Evening journal., 1912-04-20
Miss Rugg Stood Eight
Hours In Life Boat

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groups, and our boat was roped TO
four other boats. We were not with
in calling distance Of any other life
boats except these four. Like tiny
specks on the sea, we caught sight
of one or two more in the distance
We distinctly saw the giant liner. The
whole thing is like a dream to me
now. / can't realize that any Of IL
happened. that it must be some night
mare" She can hardly believe she
saw that great ship split in two IN
the middle, with an explosion that
reached them half mile away, and
the two ends go down.
Miss Rugg said that il was not her
lifo-boat that heard the band playing
when the ship went down. but twenty
passengers on boat, that her group Of
boats picked up from a collapsible
lifeboat they were using as a raft
since it would not open properly 70
be used as a boat These twenty men
heard the band playing Nearer MY
God to Thee, and described Il. They
said the part OF the liner on which the
band was playing was the first to go
down.
Miss Rugg said zone OF these
twenty men was ships steward. lie
told us that he had seen the captain
shoot at two passengers and then
shoot himself. and that he had seen
the first officer shoot himself Miss
Rugg does not believe there was any
truth in what the man said. 1T was
all so confused. that no two people
could agree on details Of what hap
pened The shots might all have been
fired in the air, and excited men im-
agined the rest" she thought.
Miss Rugg remembers when they
we're on the Titanic that they were
throwing deck-clssirs and other float
able things overheard She did not
know why. II Is probable these were to
provide something to cling TO for pas
sengers who went overheard She said
all the passengers she saw had on
lifc-belts.
The young woman was asked II the
children seemed to realize the dan
ger. She said "The crying and terror
of the little children was one OF the
most pathetic things about the dlsas-
ter Many Of them with nothing but
nightgowns on were nearly frozen"
fFelt She Would be Saved.
After hours OF waiting, didn't you
lose interest I'm whether you died or
lived?' she was asked. mo, indeed, "
said Miss Rugg. 81 felt sure that we
would be saved. The people in the
boats knew that wireless messages
had been received saying other ships
were coming TO the rescue, and that
was what kept up our courage. There
was so much to do to keep up the
spirits Of my two friends. that 7 was
busy"
"One of the men rescued from tho
collapsiblc boat died afterwards. /
think there were about 75 in her
boat"
She said, I'VE sighted the Carpathia
at dawn, but there was an iee-hlleo
sea and the rescue ship was forced
TO move slowly. We saw nothing what
ever of any iceberg when we left tn,
Titanic. On the way to New York Oh
the Carpathia though, we passed
number of bergs.'
Some of the life-boats rowed al
to the Carpathia. but we were toe
far away We waited several hour;
after we saw the Carpathia. before she
came up TO us and took us on board.
Miss Rugg said. "The passengers on
the Carpathia were just about as eN.
cited and nervous as the people they
were rescuing,' Miss Rugg was asked
if the survivors. while they were on
the Carpathia, hoped that others than
themselves had been rescued Sh,
said, 81 think not. We had seen tn,
Titanic go down, aud had been ther,
for hours afterwards, and only picked
\ up a few people. so we did not Sc,
how others could still be alive fol
any further rcscuers." She said, 9TH,
sea was strewn with wreckage from
the giant liner for miles around. Abou
five O'Clock in the morning. we ox
porionced added discomfort from
waves wetting the lifcbOat passenger
with icy spray"
Passengers We're Kind.
Miss Rugg could not say too mucl
for the kindness of the Carpathia pas
sengers. They gave up berths am
gave their own clothing to the sur
vivors. She said those that died o.
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vice at sea.
, Miss Rugg is the daughter OF vii
, liam Rugg, who is owner of tram
, way line ON the Isle OF Guernsey. Sh
b. is a niece of Mrs. Queripel Mr. QueI
+ ipel has sent two cahlegrams {
{ Guernsey, one to say Miss Rugg
! name was in the list OF survivors. an
r one to say that she had arrived sai
J and we'll. Miss Rugg lost all he
e personal belongings. as did everybod
1 else but she thinks she Is one
? the luckiest people ON the Titani
i'm that she lot not a relative
Miss Rugg had planned to stay som
time in America, perhaps for sever;
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Queripel do nS
feel like ever letting her go back I
, England. Miss Rugg says that sh
would not hesitate 10 return II
! should be necessary. but she woul
/ rather not go just AT present
Take a Turkish bath tonight Every
thing clean aud sanitary. rubber
Third aud ChinlpvF