The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-26
Rs.narkabls Hsrois,n Dis-
psaysd By Al.

enforcement of the Rue Nvvemen
First" Sul,ders Family nIes
Fersvsr-Fameus Americans
Slsew eIsmsnts Of Strong Man
hosd Passenger II ufeboats
watch Great Steasner Sink.
nurse and was taken IN charge ~
MAI. Arthur Psuchsn.
Ths admiration felt ~ passenger
and crew for the matchiessly appoint
"a vessel was translated. in those
1fst fsv moments. into . confidence
which. for some. proved deadly.
lksbsats Are Lacking.
In the loading oe the first boat. re-
strictions OF sex were not made. and
It seemed to the men who piled In b.
side the women that there would be
boats enough for all. But the ships
ofncers knew better than this, and ~
the spreading fear caused An earnest
advance toward the suspended craft
the order. Women hrst!" was heard.
and the men were pushed aside.
To the scenes Of the next two hours
on those decks and in the waters be-
low, such adjectives as dramatic"
and tragic" do but poor justice. With
the knowledge Of deadly peril gaining
greater power each moment over
those men and women, the nobility
Of the greater part. both among cabin
passengers. onicers. crew and steer.
age. asserted itself.
straus Held Back by Guard.
Isidor straus. supporting his wife
on her way to u lifeboat, was held
back BY an inexorable guard. Another
oficef strove to.help her to . seat OF
safety. but she brushed away his arm
and clung to her husband, crying, II
will not 60 without you"
Another woman took her place, and
her form. ciinging to her husbands,
became part Of picture now drawn
iadslibly in many minds. Neither wife
NOR husband, 90 far a. anyone knows,
reached . place Of safety.
Astor and wife Part.
Colonel Astor, holding his wife's
arm. stood decorously aside as the
ofncers spoke to him, and. Mrs. Astor
and her maid were ushered to seats.
Mrs. Henry B. Harris parted in like
manner from her husband, saw him
last at the rail, beside Colonel Astor.
Walter NJ. Clark of Los Angeles,
nephew Of the Montana senator.
Joined the line of men as his young
wife. sobbing. was placed in one Of
the craft.
Let him come! There Is room!"
cried Mrs. Emil Taussig as the men
of the White Star line motioned to
her husband to leave her. It was with
difnculty that he released her hold to
permit her to be led to her place.
George D. Widener, who had been
In Captain Smiths company a few
moments after the crash, was an.
other whose wife was parted from
him and lowered. moment later. to
the surface Of the calm sea.
Butt, Hays and Stead Lost.
OF Major Archie Butt, q favorite
with his fellow tourists: Of Charles M
Hays. president OF the Grand Trunk:
OF BENJAMIN Guggenheim, and Of vii.
liam 7. Stead, no one seems to know
whether they tarried too long in their
stAterooms or whether they forebore
u approach the fast niling boats
None Of them was in the thronr
which, weary hours afterward, reached
the Carpathia.
Pistols Check stssraps Men.
simultaneously on the upper decks
OF the ship the ropes creaked with the
lowering Of boats. and as they reached
tho water those in the boats saw
what those on the decks could not
see-that the Titanic was listing ran
IDLY to starboard. and that her stern
was rising at portentious angle. A
rush OF steerage men toward the
ooats was checked by officers with
revolvers in hand.
Some OF the boats. crowded too full
to give rowers chance, drifted for a
time. None had provisions or water.
.nere was lack of covering from the
icy air, and the only lights were the
still undimmed arcs and incandescents
OF the settling ship, save for one of
the nrst boats. There steward, who
explained to the passengers that he
oad been shipwrecked twice before.
appeared carrying three oranges and
green light.
Green Lantern as Savior.