New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-24

was undressed when | felt a shock /
thought that merely a large wave had
struck the ship. put on my coat and
went IN on deck. 7 met friend, who sald
We've struck an iceberg So We went up
on deck and saw the iceberg from the fore
part OF the ship. Some zee had fallen four
of five feet inside the rail
After a few minutes ! went TO other
friends snd said ii was not serious. FIJI
teen minutes later | met Charles NJ Hays.
Of the Grand Trunk Pacific. ! asked HIM
Have YOU seen tho iceT Vie said NO
Then took him mp and showed him.
Then I noticed that the boat was list
ing. ! said TO Mr.. Hays, She's listing; she
shouldn't do that
He said, oh. don't knew. This boat
can't sink He had a good deal Of conf
dence and said. No matter what we have
struck. she's good for eight or ten hours
Lifebosts Ordered Out.
81 went back 10 the cabin deck and met
men and women coming up looking very
serious ] met my friend Beattie, and
asked him what WAS the matter. Beattio
said to me- The order is for the lifeboatS
II Is serious
Il COULDN'T believe II at first, hut went
to my cabin and changed to some heavy
clothes"
Tho witness said when he got on deck
the boats were being prepared for lowering
on the port side
The women came forward, ono by one,
many accompanied by their husbands
They would only allow women. Men had
to stand back. The second officer stood
there. aud that was the order enforced
No men passengers got in that boat
Did you see any man attempt to Ee'
in" asked Senator Smith.
"No. The boat was safely lowered. There
were about thirty-Six or thir'y-seven per
sons in It. Then we turned to the next
boat. | was surprised that the sailors were
not at their posts. as they should nave
been, | have seen fire drills, and the action
Of the sailors did not impress me. They
seemed TO he short Of sailors around the
! lifeboats where ! was.
"When I came on deck first Il seemed
! TO me that about one hundred stokers came
M with their gunny sacks and crowded
the deck one of the offccrs-a splendid
| man-dreve these men right off the deck
lie drove them like sheep"
"oWhen he got to the next boat quar-
teymast and sailor were put in and the
bes, was then filled with women. We
called ont for more women, and some
would not leave their husbands
Major Peuchen said he got into the lIfe-
boat by sliding down rope from the deck
captain Smith. he said, had told him to
break out port light and get into the
boat that way but the major did not think
that feasible.
Made Woman Row.
Major Peuchen said the quartermaster In
charge of the nfeboat made woman row
while he held the tiler, steering for light
which the Major declared did not exist 81
far as he could see The quartermaster
refused 10 turn about and attempt 10 pick
up survivors, said the witness.
Then we began 10 hear signs Of the
breaking up of the Titanic" said Major
Peuchen. I'VE heard a sort Of call for
help after the whistle, then rumbling
sound / think the Titanic's lights were
still on. Then there was an explosion, Their
another Then the lights went out, and
then those dreadful Cries 1t frightfully
affected all the women In our boats. At
first il was horrible 10 listen 10. But the
sounds grew fainter and fainter. / think
We were about tive-eghths Of mile
away"
The major did not see the vessel sink.
but his theory was that the explosions
were above water, caused by the heavy
pressure when the boat started tc dive
down by the head.
How many explosions W,r" there
asked Senator Smith.
About three: but I was excited
Ibid you see the captain after he tod