Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-04-24

who e seized the sides of the life,
boats. In many cases they were,
pulled aboard.
Ia many cases the sailors who.
manned the boats deliberately went
on. needless of all applications. for.
their boat was full. One boat was,
seen 10 overturn. What capsized her.
is not known.
Several more pistol shots were,
heard on board the ship. And.
suddenly above the murmur OF the,
sea and the crunching of the ice.
foes there rose a steadily increasing
cry from the doomed ship-a cry in
which hundreds upon hundreds Of
voices mingled And the women in
the life boats were screaming each to.
her husband or her brother: Jump,
jump, we'll pick you up, was,
heard on every side.
The screams of men and wOlnez on
the Titanic began to increase n
volume. From the life boats the.
huge liner doomed a huge mass Of
blackness dotted with a few tiny.
lights. None of these Examinations
were sufficient to discern what was
going on on board. But these Lights,
were steadily sinking.
In the hurry of embarking one of
the life boats had been lowered with
out single sailor in it. Three men
had been picked up by this boat, but
the women were rowing. And the.
women between the thwarts were
screaming to their loved ones in
"6oAT' sr"-zunzssszazs~s
STRAINS OF MUSIC HEARD
Then suddenly above alb tho vail.
ing of that desolate scene there rose
the strains of the ships band playing
Nearer Ny God to Thee. =
And for the first time those In the,
boats realized that those who were,
left behind knew that they were,
doomed. A few voices rose IN.
accompaniment to the melody. The,
chorus swelled louder and louder.
The lights sunk lower and lower.
The life boats were pulling from,
the scene as fast as they could. But.
while they were still within sight o f
the ship the lights went out with
startling swiftness
BROKE IN TWO; SANK
AT 2 30 the Titanic suddenly roses
in the middle and bow and stern
plunged downward into the sea. The
survivors describe the final plunge OF
the Titanic as free from suction.
1t seemed, they say, as if The giant
liner had been neatly sliced with s
knife and with its back broken, the
fore and aft parts glided gently into
the sea-
There were twenty life boats. One
smashed as soon as lowered. Scores
jumped over and some were pulled
into the life boats
Those in the life boats could see
plainly every detail of the sinking
ship. The Titanic's side must have
been cut open as if by a can opener.
She listed TO star board and then,
rolled over to starboard. She slipped
under quietly after breaking in two
in the middle.
The condition of the survivors on
the Carpathia is good, considering the.
shock and exposure None with
frozen feet or any mangled persons
were picked up. except one man with
a broken arm.
ISMAY WITH FIRST BOATS
Bruce Ismay went with the life
boats in the first place, although the
crew of the liner was unwilling fo.
leave the Titanic, believing the liner
was in little danger.
The last seen Of John Jacob Aston
was when he was talking to his wife
before she took TO the boats.
The last information concerning
Maj. A. W. Butt was that the gallant
officer was with group of ships
officers and passengers on the upper
deck as the giant of the sea sank.
THE EEEECTTUE AXATTUE.