Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-19

effort to reach US, but we had to warn
them away Had we made any effort
to save them, We all might have per-
ished.
The hours that elapsed ~efore We
we're picked up By the Carpathia were
the longest and most terrible that j
ever spent, Practically without any
sensation or feeling because Of the
icy water we were almost dropping
from fatigue. We were afraid TO turn
around ~ see whether We were seen
by passing craft aud when someone
VINO was facing astern passed the word
that something looked ! he steamer
was coming up, one OF the men be-
came hysterical under the strain. Tho
rest OF us, too, were near the break.
ing point"
phhhls that any men were fired upon
ANA declared that only once was re-
volver discharged.
This was TO inllmidate some steer
age passengers he said, who had
tumbled into boat before II was pre-
pared for launching. This shot was
lired In the air and when the for
elgners were told that the next would
De directed at them, they promptly
retired TO the deck. There was no
confusion and no panic"
Colonel Oracle was I'm his berth
when the vessel smashed into the berg
and was aroused by the Jar. He look
/ ed at his watch, he said and found
II was Just midnight The ship sank
Wi'h hm at 2:22 a. m. for his watch
stopped at that hour.
Before / retired" said Colonel
+ Oracle, II had long talk with
charles H. Hayes, president of the
/ Grand Trunk railroad one of the
last things Mr., Hayes said said. was:
The White Star line, Cunard and
the Hamburg line are devoting the at
tcntion and ingenuity in vieing with
the other in luxurious ships, and in
making speed records. The time will
soon come when this will be checked
py some appalling disaster
Poor fellow, few hours later, he
was dead.
AstOr Wanted Place
The conduct of Colonel John Jacob
Astor was deserving Of t,e highest
praise Colonel Oracle declared. THE
millionaire New Yorker" he said de
voted all his energies to saving his
young bride, nee Miss Force Of New
York, who is in delicate health"
Colonel Astor helped us In our ef-
forts to get her in the boat" said
Colonel Oracle, II lifted her into the
boat as she took her place. Colonel
Astor requested permission OF the sec
ond officer to go with her for her
own protection"
" No sir replied the officer. not
man shall go on a boat until the
women are all Off. Colonel Astor then
inquired the number of boats, which
We're being lowered away and turned
to the work of clearing the other boats
and in reassuring the frightened and
nervous women.
by this time the ship began to list
frightfully to port This became so
dangerous that the second officer or
dered everyone to rush to starboard.
This we did and left the crew trying to
get boat off in that quarter. Here
saw the last of John B. Thayer and
George b. Widener of Philadelphia"
Colonel Oracle said that despite the
warnings of icebergs, no slowing down
Of speed was ordered by the COM
mander of the Titanic.
There We're other warnings, too"
he said. lin "a hours the ships run
was SAG miles. No elimination of
speed was indicated in the run. The
officers had been advised by wireless
Of icebergs and floes in that vicinity. |
The sea was as smooth as glass, and !
the weather clear so that il seems that
there was no occasion for fear. When /
the vessel struck" he continued. the |
passengers We're so little alarmed that
they ioked over the matter. There |
was not the slightest indication of I
panic. Some Of the fragments of ice |
had fallen on the deck and these were |
picked up and passed around by some |
of the facetous ones who offered |
them as mementoes of the occasion.
On the port side a glance over the |
side failed to show any evidence of |
damage. and the vessel seemed to be |
on an even keel. James Cllch Smith |
and |, however. soon found the vessel |
was listing heavily A few minutes lat
er the officers ordered men and wo-
men to don life preservers.
one OF the last women seen by
Colonel Oracle he said was Miss Evans
of New York, who virtually refused to |
be rescued because according to the |
army officer. "she had been told by |
a fortune teller in London that she |
would meet her death on the water"
Sleeps on Through Danger.
A passenger on the Carpathla |
made the following statement
81 was awakened at about half
past II o'clock at night by a COM
motion on the decks, which seemed |
unusual. but there was no excitement. |
As the boat was moving | paid little .
attention to 1t, and went to sleep
again. About o'clock, I again awak-
ened. | noticed that the boat had
changed her course. Life boats We're