Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-19

the Hamburg-American lines arc devoting
their attention and ingenuity to obtain
supremacy in luxurious ships and in MAX
ing speed records. The time will come
soon when this will be checked by some
appalling disaster Poor fellow. few
hours later he was dead
THE conduct OF Col. John Jacob As
tor was deserving OF the highest praise.
Col. Oracle declared. THE millionaire
New Yorker" he said, devoted all his
energies to saving his young bride. ne"
Force Of New York, who was in delicate
health
Col Astor helped us in our effort t.
get her in the boat, and as she took he
place Col Aston requested permission .:
the second officer to so with her for her
own protection.
No. sir, replied the officer; not
are all or
Col. Astor then inquired the number
OF the boat which was being lowered
away, and turned 10 the work OF clear
ing the other boats and in reassuring the
frightened and nervous women.
Ship Begins to List.
BY this time the ship began to list
frightfully TO port. This became so dan
gerous that the second officer ordered
every one TO rush to starboard. This We
did. and We found the crew trying to get
boat of in that quarter. Here saw
the last of John 4. Thayer and Gcorgr
B. Widener of Philadelphia"
Col. Oracle said that despite the warm
ings OF icebergs no slowing down Of
speed was ordered by the commander OF
the Titanic. There were other warnings,
too. he said.
In the twenty four hour run ending the
14th.'' he said. the ships run was 64,i
miles, and we were told that the next
twenty-four hours would see even a bet
ter record posted. No diminution or
speed was indicated in the run, and the
engines kept up their steady running
When Sunday evening came we all no
ticed the increased cold, which gave
plain warning that the ship was in proA-
unity to icebergs or ice fields.
Warned of Icebergs.
The officers. | am credibIy informed
had been advised by wireless from Other
ships of the presence of icebergs and
dangerous foes in that vicinity. The SEA
was as smooth as glass, and the weather
clear. so that II seems that there was no
occasion for fear.
When the vessel struck" he continued.
the passengers We're so little alarmed
tnat they 5oked over the matter. The
lew that were on deck early had taken
the time to dress properly. and there wa
not the slightest indication of panic
some OF the fragments of ice had FALLEN
on the deck. and these were picked up
and passed around by some of the faceti--
Gus ones. who offered them as mementos
OF the occasion. On the port side a
glance over the side failed to show any
evidence of damage, and the vessel seem
60 20 De on an even keel James Clinch
smith and |, however soon found the
vessel was listing heavily. A few minutes
later the officers ordered men and women
to don life preservers"
one OF the last women seen by Col
Garcie he said, was Miss Evans OF New
YORK, who virtually refused to be rescued
because, according to Col. Oracle, "she
don that she would meet her death on
the water"
Fifth Officers Bravery.
a young Englishwoman. who requested
that her name be omitted. told a thrilling
story of her experience in one of the
collapsible boats, which had been man.
ned by eight of the crew from the IT.
tanic. The boat was in command OF the
nItn omcer. II. Lowe, whose actions she
| described as saving the lives of many
people. Before the lifehoat was launched
| ne passed along the port deck Of the
steamer commanding the people not to
| jump in the boats. and otherwise re-
straining them from swapping the craft.
When the collapsible was launched
Officer Lowe succeeded in putting up a
| mast and small SAIL" she said He
collected the other boats together. In
some cases the boats were short OF ade-
quate crews, and he directed an exchange
by which each was adequately manned.
He threw lines connecting the boats to-
| gether. two by two. and all thus moved
together.
Later he went back to the wreck with
the crew Of one of the boats and sue
ceeded In picking up some Of those who
had jumped overheard and were swim
ming about. On his way back to the Car
pathia he passed one of the collapsibln
boats, which was on the point OF sinking
with thirty passengers aboard, most o.
them In scant night clothing. They were
rescued Just in the nick Of time