Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-26
Story Of Titanic Disaster
as Seen by Survivors

tiS Seeu by OufVlVOEo
New York, April Is. The Gun
ard liner Carpathia, laden with sor-
row for world, crep to her pier in
the North River at SIT night
and discharged to the hysterical
emil races of hundreds of half GRAZ
Ell friends and relatives no surviv-
ors of the SIC, 900 900 Titanic which
went to the bottom Of tie Atlantic
Ocean on Monday morning.
Cunard Pier, New York, April
is. AS the Carpath'a bearing the
survivors from the Inflated Titanic
drew into her dock tonight at SAT
O'Clock hundreds of flashlights, dis
charged from coal barges and flats,
cast a lurid glare over the scene
and caused a big scare on the liner.
Many passengers who crowded the
Istarboard rest were crying hlste
cally aud wlinging their hands
Many women were supported by
men. As the gang plank was being
lowered the throDgs on the dock
no longer able to restrain them
selves made concerted rush, only
| t. be forced back by the police.
One passenger said that the Tt
tanir went down with her ligh hit
! burning and with the band playing
Nearer Ny God to Thee"
Members oil the crew of the
doomed liner were compelled to
Use force TO separate wives from
iteir husbands, and throw the
women in the Iifeboats.
When the Titanic struck, all the
passengers rushed on deck, but
were told to 60 lack to their berths
as there was no danger. An hour
later thn> were all ordered on deck
and the horrible truth of the situa'
ton Was revealed to them.
Major Archibald Butt, it is said
and Colonel Joh' Jacob Astor stood
by the life boat> :rayely and help
ed the women into them. The first
passenger off tie steamship was
Mrs. Jacques Fuirelle, of st. Louis
The I.ig ship SAM head6rst, as the
rush of water ho' ded in through
the mortal wound made when thu
vessel colIided with the iceberg.
Captain Smith, of the Titanic
stuck to his, ship to the last anc
went down with her. His heroic
action in the hour of peril was wit
messed by G. A. Drayton, of Lo
Angeles, one of the survivors.
Captain Smith was swept of
the bridge of, the Titanic while
was struggling in the water to ge
away from the ship" Mr.. Dray
ton stated tonight, land saw hin
swim back to get on the sinking
ship. He went down with her il
my sight, | was on he deck clat
: in an overcoat and wearing a llf'
belt. When the water came up a
high as my knees jumped into tn
water and the coat seemed to buo.
: me up and the current carried M
t away from the ship. After whit
a l was picked up by one of the life
} boats. g."
5 Mrs. John Jacob Astor was as
, sisted to the pier from the Carpa
thia by two two officers of the boat
She was hysterical and so plainly
upon the point of collapse that he
sister, Katherine Force, who hac
come to meet her was forced tt
Q support her to a seat inside tht
; building.
Robert Williams Daniel. bank
er Philadelphia, who was on the
top deck and who understands wire
less telegraphy work, coming ovel
: on the ship as pastime in assist
: ing Phillips, who was the wireless
operator on the Titanic, and thu
man who sent out the~S. O.S."
In his statement he said: "Tht
Titanic, shortly before the accident
was running at Is knots an hour
: This speed was altogether too high
, under the circumstances. An hour
{ an half before the accident the
officers on the bridge had been no.
tilted that there were icebergs on
the route through which the Titanic
would pass. This warning was
given by wireless messages from
steamships which had passed
through the ice or had secuted it.
QUICKLY READ FACTS.
Cargo was worth $3.50, 900, rein
sured at so per cent.
She had 1888 persons on board,
including crew 9O3.
} Ship valued at Sl0,OO0,000, pro-
tected by SIS, 000,0 900 insurance.
Property loss, not including the
vessel, will reach $4,000, 900.
| COST OF THE TITANIC
A member of a prominent firm
of underwriters when informed of
the accident to the Titanic sail;