Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-19
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BAND PLAYED AHYMN AS TITANIC SANK

afterwards, and my first thought was She has lost a propeller
 Had No Thought of Disaster.
 T went up on the top CboaD deck in a dressing gown and found only a few people there who had up similarly to inquire why we had stop ped, but there was no sort of anxiety In the minds of anyone. We saw through the smoking room window a game of cards going on and went in to inquire If they knew anything; it seems they felt more of the jar, and locking through the window had seen a huge iceberg go by close to the side of the boat They thought we had just grazed ir with a glancing blow, and the engines had been stopped to see if any damage had been done, No one, of course, had any conception that she had been pierced below by part Cf the submerged iceberg. The game vent on without any thought of dis aster, and I retired to my cabin to read until we went on again. l newer saw any of the players or the Onlook- CTS again. A little later, hearing peo- pie going upstairs, l went out again and found everyone wanting to know why the engines had stopped.
 OrdeFS for Life BeltSs
 "No doubt many were awakened from sleep by the sudden stopping of vibration to winch they had become accustomed during the four days we had been on board On going on deck again 1 saw there was an undoubted list dOWnWards from stern to bow, but, knowing nothing of what had hap pencd, concluded some of the front rasR ing duwn. { went down again to put on warmer clothing and as dressed heard an order shouted:
 All passengers on deck with life belts on!'
 Men Ordered to Stand Back.
 ''We all walked slowly up with them tied on over our clothing, but even then presumed this was 8 wise pre- caution the captain was taking and that we should return in a short time and retire to bed. There was a total absence of any panic or any expres- sions of alarm. Presently we heard the order: All men stand back away from the boats and all ladies retire to next deck below!'-the smoking room deck or B deck.
 The men all stood away and re- mained in absolute silcence leaning against the end railings of the deck or pacing slowly up and down. The boats were swung out and lowered from A deck.
 No Panic or Mysteries.
 Looking over the side one saw boats from aft already in the water slipping quietly away into the dark ness.
 All this time there was no trace cf any disorder; no panic or rush to the boats and no scenes of women sobbing hyscericaly, such as one gen erally pictures as happening at such times. Every one seemed to realize so slowly that there was imminent danger.
 One by cne the boats were filled with women and children, lowered and rowed away into the night. Pres enly the word went around among the men, The men are to be put in boats on the starboard side I was on the port side and most of the men walked across the deck to see if this was so. I remained where I was and presently heard the call:
 Any More Ladles?7
 Any more ladies?
 Looking over the side of the ship I saw the boat No. IS swinging level with E deck, half full of ladies, Again the call was repeated:
 Any more ladies%
 T saw none come on and then one of the crew looked up and said:
 Any ladies on your deck, sirP
 No I replied.
 Then you had better jump
 I dropped in and fell in the bottom as they cried Lower away!
 Sea Calm as a Pond,
 "The sea was as calm as a pend, just a gentle heaVe asi the boat dipped up and down in the swell; an ideal night except for the bitter cold for any one who had to be out in the middle of the Atlantic ocean in an open boat and if ever there was a time when such a night was needed, surely 1t was now with hundreds of people, mostly women and children, aflOat hundreds of miles from land. We were now about two miles from the Titanic and all the crew insisted that such a tremendous wave would De formed by suction as she went down that we ought to get as far away as possible. The captain agreed and all lay oE their cars and Widened the dis
 
 Steamer Turned Upright.
 Presently. about 2 a. nl., as near as l remember, we observed her settling very rapidly with the bows and the bridge completely under and conclud- ed IL was now only a question of min utes before she went; and so it proved She slowly tilted straight on end with the stern vertically upwards, and as she did sO the lights in the cabins and saloons, which had not flickered for a moment since we left, died out, came on again for a single flash and finally went out all together. At the same time the machinery roared down through the vessel with a rattle spG @ grooming that could be heard 4OI miles, the weirdest sound surely that could be heard in the middle of tht ocean, a thousand miles from land But this was not quite the end Disappeared with Slanting Dive.
 ITO our amazement she remained in that upright position for time which ] estimated at five minutes: others in the boat say less, but il was certainly some minutes while wt watched at least 15O feet of the IT. tanic towering up above the level O. the sea and looming black against the sky. Then with a quite slanting dive she disappeared beneath the water ana our eyes had looked for the last time on the grand vessel we had set ou on from Southampton last Wednesday l And there was left to us the gently l heaving sea, the boat filled to stand. l ing room with men and women in ev. ! cry conceivable condition of dress ana ! undress, above the perfect sky of bril- 1 liant stars with not 8 cloud in the 1 that made us long to be one Of tn, 1 crew who tOiled away with the oar. i and kept themselves warm thereby i q curious. deadening, bitter cold un. | like anything we had felt before.
 Sang to Drown Cries of Those lr 1 Water.