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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-19
GRIEF FOR THE DEAD
French President Cables Con-
doIence to President Taft.

The White House has made public the
following cable message from President
Fallieres OF France:
with profound affiiction l have heard
of the Titanic's awful catastrophe which
brings mourning to so many American
families, and / have IL at heart 10 ex-
tend to you my most sincere condolences.
I wish TO tell your excellency how much
share In your anguish about the fate
Of your aid and friend. Maj. Butt"
In reply President Taft paid touchii-s
tribute to Maj. Butt.
81 am grateful" he cabled, .for your
reference to my friend and aid. Mai
Butt Soldier that he was. with rescue
only possible for part of the company.
l know that he felt his place to be on
the ship as she went down."
Acknowledge Cardinals Condolences.
In reply to the expression OF SYM
pathy sent him by the three American
cardinals. President Taft sent the fol-
lowing letter:
my Dear Cardinal Gibbons: have re-
ceived the written expression by the
Roman Catholic archbishops Of the coun-
try In joint session with the trustees OF
the Catholic. University OF their profound
grief over the awful loss of human lives
In the sinking of the Titanic. and on
behalf Of the bereaved l beg to express
a grateful appreciati ton of this message OF
sympathy.
Il note in your communication the
valued suggestion as to the necessity for
legal provisions for greater security OF
ocean travel Sincerely. yours.
"WILLIAM II. TAFT.
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SORROW OF THE POPE.
Profoundly .Grieved at the Loss Of
Mai. Butt.

ROME. April 1o.-The Osservatore Ro-
mano. the Vatican organ. publishes the
following oflicial communication:
1.-THE Pope has learned with deep re-
greet that among the victims Of the RUTH
less disaster to the Titanic, which has SO
profoundly gr.eved him. was Maj. Butt.
returning from a visit to Rome. Maj.
Butt had. been the bearer OF an auto
graph letter from the President OF the
United States to the pontifr. and now, on
returning home. had an autograph let
ter from the pontiff to the President. to-
gether with an answer from Cardinal
Merry del Val. the papal secretary. to q
letter addressed to him by the President.
1.-THE pontiff. while expressing to Presi-
dent Taft his profound sympathy and sor-
row for ali, hastened to ask for news re-
speeding the fate OF Maj. Butt. President
Taft Immediately answered, expressing to
the Pope his profound gratitude for the
interest and sympathy shown by the
Pope toward the sufferers. and adding
that unfortunately there was no hope
that Mai. Butt had been saved.
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Men 0uSted From lifeboats:
One Shot in His Tracks

NEW YORK, April l9.-Lady Cosmo
Duff-Gordon. who left in one OF the last
OF the THAMES boats. said that panic had
begun to seize some OF the remaining pas
sengers by the time her boat was lowered
away.
Every one seemed to be rushing for
that boat. nearly the last OF all. A few
men crowded in and were turned back at
the point Of Capt. Smiths revolver. Sew
eral were felled before order was re-
stored.
Il recall that ! was pushed along to-
ward one of the boats and helped in The
boat was lowered part way down on the
davits Just as we were about to clear
the ship a man made a rush to get
aboard and was shot. He was apparently
killed instantly and his body fell into the
boat at our feet. No one made an effort
to move the body. and 1t remained be-
meath our feet until we were picked up
by the Carpathia.
Il saw bodies in the water In all direc-
ttons. The poor souls could not have
lived long. because the water was ter
ribly cold
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seen the last OF the Titanic. 1t canted
to one side and slowly settled in the
water. The bow went first and then
the stern slowly came up
There were series Of explosions
and the great hull settled down. The
boats had rowed away as fast and as
far as they could, and as the Titanic
disappeared. Mrs. Candee said. there
was no suction felt but there was q
most horrible noise
The last she saw of the vessel. was the
sight Of Mr.. and Mrs. Straus standing on
the upper deck. and until a few minutes
before the end the band was paying.
Mrs. Candee is we'll known author
and has written two books-one on tap
estry and one on the history Of the con-
struction of furniture. Both are stand
ards. She has a daughter. Mrs. H. D.
Matthers, living at 43 9TH avenue, New
York. She rented her home in Washing
ton last winter. Mrs. Candee went to
Europe to study furniture and tapestry
and was returning alone.
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Worshipful Master keene gave out ths
following statement this morning:
THE officers Of Temple Lodge. +. 4. \.
NJ. Of which Maj. Butt was an active and
beloved member. have been exercising all
possible efforts to get authes9tc news OF
his fate. and it was onlyzl morn ng
that all hope was abandq d.} rs rela-
tives have been commun fe4 Nh, and
a call has been issued ~ sDeNng OF
the executive committed II b6 ND at
Masonic Temple this f4fnoonSR
o'clock. to begin arrao kefnent3 ferN the
holding Of appropriate 86Amoriei seFysces
in one Of the local CHURCHES. The (kecu-
tive committee is compoAed on Cartat B.
Keene chairman: MathdW Tfi}hble. fIar-
r!son Dingman, Thomas p. Noes. Claude
+. King. Louis c. Wilson Alexander Nc
Kenzie. Louis Addison Dent. Walter IL.
Klopfer, Leroy w. Herroh and Stirling
Kerr. jr.
Mai Butt was made Mason in Tenn
pie Lodge about three years ago. In the
presence OF q very distinguished COM
pany, including President Taft. He was
an attendant upon the lodge meetings
whenever 1t was possible for him to be
present, and II was through his interest
In Masonry that q number Of his intimate
friends have become members Of Temple
Lodge. Only q few days ago . tender
communication was received from him.
expressing gratitude for the esteem in
which he was held by the fraternity"
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Taft's Tribute to Butt.

Maj. Archie Butt was my mill
tary aid. He ,g-as like q member
Of my family, and feel his loss
as II h, had been younger broth
err. The chief trait of his charac-
ter was loyalty to his ideals. his
cloth. and his friends. His charac-
ter was q simple one in the sense
that he was incapable of intrigue
or insincerity. He was gentle and
considerate to every one. high ana
low. He never lost. under any
conditions, his sense Of proper re-
gard to what he considered the
respect due to constituted author
ity. He was an earnest member
OF the Episcopal Church. and loved
that communion. He was a soldier,
every inch Of him: a most COM
petent and successful quartermas-
ter. and devotee Of his profess
sion.
After I heard that part Of the
ships company had gone down. Il
gave up hope for the rescue of
Maj Butt, unless by accident. l
knew that he would certainly re-
main on the ships dec'i until every
duty had been performed and every
sacrifice made that properly fell on
one charged. as he would feel him.
self charged, with responsibility
for the rescue of others.
HE leaves the widest circle of
friends, whose memory of him is
sweet in every particular"
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Baby Survives Disaster,
But His Parents Perish

NEW YORK, April 19.-There Is
one survivor of the fateful disaster
on the Grand Banks OF Newfound-
land who Is not aware that the
Titanic went to the bottom with
loo persons. including his father,
mother and little sister. This sur
vivor Is Travers Allison, eleven
months old. who Is at the Hotel
Manhattan with the nurse and two
maids who were saved with him.
His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. j.
Allison OF Montreal. and sister,
Lorraine. three and half years
old, were left on the deck OF the
Titanic when the last lifeboat was
loweredy
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PUBLIC MASONIC SERVICE
IN MEMORY OF MAJ. BUTT
Arrangements to Be Made This Aft
ernoon by Committee From
Temple Lodge.

Impressive public Masonic memorial
services will be held under the auspices
Of Temple Lodge. No. 81. F. A. A. NJ. for
Maj. Archibald w. Butt. President Taft 8
military aid. who was one of its members.
now that his fate seems certain. A meet
ing Of the executive committee Of the
lodge has been called by worshipful Mas
ter Carter b. Keene. at Masonic Temple.
at o'clock today. when committees will
be appointed and plans discussed.
The services will be public and distin-
guished men in public life as well as in
Masonry Will participate. Just precisely
the character of the exercises to ba
recommended by Master Keene have not
definitely been determined. but they VIII
fittinGiy commemorate a man and .
Mason" Mr.. Keene said who was be-
loved In his lodge and admired through-
out the craft for his sterling qualities.
Maj. Butt has been an exceedingly ac-
tive member since his admission to Tenn
pie Lodge, and through him many prom-
nent men OF his acquaintance have affilis
ated with the lodge.
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Household Remedy
Taken in the Spring for Years.

Ralph Rust. willis. Mich, writes: Hood {
Sarss parilis has been . household remedy In our
home a. long - can remember. ] have taken
It In the spring for several years. 1t has NO
equal for cleansing the blood and expellins the
huuors that accumulate during the winter. Be
ing q farmer and exposed to bad weather. my
system 10 often affected, and II often take
Hoods sarsaparula with good results
Heod.s Sarsaparilla il Peculiar to Itself.
There n no '.just - GOOD"
Get It today In usual liquid form or tablets
called SarSatabs.
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CAPT. SMITH CASTS
!" ASIDE LIFE BUOY
/. AND GOES TO DEATH
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star
NEW YORK. April l3.-Capt. Smith
died hero's death. He went to the bot
tom Of the ocean without an effort to
save himself His last acts were to place
q five-year-old child on the last lifeboat
in reach. then cast his life belt to the
ice ridden waters and resign to the fate
: that tradition for ages has prescribed.
= 1t was left to a fireman Of the Titanic
TO tell the story of the death of Capt.
Smith and the last message he left behind
him. This man had gone down with the
vessel and was clinging to a piece Of
wreckage for about half an hour before
he finally joined several members Of the
THAMES company on the bottom of a
boat that was floating among other
wreckage.
Harry Senior. the fireman. with his
Just managed to get q firm hold on the
= upturned boat, when they saw the IT.
tanic rearing. preparatory to her final
plunge. At that moment. according to
the f1reman's story, Capt. Smith jumped
into the sea from the promenade deck of
the Titanic. with an infant clutched ten
derby in his arms.
q. 1t took only a few strokes to bring him
TO the upturned lfeboat where dozen
hands were stretched out to take the
little child from him and drag him to
safety.
"Will Follow Ship" He Says.
Capt. Smith was dragged on the up
turned boat" said the fireman. HE had
on life buoy and a life preserver. He
chung there a moment and then he slid
OF again. For second time he was
dragged from the icy water. Then he
took OF his life preserver. tossed the
life buoy on the icy waters, and slipped
into the water again with the words:
will follow the ship.
AT the time there was only circle
OF troubled waters and some wreckage
TO show the spot where the biggest Of
all ocean steamers had sunk out Of
sight"
1t was pathetic to see the stoker wav-
ing sandwich which the reporter had
had bought him at hotel near the
Cunard pier. and declaring that he knew
he would be sacked for talking about
what happened.
No." said the stoker. with the sand
witch above his head, holding a glass
of beer In the other hand. Capt Smith
never shot himself. I saw what he did.
He went down with that ship. I'll stake
my life on that"
Oddly enough. q Swedish stoker and
survivor named Oscar Ingstrom, at an
other hotel in the same vicinity, gave to
one Of the most prominent Swedish news
x papermen in New York city practically
the same story that Senior told.
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QUEST|ONEDBY SENATORS
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
the cork In the boat, and If 1t came out
to use her finger as a stopper.
Mr.. Isnlay was asked how long he re.
manned on the injured ship.
THAT would be hard to estimate" he
responded. Almost until she sank. Prob
ably an hour and quarter.
Tells Of Leaving the Ship.
Then Senator Smith asked the circum-
stances under which he left the boat.
1.-THE boat was being filed" began Mr.
Ismay. 1.-The officers called out to know
If there were any more women to go
There were none. No passengers were
on the deck. So as the boat was being
lowered / got into 1t. !"
Smith.
1.-The boat was sinking" almost wills.
pered Mr.. Ismay.
WAS there any attempt to lower the
boats Of the Carpathia to take on pas
sengers after you went aboard her?''
There were no passengers there to take
on" said Mr.. Ismay
''In your lifeboat what course did she
take?' the senator asked.
I'VE saw light and headed for 1t, y
Mr.. Ismay said.
How slong. were you in this lifeboat?''
About four hours"
Were there any other lifeboats that
you saw
yes. we hailed one," he said.
He said he saw no lifeboats in the
sea.
Twenty Lifeboats on Titanic.
"How many lifeboats were there on the
Titanic
Twenty altogether. I think" said Mr..
Ismay: sixteen collapsible and four
wooden boats"
Whether the boats were taken on board
the Carpathia or not he did not know:
Were all the lifeboats that left the
Titanic accounted fOr?
Il think so: I've been told so. but do
not know 1t of my own knowledge"
1T has been suggested" Senator Smith
continued, that two Of the lifeboats sank
as soon as lowered. Do you know any
II do not. 1 never heard Of it. and
think all the lifeboats were accounted
for
did you see the Titanic sink?"
| Mr. Ismay replied. shaking his head
mournfully. Il did not want to see her
go down. l was rowing in the lifeboat
all the time until we were picked up.
turned back only once after We left the
| vessel. / saw her green light and never
turned back again. l did not want to
see the end"
when you last saw her were there
any indications that the Titanic had
broken in two?"
mo, there was no such Indication
How long after you left her was II
that you looked back for the last time?
ut may have been ten minutes or q
| half hour. l am not sure. Impossible
for me to tell"
WAS there confusion apparent on the
Titanic when you looked back?''
Il did not see any," Mr.. Ismay as
serted.
do you know whether the boat you
| were in was Titanic lifeboat or one
that had been taken from some other
White Star ship?''
81 did not notice the name on the oar
or the boat, but I am sure 1t was a new
Iifeboat."
| Turning to the construction Of the ship
Mr.. Ismay declared that the ship was
specially constructed SO that with any
two of the larger compartments in the
ship full of water she would still float.
IF the ship had struck head-on she
would in all human probability be afloat
today" he added.
did any of the collapsible boats sink?''
mo. SIR
Remained in His Room.
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moment later the cries and supplications
OF LOO dying men rose In chorus in
describable ovep the spot where she went
Rowed Around for Hours.
For hours the survivors rowed in nfe-
boats over calm sea In bitter cold until
the Carpathia picked them up.
In the aftermath today OF the disaster
the principal developments were the tes-
timony of j. Bruce Ismay. managing di-
rector of the White Star line. before the
Senate investigating committee, and the
: removal of surviving members of the
THAMES crew aboard the Lapland.
Although the Carpathia has been in
dock for number OF hours people con-
tinue TO crowd around the Cunard pier
today to get glimpse of the ship which
rescued the Titanic's survivors. This same
condition exists at the offices of the
White Star line on Broadway, where per-
steerage passengers. small squad Of
policemen is stationed ct both places to
~zkeep the crowds on the move.
IS Few Cancellations Made.
Demand for transatlantic transpor-
tation has shown little or no diminu-
ton. Notwithstanding the disaster to
the Titanic. Travelrs who had made
reservations on the lost vessel for her
proposed eastward trip Saturday have
arranged with the International Mer
camille Marine Company for accomo-
dation on other steamships.
The Lapland. sailing Saturday. Will
take some of those who had booked on
.the Titanic.
Other lines have profited by the loss OF
the Titanic. The Cincinnati. scheduled
to leave Saturday for Hamburg. has had
many additions to her passenger list in
all departments since Monday. The fact
that she is a comparatively slow steamer
ship has increased the demand for her
accommodations The Titanic catas-
trophe has caused many to select slow
steamships
2 The Mauretania, here today from Liver
pool. was practically booked to capacity
before the Titanic sank. There have
been few cancellations
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MEN BEHAVED NOBLY.
:. SAYS MRS. CHURCHILL,
A CAPITAL SURVIVOR

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April l9.-Mrs. Helen c..
Candee. widow Of Churchill Candee, and
who lives at Ills Rhode Island avenue
northwest, Washington, d. c., who
was taken from her room with
both legs broken. gave an account
of how some of the best known people
net their fate, before she was hurried
away to q hospital. after the arrival on
TIE Carpathia from the Inflated Titanic.
!, All the women were saved" she said,
except those who preferred to die with
dheir husbands. Mrs Straus was one of
these. She could have gone into a boat,
out she refused. ! last saw her standing
on the upper deck with her husband.
watching the boats pull away
What about Col Astor?'
He was noble" she promptly replied. :
He came forward with his wife to the
iifeboat. but when he was told he must
let her 80 alone he just stood to one
side"
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DISTRESSING SCENES
AS HUSBANDS SAY
GOODBYE TO WIVES

NEW YORK. April Geographic descrip-
ton OF the bravery of the men OF the
Titanic. was told today by John johnson,
a member of the crew who took an oar
in q lifeboat.
He gave his version Of how the ship
struck the iceberg and went down: how
officers and male passengers stood un-
afraid on the deck. awaiting the inevita-
BILE hour; how the nfeboats were lowered,
and how husbands and wives said their
last farewells.
When the crash came,'' he said, 1.-The
Titanic was going twenty-three knots an
hour She dipped herself clear apart.
1nere was no panic. 1t was very quiet
when the boats were lowered there were
many who refused to go. One OF the
most pathetic scenes was the refusal Of
MRS. lsidor Straus to leave her husband
She remained with him to the last.
When the first signal was given to
lower the boats some Of the crew pressed
FORWARD. IT was then that the rallying
cry came through the megaphone from
the bridge. Be British, my mem! It was
Capt. Smiths voice. Every man obeyed
the command and faced death calmly.
Ihey knew there was no hope and as
the big. strong English seamen assisted
the women and children into the boats
they gave no sign that they realized that
Capt. Smiths words BE Britishr had
scared tne-r rate. They remained at their
posts and died like men,"
No Sign Of Cowardice.
The heroism of the English sailors was
the one thing that most impressed Paul
Chevre. tho Canadian sculptor, who lef,
the steamship in one Of the first lifeboats
lowered. He said .ther. was no sign OF
cowardice among the male passengers or
the crew.
i was off the Titanic before there was
any real panic" Mr.. Chevre said. IT will
take my hat OF to the English seamen
who went down with their ship. and ia
the men who manned the lifeboats. II
was a dihcult matter to force some of
those who were rescued into the lifebpat is.
was literally thrown into the third boat
lowered"
Gilbert NJ. Tucker, jr. OF Albany. for
mer editor Of the Country Gentleman, said
no praise is sufficient for the fine con-
duct Of the officers of the Titanic Mr..
The most distressing scene was tina,
| of husbands kissing their wives good
bye. and seeing the latter cling to them
and beg the privilege Of dying with them
Many wives refused to leave and their
husbands had to force them into the
boats. The heroism of the crew was
wonderful, for they did everything thai
could be done to get the women and chill
dren to safety and check the efforts OF
| strong men to trample upon and push
women aside
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Col. Oracle With Family.

Col. Archibald Gracie's graphic story of
the catastrophe. told when he landed last
night In New York and :.rst printed in
The Stars extras issued last night. gave
to Washington the first detailed, first
hand word picture OF the horrible acct
dent that sent the worlds greatest vessel
under and hurled hundreds upon hundreds
of shivering wretches. helpless and with
out the possibility of help. into the icy
waters that made their graves, while
other hundreds, crowded into Nfeb0ats
or clinging desperately to fragments OF
floating wreckage, watched in agony Of
soul while the mighty steamer slowly
std beneath the seas.
are in New York at the home Of Col.
! Gracie.s cousin. Paul H. Fabricius, where
they will remain for q few days before
returning to their home. Col. Oracle
lost with his baggage. the manuscript Of
q history Of the war Of 1872, on which he
was working, and which contained hither-
to unpublished data gathered from the
files Of the British war ONCE, which have
not before been opened to any American
writer.
Mrs. Candee 1njuredr
Mrs. Churchill candee. l7ls Rhode Is
| land avenue northwest. was one OF those
| brought to New York on board the Car
| pathia. Reports In regard to Mrs. Candee
are conflicting, ono saying that she was
| removed to q New York hospital with
both legs broken. while another states
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Men Behaved Nobiy.

= How did the men behave?"
They were noble. just NOBLE" Mrs.
Candee said with emphasis.
There was no confusion. and every
one let the women get into the boats
first"
Then Mrs. Candee spoke of the acct
( dent and how II came about. She said
that the coxswain Of her boat was the
auartermaster who had been at the wheel
when the iceberg was struck. She saw
the great mass of Ice next day. and h
stood high over the water, perhaps eighty
feet high, and had two pinnacles. But
the quartermaster said they could not
see il from the bridge.
Were you going FAST"
Yes; we were trying to make $40
miles that day and we were steaming
/; at top speed
No SUCTION, But Horrible Noise.
Then Mrs Candee told how she had
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Asked about the lifeboats. Capt. Ros-
trum said he found one among the wreck
age in the sea. Several of the lifeboats
brought in on the Carpathia to New
York. he said. were lowered last night
and hauled away by tenders, he knew
rot where.