The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-04-25
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gentle shock and supposed then moth.
ing out OF the ordinary had happened.
They we're both dressed and came on
deck leisurely.
II was not until the ship began to
take a heavy list to starboard that q
tremor OF fear pervaded It.
Launch sosts safely.
The crew had been called to clear
away the lifeboats of which there
we're 20. Of which four were collaps-
ible. The boats that were lowered on
the port side OF the ship touched the
water without capsiElng Some OF the
others lowered to starboard. including
one collapsible. were capslzed. All
hands on the collapsible boats that
practically went to pieces we're res
cued by the other boats.
Sixteen boats In all got away safely.
II was even then the general impress
sion that the ship was all right and
there Ia no doubt that that was the be
lief Of even some OF the officers.
At the lowering OF the boats the
oficers experimenting II were armed
with revolvers. but there was no ne
cessity for using them as there was
nothing In the nature OF panic and
no man made an effort to get into a
boat while the women and children
were being put aboard.
As the ship began to settle 10
heellng at an angle OF near
ly Is degrees. those who had believed
II was all right to stick by the ship
began to have doubt and few
jumped into the sea. These were fol.
lowed Immediately by others and In
a few minutes there were scores
swimming around. Nearly all OF
them wore life preservers
One man who had Pomeranian
dog leaped overheard with II and
a piece Of wreckage was bad.
ly stunned. He recovered after a few
and swan toward one OF the
lifeboats and was taken aboard. Most
OF the men who were aboard the Car
pathia. barring the members OF the
crew who had manned the boats, had
Jumped into the sea as the Titanic
was settling
Ship Breaks In Two.
Under instructions from officers and
men In charge OF lifeboats we're row.
ed q considerable distance from the
ship herself in order to get away from
the possible suction that would follow
the laundering. The marvellous thing
about the disappearance was SO lii.
tie suction as 20 be hardly appreciable
from the point where the boats were
floating.
There was ample time 10 launch all
boats before the Titanic went down. as
Il was two hours and twenty minutes
afioat.
So confident were all hands that she
had not sustained a mortal wound that
Il was not until 1915 a m, or 80 min.
ltes after the berg was encountered.
hat the boats we're lowered. Hun.
ireds Of the crew and large ma
lority OF the officers. including Capt
smith, stuck to the ship TO the last.
was dlltI tutIo were sew
sral explosions. which doubtless were
he boilers blowing up. that she had
but a few minutes more OF life.
The ship broke In half amidship and
Almost simultaneously the after half
Ind the forward half sank. the for
ward half vanishing bow FIRST and the
,ther half stern first
John Jacob Aston stood on deck and
ought on man after man until his
wife was In a lifeboat Then he re
NAMED on the deck to the last.
Many Of the survivors assert posi-.
lively that not a woman was TO be
'een on any OF the decks at the time
he officers OF the Titanic gave the
word for tho men TO enter the life
,oats. II is therefore believed many
II those who lost their lives must
iave been killed In their cabins, as the
survivors, also say that every one had
Imple time to dress.