The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-01
would keep in touch with all legal
affairs growing out Of the catastro-
Straus Refused to Go.

phe.
Straus Refused to Go.
Colonel Archibald Oracle was then
called and told Of the crash. He told
Of the efforts to induce Mr.. and Mrs.
1sidor Straus to set into a lifeboat.
Mrs. Straus refused to leave her hus-
band.
I'VE waived the rule against the
men entering the boats" he said. land
urged Mr.. straus to go. He said. no.
l shall stay here and share the fate
Of the men, Then we abandoned our
Efforts"
The witness told OF assisting Mrs.
John Jacob Artor into lifeboat and
Of Colonel Astor's request that he be
allowed to accompany her.
why did Colonel Astor make the
request?" inquired Senator Smith.
II think because Of the condition
of Mrs. Astor." said the colonel. add
Ing that he believed the officer who
prevented Astor from going probably
would have permitted 1t had he
known"
Colonel Oracle praised the bravery
and discipline Of the officers and
crew. He also said that the be-
havior of the men and women pas
sengers was heroic.
mot a woman that saw wrung
ctr d." he said. In lowering ono
~ q, .eboats the witness said some
thing ent wrong and a sailor called
out for a knife.
II called back that I had a pen
knife" he said. and passed that up
to him. II don't know what 1t was
used for but 1t struck me as strange
that there were no tools aboard tho
lifeboats."
Colonel Oracle said that when he
retreated toward the stern because
of the advancing water he was met
by mass Of humanity" swarming
up fro mthe lower decks.
Among them were many women" J"
said the Witness" although we be-
lieved all women were taken off,"
Senator Burton asked Mr.. Gracic
II any steward awakened him at the
time of the crash. He said no one
did.
Mrs. Dickinson H. Bishop Of Dowa-
giac. Mich, a bride on the Titanic,
who was saved with her husband. told
of the wreck and her experiences in
the rescue.
Mrs. Bishop said she and her hus-
band were talking with Mrs. John
Jacob Astor when Captain Smith
anu SpOhe III uIucT
tone to Colonel Astor The latter,
said Mrs. Bishop. told the group to
put on life belts after which they
went on deck.
IAN officer took me by the arm and
told me to get into the boat quietly
she said, ''and my husband was push
ed in with me. There were twelve
women, thirteen men and three mem
bers Of the crew. There were num-
be rof unmarried men aboard
What have you to say about the
asked Senator Smith.
Their conduct was excellent. All
the men behaved splendidly. On our
life boat was man whose brother
was on the Titanic. When the ship
sank this man buried his face in his
hands until the ship disappeared
carrying his brother down. Then he
did everything he could to cheer UP
the women. who were very nervous.
Mrs. Bishop then was excused.
Dickinson H. Bishop, her husband
testified briefly, stating that there was
| trouble in closing the water tight
compartments.
'The locks of the water tight com.
partments." said Bishop. did not
close properly when the sailors tried
to shut them. I saw the sailors try.
Ing to turn them and heard them say
we can't turn this. There's no use
trying. Let's go on the other side
Then they tried the other side and
failed again."