The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-28


~, thamsclyos on the rowers and try
~ imnede the oars Others. lncludin
Jnhn Jacob Astor, Mrs. Clark an
IL Havs, insisted upon returning 10
'1oye passengers
olls Thrilling Story.
\ Hrs. clarks story follows:
Nv husband and / boarded the IT,
|I|1nfr at Southampton, somewhat de-
1yed In starting from that place
1EIiie To an accident that had de-
Iyed The Titanic at Liverpool In col
'IdIne with another vessel. All the
way over We had most beautiful and
calm weather IN fact. up to the time
"a the accident the sea had been like
Haas. We had seen no Ice any
/ presence Of Ice foes until the after
noon OF the calamity.
bout ll:s0 D. m. Sunday, when the
titanic struck the iceberg. There
vas no shock from the impact that
n any way startled me, However,
/ knew something had occurred out
~ The ordinary and looked out OF my
|fateroom porthole. and it seemed 10
Xef That We were passing another
/Idp but this may have been Ice in
ne near vicinity, II aroused my curl
<lly enough. however, 70 prompt me
4 90 ont on the promenade deck.
|1ere the smoking room Is located
md where ] knew my husband was
lth some friends. There was abso-
1tely no excitement at that time.
husband. seeing me at the door
me smoking room. came out to
ne. apparently unconcerned. and
10 that they had also felt a slight
o2ck. euf had paid no attention to II.
<Ine Assured by the officers of the
y 0tf That all was we'll that some ice
ad been struck, but that we were
the way again. and everything
'pafently had been done In the way
ciosinE the watertight compart-
<uW and everybody assumed that
eFe was no danger OF any kind.
6ign Of Panic.
remained on deck fifteen or twenty
! ,.nutet, conversing with other peo-
1no my husband returned to the
ppk,ng room. From this II can be
~ .nat tnerc was no panic on board
], .nat uene, Some few minutes
ter returned TO my stateroon and
the way down I met a man com
k VI, With a life preserver around
! asked him the reason, and II
wseIe alarmed. and he replied that
te passengers had been ord cred
II f top deck with life prcservers.
.oru men returned 10 the smoking
ana told my husband that we
uesn ordered above with life pre-
sers' and we returned to our state
~ he tool. Off his evening dress
pul on an ordinary suit and
y uhoer"ear. and 7 did likewise
80 tpok WIN us our heavy overcoats.
.S ny inIs. also two life preserv-
malh ,other yaluables we could
h,f ul,yr
~ provided with money In case
61noun become separated.
-. 'neh went TO the main deck.
YET, no attempt had been
- man the boats. and discipline
select among the crew and
r'Dr y"u,s,oh ,h OF panic prevailed
the Passengers, We con-
10 groups on the deck. re-
~ ! was with Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Astor. nv nus.
and SOME others. when an off,
Woached and said that while
.ts.e no alarm for the safety OF
~ " was thought best, owing
~ tact that the Carpathia had
<6lrsSv rsSv'.nunicated with and was
ID rhI,, h .o"ard US, that the women
A Hfohrren mad better be put aboard
|l "tieooats' ~ with sufficient OF the
" man them, prepared 10 leave
y, MS was. perhaps. an hour
We struck the iceberg.
kush for Boats.
sn then there was No -,s, ,o-
81 Meboats. saw two ar th LOT
lowered, which were filed Wiz n
y Ii men As women. Tho rnat
"a <lln," "V~ever; remained on deck as
|I6ya III ioadlng these boats With
A ..ss ana women OF both second .
= vhWaa sIeerage passengers. A m :
oaehed nn'er the officer again ap-
.f1tivs ,Ss ana said that It was i'm =
GiIp, thai ~ All me women leave the
Hfi tht the men could not leave
ne women had been nrovido5 =
xf w., ,lat u was extremely urosnt
"a immediately take To the IT,
U0Xkcn eara tnat the men could be
10 fhs NO., VI as soon as we were out
6ou. ra. ~, Astcr and Mrs. Havs S snS
Q}A} th aorty others, among tbsrn u hsl
III. .|Ioe enip's quartermaster and !.
l/Irssa named Mccarthy, who u ca,
themselves most con.r,e,,S
~ hravs must particularly ~ralse
"A lIfer nftsr unselhsh actions OF this
AZ the ieaVing the Titanic.
.bost.s une OF our leaving IN Nh,
The men OF our naS,,, :" shs
reannmed unconoerred and refiot
,Ml % vas The danger that the steam. @
III aaed to Leave Husband.
so STaus absolutely refused >,
Tore orr husband. Mr.. Astor Inc;
'rfnissIsnr BOAT was lowered. asks 1us
vas 10 accompany his wife
whats1sars and He .,, made no pro.
husband. and nilo ,bn retired i Joinins
Df with Major Butt and ar 'neh nthi