The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-28

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T. Stead. the English journalist: Mr..
and Mrs. Graham OF New York and Miss
Shute. a governese.
Cinnin CHAM told how he was asleep
when the ship struck but was called "a
few minutes after the accident.
WAS any signal or order given Tor
yoM TO arouse the passengers!' asked
Senator Smith.
AT 1890 O'Clock" answered Cunning
ham. "a general order was sent around
TO call all the passengers, Each state
and tell his own people
Had the Titanic any emergency alarm
for such tions?'
"No. don't think So
Then IL was left to the vigilance of
each stateroom steward entircly?" asked
the Senator.
-Yee.' replied Cunningham.
Helped MIR. stead.
Cunningham recounted how, when HI.
went down to call his people. he found
them all up but. three. including Mr..
Stead. He helped put life belt on MIR.
II waited on the ship" said Cunning
ham, until all the boats had gone and then
jumped into the water. l was In the
water about half san hour before the IT,
tanic sank With my mate swan about
a mile. The water was bitter cold and
SUIT 6ISO n ROOO uedi NIIeT we raw tils
Titanic sink we heard a lifeboat and sung
out TO IL. Then We swan Toward Vt.
Cunningham declared he knew nothing
Of the story told by another member Of
the crew who said he had been told few
minutes after the accident that the snip
was going TO sink IN an hour and that
this statement was made on the authority
Of Mr.: Andrews, one of the builders of the
Titanic.
Frederick GRAY, saloon steward and
waiter, said he waited on Major Butt,
Frank Millet. the artist; Clarence Moore
MIR Willet had dinner about 7:3o on Sun
day night. Major Butt did not have dim
ner at his table because he was dining
in tho restaurant.
II have heard since the accident that
Major Butt dined with the Wideners.
said Gray.
Widencrs Gave Dinner.
~Do you know" asked Senator Smith.
that Mr. and Mrs. Widener gave dinner
in the cafe tha. night to the captain.
Mr.. and Mrs Karger Mr.. and Mrs. Thayer,
Harry Widener, Jr. and Major Butt?'
NO" replied the witness. =! did hear
though after going to see Mrs Moore here
that Major But had dinner with the
Widcners.
when did you last see Major Butt and
in the saloon?'
ner, and then ! saw Mr.. Moore again
coming out Of the smokeroom as | was
going to my hfeboat station.
The impact woke me up and sat up
in my bunk. Nothing seemed TO be the
matter and was going to sleep again
me to 60 to the lifeboats. We all got up
then. ,,
asked him where his wife was. He said
she had gone Oh in boat. told him
l thought il seemed rather serious.
No. Q just being filled with women and
children. l assisted. went along to No IL
saw that one away. then to No. l3 and
saw that about half filled with women.
.Just then. one Of the officers said for
some of US men to get in. so about dozen
Washington Dodge there. He eaid his
wife and child had gone in boat told
him he d better get in too.
Woman Didn't Want 10 Go.
.Then ! helped a woman get in. Sh.
was crying: Don't put me in that boat.
don't want to get in that boat. I've never
let me stay in that boat told her sh'
had to get in and that was all there was
to it. and she might as we'll make the
sJust then. some one tossed bundl,
in a blanket to me; ! caught i and opened
six or seven months old a woman fol
lowed it in and took charge Of the baby.
After we got on the water nobody
seemed to take charge so we elected q
fireman captain. He ordered US to take the
oars and pull away. We did So,
l NJ oil al -,
Smith.
charge Of the boat. objected to pulling
away at all; wanted to stand by 'h'
Gray said three boats with the loadin,
OF which he assisted took place on c decl
instead OF the boat deck. and that ther'
Was no difficulty experienced by any on
in stepping from the deck into the life
boats. He said his boat was crowded
and about two-thirds filled with women
the rest being male passengers and crew
said Gray. mo woman touched tn
tiller or an oar. One woman offered t.
takc mine. but told her ! was good 70
another two hours
Attended Mr.. Andrews.
Henry S. Edges. stateroom steward
said ne was in attendance upon Mr.
l AuOTeW6, tuc VI VIC
The shipbuilder spent all his time goin
about the ship and taking notes o
possible improvements. After the acci
dent, said Edges. he met Andrews. VIII
asked him if he had called all his pas
senRers.
He told me to make sure the pas
, sengers opened their doors and to te
them where to find the lifebelts." he sale
Edges also said he passed the purser
, Office and saw women crowding aroiln
there. The purser was telling them nc
to be frightened and to 60 back to the!
room, but to put on their life belts.
He said the only names he remembers
: OF the people he had charge Of as stewar
were Mr.. and Mrs. Carter and Benjami
GugRenheim. He told Of going to "a
Mr. Guggenheim in his room and tindin
him awake. Edges said he told MI
Guggenheim there was plenty Of time fc
him 10 put on his clothes which he dit
, he said. and followed him along.
When l went ON the boat deck, sale
Edges. Il found Mr.. Murdock. the frs
officer. in charge of lowering the boats
!, and Mr.. Pittman, the third officer, and Nj
Ismay assisting, Mr.. Ismay was askin
I the people to keep back, crying out lha
it was ladies first"
, Mr.. Ismsy Helped At Bosts.
8 "Then we all went TO another boat an
Mr.. Isnlay assisted there too, After Nj
, Murdock had called several times
9 there were any more women. they starte