The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-30
1t is refreshing to he able to record

Inc neroiSm displayed ny so many
Of the victims, 1t is true. served in l
measure to temper the universal sriei
which the tragedy occasioned. but ever
that alternating circumstance lef,
much to be supplied. Perhaps the
necessary relieving touch may be fur
nished In the shape Of n remarkable
romance to which the tragedy gave
birth and which has just come to
light.
Karl II. Behr. the great American
tennis y and Miss Helen NJ. New
son.. two Of the passengers of the ILL.,
fated vessel that awful April night,
were thrown together in the same
open boat and driftrd in h ice-laden
sea for hours until they We're picked
up by the rescue ship. are to live out
their lives together. Their cngag
ment 4 just deem announced and
their marriage is to follow shortly.
Perhaps these two iaNcritcs of for
tune would have married anyway
TheN had been intimate friends for
Il long time. Certain it is. however.
that on the night OF the tragedy they
We're friends and no more. They wer.
not engaged.
What the Principals Say.
Whether their relations BECAME
changed that very night while. for
greater warmth, they were locked in
each others arms in the open boat
in which they had escaped from the
laundering vessel. with the shrieks Of
the drowning victims ringing in their
ears and the ~"growlers" pounding the
skides Of the frail lifrhoat and threat
ening every minute to send them to
eternity. nay never he known. People
don't usually talk of such things.
We wern't engaged before the dis
a acton " {S a @ fa~ ~, H~ p@h0 rrsh0 {o
a lawyer and cautious. will 20.
We've been engaged since the dis
aster." is the ambiguous way in which
Miss Newsom. who is a woman and
tantali2ing. puts IL.
II looked very much a. if. through
the delicacy which these two happy
individuals naturally feel regarding
this most interesting episode of their
lives, the world might never know
the details OF what may have been
the most dramatic proposal Of mar
riage ever proffered.
Through an intimate girl friend of
the hride-to-be. however. the real
story. il is believed, hss nevertheless
been obtained.
Who the Heroine and Hero Are.
Miss Newcom is the daughter of
MIS- r. I. Beckwith. now Of the Wen
dolyn. Riverside drive, New York, but
formerly Of Columbus. Ohio. She was
a schoolmate and intimate friend Of
Behr's sister at Briarcliff.
MI. and Mrs. Beckwith and Miss
Newcom left for Europe last fall for
a six months trip. Their holiday over
they shipped on the Titanic at South
ampton for New York via Cherbourg.
where Mr.. Behr Joined them, as had
been arranged.
Miss Newsom Is a tall brunette of
the athletic type. She was a fair ten.
mis- player herself. and naturally felt
great admiration for her schoolmate's
brother. who in 1905. was
ranked third in American tennis. and
played on the International team that
Went to England. Mr.. Behr was grad
uated from Yale in 1905. and was re-
that university has ever pro-
duced.
With these few details as to the
dramatic personae, the story as told
by the heroine's friend may now be
unfolded.
When the Titanic struck the iceberg
Mr.. Behr was undressing In his cabin
on D deck. There is nothing very
in that. but this is a true
suppressed.
At the sound Of the impact Mr.. Behr
ran to the bow Of the boat on the
lower deck. where were the staterooms
of Miss Newsom and the Beckwiths.
Miss Newsom was in the passage.
way. You had better arouse your
parents. Helen" declared Mr.. Behr.
quite calmly: II think something has
gone wrong. But: don't get alarmed
about 1t. 1t may not amount to any.
thing"
Miss Newsom aroused the Beck.
withs. Together the party made their
on deck. When they saw that the
lifeboats were being lowered they de-
cided to seek accommodations. The
first one they found was full.
They Embark in the Iifeboat.
When Mrs. Beckwith came to the
boat. and before she attempted
to get into It. she asked whether the
men could 90 with her.
Certainly. madame" replied Mr..
!smay. The little party were apparent
n they saw no eason to hesitate
about seeking their safety in the boat
awaiting them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwith were seated
in the bow of the lifeboat. Mr.. Behr
took charge of Miss Newsom and they
were placed in the stern. The boat
showed off and for seven hours
thereafter 1t drifted around in the lev
sea until picked up by the Carpathia,
During those even hours the suffer.
ing endured by the rescued was in.
tense. 1t has already been fully de-
scribed. Not the least narrowing de-
ture Of that awful night were the las,
despairing shrieks Of the drowning,
although the bitter cold oc%casioned