The evening world., 1912-04-19
HAD PRIVATE ROOM:
SLEPT IN A|SLEWAYS'
Ars. Lucien P. Smith Says Capt. Smith Tore
/ Her from Her Husband, Who Was Lost,
with Plenty of Room in Boat-Tels
/ Graphic Story of Ocean Tragedy.

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Mrs Lucien p. Smith. daughter of Congressman Hughes Of West vr-
znis, q bride OF . few weeks and now . widow. az helped down the Car
Hthias sanspank and fell into the arm of her father and her uncle. Dr.
e I. vin.cn. Of Huntington. W. Va For twenty minutes she was inoo-
usrent. She finally Gained down sufficiently with the aid OF hot stimu-
ants,w which her father brought, TO be led away.
Z Her story a ted TO her father, uncica and n n Evening World reporter
x The waldorf last night Mrs. Smiths story is a amazing recital.
A II was asleep when the Titanic struck she said. THE shock hardly
Iymore than half waken me. A few minutes later my husband came into
u s,atcrcouL He told me to diTs. but OF TO be In too great . hurry as.
e. Officers ho sssured him there wa no immediate danger. On the way
4 the deck he ted ne the accident occurred while Capt Smith and Mr.
i,ns, uer a a banquet given by Mr.. Ismay TO Tho chief officers.
Two boats had been launched when we reached the deck and thsre was
ssry luie excitement One Of the boats had scarcely over a dozen people
a her. was told to enter tho third boat. which lay in the davts I turned
o Can, Smith. who was standing by the port rail, and asked him to allow
NY husband II go with me. He said:
";No. madam; under no circumstances will any man be permitted to
tve this boat
THEY KILLED HIM-MY HUSBAND"
my husband treasured me-hc tried to cheer me: he pa,tod the Cap
min O tho back and exclaimed Good boy!"
Here Mr.. Smith gave way TO paroxyms of hysteria. She sobbed 20 vo-
eauy that her father picked her up bodily and pressed her to his heart
70 asked that she stop recting the story.
r"No father, dear; must tell: oh. God help us: l must tell Il all: my heart
,.s been heavy With the secret which / dared not speak aboard .hsp. They
set him from me; they killed him-my husband! There ~ room-oh.
81 was lifted into the third boat and lowered oversize. In thu boat
here we're only twsnty-hx people and one Of the sailors va drunk. oh.
ssr papa. wasn't II too. bad and they Wouldn't let my Lucien in. There
Ss room; lots OF It. but captaia Smiths orders of NO man-t will forever
"rhs women he'd 10 row tn. boat. One ~ niss women va. tho Countess
xo1s.. vho roved four hours. We went thrss-ou.,ts, OF a mil. .v,v
md through the dear night I could sec icsberss an around us It was uke
weird polar stage setting watched other boats launched from both sides
IL the Titanic until about ton boats had gone ovsrtoArd q
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"a cav SMs sssessha ~ tss.aa.s. sn@s was . SQUAD q II Of IN szvae.
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~ ~ AgussA SNs : seuil hear sAeuAng.
UQxN bsass vss asss ~ ss Z ws N ga N each Of tm womsa were
1ynE Z rousmhe4 Z ~ n0t o frightened then because Z believed my hs-
Ia vrs saved Z watched us Titanic shk sts w mmv crashing sounas
Z s.SA& down Sew ars slowly. After that ws GrnssA, almost frss,ang u
$ANt,8 wrs % light " . could constantly mako u the icsssrS vAhh sanA
.ou,y once did any Of the sailors in our boat attempt to row and tina,
s,,sSSSn the carpa.hia a sighted. When l wal rescued sprain.d my
: sSE%?ins over the SIDE
3PESASE ONT DISTURB" ON ISMAY'S DOOR e
~ WATCHED Mr.. isMAv COME ON BOARD. HE WAS IN A
vooDaM SCAT ANo WAS CARRIED TO A BATHROOM. oPPo.
4rE me HooM WERE TwENrNeioHT NEWLY-MApe WIDOWS
~ Hs CABIN DOOR WAS A NOTICE READING. PLEASE DON'T
QteTuAs: SvRoeoNs AND eTEWARps WERE IN CONSTANT At.
TENDANCE UPON HIM. sLsPT PART OF THE TIME IN A PAss-
HoEwAv ON the FLOOR.
II borrowed money to send vneless messages which I am informed
1sre never delivered. although I tMd for them. Only ono message va
&iversd. that to Father Ryan in Cleveland. and this message. l am In
prned. VA rexyed from Boston.
o. the deck Of the Titanic a. can last remember II. there was n
very exciting scene. A few women we're crying. but most Of them b.
lived there were boats enough Tor all, and that their husbands wouln com
q . later boat In case of danger. ~
= capt Smith assured us there ~ no possible chance Of the Tttani
anhins. at least. not for two or three days. Four babies we're in u boa
Their fathers and mothers we're left behind. 'e
"The most woeful lack Of proper attention was o on the rescue shi
carpathia. have not had q change of clothing since the disaster. Part
my clothing is stll wet" and Mrs Smith demonstrated this was true
tOMEN NEGLECTED ON CARPATHH.
v~vAs Carpathia rapidly became q horror ship. People died every day ar
Iysny OF them we're buried at sea I used to look Vt the dead every d
d see u my husband was among them.
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