The evening world., 1912-04-19
HOW HEROIC NOTED MEN
SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES
Astor, Butt, Widener, Straus, Harris, Guggen-
helm and Others Coolly Helped Women,
Then Faced Death-Mrs. Strauss Left.
Boat to Die With Husband.

FIT be true that the Measure OF a mans worth Is best taken when he
faces death In some disaster and with others more helpless than himself
to match chances for life. then. surely. many lei OF International promi-
nence who went down with the Titanic need no ephaph other than the rec
ord OF their last moments In ne Here are some Of these, and the undyng
testimony to their manliness given by the weaker. the more fortunate, who
survived:
Col John Jacob Astor the muit-minonMre. escorted his bride Of a few
italy a md ASSISTED other m to md their place. in the MtOoat. Later pas.
ssnsers saw him busy With Major Archibald Butt N John Il Thayer OF Phna-
dephia, helping other women and children overt he raj of the listing ship to
tie promise off afey In the boats. lie did not even veal a ME- preserver. He
had nI thought OF himself
1Sdor Straus. hnancer and phnanthropst stood with his wife by tho rail
until II came her turn to step Int one Of the ltcooats lie made M notion to
a"ay Of thai boat hat her husband should be allowed % accompany her and
tbs oTcr replied that the rlco " women n children nrt" was The rule OF
thu Titanic. Mrs straus stepped tut Of tho boat IN back to her husbands
They were last seen standing together, n n age couple who had found
happiness In many years Of married Ne n were to ind Heath separated.
George w,dener. tn SOL al p A. Il widenr Of Philadelphia, and heir to
one Of the largest fortunes in America, Ny that his wife m child we're installed
In ne Of the nrst nfcboats to leave tn doomed ship Then when they wers lost
u" out on the black wastes, 10 assisted other men in helping the women
and little ones safety In the boats. He "a on dek. waiting for M M when
the iat strains of Nearer. My God. 10 Thee were choked by tho final rush OF
the waters
talented writer o fiction and collaboration with I'm in several Of his move.
were: Hurry up May. you're keeping the others waiting" Then he kssd
her goodby n saw the boa The "a In slip down under IN un.o of IN rail
Henry Harris. theatrical manager N producer o. some of the most pop
lnar omedhs of past sea sons. remained with his wife for the FIRST confusing
moments after The shock Of the collision was felt Nenher N nor Mrs HART.
felt that there sreai danger. nut when the oder "a from Capt Smith tina,
all women n children must take to he boats. Harris escorted his wife to
m nearest to them. A ships omcer raised his and n mouoned Harris bank.
saying tina thu women u have precedence. well. I'll take ny medicine"
Harris said Smilnsy to his wife. and stepped back ot of he wa Of the women
who were pressing toward The boat
Iucen T. Smith, onIn-mw " Congressman Hughes OF Wcst yirbni,
made his bride of a few weeks a widow with a smne on MIS- lips A they
approached n of the nfcboats together. Mrs. Smith pleaded Historically hat
her husband " allowed TO stop into Inc boat with her. Capt Smith, n VIM
Standing by snperntendins the work of nlnng and lowering away tn nfeboa,s.
turned to Mrs Smith and said. mo madam, under no ircumstanc will my
IA be permitted to IA this boat Good py, Captain" said Smith. Mating
the captain o. the shoulder. the bride saw tn last of her husbands face