition at such
a time. hut he countered very neatly
i by adding: Well | shall never say
I again that Is is an unlucky number
boat 13 has been the best friend we
ever had Certainly the 10 supersti-
ton is killed forever in the minds OF
those who escaped from the Titanic in
boat 10.
AS we neared the Carpathia
we saw in the dawning light what We
thought was a full-rigged schooner
standing up near her and presently
| behind her another, all sails set and
| we said, They are fisher boats from
| the Newfoundland Banks and have
seen the steamer lying to and are
| standing by to help But in another
! five minutes the light shone pink on
! them aud we saw they were icebergs
towering many feet in the air, huge
| glistening masses, deadly white, still
| and peaked in a way that had easily
| suggested a schooner. We glanced
| round the horizon and there were 9th
| ers wherever the eye could reach. The
| steamer we had to reach was sur.
rounded by them and we had to make
a detour to reach her. for between hei
| and us lay another huge berg. We
| rowed up to the Carpathia about 4.3t
and We're hoisted or climbed up tho
| ships side with very grateful hearts
| I'VE We're received with q welcom'
| that was overwhelming in its warmth
| and ! should like to say here thai
| there is not a member of the Titanic
on board who feels capable Of ex
| pressing in adequate terms his graft
| tude for the attentions showered upor
| US by the captain, officers, crew an;
| passengers on board the Carpathia
| They We're called upon suddenly il
| mid ocean to receive, they thought
| 5000 passengers and crew, and al
| though this was not to be, they made
every arrangement for so doing Ho
| meals, blankets and berths We're pro
| vided for each as they came on board
| Clothing and money was supplied in
dividually by passengers. Berths were
gwen up by men who slept on th'
| smoke room floor or anywhere els'
| that corner could be found.
The ship has sent off hundreds o
| Marconigrains free of charge to anx
ious relatives, The catering arrange
ments in charge of the purser ant
| stewards have been so admirably or
| ganized that it would not be possible
to be better served had we been reg
ular passengers aboard our own ship
THE captain has placed all private
| messages to friends in front OF pres.
| MESA ees-in fact, he has refused t.
| send any press messages beyond ;
bare 20 word TO a press association
ard then list of the saved
The above account of the disaster
was gwen by l.. Beasly, a Cambridge
| University man, who lives in London
| Mr., Beasiy was in the second cahir
and had not been mentioned in the lis
OF the saved.