Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-04-26
PLACE BLAME m
) TITANIC OFF|CE|
Mrs. Crosby and Dauuhter
Crew We're Intoxicated
RESULT OF WINE SUPP,
Champagne Flowing Freely WI.
Ship Crashed Into Iceberp-cl
Crosby Among Heroes of Dir.
Refused Chance of Rescue,

Milwaukee.-It was while cor4
j. Smith was giving a chamno
supper to some of his friends r.
salon of the steamship, While g.
were being sung, toasts Offered
wine flowed like water that the -
than of the sea struck an iooh
and received its death wound acoo
ing to Mrs. E. G. Crosby and
daughter, Miss Harriet, upon "
arrival home from New York
Capt. Crosby was drowned \
bravely, according to reports thew
ceived, as would be expected nv IN
who knew him. They did mot
him after the steamship sank
passengers on another of the II
boats passed him in the water
tempts were made to drag him n
the boat, but he, seeing that the FRI
craft already had it's quota, cried on
Never mind me; 1 guess I'll cor
out all right" and kept on swiT
ming. He soon drifted out of sig
in the darkness.
Mrs. Crosby felt the huge sb
culver several times as she strud
large cakes of ice, but the speed I
the vessel was not stopped. Can
Crosby himself said that they wed
proceeding at the rate of twenty-si
miles an hour.
Like the remaining survivors \
the Titanic, both Mrs. Crosby AMI
daughter join in condemning officer
of the boat and hold them responsI
BILE for the great loss of life for nd
needing the warnings given by TIL
lookout, who had notified the can
tain that they were in the vicinity o
icebergs.
That the officers paid no heed t,
the commands given by Capt Smitl
was another noticeable feature dur
ing the time the boats were bein,
lowered.
"Oficers and members of the crew
were SO excited that they did no
know what they were doing in man,
instances, and for this reason man.
men, women and children wer
thrown bodily into lifeboats.
"On the night that the Titani
struck Capt. Smith was giving din
ner to J. Bruce Ismay, managing di
rector of the White Star line. Man
of the officers were in an intoxiCate
condition and were unable to Civ
any great assistance in aiding pas
sengers to escape, so that it becam
such noble men as Col. Astor, Ma,
Butt and others to take charge an
issue orders that only women be al
lowed to leave the sinking boat. Blu
they could not be everywhere at one
and so in consequence many NAL
passengers were saved"
eve were in the cabin wit
friends when the vessel struck tn
iceberg continued Miss CROSBY
''The shock was so light that notf
ing was thought of it at the tim
until we were ordered to don Ill
preservers. Father was with us
the time and assured us that every
thing was all right and that tner
was no danger of the boat SINKING
A few moments later orders WeT
given to man the lifeboats. VIM
the boats were being lowered the
were several times held up by plug
being put in. So unprepared WEI
the officers of the vessel for any NIL
hap, it required some time Delol
the boats were lowered with thel
passengers.
Mother and / were forced to stan
in the lifeboat for horrs. IN u
boat with us was the lookout OF u
Titanic who was on watch at I'll
time the vessel struck the lceDer'
During a conversation with MIN
told me that he had warned the Cal
tain of the Titanic three times tn'
the boat was approaching ICEBERG
but no heed was paid to them al
the vessel kept on proceeding at u
speed. / know that the vessel WI
going at full speed as Mr.. Taylor'
Philadelphia man, who was reScuo
had been down in the engine Ioo
short time before the boat stru'
the berg, and he stated they VIC
going under a full head OF steam =,
"The men in our boat were Oh =
most cowardly kind. Not one WV
give mother seat until four nou
after we were in the boat. oesei
of the men were in an 1ntohlo@''
condition and almost helpless.
Miss Crosby had been in EuiOl
for the last two years. spenoiIs
greater portion of her time III ~
don and Paris. She was 1olneu q
her father and mother, who spen' y
winter in England with her.