The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-19

| helped him to get into the raft and we
then began the work of rescuing those
who had jumped into the sea and were
houndering in the water.
"Wben dawn broke there were
thirty of us on the raft, standing knee
I deep in the icy water and afraid to
move lest the cranky craft be over
turned Several unfortunates, be-
numbed and half-dead. besought us to
save them and one or two made an ef-
fort to reach us but he had to warn
them away Had we made any effort
to save them we all might have per
ished.
Agonizing Hours.
"The hours that elapsed before we
were picked up by the Carpathla were
the longest and most terrible that
ever spent. Practically without sensa'
tion Of feeling because of the icy water
we were almost dropping from fatigue.
We were afraid to turn around to look
to see whether we were seen by pass
ing craft and when some one who was
facing astern passed the word that
something that looked like q steamer
was coming up, one Of the men became
hysterical under the strain. The rest
Of us. too, were nearing the breaking
point
Colonel Oracle denied with emphasis
that any men were fred upon and de-
clared that only oncefwas a revolver
discharged.
l"This was for the purpose Of intim-
idating some steerage passengers, he
said. "who had tumbled into boat
before it was prepared for launching.
This shot was fircdin the air and whom
would be directed at them, they
promptly returned to the deck. There
was no confusion and no panic.
The army officer was IN his berth
when the vessel smashed into the sub
merged portion of the berg and was
aroused by the jar. He looked at his
watch, he said, and found it was just
midnight. The ship sank with him
at 2;22 d. IN. for his watch stopped
ct that hour.
"Before I retired, said Colonel
Graeie, 81 had long chat with Charles
w. Hays, president OF the Grand Trunk
railroad. One of the last things Mr.
Hays said was this:
The White Star. the Cunard and
the Hamburg American lines are. de-.
voting their attention and ingenuity in
vleing with each other to attain the SUI
premacy in luxurious ships and in MAX
ing speed records. The time will come
when this will be capped by some ap-
palling disaster. Poor fellow, a few
hours later he was dead.
Astors Parted.
, "The conduct Of Colonel John Jacob
Astor was deserving the highest
praise Colonel Oracle declared. "The
millionaire New Yorker he said, ode
voted all his energies to saving his
young bride, nee Miss Force of New
York, who WAS in delicate health.
Colonel Astor helped lis in our eff
forts to get her into the boat ] lifted
her into the, boat and as she took her
place Colonel Astor requested permis-
sion of the second officer to go with
her for her own protection.
No sir. replied the officer. Not
man shall go on boat until the
women are all off Colonel Astor then
inquired the number of the boat which
was beng lowered away and turned TO
the work of clearing other boats and in
reassnrne the frightened and nervous
women. BY this time the ship began
to list fughtful1y TO port This be.
came so dangerous that the second of
fIcer ordered everyone to rush to star.
board. This we did and we found the
crew trying to get a boat off in that
quarter Here 7 saw the1last of John
=; Thayer and George B, Widcner of
Philadelphia.
Warnings Disregarded.