Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-26
4, M|NAHAN'S
NJ OF HORROR

Al Lac Woman Saw Il
!. Sink as Husband
tlres Last Farewell.
LIFE BOAT WITH IShAY
), Score Of Women Remained
rt.nic's Deck whe" :. Ship
Isft Vessel in Small Boat
ID, Overloaded
,,o-Leaning feebly upon the
vi 1,bair brother, DR.. J. r. Min
J, Green Bay, their eyes moist
' toars of four days, Mrs. w.
,' : of Fond du Lac, Wis,
r.. Daisy Minahan OF Green
rs. alighted from the platform
,rrpntieth Century Limited at
r.S,Ile street station, at 9:15
yesterday morning-the first
~, of the Titanic disaster to
ibis city.
TRAGIC END OF TRIP.
Ninahan, physically worn
,srvously a wreck, burst into,
no. sobs. 1t was at the same
|, four months ago that she and
[,r,band, perhaps Fond du Laos
Known physician and surgeon,
n,rded the Twentieth Century
With Miss Minahan, bound for
York, whence they had planned
sngbtful Mediterranean voyage.
we're a happy party then. But
lsIay. as she left the train, Mrs.
s,isn realized that she was a
|hg-her husband had persisted
the hundreds of others in the
terrible accident in the annals
urine history.
|S Minahan tried in vain to re-
he terrible story. Before each
there was the barrier of a
1t choked with sobs, and it was
tsble to gain a coherent idea
TAat she and her sister had en-
ID during the few, though long
since the tragedy, until short
abre she left on a Northwestern
! for the home of her brother in
10 Bay,
MRS. MINAHAN'S STORY.
hty through DR.. J. P. Minahan,
! Minahan told the story, weep
about as follows:
d. Minahan, his sister and my
ihd retired early Sunday night
GOunt of the frigid temperature,
A was even felt in the cabins.
be salon of the first cabin a party
lin progress, and before retiring
bad joined those in the salon for
bile. Cards were played by some,
Us We're chatting and others were
wing the musical entertainment.
! was about $3.50 when | got
bed, and | know / had been
Ping SOundly for two hours or
When both the doctor and my
we're awakened by frantic cries
ile our door. My husband peer
Ao the corridor and saw Mrs.
Jacob Astor running frantically
SAFleking: "The boats sinking!
oOatS sinking! Help! Help!
0yIn fully AWAKENING from our
We felt the huge ship reclin-
upon Its portSide. My husband
several blankets about me,
Fa INTO some clothes himself
laa to the adjoining state room,
: DAISY was sleeping. After
wing blanket about her, he
Us 10 the main deck, where we
'alnSs in confusion. Life boats
Uelng lifted down into the sea
''O We're already being put off
alsntened and historical wom-
hem
MEN AND CHILDREN FIRST.
-e nrst thing that l heard was
w Not one man must leave
way until all of the children and
" are cared for 1t was Mr..
!, shouting, and the cry was re-
!. !, w number of brave men at
ue' Among them l saw Ben
Uusgenheim, j. B. Thayer, C.
!, and Isidor Straus, and at
ae his wife.
4 ~ was a heart-rending wall
~. ,Ie Steerage, as the words that
:. sup is sinking went up, and
!, Ulnglng to their babies and
'u We're frenzied.
HEARD SHOTS FIRED.
lsp l heard members of the
!. view crying out orders, which
seemed to hear or heed. L
!, 'einOer any one vivid pic
~ !. was all so awful. Both men
:. en We're praying and l re-
- 9Olneone shouted that the
h. operator had called for help
IA steamer was coming to
f., But that did not quiet
st ~. the huge ship was sink
s'er and faster.
vas too dumbfonndad - move