The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-20
MAJ. BUTT DIED
LIKE A SOLDIER
HERolsM OF PRESIDENT TAFTs
AIDE is o scRIBED eY
SURVIVORS OF THE
TITANIC.


graphic story of the heroism Of Major
Archibald Butt on the Titanic was told
In an Interview given TO the Wash.
ington Stars stan correspondent i'm
New York city by Miss Marie Young,
a former resident Of tais city. Miss
Young is believed to have Deen the
last woman Ia leave the Titanic. Miss
Young said:
The last person To whom ! spoke
on board the Titanic was Archie Butt.
and his good. brave face, smiling at
me from the deck Of the steamer, was
the last | could distinguish as the
boat ! was In pulled away from the
steamers side.
Archie himself put me into The boat.
wrapped blankets around me and tuck
ed me in as carefully as IL we were
starting on motor ride. He himself
entered the boat with me, performing
the little courtesies as calmly and with
as smiling q face as If death was far
away instead of being but u few mo-
ments removed from him.
when he had wrapped me M care
fully he stepped upon the gun vale of
the boat and. lifting his hat. smiled
down at me.
Goodbye. Miss Young. he said
hravely and smillngly Luck is with
you. win YOU kindly remember me
TO all the folks back home""
Then he stepped 10 the deck of the
steamer and the boat | was in was
lowered to the water II was the last
boat to leave the ship; OF this am
perfectly certain and know that ]
was the last of those VINO were saved
TO whom Archie Butt spoke,
"As our boat was lowered and re-
leased aside of the steamer Archie
was still standing at the rail, looking
down at me. His hat was raised and
the same old genial brave smile was
on his face. The picture he made as
he stood there. hat in hand. brave anG
smiling. is one that will always linger
In my memory"
Praised by Mrs. Harris.
Mrs. Henry Il. Harris of Washing
ton. in an Interview in the Washington
Star today. also described the hero
ism of Major Butt. She said:
"Archie Butt was major 30 the
last. God never made a finer. nobler,
man than he. When the order came
TO take to the boats he became as one
in supreme command. You would have
thought he was at white house re-
ception, so cool and calm was he.
When the time came he was a man
To be feared. In one OF the earlier
boats, ffty women. il seems. we're
about to be lowered when u man, sud
denly panic stricken, ran 10 the stern
Of il.
Major Butt shot one arm out,
caught him by the ne-k and jerked
HIM backwards. His head cracked
against the rail and he was stunned.
Sorry said Major Butt. Women
Will be attended to first. on I'll break
every damned bone in your body
The boats were lowered away one
by one and as | stood by my husband
he said to me. Thank God for Archie
Butt. Perhaps Major Butt heard il. for
he turned his face toward ms for a sec
ond. Just at that time n young man
was arguing To get into llle-boat and
Sutt had hold of the lad by the arm
like a brother and appeared to be tell
Ing him to keep his head.
Major Butt helped those poor fright
ened steerage passengers so wonder
fully and yet with such GOODNESS and
manly firmness. He was a soldier to
the last. He was one of Gods great
est noblemen.'
Heroic Act hy Astor.
A fine act of heroism by Colonel John
Jacob Astor was told by George a..
Harder q Brooklyn man who survived
the Titani, disaster.
when Colonel Astor had assisted
his young wife and her maid into a
boat, he tried TO put III a young boy,
but the sailors refused to let him i'm.
saying that the room was only for the
children then.
Colonel Aston then picked up
wonian's hat from the deck and placed
IL on the boys head and brought MIN
back to the boat. He said:
Here, little girl. climb in and the
officers Of the ship let the boy through.
AS the boat lowered away. Colonel
Astor stood on the deck waving good