The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
TOLD BY STEWARD
Member of Carpathia's Crew
Describes the Rescue.
First Boat Contained Is Men
and No Women.
FIVE CHINAMEN TAKEN IN
Women Cried Themselves Out
When Truth Was Known.
More Could Have Been Saved,
but Would Not Go.

New York, April ia steward frof4l
the Carpathia told the story OF the
rescue of the Titanic's passengers ana
crew to a greatly interested group VI
his mates.
1T was between quarter after ana
half after 1 O'Clock, ships time, Mon
day morning" he said, when all stew
ards were mustered and Chlef SteWarI
Hughes told US that wireless mad just
come in that the Titanic had hit an ice
berg and probably would need help. He
urged US to turn right in and get things
ready for a ships load of people The
Carpathia turned in the direction the
wireless had called from.
I'VE got hot coffee ready and laid out
blankets and made sandwiches and
everything like that 1t seemed as If
every passenger on the boat knew
about the trouble and turned out Cap
tain Rostrom had shut off the hot
water all over the ship and turned
every ounce of heat into steam and the
old boat was as excited as any of u.s.
After We got things ready we went
out on deck. 1t was a glorious morn
ing. no swell in the sea, but bitter
cold. The ships lights were on full
blast and we were there in the middle
of a sea of ice-the finest sight I ever
saw.
Just as it was about half day and
dark, we came upon a boat. There
were IS men in it and it was in charge
of an officer. There were no women in
the beat and it was not more than one
third filled. All of the men were able
to come up the Jacobs ladder on the
Carpathia which threw over the
port side. Every one of them was given
a hooker of brandy or as much hot
black coffee as he wanted. After they
were all on board we pulled up their
boat.
1t was bright morning by now and
all around the Carpathia, here and
there about a quarter mile apart, were
more boats. These were fuller than the
nrst and there We're women in all of
them- The women were hoisted I'D in
bo-sun's chairs and the men who could
do so, climbed the Jacobs ladder. Some
OF them, however, had to be hauled I'D.
especially the firemen.
Watch of Firemen Saved.
There was a whole watch of fire
men saved. They were nearly naked.
They had jumped overheard and swan
after the boats, it turned out and
they were almost frozen stiff
The women were dressed and the
funny thing about it is only five of
them had to be taken to the hospital.
Both the mems hospitals were filled
"a beds in ALL We got II boat
loads, I think, inside of a little more
than an hour Then between a quar-
ter and half past eight we got the
last two boats, crowded to the guards
and almost all women
After we got the last boat load
aboard, the Californian came along
side and the captains arranged that we
should make straight for New York
and the Californian would look around
for more boats. We circled round and
round, though, and we saw all kinds
of wreckage- There was not a soul
on a stick of 1t and we did not get
sight of another soul
While were pulling in the boat
loads the women we saved We're quiet
enough and rot making any trouble
at all But when it seemed sure we
would not find any more persons alive,
then Bedlam came. I hope 1 may new
er go through it again. The way
those women took on for the folk
they had lost was awful and we could
not do anything to quiet them until
they had cried themselves out.
Five Cinnamon on Board.
There were five Cinnamon in the
boats and not a soul knew where
they came from. No one saw them
get into the boats but there they were
wherever they came from.
THE fellows from the crew of the
Titanic told US that lots more Of them
could have got away, only no one would
believe that their ship could sink. Why.
one waiter who was saved told me he
was in a card game with five more and
someone put his head in the door and
shouted that the ship was sinking. The
boys peered at him and kept on play
ing. The mate who told me got AWAY