The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-19
MAJOR Butt WENT DOWN
DOING BATTLE WITH MEN
TO SAVE WOMFN'S LIVES
Thrilling Stories of Heroism
Are Told by Titanic's
Il Survivors.
ONE MAN SHOT DEAD
And Others Driven Back
With Guns When They
Crowd Aboard.


NEW YORK. April 1s-safe in
comfortable homes or commodIous
hotels and lodging houses, the 745
survivors of the sunken liner, Ii
tanic. brought to this port last night
by the steamship, Carpathia, rested
today. They had been picked up at
sea after taking to the boats when
1t became assured that the Titanic
had received her death blow, and
although suffering from shock and
exposure, many were able to discuss
with Intelligence the details of the
catastrophe which cost the lives OF
1895 passengers, officers and crew.
Interest centered around the in
vestigation, which it was announced
would be lnaugurated by a commit
tee OF the United States Senate, I'M
der the Craftsmanship of Senator
Smith, of Michigan, before the day
ended.
1t was announced that ]. Bruce
Ismay, managing director OF
the international Mercantile Ma
rine Company. owner of Cle
Titanic, who was among the
saved, together with four of the
ships officers who were also saved,
would appear before the committee
to give their version OF the disaster.
Senators Smith and Newlands con-
ferred with 1smay and Vice PresI-
dent P. A. S. Franklin last night
but refused to make public what Is
may had said, Senator Smith saying.
that he preferred the public should
hear ismay's statement from his
own lips.
Franklin declared that the White
Star Line welcomed any govern
mental inquiry and If the Senate in
quiry resulted in adoption of meas
ures calculated to prevent a recur-
renee of similar disasters. his com
pany will be only too thankful.
'Ismay will not shirk his duty,
nor will any other officer of the
company, which will cooperate with
the committee in every possible
way" declared Franklin,
Stories of survivors told today
agree that when the liner collided
with the iceberg there was quiet I'M
til the extent of damage was real
lied by the officers and crew, and
order was given to man the life boats
and lower away. Even then men
kissed their wives goodbye, stood
aside for other women to enter the
boats and waited in the belief that
the liner would float until help ar
rived.
AS the boats were being loaded
some men attempted to crowd
aboard, but were driven back by Of
ficers with revolvers, one being shot
dead, and his body fell into boat
with women.
Thrilling stories of heroism of
many notable men when they real
Med there was no hope for them,
were common among the survivors,
among them being that Captain
Smith, among the first to realize
the hopelessness OF the situation,
seized a megaphone and shouted to
his seamen, 'tBe British" This
Gained them and they stood by their
posts to the last
Some Of the women saved related
stories of helping at the oars while
some of the rescued stewards
of the Titanic sat helplessly by
since they knew nothing of rowing.
Thomas Whitley, waiter in the
first salon, told from his cot in the
st. Vincent hospital today the story
of how the wireless operator.
Thomas Phillips, had stuck to his
post until the boilers of the Titanic
exploded. aud then jumped into the
water. He was picked up by a raft
and died from exposure before the
arrival OF the carpathia.
Phillips, sailor and two ffremen
we're buried at sea.
Colonel John Jacob Aston was
last seen calmly watching the re-
ceding life boats, while Major Butt
went down with the ship after bat
Ting with men Of the steerage from
occupying places in boats reserved
for the women.