Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-19
TOLD BY SURVIVORS
Graphic Narratives of the IT,
tanic Tragedy.
EVERY PHASE. COVERED
Scenes on the. Big Vessel and in the
1ifeboats.
WAITING FOR REsCUING SHIP
Stories Of Heroism-Burials at Sea
of Those who succumbed to
Exposure.

| NEW YORK, April Histories told by
the survivors of the Titanic disaster
brought by the Carpathia cover every
phase of the tragedy of last Sunday
Ievening.:
a lieutenant. in the Swedish artillery
guards. who was a first cabin passenger
in the Titanic, said: II was in the smok-
ing room talking with Hugh Woolner,
an Englishman. when the crash came.
We rushed to the deck. A man at the
rail told us that he had seen an iceberg
fifty feet higher than. the top deck just
go by. The lights did not go out and
there was no confusion at first An or
der came from the captain to each Of US
to put on life belts. We went to a lower
deck looking for the part Of the ship that
had been damaged when a sudden rush of
water told as that we were about to go
under.
Il said to Woolner: We had better
jump. and we both jumped. When we
came up We found ourselves beside a
collapsible nfeboat. We grabbed it and
were lowed along for few minutes
when the Titanic men who manned the
boat said that they could take two more
passengers aboard and hauled us in. A
d
front Of the lifeboat and he, too was
taken aboard. The three Of us brought
the gunwales Of the boat close to the
water. but in the perfect calm she
floated.
I'VE were about two hundred feet away
go out. Thirty seconds later there was
roar and we saw her settle slowly and
then plunge head down, for the bottom.
1t was quiet for moment. Then the
persons aboard the Titanic came to the
surface and there was the most terrible
cry l have ever heard.
Just as the Titanic settled for the last
plunge, saw one Of the officers shoot his
revolver into the air twice.
Mrs. Cavendfsh's Story.
Mrs. Turrell Cavendish. one of the many
survivors whose husbands stayed to meet
death after the last boat left the Titanic,
told this story of the catastrophe:
Mrs. Cavendish was Julia Siegel. daugh-
ter of Henry Siegel Of this city.
Il was asleep" she said. when Mr..
Cavendish awoke me and said the ship
had met with an accident l hurriedly put
on a wrapper and one of my husband
overcoats. and We both rushed to the
upper dick
There were many persons there, and
the stewards were assuring them that
the steamer was in no danger of sinking.
They started to fill the hfeboats with
woman passengers when the cry Save
your lives!' rang out. Twas In the second
boat. My husband kissed me and bade
me remain in the boat. declaring he
was all right. There was no light, but
the sky was clear.
Just as the lifeboat was lowered
again kissed my husband.
lone man tried to get In the boat, but
a sailor, after questioning him, threw him
aside A Canadian who stated that he
could row, turned to group of men
on the deck, who we're watching the pro-
ceedings. and said:
~ can row. but il there is room for
one more let it be a woman. l am not
coward
THE women in the boat beseeched the
man to row the boat for them, and those
| on the deck urged him to do SO. With
! a parting handclasp. he lowered himself
| by rope to the lifeboat and took his
| position there.
II am FRUSTRATED by the loss of my hus-
band, but rejoice in the fact that my two
| year-old baby is saved, having been left
/ at home"