The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28


| a while. but afterward gave in"
| The last hours of Benjamin Gug-
genhcim multi millionaire, were then
described by another steward Henry
S. Etches.
'Alr. Guggenheim and his secretary
were in cabin Si.'' said Etchcs. II
gave them life-belts. Mr.. Guggen-
helm asked me II there was any hurry.
and l told him there was plenty of
time to put some clothes Oh. That
was the last time that l saw either OF
them.
About seven minutes after the
smash" continued Etches. 81 heard
| somebody in a loud voicc outside my
door yell. Close the water-tight
doors The passengers would not be
! lieve an Iceberg had been hit until an
excited man ran forward, picked up
chunk OF ice which he brought back.
| e%claiminG: VIII YOU believe II now'?"
Etches also told the part Manager
Andrews. OF the Nrrn of Harlan &.
Wolf. builders of the Titanic. played
In the disaster.
II met Mr.. Andrews last about
1920" Etches testified. lie asked II
had weakened all my passengers. He
! told mo to be sure and tell them all
to leave their doors open and put on
their life-belts. which they would
| find on top of their wardrobes He
didn't ask ne to put a lfe-belt on
him
II did not sec him have belt In his
hands at any time. Then we spoke to
tho purser, who was also trying TO
! put life belts on tho passengers That
was the last l saw of N.r. Andrews"
]. Bruce Ismay's conduct also was
described by Etches as follows:
"Mr. Ismay was assisting with tho
falls" Etches said. 'He WINS ask
ing the gentlemen to make a line and
stand back as II was ladies frst.'
There was no difficulty at all about
getting in tho boats-a child could
have stepped IN.
Mr.. Ismay cried ou.. Ladies this
way. Arc there any moro ladies7
Then the boat was lowered away"
He said nc kaw one child In boat No
, Z. small baby hoy with a wcolen cap
over his head
| 81 remember him we'll" Etches said.
reminiscently.
Then I went to boat No and stood
by the forward falls, and assisted
there as I had a boat NO. Z. After
loading, Mr.. lsmay called out with
/ loud voice three times, Are there any
more LADIES' Mr.. Murdock asked the
same.
| Just then we saw another woman
standing apart, and Mr.. Ismay called
/ TO her. 4 am only a stewardees, sir,
! She replied
Mr.. Ismay told her. take your place.
jump in
Mass of People on Decks.
The boat was lowered to the wa
ter. We then pulled out from the IL
| tanic, and / saw. It's stern rose
! in the air" he continued. "a thick
| mass OF people on the decks. The
| boat seemed to rise as thought she
had scooped up the water and stood
1 still with Its bow down for about
twenty seconds. She then plunged.
head down, with an awful roar as
| though she was sliding off a rocky
/ beach
"Mr. Pittman. in charge of our
t boat. ordered that we go back to the
/ place where tho Titanic disappeared.
! The ladies protested. asking why
! should we lose our lives too?
| after tho Titanic had sunk and
| the cries were over. / saw ligit.
! Some said II was star. others said
! il was shin; It had every appearance
of masthead light. We rowcd for
| It. but II seefncd as we approached.
! II receded."
Arthur j Bright, a quartermaster on
| the Titanic, told also OF seeing dim
| masthead lights of some vessel. lie
| fred of distress signals, but received
| no answers.
Alfred Crawford, a steward. rctold
the committees hearings In New
York. In addition. he pictured in
dramatic phrases. the death of Mr. and
| Mrs. Isidor Straus.. Ships officers re-
fused to let tho husband enter a life
! boat, ne said.
Mrs straus got out then" tho
! steward related I've have been to-
gether all these years Mrs. straus
| cried. throwing herself into her nus
bands arms. and wnere you go I will
| co."
81 never saw them again" conclud-
/ ed Crawford, after moments pause
when his eyes had moistcned at the
.ecollection
Crawford said that "A woman, whom
he afterwards learned was the Count
csS Of Rotnes. took the tiller to tho
lifcboat no was In. and steered the
craft until they were picked up by
the Carpathia-
The witness said that Captain Smith
| told them to row for lights which he
pointed out to them. There were two
OF these, re related. and they appealed
to he the fore and afterlights of n
steamer. probably ten miles distant
Toward dawn they disappeared.
Wililam burke, nrst-class steward.
told of finding two stowaways (men)
In tie boat after II had put off
from tho sinking Titanic. One OF
these was n Japanese and the other
an Italian. He put botn to work at
the oars. Burke WAS in charge OF
this lifoboat. and declared to the COM
mttee that he wanted to return to a
place nearer the wreck, so that he
might MD those drowning. bat his
passengers refused permission. Tho
witness declared that he saw no wo-
men left on the deck when his boat
was lowered away