The Ordway new era., 1912-04-25
Peril Not Known to Passengers
Until Long After Titanic
Struck.
WOMEN SENT OFF FIRST
Men in Small Boats Try to Sing to
Drown Out Cries Of the PerlshIne
H -heartrendina Scenes At.
tending Disaster Are Ora.
maticaIIy Described.

New York. April 19-'rhe stories OF
tn" survivors OF the Titanic are all
practically agreed on one thing. that
the passengers on the liner did not
realize their peril until long after the
vSssel struck.
A Mr.. Chant bers. one OF the surviv-
orr. had this to say:
The Titanic struck the Iceberg
head.on. The passengers ran out. but.
believing that the ship could not sink
and being assured by the officers.
again went back to their staterooms.
After about two hours the alarm was
sent out and the passengers started
to enter the lifeboats. There was
nothing like panic at first. as all be-
lieved that there were plenty OF life
boats 10 90 around"
After the Iifeboat In which MIR.
Chambers was had gone about 400
yards IRON the ship. those In It saw
the Titanic begin to settle quickly ana
there was q rush for the remaining
Hehoats. One was swnmped.
The great ship sank slowly by its
head and no suction was felt by the
boat in which MIR. Chambers was.
Tells Scene at Rescue.
A passenger aboard the rescue ship
Carpathia. Miss Sue Eva Ruie. q sis.
ter OF Judge Virgil Rule OF st. Louis.
detailed the thrilling scenes which
marked the rescue OF the survivors OF
tn" greatest marine tragedy OF the
'agc
Unknown to the sleeping passen-
ger the ship turned abruptly TO the
north None knew oi the sudden
change OF course and the iirst intima.
thing unusual was about to take place
was the order given the steward to
prepare breakfast for 3.Uuv.
The tidings ran through the ship
lise wiidtire and long before the Gu
nurder hnd come within the scene OF
tn. tragedy We were all on deck.
Sight First Of eoats.
lust rs day broke tiny craft was
sighted rowing towards us and rs II
came closer we saw women huddled
I .og ether. the stronger ones manning
the oars. The nrgt to come aboard
was nurse maid. who had wrapped
In a coat an eleven fronths.old baby.
the only one O! family al hve per
sons to be rescued
'-rhe men and women both seemed
dazed Most OF them were almost
pcrished with the cold and some OF
them who had been literally thrown
into the iiteboa,s r"r:shed from expo
sure
"One OF the most narrowing scenes
I ever saw was the service OF thanks
giving and followed hy the prayers
for the dead which followed the In
coming OF the little band OF SURVIVORS
which took place in the dining saloon
OF the Carpnthia The moaus OF tho
women and the cr:"s oi little children
rs their loss WIS brought home TO
them were hcartrcnLirg. Tho hope
that by somc means their beloved
ones would be saved never left the
survivors.
Survivors In Strange Dress.
slow those who were saved sur
vived the exposure IL II miracle. One
woman came aboard devoid oil under
wear, a Turkish tome! wrapped about
her waist serving rs n corset. while
magnificent evening wrap was her
only protection.
Women In evening irocks and
white satin slippers and children
wrapped in steamer rugs were ordi-
nary sights and very scon the passen.
gers themselves were almost in as
bad n plight as the irscucd. Trunks
were unpackpd aud clothing distrib
u,ed right and ic'f Finally the steam
er rugs were ripped Rpnr' and sewcd
into impromp,u garments.
My first view OF the hist boa;
sighted led me to think We were pick.
Ing up the crew oil n dir!g;blc Back
OF the boat Ioomeu in the Shadowy
dawn the huge iceberg which had
Gent the titanic 10 III. bottom The
iiicboat looked like the usua! beat
which swings from a balloon
Women Discuss Scenes.
After an hour or 20 oI rest the
only reliet the women "ho had been
literally torn from their husbands
seemed to have was IN dis GUESSING INC
last scenes. shooting WIS heard by
many In the liiehnats jus, before the
ship took Its iina! plunge and sunk
from sight. and tho opinion OF many
was that the men rather than drown
shot themselves
Mrs. AstOr who was one OF the
frst to come nbOard. WAS taken at
once to the captains room. Others
were distributed among the cabins.
the Carpath!as passengers slec ring on
the floors OF the saloons. IN the bath
rooms and on the tables throughout
the ship In order to let the survivors
or the wreck have as much comfort
as the ship afforded
One woman came aboard with
siX.mOnthS' hnhY she had ncVrr seeE