The state herald., 1912-04-26
SURVIVORS TELL
OF FIGHT IN SEA
Peril Not Known to Passengers
Until Long After Titanic
Struck.
WOMEN SENT OFF FIRST
Men In Small Boats Try to Sing to
Drown Out Cries of the Pershins
-Heartrending Scenes Al.
tending Disaster Are ORA.
maticaIly Described.

New York. April l9-The stories OF
the survivors OF the Titanic are all
practically agreed on one thing. that
the passengers ON the liner did not
realize their peril until long after the
vessel struck.
A Mr.. Chambers, one OF the surviv-
ors. had this to say:
The Titanic struck the Iceberg
head-on. The passengers ran out, but,
believing that the ship could not sink
and being assured by the officers,
again went back to their staterooms
After about two hours the alarm was
sent out and the passengers started
to enter the lifeboats. There was
nothing like panic at first, as all be-
lieved that there were plenty OF life
boats to go around"
After the nfeboat in which MIR.
Chambers was had gone about 400
yards from the ship, those in 1t saw
the Titanic begin to settle quickly and
there was rush for the remaining
hANpOhtbs oht NhS DIV ahiGtb
The great ship sank slowly by its
head and no suction was felt by the
boat In which MIR. Chambers was.
Tells Scene at Rescue.
A passenger aboard the rescue ship
Carpathia, Miss Sue Eva Rule. sis
ter OF Judge Virgil Rule OF St. Louis.
detailed the thrilling scenes which
marked the rescue of the survivors OF
the greatest marine tragedy OF the
age
Unknown to the sleeping passen'
gers. the ship turned abruptly to the
north. None knew OF the sudden
change OF course and the first inuma-
tion anybody got OF the TACT that any
thing unusual was about 10 take place
was the order given the steward to
prepare breakfast for 3.0UU.
The tidings ran through the ship
Ike wildfire and long before the Gu
harder had come within the scene OF
the tragedy we were all on deck.
Sight First OF Boats.
f"Just as day broke a tiny craft was
sighted rowing towards ns and as II
came closer we saw women huddled
'oee'her' tne s'ronse' unes '''"ii"'ns
the oars The first to come aboard
was a nurse maid. who had wrapped
IN a coat an eieNel'nuh'nso,u oaoy'
the only one OF family OF hive per
soma IN he rescued
the men ana women no'h see'neu
dazed' MOST OF mem were MINUS.
pe'hneu WIN 'ne 'o,u anu so,ne VI
t'em VINO hau ueeh literary 'n'o"n
INTO the hieooa's pef'sheu from eNpo'
sure
one OF the most narrowing scenes
ever saw was the service OF thhhhS'
giving ana followed ny the prayers
Tor the dead wnieh 'olio"ed 'ne IN
coming oil the httie nand OF SURVIVORS
when took place III lhe uihihs saloon
Of the cafphthia' Ihe mosnS OF inc
women ana tue cries OF llt'ie eniiureh
as their loss was brought nome 10
tnem were hsar'f.hu'hs 'ne nope
mat by some means tne" beloved
ones would De saved never 'e't tue
SURVIVORS
SURVIVORS VI strange oe
How those VINO were saved sur
vired the exposure Is a miracle one
woman came ABOARD oe'o'u OF uhuei
wear Iufhish 'o"e' "iappou ABOUT
her walls, serving as o corset WINE u
magniheeht evening wrap "as ner
only protection
Women IN evening toekS ana
wti,o satin slippers ana chlldrcn
wrapped IN steamer rugs were ofdl'
nary sights ahu very soon me phsSeh'
gers heihh.iNeA were almost III ~
phu plsht nv 'h' ''tcnen' lthhhA
we're unpheNcn hhl elothihs uls'fio'
u'eo iish, hhu 10Y flnal'y tne t'cain'
of TUGS were rppon upAI' ana so"ou
INTO ihnpronip'u garments
MY hrsi vie" Of the h'st boat
sighted TED me To INNS We were pick
lbs up inc crew oi airlElh'e hack