The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-01
IEf HfROISN OF THE As1ORS
,sroR BRAvEsT OF "o'
NRS' ~ GREAT SEA TRAGEDY.
the Wrecked Vessel Iell
Mates ,, o. Heroically They Acted
OIL licking Sacrifices.

TnpK-stories of the re-
NEW .s,. beroism of Col. John ia
naFKa I.or and the patient fortitude
cob "A, As'' Aston under conditions that
Of Mo 10 hardest of self-controi con-
ana p,. to Aston sg was the Dravest little
'NlS' ever met" said JACK f0-
woman rbo with his mate, Sam PARKS 4o
ley, VIZ an oar in lifeboat NO. = 70
the AlnV a.tor was man all through
W. there was one" he ADDED a.
If ever one # took us some time to
"YOu Sg Soat No. 4. After we nae
la1n Zen women and children IL Gn4
all tI We discovered that we co9i1 The .
boat W. her until we remover ene
launch ne snar several decks peloW;
sounalns and ID I got down and cnoppeo
So Sam "n nwav We were some time
the spar .h, S"E as we had to hunt for
an axe liz, oot the spar away and
1--WE finally gol LIZ ~ 10 whv boat
,.r " the boat. That Is WY D Do%'
iauHII was the last boat to be IauhG Gu
No. + I'VE %@' others had free way pc
ca, and could be put into the WAFER
at once IT, uushand
owhi1o waiting up there Mrs. AS
W ,I nl,~ times wanted to leave the
tor sV'0 Mr. Astor kept telling the
poas' ,,++Ia woman that he was sure
=soVu i aoypd and that it was her duty
10 W 2" Che stretched out her arms
.o.t ~ as though she were pleadlns
lG9t him to let her get out OF the
TI4 and take her place with MIN.
S vUo' stor Dicked up heavy steamer
9 W. 81 and wrapped it about her
snV @lf tar pulling those eight men
,n4o +ba boat l was pretty wet and
was was sbivering. Mrs. Astor tire" tne
shawl about my shoulders and salo
sbo+ I needed it more than she did:
IH tol5 her that l would get warmed
- of+or milling awhile at the oar
ond would have no use for 1T.
" mt the shawl back on her lap.
c;++inq next to Mrs. Aston was a
swedish woman with little girl that
7 should take to be 8 or 4 years old.
Tbe little girl was whimpering with
cold.
Gave Shawl to Little Girl.
ours Aston took the shawl and
threw it about the shoulders OF TINS
woman who thanked her in some
foreign lingo. Then the steerage
woman kissed her little girl and took
her in her arms and wrapped the
shawl about her.
when the explosion occurred
about the ship Mrs. Astor made
some kind of a sound, but l could
not understand whether she said any
thing or merely sobbed. She turned
her head away from the direction OF
the vessel
So little was the impact felt at
the time of the collision that Mrs.
Astor thought the crash was the re-
suit of some mishap in the kitchen
and paid no attention to it until the
engines stopped. Then realizing that
something was wrong she inquired
of her steward the cause. He in
formed her that a slight accident
had happened and that the captain
had ordered the women to the life
boats, but that this was only a pre-
cautiOnaTy measure, and that they
would all be back again soon on the
ship.
Dressed to Leave the Ship.
Mrs. Aston then entered her state
room and changed her dress prepar-
atoTy to leaving the Titanic for one
OF the Iifeboats in company with her
maid.
COL Astor accompanied his wife
and her maid to lifeboat No. 4. When
ne attempted to enter it he was push
cd pack by the sailor in charge and
in it.
But" said Col. Astor, "there are
no more women to be taken in and
Vuere IS plenty of room"
mat makes no difference" re-
pIed the man, 1.-The orders are no
men' so you cannot get in"
mere was no use arguing, Col.
anu anu MRS. Aston thought; so, waving
He[ adleu, he called out:
l.. Goodbye, Madeline; / will come
by the next boat"
"Aen baby suffers with eczema
no, Some Itching skin trouble use
OUau ointment. A little of it goes