Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-18
NO SUCCESSOR
To MAJOR BUTT
President Taft Will Not Ap-
point. Personal Aide
q lat Present

oNai HiibfJ hlu 10 succeen MAJ
Archibald w Butt. who went down 20
Ma death In The sea At the time ~
ths Titanic disaster II IS Mr Taft's
Intention b. call on one " several
goung army officers or naval officers
IRON time 90 time for service o. may
- that later b. vil choose one peg.
non1i fide who Wiu accompany hlm
oon art.y "a dli Major Huf UIt for
some time yet tho duties Of military
aide 90 me president OF the United
3tnies Vlu De- divided
A. "a been told before ln these dis.
aatches from Washington. Presiden
Tar has saId his word 81 apprecla.
tion ~ the services and manhood Of
Major BUT II also has been told how
hesnly the loss OF The army officer has
Been felt among all ranks military
and civil la the capital The proba
Utilities are that monument Will 10
srected 10 the majors memory but he
sfl be only one Of those whose brav.
ary In the last hours will be- ~ com.
tnsmorated n congress appropriates
money for the memorial II vii be 70
TA,ss shat, In honor OF all brave
msn Who With Major Butt. stayed on
she deck ~ the Titanic loyal 10 duty
snd 10 American tradition and gave
1p their lives that others might live
Odd Psychological Condition.
Per DAYS in Washington there was
curious condition. some persons
SrtHrH.. would can ita psychological
CO.. 1iN1n $50 ono believed th1f Ma.
81 H.'f aa'd Doe found among those
nryy 1r who found refuge 10 tha li.e.
boa The only hope f0r hlH safety
Ael1 hF mon who know him and know
Armr traditions vas that he might
Aava been picked up after tho ship
Abd gone daau Neither di1 any man
seraye that Archibald Oracle who
va fellow passenger with Major
Bat on The Titanic would be- found
NmonF hose saved except under tho
shne chance Of rescue that others
would have after the steamship had
Dur' down
Archibald " Butt was not West
polrtor Archibald Oracle Is not a
graduate OF West Point but he was
al 'hc academy for some years and
AIS father vas graduate ~ the year
1a5f Army men knew Butt and
fr~E Graoi" md when the news came
,ha, Oracle vas saved some ~ his
friends wcr, glad In wpv and deeply
sorrv In another way SO n.st 70
Dor he'd g. that Oracle .ad place
IN one Of me lifeboats with The WON.
o. and CD lroH and some sw men
believed 'hs report
rcUs.td By the Truth
When ,l. 1 came Of the way IN
rAi.t ca Hfe WIS saved Wash
rroH rr".n army and civilian
No.. ro''.. Ia was saved hy sue
~ .hnre a.. .llouts OF chance
EtNh one f.H# H LACK Russc.Is ."n
als Oracle t.I with The men
- Dee $50. tore saved and IKE
n faced what seemed cor
ui. I,g'F
flr p o. rr'i that Arc bald
G.. o hrI we'd some army
81, rho 1H r .HHN hiw shook their
Ar-s bur -eo. % wiring 'o Naif mn.
~ rcvs came a'rl might clear tho
r..e. up ~ .e West Point
sbvult,s of CO So. in Washington
vko IN the face o me story thai no
a. IN liieboa' vlh ne women and
uA7dreu stuck o. their faith in him
A. ne Metropolitan cub the matter
-. snIpr discussion hrigadier
ssf,-t who was a West Point with
Gr,e said Wai boo wa. bred game
arc be- IS game bell COME oar OF This
zusre'y
Archie Butt WI. woi known IN
Washington IN hoth arm aus civilian
ssr,Icc Cra,i, Va. less we'll known
81, q was the feeling Boa the service
ma the spirit of fhe soldier in both
nor would sustain them go manifest
nv Men wanted Both NUt' nri
3rs-ie to 80, rather ta'n 20 learn
that either had bo sawed H OBJ"
srrsua@ or zero" 'f.h. To-
re.~Be was o. he miracle Kind and
sss apparently nothing about e 20
Aox thar he d.d NOT I've up The hes'
army traditions
n the story OF Gracies o. ape II Ia
snld how he managed q. e'im ior
sr,e distance IN he cold sea- water
.s..auhered as he vas With clothes
n the days when Oracle was SIN
s-st a, West Point he cadets 0ere 10
%, habit OF running a. from camp
70 Gee's poiu, between retreat and
-,A,s N order 70 swim IN The Hud'
sua Swimming IN the river a. Gees
,rtrt vas forbidden because ~ he
nrrr The tide is felt percepiiby a,
zee, Poin, and the current o' The
spasen sweeps about the place At
.,-ain times making the water
sg,rI Oracle used TO swim a. ms
ess With other cadets and 81 Nas
81 % swimming powers cadet
ate hss prActioed swimming on Gee :
,.,,n, during ne time OF two suinm'
a-pnents IS ell schooled - no