Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-19

were not crushed by the swiftly NOV
ing ice foes 1 could not understand. The
sixteen boats seemed at. first nearly al
women.
I remembered that 1t occurred to me
that the good God had stretched out His
mighty hand and had checked further
murder by His elements.
We got aboard the Carpathia every hui.
man being In the sixteen lifeboats of the
Titanic. Every ohlcer and member OF
our crew stood by like the brave and
loyal lads they are and did his full duty
My mind is in no condition now to
tell you much more Of what ! heard and
felt during the two hours work Of the
rescues
We took aboard 7O5 women and chill
unconscious. We also dragged to the
decks of the Carpathia four members OF
the Titanic's crew who had been toiled
off to man the lifeboats and were stark
dead. They had been frozen to death.
Their strong, horny fingers still clutched
pulling. We buried these men in sailors
graves only Wednesday from thei deck
Of the Carpath!a.
No Message From President Taft.
am told that it was reported to
President Taft by Capt Chanler of the
scout cruiser Salem that the Carpathia
had received. Wednesday night, wireless
messages from the commander Of the
Salem, asking, in the name of the Presi-
dent, il Maj. Butt, John Jacob Aston,
Frank MiIlet, Clarence Moore and Isidor
Straus were aboard his vessel.
Upon my word as a man-upon my
honor as a sailor, cannot remember re-
ceiving any such message from Capt
Chanler or anybody else in the name OF
the President or any other person. Had
such a message been referred to me i'm
mediately would have ordered that all
other business Of the wireless be side
tracked until the answer could have been
sent to the President that none OF his
friends. Of whom he had inquired was
aboard the Carp athia.
It is possible the Carpathia's wireless
operator acknowledged but refused to
answer messages even from the Presi-
dent Of the United States received after
Wednesday night, as he had then been at
his post more than seventy-two hours
without rest. But he never reported such
a message to me, and do not blame him.
Knows Of No Shooting.
After reached the Cunard pier l was
asked as to the truth Of reports that
some passengers, and particularly some
men passengers. on the Titanic were kept
back from the lifeboats at the point OF
the D1SIOl ana IN6l TWO well hIlOWH uISii
were shot. OF course, 1 was not there.
did not see the ship go down. But from
the survivors who came aboard my ship
/ heard no such story.
do not give the least credence to that
report. II / had to write about II for
the newspapers I would announce 1t as
an abominahle lie.
The Carpathia was amply provisioned
for the accommodation Of the 705 per-
sons rescued. and likewise there was
abundant and comfortable sleeping room
for the unexpected increase Of her pas
senger list by bringing into reouisition
the big lounges In the salons
am thankful for congratulations. but
/ am not entitled to any more credit
than would have been due any other man
Of the sea. had the opportunity for the
service my ship rendered been afforded
to others. thank Almighty God that
was within wireless hailing distance and
that got there in time to pick up every
one of the 705 survivors Of the Titanic
wreck.
AS Capt. Rostrum finished his state
ment, he exclaimed: "Oh, what a head
ache I have! Oh. what a headache
stroking his brow and passing his hands
over his beardless face. 1T seems such
headache as ! shall never be free Of
However, / realize that after / get a
few hours sleep shall be myself again
l have had virtually no sleep in the last
four days"