The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-04-24


fell into the ocean. They said also that
they saw John Jacob Astor and Major
Butt standing together on the Titanic's
deck and that they must have gone to
death together. Mrs. Isidor Straus re.
fused to leave her husband. they said
Many passengers agreed in the state.
ment that GGS were rescued and that
four died in the lifeboats and two died
on board the Carpathia. One Of the
steerage passengers was buried at sea,
Stories Of all agreed that the Titanic
struck the iceberg at IL AS O'Clock, that
she sank at 2:25 and that they We're
picked up by the Carpathia at 4:3O.
Four Lifeboats Drawn Down.
William Jones, Titanic stOker who
manned one Of the lifeboats, said he
was 700 yards away when the vessel
sank and that he saw four lifeboats
filled with women drawn down. Two
women in his boat died Of exposure.
Margaret Hayes of New York city
said: when l was put into a life
boat found two-year-old baby girl
in my arms. do not know who placed
it there, nor who its mother is. have
been taking care Of it ever since"
Daniel T. Bailey, who lives at the
Marlborough hotel in New York city,
said: Il was adrift alone on a raft for
six hours. l saw a woman in night
clothing near by, swan to her side
and dragged her to the raft. She was
unconscious and slipped off into the
water and was drowned"
Mrs. Regina Steinert of New York
city, who was passenger on the Car
pathia, said that when the Carpathia
reached the scene Of the disaster six
teen lifeboats filled with survivors were
found floating in the sea Of ice. All
were taken on board and passengers
We'd with the crew in rendering aid
THE survivors were lying in the bot
tom Of the boats. all alive. but the ma
jority of them unconscious" she said.
MANY were suffering terribly from
the exposure. and many were already
frozen. That afternoon about twenty
Of the survivors died, and four were
given burial at sea Immediately"
Statement by Ismay.
J. Bruce lsmay, president of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine COM
pany. when he left the Carpathia went
to the Office Of the general agent on the
pier. There he received the newspaper
representatives and. after few pre-
liminary remarks, gave out type
written statement in which he said
that he was in the last starboard col
lapsible lifeboat when he left the ship.
He stated that he did not know what
speed the Titanic was going at when
she struck the iceberg, but the collision
was one Of glancing blow, and on
Monday morning. between 10 and II
o'clock, he claims to have sent wire
less message In his statement Mr.. Is
may said:
I'm the presence and under the shad
ow Of a catastrophe so overwhelming,
my feelings are too deep for express
sion in words l can only say that the
White Star line. its officers and EN-.
ployees, will do everything humanity
possible to alleviate the sufferiugs and
sorrows of survivors and Of the rela,
tives and friends Of those who per
ished. The Titanic was the last word
in shipbuilding. Every regulation pre-
scribed by the British board Of trade
had been strictly complied with. The
master. officers and crew were the
most experienced and skillful In the
British service. am Informed that
committee of the United States senate
was appointed to investigate the cir
cumstances Of the accident. l heartily
welcome the most complete and ex-
haustive inquiry. and any aid that or
my associates, our builders or navl-
gators, can render is at the service OF
the public and the governments OF the
United States and Great Britain. And
under these circumstances l must re-
specially defer making any state
ment at this hour"
Major Butt Hero.
One survivor asserts he saw MAJOR
Butt, aid to President Taft, play
hero's part before he died.
IAN hour after the boat sank hung
on to a collapsible lifebOat for two
hours and half. Then was picked
up" said this man.
1.-THE last thing l saw was a man
they say was Major Butt standing on
the forward deck that was already un'
der water.
HE was holding back men who were
fighting to get into boats that were
putting off with women"
First Woman Off Titanic.
Mrs Dickinson Bishop of Detroit.
Mich, said: 81 was the first woman in
the first boat l was in the boat four
hours before being picked up by the
Carpathia. l was in bed at the time
the crash came and got up and dress
ed. l went back to bed upon being
assured that there was no danger. On
the deck, when reached it, there
was little or no panic"