The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-05-01

boat. and as she took her place Colo
mel Astor requested permission Of the
second officer to go with her for her
own protection.
mo. SIR replied the officer, not a
man shall go on IL boat until the wom-
en- are all off, Colonel Aston then
inquired the number of the boat, which
was being lowered away. and then:
turned to the work of clearing the
other boats and in reassuring the
frightened and nervous women"
Says Fishing Boats Were Near.
Mrs. D. w. Marvin. who was on a
honeymoon trip with her husband,
was Frustrated when she reached the
pier. as her husband was lost. She
said:
HE grabbed me in his arms and
knocked down men 10 get me in the
boat. AS l was put in the boat he
cried: It's all right, little girl! You
go, and I'll stay a little while. I'll
put on a life preserver and jump off
and follow YOU The boat started of,
tAAu uC lulc" u AlSS at uuCs !
'"rhere were fishing boats about the
boat, and l think others must have
been saved. Dan and l saw them be-
fore we went to our ROOM. The men
whom l saw were brave, for they
pushed aside others when the towards
made for the boats before the women"
"For Gods Sake, Col"
Jacques Futrelle, the author, was one
of the first cabin passengers who part
ed with his wife and steadfastly re-
fused to accept a chance to enter a
lifeboat when he knew that the Ii
tanic was sinking under him. The
story of how her husband went to his
death was told thus by Mrs. Futrelle: p,
"When the Titanic hit the iceberg
there was the most appalling excite
ment." said Mrs. Futrelle, land who,
after they have passed through such
an experience, could blame those poor
people for the panic that overwhelmed
some of them? 4
Il do not doubt that my husband is
dead. but wen that knowledge cannot
make me suffer more. There could be
nothing worse than the mental anguish
through which l have passed since we
were rescued.
Jacques is dead, but he died like a /
hero: that I know. Three or four times;
after the crash l rushed up to him and
clasped him in my arms and begged
him to get into one Of the lifeboats.
"Tor Gods sake, go! he fairly
screamed at me, as he tried to push me
away. and l could see how he suffered.
It's your last chance-pov Then one
of the ships officers fc ed me into a
lifeboat, and l gave UP all hope that
he could be saved"
Calls Captain Smith a Hero.
captain Smith was the biggest hero
I eve saw. He stood on the bridge
and shouted through a megaphone, try
ing to make himself heard. The crew
obeyed his orders as we'll as could be
expected" said Robert w. Daniel of
Philadelphia.
Five minutes after the crash every
body seemed to have gone insane. Men
and women fought. bit and scratched
to be in line for the lifeboats. Look
at my black eye and cut chin. l got
these in the fight.
"Then Captain Smith seemed to get
some order, and the passengers were
sent to the fore and aft of the boat
Men Gave Garments to Women.
Miss Gretchen Longley, daughter Of
former Judge Longley Of Hudson, N.
T., told this story of her experiences:
"When we got to the deck we found
a number Of people gathering and
heard the order to lower the boats
given. Before we left another iceberg
came along and scraped the sides.
forcing ice through the portfolios.
81 think that there were people on
board the ship when she sunk who died