Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-04-24
EVER in maritime history has
there been u sadder scene
than was witnessed Thurs

lueie Ueeu SduueF scene
than was witnessed Thurs
day night when the Cunard
steamer Carpathia came to her dock at
her pier In New York bearing the sur
vivors Of the passengers and crew Of
the lost Titanic. OF these there were
but pitiful 662 left, or less than one
third Of those aboard the worlds great
est unsuitable" floating palace. Many
OF the survivors were i'll, some of them
dangerously so, others were in state
Of nervous collapse from the shock,
and still others were reported on the
verge Of insanity. Among them were
newly made widows, while many, per-
haps a majority. had been torn from
loved ones in the last black hour be-
fore the gigantic liner had gone down.
Mrs. Candee's Graphic Story.
Mrs. Churchill Candee of Washing
ton gave the following account of the
disaster:
Il retired to my cabin shortly after
IL and had barely entered it when
there were two terrific shocks, one i'm.
mediately following the other. l was
thrown to the floor and us soon as pos
sible raj: out into the companionway.
The / net some passengers and went
up to he main deck. AS we were pass
Ing through the saloon q passenger ran
through with a cake of ice and called
out, 'Ice--ice from the icebergw There
was absolutely no excitement, and the
matter was not regarded seriously, al
though steam was escaping from one
of the smokestacks, the others appar-
emily being silent.
1.-THE night was clear and cold. and it
seemed incredible that anything seri-
Gus had happened. However. the or
der soon came to go down and put on
heavy wraps and life preservers and
return to the deck. We learned then
that the entire bottom had dropped
out Of the ship and the fires of at
least three Of the boilers had dropped
into the ocean. The order soon came
to take to the lifeboats. l was in one
of the first that was lowered. There
was no disorder or confusion. and all
of the women and children passenger.
in the first, second and third cab
were treated alike.
1.-The order was Immediately given
to launch the boats, and both on the
port and starboard sides the orders
were carried out in an admirable man
ner. Only one collapsible boat was
broken, but otherwise all the Other
ifeboats were safely launched. BY
the time the last boat cleared the SHY
she had sunk to the level of the second
deck. Only two hours had elapsed.
''She was settling fast at this time
bow down. At the last she was poiseG
for about thirty seconds with her ster1
clear Of the water. then slipped gradu
ally into oblivion There was no sue
ton whatever when she went down
although there were horrible sounds o.
explosions. cries, etc. Up to this tim'
the action Of the men had been yer!
courageous.
Last Seen Of Colonel Astor.
Colonel Astor was last seen stand
Ing on the top deck. All women AM
children were taken off except thoS
who refused to leave. Mrs. Isido
Stratus refused to leave her HUSBAND
and went down.
'"The scenes after the boat wen
down were terrific. The people in til
water struggled and fought Man
were picked up by the boats, althoug
the boat was in did not pick up any
The captain was seen hanging to
raft for some minutes and then slippe
of.
1.-THE next morning we found W