The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-21


in-he kisses her tenderly-stahds up,
steps lightly out and gives his place
to woman.
Lower away" calls the officer.
"Wait--here is a boy-his mother
Is in there!"
Lower away" calls the officer
there Is no more ROOM"
Colonel Aston steps back. George
Widener losses him a woman's hat,
picked up from the deck. Colonel
Astor jams the hat on the boys head.
takes the lad up in his arms. runs to
the rail and calls, You won't leave
this little girl, will your"
Drop her into the boat shouts the
officer. The child drops into friendly
hands as the boat is lowered.
Astor turns to Widener and laugh.
ingly says, We'll, we put one over on
'em that time
"I'll meet you in New York." calls
Colonel Aston to his wife as the boat
pulls off. He lights a cigarette and
passes the silver case and match
box along to the other men.
A man runs back to his cabin to
get box of money and jewels. The
box is worth three hundred thousand
dollars. The man changes his mind
and gets three oranges, and gives
one orange each to three children as
jhey are lifted into safety.
AS lifeboat is being lowered, Mr..
and Mrs. Isador Strauss come running
with arms full of blankets, brought
from their stateroom. They throw
the bedding to the people in the boat.
Help that woman I'M" shouts ali
officer. Two sailors seize Mrs. Straus
She struggles, frees herself, and
proudly says, "Nct IL will not leav.
my husband"
Mr.. Strauss insists. quietly ant
gently, that she shall go. He will fol
low later.
But Mrs. Straus is firm. "All these
years we have travelled together, and
shall we part now? No, our fate Ii
one."
She smiles a quiet smile, and pusLes
aside the hand of Major Butt, who ha
ordered the sailors to leave her alone
I'VE will help you-Mr. Straus and
come! 1t is the law of the sea
women and children first-come!
said Major Butt.
No, Major; you do not understand
| remain with my husband-we are
one, no matter what comes-you dc
not understand"
Sc" she cried, as II to chang,
the subject, there is woman g
ting in the lifeboat with her BABY
she has no wraps!"
Mrs. Strauss tears off her fur.linet
robe and places it tenderly around the
woman and the innocently sleepin.
babe.
William r. Stead, grim, hatless
with furrowed face, stands with n
iron bar in hand as lifeboat i;
lowered. Those men in the steer
age, | fear, will make rush-the,
will swamp the boats"
Major Butt draws his revolver. Ht
looks toward the crowded steerage
Then he puts his revolver back II
his pocket, smiles. No, they know
we will save their women and children
as quickly as we will our own"
Mr.. Stead losses the iron bar into
the sea.
He goes to the people crowding tn,
afterdeck They speak polyglo
language. They cry, they pray, the,
supplicate, they kiss each other II
frenzied grief.
John B. Thayer, George Widener
Henry Harris, Benjamin Guggenheim
Charles NJ. Hays, Mr.. and Mrs. Strauss
moving among these people, talk t
them and try to reassure them.
There are other women besides
Mrs. Strauss who will not leave theil
husbands.
| These women clasp each Others
hands. They smile-they understand
Mr. Guggenheim and his secretary
ere in full dress. If we are going t
call on Neptune, we will go dressed
as gentlemen" they laughingly say
The ship is slowly settling by the
head.
The forward decw is below the
water.
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