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Men Laughed as Boats ruled.

WCH NdubOSd 80 BOdtu TItCOs
Thus far the men. standing idly by,
failing entirely to grasp the signif-
canoe of the moment, had helped the
sailors. Many of the passengers re-
port that the men were laughing.
wen be safer here on the ship
than In that cockle-shelll" one man
cried to his wife as she was helped
over the rail.
But the Titanic settled deeper In the
ocean and 1t was dihicult for the men
to remain on their feet Then it was
that the appalling nature of 1t dawned
upon those men. And then, also 1t
was, that the officers of the ship drew
their revolvers.
Stand backi" they cried. only
women and children go into the boats. I"
Some OF the men leaned against the
rail and looked down over the tower
Ing sides Of the ship. Others slowly
paced the deck as IL they were wait
ing.
Three Storage Men Shot.
The ship sank lower and lower.
Three revolver shots were heard
Three passengers in the steerage had
attempted to force their way past the
sailors and had been ruthlessly shot
down.
BY this time the passengers on the
deck who remained In possession of
their faculties observed the huge
masses of ice which the Titanic had
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The lights Of the Titanic we're still
shining. but she was sinking steadily
by the bow. The screams OF men and
women began to increase In volume.
From the lifeboats the huge Titanic
doomed huge mass OF blackness. dot
ted with countless tiny lights. None
Of these illuminations were sufficient
TO. reveal either face or Incident But
these lights were steadily sinking be-
meath the surface OF the water.
Among the innumerable deeds of
heroism OF that hour there was one
attested by many Witnesses. The sail
ors attempted to pull Mrs. Isador
Stratus from her husbands side. but
she chung to his arm, smiling. She
had decided to remain with him She
sank with him.
Women Row LIfeboat-
In the hurry Of embarkine ona ~
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ICEBERG TORE INTO THE TITANICS
SIDE AND HER BOILERS BLEW UP
Sank as Band Played Nearer MY God to Thes Carrying to
the Bottom Of the Atlantic 1895 Souls
CARpATHIA ARRIVED WITH 76 SURVIVORS ON BOARD

The sinking Titanic carried with her
60 death 1895 persons.
Those who were rescued number
Just 745.
More than this number were picked
up from the TItanIc's boats and from
pieces Of wreckage to which they
chung, but four died Of exposure after
having been transferred to the Car
pathIa and were buried at sea.
OF the 745 who reached New York
RIO were members OF the crew, most
Of them stewards and tiremen. Only
four officers were saved.
II was the submerged ledge OF an
iceberg Of ordinary proportions that
sent the White Star liner more than
two miles to the bottom Of the Allan.
tic off the Banks OF Newfoundland.
She was steamIng almost full tilt
through gently swelling sea and un-
der a starlIt sky when at 1f.40 p. m.
she hit the berg. First OFFICER Muir
dock moment after the collision sur
rendered the command to Capt.
emith, who went down with her.
New York.-After days of agoni-
cling Suspense the Carpathia arrived at
this port bearing all that remains NOR
tai OF the thousands OF souls who sail
ed upon the Titanic.
Still dazed and half stunned from
the shock of that appalling night, amid
all their grief the survivors in senten-
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ANCIENT JAP GARDEN
Famous Temple in Flowery King.
dom 500 Years Old.
shrubbery Surrounding Edlfiee Planted
Ages Ago--in This Country Trees
Arc Regarded az Sacred
objects.

Toxic, Japan.-The Golden Temple.
one OF the most famous Japanese
shrines, IS not only 500 years old IL
self, but Is surrounded by a garden
which also has been growing for cen.|
turtles. SO carefully and artisticallyl
has the work been performed that
the artifices of the gardener are notI
very pronounced, with the noticeable
exception OF the great old pine tree
which grows in a court surrounded onI
three sides by monastery buildings,
II is trained in the shape of junk;
hull. mast and sail being perfectly
reproduced. For centuries the pad
tient priests have bent, pruned. pried.
tied and propped up the limbs andI
twigs of this tree, And as In Japan al
tree is considered chiefly for its ageI
form and tint. and not for use, this s'
venerated as a beautiful and sacred
object.
In the center Of the garden is Al.
lake with pine clad shores and pine'
covered islets. Each tree in a Japl
anese garden has It's special landl
scape name. according to it's position
and purpose In the combinationl
Pines are always used for frame
work in working out foliage design
says Country Life in America. 1t Isl
symbolical of pnfiinching purpose, ard,
its spiny leaves are supposed to na
endowed with the power of driving.
demons away.
The pavilion is three storied, un{
painted wooden building with pro
Jecting roofs and galleries. Therd
are no nails visible, its beams and
posts being jointed or fastened with.
wooden pegs.
1t derives its name from the room2
in the third story whose walls and
ceiling and floor in halcyon days were,
coated with gold; even the frames Of
the sliding screens, the railing of the
balcony, and the small projecting raft
ers which form the roof of the bal
cony, were. as careful examinatioa>
showed, covered with a lacquer of the
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come to meet her and the greeting be-
tween them was affecting She went
direct 10 the home OF her father, VIII
liam II. Force. but stayed there only
q few moments
Mr.. Biddle. speaking afterward OF
Mrs. Astor's experienced. said that
her mental suffering had been terri
BILE. though physically she was not
much harmed. Physicians gave or
ders that neither she nor her maid
should be permitted TO talk about the
Titanic. and this rule was strictly OBJ
served. Nevertheless before the or
der had been given, she had told Vim
cent Astor some OF her memories, She
thought she recalled seeing Col. Aston
by her side just before she. got into
one OF the boats. She imagined he
was safe too. and It was only when
she was ON the Carpathia that she
realized that he was not among the
rescued.
Like most OF the other survivors.
Mrs. Astor was too stunned at first
to recall any of the Incidents of the
sinking ship. She had hoped some
other vessel would pick Col. Aston up,
and when she realized at last that
all hope Of this was gone she was
much distressed.
Other passengers said that Mrs. AS
tor displayed remarkable courage dur
ing the days on the Carpathia, walk
ing about the decks and trying to
cheer up other survivors whose sor-
row seemed beyond relief.
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ces interrupted by sobs and ejacula.
lions told of brief moments of their
experience that had to be pieced to-
gether to make a coherent narrative.
1t was narrative to thrill the soul
with horror. Darkness, sea of ice.
the huge hulk of the Titanic dotted
with myriads of lights slowly sinking
beneath the waves, the cries of men
Bhrieking for help, of women scream
ing In panic growing louder and loud
er with every moment, hundreds of
men struggling in the water amid the
cakes of ice. striving piteously to
climb upon the overladen lifeboats,
begging to be saved. women crying to
their husbands to jump from the
decks, ships officers threatening to
ahoot the first man who attempted to
Onter q life-boat-no picture inferno
ever presented such phantasmagoria.
Titanic Was Running az Full Speed.
The ocean was calm as q mill-pond
when the Titanic crushed into the ice
berg. 1t was quarter of an hour be-
fore midnight. Most of the passengers
were in their cabins
Then came the shock of collision
not so violent crash as had been de-
picted, for there were many who were
not even awakened by it--but enough
TO disquiet all who felt it. There was
n general and orderly exodus to the
decks.
Sailors were scurrying hither and
thither crying:
NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OFF
THERE'S NO DANGERl"
Some of the passengers even return
ed to their rooms and prepared to re-
tire. But gradually the cessation OF
the engines vibration caused uneasi-
ness and the groups on the decks grew
greater and greater. Still the sailors
announced that there was nothing to
be feared.
Then, with perceptible suddenness.
the ship began TO list
.All passengers on deck with life
BELTS" was shouted. Thyn Tor the first
time the gravity OF the situation dawn
ed upon the passengers.
The sailors, working silently and
without excitement, yet fast as their
hands could move. removed the tar
paulins from the lifeboats and--terse-
ly, without excitement-came the sor-
der. repeated upon every side:
Women and children In the life
boatsi"
The sailors helped the nearest wo-
lit was the beginning of excitement
--other sailors began to lower the
boats.
A
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quarters forward but forty-seven that
know OF managed to get away. They
were crushed when she struck. The
same death came to. the first cabin
passengers that were quartered for
ward n
Mrs. Julian Smith OF West vir-
ginia. who lost her husband, was bit
ter in her denunciation of Ismay.
Fl saw Ismay leave in the first
boat" she said, land thought then
1t was done probably because he was
i'll. But learned afterward that he
was in perfect health and had been
banqueting with the captain when
the crash came. When we were taxi
en- on on the Carpathia he was put In
the best stateroom, in infinitely more
comfort than the twenty-six widows
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Of them. but not close enough to dis
tingniah anything they said TO each
other. When the water reached deck
n. jumped into the sea Neither
Colonel Aston nor Mr.. and Mrs. Stciius
made any effort 10 save themselves.
They seemed 10 realize that u was
hopeless. am convinced that Col
onel Astor could have saved himself
had he jumped into the water.
"None Of us were worried after the
crash Many OF the passengers, my
self included, went to bed. ! did not
rise from my bed until / heard the
sound of pistol shots. Then / pulled
on bathrobe and went out on deck.
Some OF the officers nearest me were
shooting into the air--for the purpose,
suppose, of awakening all the pas
sengers who had retired. did not
once catch sight of the icet erg which
had ripped our portside from stern to
stern"
"Astor was courageous. said Mr..
and Mrs Dodge, OF Philadelphia, be.
fore leaving for home. ''He assisted
Captain Smith and Major Archibald
Butt in allaying the panic and in as
. sisi,ng the women and children into
the boats Major Butt was calm and
collected throughout everything"
In Bed When the Crash Came.
Mrs. Dickinson Bishop of Detroit.
Mich, in an interview said;
II was the first woman in the first
boat i was In the boat four hours be-
fore being picked up by the Carpathia.
/ was in bed at the time the crash
came, got up and dressed and went
back to bed. being assured that there
was no danger. There were very few
passengers on deck when / reached
there, after l decided that 1t would be
better to investigate the matter of the
crash more fully.
There was little or no panic. The
behavior of the crew of the Titanic
was perfect. My husband was also
saved, thank Godi"
Mrs. Astor In Llfehoat Four Hours.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston was in a life
boat for four and half hours before
she was picked up by the Carpathia,
according to Il. i. Talyor, who was saw
ed in the same boat He would not,
however, tell of how she stood the
awful ordeal.
Like all the. others. he spoke of the
lack of comprehension among the pas
sengers, after the accident, that there
was the least danger. The iceberg
which wrecked the Titanic he estimat-
ed at eighty feet high, and he describ-
ed the impact as sort of grinding,
CHANGING blow. which tore away the
ships bottom.
lsmay Got Into First Llfeboat. WON.
an and Stoker Insist.
William Jones, stoker on the tt
tanic. who was one of the crew of
three that manned lifeboat No. 6, gave
a story of the wreck from the mo-
ment that the Titanic struck the ice
berg. He insisted Ismay went into
the first lifeboat
81 am Certain saw Ismay leave by
the first boat that went over the side, "
Jones said 1--WE all knew at the time
that she was goner. The first boat
Off was in charge of the second officer
and, Ismay went with him. OF the 300
members of the crew that were in the
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cellen. work of petty officer ii
charge of one Of the boats, who prac
tically took command of all seven.
Next we sighted five boats in Q
group. 1t was terrible to see the
agony in the faces Of the women. Mosl
of them were newly made widows
They had seen the Titanic plunge to
the bottom with their husbands
aboard and they knew there was the
smallest chance Of their loved ones
escape. We picked up the remaining
survivors in small groups. then cruis
ed about until our skipper was con
WINGED no, more remained afioat. Their
wesleft the California to make a furth
er search for the few who might be
alive in the waste OF waters, and put
about for New York"
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aboard. He kept in seclusion for the
greater part OF the time On his door
was sign that read: Please don't
znock"
Or. Frauenthal'a Narrative.
DIR. Henry J. Frauenthal. the we'll
xnown New York physician, one OF
he survivors OF the Titanic, gave the
following account OF the catastrophe;
THE boat struck the iceberg at ll.40
D.. M was in bed and ASLEEP and
did not hear the crash My room was
on the other side of the boat from
the iceberg side, did not know any
thing until my brother, who was read
ing, came and aroused me,
I'VE rushed to the deck. | dressed as
| was for bed. AS | came on deck l
saw the Captain and heard him ten
Ing Colonel Aston that the boat had
been injured by an iceberg. The deck
was already well crowded and the
passengers were rushing to the deck
Il saw that the crew was lowering
boat, and understand that 1t was the
second boat that was lowered, The
crew rushed in the boat lot of wom'
en- who were nearby My brother got
m the boat to protect the women My
wife threatened to jump out of the
boat II I.did not join her there, so then
got in the boat, too.
1--WE rowed away in the lifeboat l
should think, for about mile. II was
black night. There was no light on this
Titanic, as the light there had gone
out. l am told, Ave minutes before she
sank.
II could not, of course, see the ship
go down at the distance we were, but
/ heard the cries and screams of those
who were on the ship. and, perhaps,
too, OF those who were in the water
trying to save themselves by clinging
to lifepreservers. We heard these
cries for fully two hours, while we
were riding the waves mile away
Then the cries, died down and finally
all was still, except the noise of the
oars in our boat and the swish of the
waters.
$50 far as know, none of the pas.
sengers saved anything"
Felt as If They Were Invading a
Graveyard.
! "The wireless operator aboard the
Carpathia received the first news of
the Titanic's collision before midnight
last Sunday" said John Scannell, a
passenger ON the Carpathia. I'VE
were ninety miles from the White
Star vessel and we headed for her at
once. / did not take note of the num-
Der of hours we occupied In reaching
the scene of the wreck, but, of course,
by the time we got there the Titanic
and most of her passengers and crew
were many fathoms deep in the Attain
tic. When the Carpathia's passengers
learned they were close TO the spot
where the great ship had sunk we
felt as if we were invading grave
yard.
1--WE did not come across all the I'll
tanic's surviving lifeboats in single
fotiIla," the Westerner continued.
Our first glimpse of the survivors
was of those who occupied a group of
seven boats. The seven craft were
strung far. enough apart for safety, yet
it was plain they had chung together
throughout the hours of waiting, and
It was said the fact was due to the ex
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Col. Astor Died ! Brave Man.


Dramatic stories of the death Of
Colonel Astor were told ON the pier BY
survivors.
MRS. Astor was sent away In the
tenth boat" said John Kuhle, OF Ne
braska "Just as she was about to be
placed within the boat Colonel Astoi
embraced her.
Helped 10 Force Wife Into Boat. 4
"Astor then freed himself from his
wife's embrace and, after helping tc
force her into the boat, turned away
and stood upon the deck"
Colonel Archibald Oracle, U. 9. A.
declared Colonel Astor's conduct was
deserving Of the highest praise Col
onei Astor. said Oracle, devoted all
his energies to saving his young bride
who was I'm delicate health.
Y Colonel Astor helped US In our eff
forts to get her in the boat" said
Colonel GraIe. II lifted her into the
boat. Colonel Astor then inquired the
aumber of the boat which was being
lowered and turned TO the work oil
clearing the other boats and In reas
surfing the frightened and nervous
women"
Col. Aator Joined Mr.. and Mrs. straus.
John Jacob Astor escorted his wife
to one of the lifeboats, kissed her
quietly and then went up to deck B
and Joined Mr. and Mrs. Isador
Straus," said Robert w. Daniel. Of
Philadelphia Il was almost alongside
. T..
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Utah officials are employing scare
crows to protect fish in shallow
streams against the depredations OF
coyotes, which are very numerous
and fond of trout
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THRILLING ACCOUNTS OF
HERoIsM AND SACRIFICE
BY TITANIC SURVIVORS.

Tales of horror were told by the
survivors of the Titanic wreck when
they landed from the steamship Car
pathia.
Men and women related In detail
how the big ship had crushed against
the iceberg, but how the jar was 80
slight that no one was excited until
the ships officers and crew began low
ering the lifeboats and RATS and or
dering passengers into them.
The Titanic's boilers exploded when
water rushed In upon them. and it was
the opinion Of some of the survivors
that many who had been left on the
sinking Titanic were killed by the ex-
plosions and not drowned.
Most graphic was the story told by
Mrs. Paul Schubert, of Derby Conn.
After telling OF how Mr.. and Mrs. lisa
dor Straus persisted together. because
Mrs. Straus would not leave her hus-
band, Mrs. Schubert said
ut was a terrible experience. but
worth going through. was awaken
ed by the shock Of the collision, and
went on deck. There was no great ex-
citement. and persons were coming
out Of their rooms and asking what
had happened. ~
Wouldn't Leave Brother.
Suddenly from the bridge or from
some of the officers came the cry,
Ladies first. This was the first INK
ling that we had that the ship was In
danger. We went back to the state
rooms and dressed Then came the
horrifying order that women must
leave their husbands aud brothers and
that no man was to so In the lifeboats.
II refused to leave my brother, and
remained on deck until the next to the
last boat was leaving. They looked
around and saw that / was the only
woman. / told them that would not
go without my brother and then they
took him also. Thus saved my bro
Their.
1--WE left the ship about twenty-five
minutes before 1t sank. She sank at
about 1850 o'clock Monday morning
At G o'clock the same morning the
Carpnthia put In an appearance and
W. were picked up. We were proba-
bly, one mile away from the ship when
she went down, and the steward that
had given me the first warning that
the ship might sink went down with
all the others.
LIghts Burning, Band Playing.
"As we left the ship 1t was the most
remarkable and brilliant sight ! had
ever Witnessed on the water. All the
lights were burning and the band was
nj wing a IN a a r0neart ~
Mrs. Schubert was asked in regard
to rumor that Major Butt. military
aide to President Taft, had shot eight
men to keep them from upsetting life
boats by crowding into them. 81
Mrs. Sehabert answered that she
was unable to either confirm or deny
this. She said she had seen no such
thing. but that the confusion was such
she might not have seen 1t, even II It
had happened.
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The carpenters of Rutland VI
strike May unless their deman
for an eight-hour day, with $J1
day asthe minimum wage, is acced|
to.
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In the pageant to be given At
Brattleboro this summer, 400 people
will appear in the cast. The pag-
cant is to be given for the purpose
OF raising funds-for the chiIdren's
playground.
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Cat causes sIu Fire Loss,

NorwallK, Comma cat rubb
against lamp in the home of JOSE
A. McElroy. The fire loss was S25Oe
A trunk containing $4,000 worth
Jewels was rescued.
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Work has begun toward rebuilding
the recently burned section of Bel
lows Falls. The hotel Windham will
be rebuilt on the same lines as the
old.
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Commissioners of Agriculture
Martin estimates the yield of maple
sugar throughout the state to be
about one-third Of an average crop.
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Mrs. Alfred Mason died April
at her home in Cavendish, ageds
years. She was the oldest woms
in town and the second oldest PEI
son.
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A new irrigation project in Idaho
will shortly be initiated, involving
opening to cultivation of Goo, 200
acres of land. The estimated cost
OF the project is $sa,ooo,ooo.
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The semi-annual convention of
the White River District Sunday
School association will meet in the
Congregational church at, Royalton
May "a. Among the speakers will
be the Rev. DR.. Durfee Of Burllng-
ton and the Rev. VIC. johnson of
Windsor.
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A Grecian lily, which has been in
the possession Of the E. a. Booth
family Of Bennington for As years,
is now in full bloom
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To Have Women Conductors.

Philadelphia.--Young and pref
women as street car conductors, III
said, will be the latest wrinkle to
introduced by the Philadelphia Tr'
ton company.
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Andrew Hoye was killed at Rich
mond Saturday by falling from a
wagon.
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The Montpelier Y. M. G. A. has
a membership of 4Io. OF this mum
her 81 are boys. The net indebted
ness for the past year is $4oa.45.
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precious metal. On top of the roo
stands bronze phoenix. or How
bird, about three feet high, with u
lifted WINGS. an attitude of great slI
nificance.
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aboard. He kept in seclusion for the
greater part of the time. On his door
was a sign that read: Please don't
xnock."