The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-05-10
LINCOLN COUNTY BOY
WAS ON the TITANIC
Lawrence BeazIey Gives Graphic
Description Of Greatest Mari
time Disaster of the Ace.


Lawrence Beazley. son of Roy
Beazley. formerly of this county,
now of Mt. Vernon. was the only
Kentuckian aboard the illfated Ii
tanic. which was sunk by an iceberg
and carried over 1000 people to a
waterv grave several days ago. Mr..
Beazley managed to escape, and tells
a graphic account of the greatest
maritime disaster of uhe age. Law
renee Beazley had been ut Cam
bridge University. England. pursu-
ing his studies and was on his way
home on the Titanic. His father
has wired him to come on home al
once. Mr.. Beazley is a nephew of
Mr.. j. l.. Beazley and Mrs. W. W.
Hays. of this city. and has many
other relatives in this section of the
state. where he is very well known
and popular. He tells the following
story of the disaster:
Mr.. Beazley's Story.
The voyage from Queenstown had
been quite uneventful, very fine
weather was experienced and the
sea was quite calm. The winl had
been westerly to southwesterly the
whole way. but very cold particu-
larry the last day. in fact, after
dinner ON Sunday evening it was al
most too cold to be on deck at all.
Il had been in my berth for about
ten minutes when at about IL :l5 u.
NJ. felt slight jar and then soon
after a second one, but not suffi-
cientiy large 10 cause anv anxiety to
anyone. However. the engines stop
ped Immediately afterward and my
first thought was-she has lost
propeller. ! went up on top (boat))
deck in dressing gown. and found
only few people there who had
come up similarly to inquire why We
had stopped. but there was on sort
of anxiety in the minds of anyone.
We saw through the smoking room
window "a game of cards going on
and went in to inquire if they knew
anything. Ii seemed they felt more
of the jar, and looking through the
window and seen huge iceberg go
bv close to the side of the boat.
They thought We had lust grazed il
with a glancing blow. and the en-
gines had been stopped to see if any
damage had been done. No one. of
course. had any conception that she
lad been pierced below by part of
the submerged iceberg.
"The game went on without any
thought of disaster. and | retired to
my cabin to read until We went on
again. | never saw any of the play
ers or the onlookers again. A little
later. hearing people going up stairs
went out again and found every
one waiting to know why the engines
had stopped. No doubt many we're
awakened from sleep by the sudden
stopping Of n vibration To which
they had become accustomed during
the four days we had been on board.
Naturally. with such powerful en-
"ines as the Titanic carried. the
vibration was very noticeable all the
time and the sudden stopping some
thing the same effect a. the stop
ping Of a loud ticking grandfather
clock in n room.
On going on deck again ! saw that
there was an undoubted list DOWN
ward from stern to bow. but know
ing nothing Of what had hannened.
concluded some of the compartments
had filled and weighted her down. |
went down again to put on warmer
clothing. and as | was dressed heard
an order shouted:
"All passengers on deck with life
belts on.
1--WE all walked slowly up with
them tied on over our clothing. but
even then presumed this was wise
precaution the captain was taking.
and than we should return in a short
time ard retire to bed. There was a
total absence Of any panic or a.
expressions of alarm. and | suppose
tins can be accounted for BY the ex-
Feeding calm night and absence of
any signs of the accident. The ship
was absolutely still. and except for
a gentle tilt downward. which ! don't
think one person in ten would have
noticed at that time. no signs Of the
disaster were visible.
She lay just as If she were waiting
the order to 90 on again when some
trifling matter had been adjusted.
But in few moments we saw the
covers lifted from the boats and the
crews allotted 10 them standing bv
aud curling up the ropes which were
to lower them by the pulley blocks
into the water.
We then began to realize II was