The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-20
ARCHIE BUTT WAS
MAJOR TOTHE LAST
Manner OF His Death Is Credit
TO the American
Army.
HIS COURAGE INSPIRED
Cool and Calm as if He Had
Been AT White House
Reception.

Washington. April Ia-with all
hope for the rescue 0f Major Butt
abandoned, President TAFT to-day is
sued :. statement showing tho high ro-
gard in which he held his military
aide. and his belief tina, he died as
man should die in the face OF such a
disaster as that to the Titanic.
The President said that Major Butt
vas like member or his family. ana
hat he felt mis- loss az II he mad been
= Younger brother.
\ craph!c story Of the heroisn OF
Major Archibald ". BUT on the H.
saEic was told to-day IN an interview
given IN New York ay Miss Marie
Young. n former residrnt of this city.
Miss Young Is believed 10 have been
the last woman TO leave the Titanic
ana The last Of The survivors to have
talked with tho Presidents military
aide. she and Major Butt had long
boon friends Miss Young having beer,
special music Instructor To tho chill
dren OF FORMER President Roosevelt.
Slrs. Ilnnry u. Harris. OF washing
ION, IN an !ntcrric" n the Washing
ton STAR tuGA! also described IA.
hcloisn u AlaJo. Eutt ane said:
.ifchir butt was a major 10 the |
laSI. Nru noNcr i,..uc !, liner uoHicrit1, !
N"ah ne. ans siSAt ~ NAT man, calm. !
S,!!a! hHI set as !irin as "A rock. vii
iGNe! ir'itr me. Inn -linnricam army
Is h"HoFsn hy niin. ana lHc Nay nc
showed some Of "a. otner men now 10
tvH.i.c "Arit women ana children
We're SuHeFias that awful i.leitll lear
Ina came "h-n We mad 10 be huddled
IN those bvai,. Major Rutt was hear
me- anu kno" nearly everything he
did.
+" hen the order came TO take the
boats he became as vna III supreme.
command. lou wou.d have thought he
was at White House reception. so
cool and calm was he.
When The time came he was a man
10 lie feared. III one of the earlier
boats nifty women, II seemed, were
shout 10 be lowered, when man.
suddenly ran!c-strickeu, ran To the
stern of II. Major 5utt shot one arm
out caught hin by the neck, and
3erked him backward like d pillow.
Ills head cracked against raj ana
he wac stunned.
sorry. said Major Butt. but wo-
men ana children VIII be attended to
hTst, or ~! break evci: damned bone
in your BODY
The boats were lowered away ona
BY one, and as / stood BY my hus-
band, he said, 10 me: Thank God for
archie Butt Ferhans Major Butt
heard II, for he turned his face toward
us for a second Just AT that time a
young mau wHs Arguing 10 n.t INTO a
HicbeaL and Butt lao Mold OF tho man
by the arm like a bag brother, and,
appeared 10 10 telling MIN TO Keep his
head.
How inspiseI he MAS j stayed u.l
III niEUst me asi ANA know what II |.
man Archie Butt was. They nut me
IN a co!lapsible boat. was ono OF |
three women from The nrst CABIN in
Inc tn!nSi thc rest We're Storage poo |
pic Major Butt helped those poor !
lfShteAcd storage people 50 wonder |
fu!ly iendeEiy. ana yet with sucn al
cool and nfs.ils ,i.rimncas. lie was a
so.dlc! to'tAe'iabt. lie wds one OF God = !
greatest nob!cmtn, ana think / can
Say that he Mas an example OF bravery
oven 10 the officers Of the ship. iici
save up his life to save others"
president Taft day accepted an
invitation 10 attend memorial cXer- |
tiscs TO bc held by Temple Lodge Free
ana Accepted Masons, OF when Major !
butt was a member, to be held in this |
CITY May ). The President probably |
charge OF the meeting. which Will he |
a memorial for Major Butt. hope 10
have Henry Watterson as anotherI
speaker.
The White House was informed 10
oay that citizens OF Augusta, TIA. cx- |
rcct 10 hold memorial services In honor
OF Major Butt about the time OF Mr.
Aits visit 10 Savannah, May ana .
me PRESIDENT promised to-day TO stop
in augusta If the schedule Of his tripi
eoU!a DC arranged to Permit him To DOL
SO ~ permanent memorial to the
MeFoism OF Major Butt and tho othori
Nashli'stonIans. who died on tile II
iaaic' was Informally discussed to-dayl
~ some members OF the Cabinet andl
"iheF government officials
me probability Of laying the cir
cuInsiances OF the deaths OF MAORI
Elii' Clarence Moore and Frank u
.Hii!et before the Carnegie iIerfo Fund
trustees was also discussed
WILL, FIGHT S-Tfi