The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-04-25
T|TMlc'S DEATH LIST
IS 1888
Unparalleled Record of Sac
rifice and Devotion Civ
en- to World

One week after the Titanic sank
to her grave two miles deep causing
1442 deaths reorganization re-
veals the following ITO be the facts
concerning the greatest maritime
disaster in history:
In the evening, Ismay, owner of
the boat, and Captain Smith were
the dinner guests of a group of
millionaires. First Officer MUIR
dock was On the bridge. A shock
was felt at 1920 o'clock The I'll
tanic had struck the submerged por
ton of an iceberg 80 feet high and
100 feet wide. The big vessel had
absorbed the shock so completely
that many of the sleeping passen-
gers were not awakened. Captain
Smith dashed to the bridge and a
glance told him that a serious
situation was at hand. The crew was
directed to man the life boats and
take off the children and women.
There was 10 panic aboard. Men
ioked about the great vessels plight.
One picked up few pieces of ice
that had fallen on deck and humor-
ously offered them to a woman com
panion as a souvenir. Women were
summoned from the statesrooms anC
told to board the lifeboats.
When the first boat was being |
filled, the male passengers firm in
the belief that the Titanic was un-
sinkable, laughed about the ''skiff |
ride" the women were arcUt to
take.
We'll steam over al d Xxx YOU
up in am hour or So" scmc q %
jokingly remarked as the /! I =
craft was lowered. 1t was not u,!-
til half a dozen bOatIoads had
been sent adrift that the gravity
of the situation began to dawn up
on the majority of the passengers,
many of whom had refused until
this time to put on the life belts,
The Titanic was sinking by the
head.
First Officer Murdoch, who was
in charge when the crash came
placed his revolver to his temple
and pulled the trigger. Several
foreigners attempted to rush the
life boats but were held back at
pistol points A few were shot
before their companions were cow
ed.
The life boat supply was insult l.
cient to take off half of those on
board. One by one the lights be-
gan to go out as the water crept
higher into the vessel. The crew,
lacking in discipline, cut away
boat after boat, leaving many of
the seats noccupiedHusbands kiss
ed their wives a tender farewell,
and awaited their doom.
Mrs. Isador Strauss refused to
leave her aged husband and they
died together. Major Butts last y
words to a survivor We're, Give
my regards to the folks at home" -"
Guggenheim, exclaimed, D
mo woman shall be left because U
[ was a coward" and awaited the
end. Volumes could be written of
the victims heroism. ]. Bruce
IsImay was not a victim. He leaped g
INTO the fourth boat while there =
we're many women still to be res q
,ued. Meanwhile the Titanic had -
sunk almost to the waters edge. y
Through all the narrowing scenes u
light heroic ban@smen had played Il
to allay panlc. When Id
he Titanic finally plunged I'M
Ter the surface these brave music
ans were sending out the strains
If Nearer My God to Thee" Ga
,laying their own funeral dirge as q
hey stood knee deep i'm water with st
heir eyes fixed ON the giant ice II
erg which lowered above them III
ike a great white monument. SO
Thirteen boatloads of passengers u
nd crew were picked up by the nj
,arpathia after a thrilling journey l.
through the icy sea. Five hundred 'Sc
nd nfnety-five passengers and 21O XII
f the crew were landed at New
,ork Thursday night. The ''un-
Unable" Titantic has taken 1888
} a watery grave ON her maiden ev
oyage. w