El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19
] DIE AFTER
ESCAP PING
To BOATS
Some Survivors of the I'll
tanic Meet Death Later,
One in Lifeboat.
THE STORY OF
THEIR RESCUE
OBy Associated PressO

New York y. y, April 19.-Teling
the story Of the rescue Of the survivors
OF the Titanic by the Carpathia, pas
senger on the latter boat declared three
Of those rescued died afterwards. He
relates the following story:
Il was awakened at about half past
u at night by connection on the
decks, which seemed unusual, but theer
was no excitement AS the boat was
moving paid little attention TO it, and
went to sleep again. It was the prepar-
alton to save the Titanic's passengers,
I learned later. About three o'clock i
was again awakened. I noticed that
the boat had stopped. I went to the
deck. The Carpathia had changed her
course. I-ifeboats were sighted and
began to arrive and soon. one by one.
they drew up to our side
sixteen Life Boats.
There were 16 in all and the trans
ferring of the passengers was most
pitiable. sThe ADULTS we're assisted in
climbing the rope ladders by ropes ad-
justed to their waists. The little chill
dren and babies were hOisted to the
deck in bags. Some Of the boats
were crowded, a few were not half full
This could not understand.
Some people were IN 1ull evening
dress. Others were in their night
clothes and were wrapped in blankets
These, with immi grants in all sorts OF
shapes, were hurried into our saloon
for a hot breakfast They had been
in the open boats for four or five
hours in the most biting air ever ex-
Derienced- There were husbands with
out wives. wives without husbands,
parents without children and children
without parents. But there was no
demonstration, no sobs-scarcely a
word spoken. They seemed to be
stunned
Three Survivors Die,
Immediately after breakfast, divine
service was held in the saloon. One
woman died in the life boats, three
others died soon after reaching or
deck. Their bodies were buried in the
sea at five o'clock that afternoon None
OF the rescued had any clothing except
what they had on and relief commit
tee was formed and our passengers con-
tributed enough for their immediate
needs.
when the lifeboats pushed away
from the steamer, the steamer was
brilliantly lighted. the band was play
ing and the captain was standing on
the bridge giving directions.
Passengers See Ship sink.
The bow was well submerged and
the keel rose high above the water.
Suddenly the boat seemed to break in
two. The next moment everything dis
appeared The survivors were so close
to the sinking steamer that they feared
the Hfeboats would be drawn into the
vortex. There were preparations for
brilliant parry to be given on board
the next evening
"On our way back to New York we
steamed along the edge Of a field Of ice
which seemed limitless. As far as the
eye could see to the north there was no
blue water. At one time I counted 13
icebergs."
Some More Survivors.
The following list of additional sur
vivOrs was announced by the Cunard
line shortly before the Carpathea ar
rived.
First class; ThOrne, Mrs Gus; Comp
ton, Mrs. and Miss previously reported
Mr.. and Mrs. A T. Compton,; Meyer,
Mrs Edgar J. previously reported)5
Daily, Peter D
poor Syrian woman, who said she
was Mrs. Habush. bound for Youngs-
town. o.. carried in her arms a six
months old baby girl The child wore
only q light calico dress. was bare
fOtted and bare legged This woman
had lost her husband and three broth
ers. Il lost four Of my men folks, "
she cried bitterly