Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-23
Straps aud fatts.

Cummins 6. Chairman Dixon, OF the
Roosevelt headquarters disputes the
above figures and claims that the
vote stands as follows: Roosevelt
213, Taft SO, LaFollette 36, Cummins
4, uninstructed 11S, contested $50.
These figures do not include Nebraska
or Oregon. The Clark headquarters
give out the following: Clark $50,
Wilson 55, Marshall 80, Burke 10.
The speaker also claims II from
Pennsylvania, Alaska 6, and the Phil
.ippines g. The Wilson managers make
the following claims: Wilson $50,
Clark los, Marshall 80, Harmon 1,
uninstructed 104. They also claim
that the 76 votes of Pennsylvania are
for the Princeton man, that Names
s votes, while uninstructed. are con-
ceded and that Wilson Is the second
choice of Kansas 20, North Dakota
10 and Illinois l.
- Miss Margaret Hays Of New YORK,
a survivor of the Titanic, gave still
another version of the manner in
which Col. Astor met his death. "Col.
Astor with his wife came out on deck
as was being assisted into lifeboat,
said Miss Hays, "and both got into
another boat. Col. Astor had his arms
about his wife and assisted her into
the boat. At the time there were no
women waiting to get into the boat
and the ships officer at that point In
vited Col. Astor to get into the boat
with his wife The colonel, after look
ing around, and seeing no women, got
into the boat and his wife threw her
arms about him. The boat in which
Col. Astor and his wife were sitting
was about to be lowered when a wo-
man came running out Of the compan-
ionway. Raising his hand, Col. Astor
stopped the preparations to lower MS
boat and, stepping out, assisted the
woman into the seat he had occupied.
Mrs. Astor cried out and wanted to get
out of the boat with her husband. but
the colonel patted her on the back
and said something in low tones. AS
the boat was being lowered I heard
him say: The ladies will have to go
first"
George Broden, a Los Angeles,
California, athlete, who survived the
Titanic disaster, told the New York
police the following story: Il was be-
side Henry B. Harris, the theatrical
manager when he bade his wife good
bye. Both started toward the side OF
the boat where lifeboat was being
lowered. Mr.. Harris was told that II
was the rule for women to leave the
boat first. Yes, know. I will stay,
Harris said. Shortly after the life
boats left a man jumped overheard.
Other men followed. It was like
sheep following a leader. Capt. Smith
was washed from the bridge into the
ocean. He swan to where a baby
was drowning and carried 1t in his
arms while he swan to hfeboat:
He surrendered the baby to them and
swan back to the steamer. About
the time Capt. Smith got back there
was an explosion. The entire ship
trembled. I had obtained a life pre-
server and jumped overheard. / swan
about sixty yards from the steamer
when there was q series Of explosions.
I looked back and saw the Titanic go
down bow first Hundreds Of persons
were in the water at the time. When
the great steamer went down they
shrieked Historically. When I jumped
from the steamer the band was still
playing. I was in the water four
hours clinging to a piece Of wreckage
when I was picked up by lifeboat.
At every stroke the oars hit body.
I saw one Of the stewards Of the ship
shoot a foreigner who tried to press
past a number Of women and enter
lifeboat."
Miss Margaret Hays Of New York,
who was rescued from the Titanic, has
the custody of two bouncing boys, one
aged 4 and the other 2 years, and both
also passengers on the Inflated ship.
Miss Hays says she first took notice OF
the two youngsters, both handsome lit
tie fellows, as they played about on
the deck Of the Carpathia soon after
The little fellows could not speak
word of English. and when Miss Hays
spoke a few words in French they
were delighted and Immediately
warm affection sprang up between
the three survivors. Miss Hays says
that the boys were taken away in the
last boat that left the side of the I'll
tanic. Just as the boat was leaving,
man appeared at the deck with the
two boys In his arms and shouted to
those in the boat They Immediately
understood and the men who were at
the oars in the boat stood up. The
man on deck dropped the oldest boy
first and when he saw him land safely
in the arms Of one Of the men he
dropped the other youngster. When
last seen the man, probably the father
was leaning over the rail gazing in
tently after his children, who were
never seen with a woman on the tt
tanic. 1t is believed that the chill
dren were motherless and that the
father was bringing them to America
to be taken care of. Miss Hays is in
tensely jealous of her little charges
and declares that she will not allow
anyone to take them away from her.
The two bows are sure of a good
home and a first-class education, as
Miss Hays Is we'll supplied with world
ly goods, and judging by the way she
stoops down and embraces either OF
the youngsters as they cling to her
dresses, they will never again want
for a mother.
President Taft, says a Washing
ton dispatch, probably will send a
warship to the west coast of Mexico
to enable Americans, isolated in Sina-
loa and other states, to leave the dis
turbed districts. A state department
announcement declared this action
likely in view of the general anxiety
for Americans in those localities.
State department officials pointed out
tonight that with the suspension of
railroad communication and the in
terruption of the telegraphic service.
American citizens on the west coast
of Mexico, especially at Los Mochis,
in Sinalao, where there are many
Americans. as we'll as in the vicinity
of MaZatlan, are isolated. This fact,
together with the many reports of in
creased lawlessness on the west coast
is causing much anxiety to Americans
in the region affected and their friends
in the United States. Many requests
and expressions of anxiety have reach
ed the state department and in order
to obtain news of Americans in the
affected localities. President Taft, 1t
is expected. will send a vessel within
a few days to afford an opportunity
to leave the disturbed districts to
those who may wish to do so. The
sending of an American vessel to the
coast of Mexico sets precedent in
the present revolutionary disturb
ances as heretofore the United States
navy has refrained from cruising in
the Mexican waters. A British vessel
last year. however, landed marines on
the western coast Of Mexico to enable
foreigners to escape the effects of n
threatened attack of rebels. The ar
mored cruiser Maryland is at San Di-
ego. Cal. The gunboat Yorktown is
en- route north from Guatemala to San
Diego. The gunboat Vicksburg is at
Panama. 1t is likely the Maryland will
be the vessel selected.