Evening journal., 1912-04-19

Williams, "and we saw that the situa-
tion was dangerous. believe that this
was the first thought we had given to
il. The big ship listed still farther and
confusion spread upon the decks. The
officers tried to keep order. but il was
hard The lifeboats were lowered and
the women began to pass along in line
towards the little craft We thought
that there would be enough boats for
all, but they filled up quickly. Then we
gave up hope ! had on my fur coat,
for Il was bitterly cold. Father and I
werel talking together. We were at the
forward end. This began TO sink rap
idly. We agreed 10 jump and TO keep
together as long as we could.
A striking parallel to the brave end of
George ID. Widener and his son is fur
nished in the fate of John B. Thayer,
second Vice president Of the Pennsyka-
MIA Railroad, who's until yesterday was
included in the list of survivors II was
not until the Carpathia touched her dock
that the grim intelligence Of Mr.. Thayer's
fate became known Then il was learned
that after Mrs. Thaver and her maid,
Margaret Fleming, had been sent aboard
the life boats. young Jack" Thsyer had
stood by his father.
Threw Son Overheard
Just before the seamonster took her
! final plunge under the waves. the father
seized the boy and flung him over the
rail In the icy waters he struggled.
Finally, after his mother had seen him
beaten OF from one raft after another
he managed to Chamber into life boat
and was saved. Mrs. 1hayer showed
/ that she was the wife of a hero. When
the men at the oars in her boat failed
she relieved one of the mon and toiled
for two hours until the Carpatha came
in view Mrs. Thayer known for her
beauty, seemed wan and aged. when she
arrived at her home in Haveriord short
! ~ after midnight accompanied by her
son and several friends
Arthur Ryerson saw his loved ones
safely aboard the life boats and went
down with the ship with smile upon hi.
lips. The early reports of the disaster
I had reported that little Jack" Ryersor
had perishcd with his father but the boy
with his mother and two sisters was
among the survivors on the Carpathia
The Ryerson family. while travelling is
Europe. had been notified ~ the deatl
of the oldest son. Arthur L. Ryerson II
motor accident ON Easter Monday
They engaged passage on the first boat
sailing for this country--thc Titanic
in order 20 arrive for the funeral today
That ceremony has been indefinitely
postponed and the widow and three chill
dren now mourn a double loss.
Clung to Husband
Those who persisted stood unninching
ly by while women and children wen
over the side of the foundering steamer
and awaited their doom like brave men
The narrative of George ID. Widcncr an,
his son. Henry Elkins Widcner who per
ished after the wife and mother hal
been dragged to safety, is one Of tn
most tragic in the record Of the disas
! ter. Mrs. Widener, when she saw tina
all could not be saved. fought to di
with her husband and son. She clung 4
them until the sailors tore her away
and as she was taken down the ladder
she cried cried in an sgonized farewell
"Nly Godl Good byel Harry Good
byei George Good-byel'
Father and son stood bravely by Tn
rall and waved farewell until the waite
swept over the vessel and engulfc'
! them.
Broken in health and spirit. Mrs
Widener was carried Off the Carpathi
last night. The sight of her relative
on the dock proved TO great o tax ol
: her agony-racked frame and She col
lapsed She was brought TO Elkin
Park on a special train. She is critical
, ly ill.,
"A wave ripped over the deck an
when It passed my father had dis
appeared. The water swept him ol
before we could jump.
The crash against the iceberg wa
} not as severe as might be expected
Naturally every one aboard felt IN
! bump. but all had utmost conhdenc
Z i'm the Titanic.
{ "But when the officers of the shi
e began their preparations the pa:
b sengers became scared. For som
I minutes the men seemed to loose the
+ heads. The first feeling OF 4 bin
!. terror seemed 10 overwhelm then
.-yhe officers hoped to resteTt )rde