Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-20
GROANS MINGLED
WITH THE MUSIC
sT1NVORS or THE TITANIC
TOLD THE HISTORY OF THE
DISASTER.
WAS MAKING FULL SPEED
Quariermnstcr Declares the steamer
Was Under Orders tu Break
the Record,

NEW YORK, April l9-Df all lh
heroes who went 60 their death whu
the Titanic went 90 ls ocean grave
none iu the opinion of Miss INA
Slater. passenger Do the last boa
20 put orr deserved greater Drcdi
than members Of the vessels orDhes
ira. According 10 Miss Slater the or
chestra played To- the last When th'
vessel took its final plunge, the strain
Of a lively air mingled rrewsomcl
with the cries Of hose who real1cC
that they were face 20 face viii
death.
1T was terrible said Miss Slater
Prom the moment the vessel struck
or as soon as the members Of the
orchestra could be collected, thcr,
was steady round Of lively airs IT
did much TO keep up the spirits Of
everyone and probably served as much
as the efforts Of the officers to pre-
vent panic"
Running on deck after dressing.
Miss Slater was ordered TO the boat
deck aloft.
When l got there she said, Il
found an indescribable scene. A num-
ber OF steerage men passengers had
attempted TO seize one OF the boats,
and there was brisk revolver fire
and many men fell under It. The
prompt and drastic action Of the Of
ficers restored order.
There were many touching scenes
as the boats put off. l saw Colonel
John Jacob Astor hand his young
wife into boat tenrerly and then
ask an officer whether he might GO
also. When permission was refused,
he stepped back and coolly took ou'
his cigarette case.
Good bye dear. he called as nc
lighted a cigarette and leaned over
the rail, III join you later"
NEW YORK, April 19.-How the
White Star liner Titanic, the largest
ship afloat, sank off the Grand Banks
Of New Foundland last MONDAY
morning, carrying to their death l.6Ol
Of the 2.304 persons aboard was told
10 the world In all its awful details
for the first time last night with the
arrival at New York OF the Cunard
liner Carpathia, bearing the exhaust
ed survivors OF the Titanic. OF the
great facts that stand ont from the
tragedy. these are the most salient:
The death list has been Increased
rather than decreased. Six persons
died after being rescued. The list of
prominent persons lost stands as pre-
vlously reported.
Groans And Cries And Music.
Practically every woman and child
with the exception Of those who re-
fused 10 leave their relatives. were
saved. Survivors saw the lights on
the stricken vessel plimmer to the
last heard her band playing. and
saw the doomed hundreds on her
deck and heard their groaus and cries
when the vessel sank.
Accounts vary as L. the extent of
the disorder on board. Not only was
the Titanic tearing through the night
10 her doom with every ounce of
steam crowded on. but she was un-
der orders from the general offices
OF he line 90 make AN the speed OF
which she was capable. This was
the statement made tonight by J. II.
MOODY "a QUartcrmaster OF the vessel.
and acting helmsman ou the night of
the disaster. lie said the ship was
making - knots an hour and the
officers We're striving 10 live up to or
ders 90 smash the record.
1T was close 10 midnight" said
Moody and / was ON the bridge
with the second officer IN command.
helm did SO. but 1t was too late.
We struck the submerged portion Of
tho berg"
Did Not Jar Entire Vessel.
or the many accounts given by the
passengers, most Of them agreed that
the shock when the Titanic struck the
iceberg, although ripping her great
sides like a giant can opener. did not
greatly jar the entire vessel. for the
blow was a glanclng one along her
side The accounts agree that when
the passengers were taken OFF on the
life boats there were no serious panics