Milford chronicle., 1912-04-26

boat. and as she took her place Colo
mel Astor requested permission of the
second officer to so with her for her
own protection.
".No. sir, replied the officer, not a
man shall go on a boat until the wom-
en- are all off. Colonel AstOr then
INQUIRED the number of the boat, which
was being lowered away. and then
turned to the work Of clearing the
other boats and in reassuring the
frightened and nervous women"
Says Fishing Boats Were Near.
Mrs D. W. Marvin, who was on a
honeymoon trip with her husband,
was prostrated when she reached the
pier, as her husband was lost. She
said:
HE grabbed me in his arms and
knocked down men TO get me in the
boat. As l was put in the boat he
cried: It's all right, little girl! You
90. and I'll stay a little while. I'll
put on a life preserver and jump off
and follow you The boat started off,
and he threw a kiss at me.
'"rhere were fishing boats about the
boat and l think others must have
been saved. Dan and 1 saw them be-
fore we went to our room. The men
whom l saw were brave. for they
pushed aside others when the towards
made for the boats before the women"
uEor God's Ssks GoIW
Jacques Futrelle, the author. was one
Of the first cabin passengers who part
ed with his wife and steadfastly re-
fused to accept a chance to enter a
lifeboat when ne knew that the Tt
tanic was sinking under him. The
story of how her husband went to his
death was told thus by Mrs. Futrelle:
when the Titanic hit the iceberg
there was the most appalling excite
ment," said Mrs. FutrelIe, "and who,
after they have passed through such
an experience. could blame those poor
people for the panic that overwhelmed
some of them?
Il do not doubt that my husband is
deed. but even that EnoWl"dge cannot
mike me suffer more. There could be
nothing worse than the mental anguish
through which have passed since we
were rescued.
Jacques is dead. but he died like a
hero; that know. Three or four times
after the crash rushed up to him and
clasped him in my arms and begged
him to get into one of the lifeboats
"'FOr Gods sake. gor he fairly
screamed at me, as he tried to push me
away, and could see how he suffered.
It's your last chance-gOg Then one
Of the ships officers forced me into a
ifeboat. and l gave up all hope that
be could be saved"
Calls Captain Smith a Hero.
captain Smith was the biggest hero
ever saw. He stood on the bridge
ind shouted through megaphOne, try
ng to make himself heard. The crew
)beyed his orders as we'll as could be
said Robert w. Daniel OF
Five minutes after the crash every
)Ody seemed to nave gone insane. Men
md women fought bit and scratched
o be in line for the lifebOats. Look
It my black eye and cut chin 1 got
hese in the fight.
Then Captain Smith seemed to get
ONE order and the passengers were
ent to the fore and aft of the boat"
Men Gave Garments to Women.
Miss Gretchen Longley. daughter Of
Ormer Judge Longlcy Of Hudson, N.
=, told this story Of her experiences:
"When we got to the deck we found
number of people gathering and
card tie order To lower the boats
iven. Before we left another iceberg
anne along and scraped the sides,
lrcing ice through the portfolios
Il think that there were people on
oard the ship when she sunk who died