The state herald., 1912-04-26

100 the rescue of 745 of its passen-
and crew was given by Mr..
w (sley Of London. one of the pas
ssN gers on the Inflated steamer:
il Il The voyage from Queenstown had
y. IN quite uneventful: very fine
. 4 hther was experienced and the sea
quite calm. The wind had been
sterly to southwesterly the whole
} y, but very cold. particularly the
i day: in fact. after dinner on Sun
y evening II was almost too cold to
out on deck at all. had been in
berth for about ten minutes, when,
about 11:16 p. m, i felt = slight
r, and then. soon after. q second
e, but not sufficiently large to cause
by anxiety to any one. however nerv-
BIS they may have been. However.
e engines stopped Immediately aft
wards, and my first thought was
he has lost propeller went up
the top (boat) deck in a dressing
own and found only few people
here, who had come up similarly to
hqulre why we had stopped. but
here was no sort OF anxiety In the
linds OF any one.
tARo PLAYERS SAW ICEBERG.
d We saw through the smokingroom
Window q game Of cards going on and
vent in to inquire II they knew any
hing: 1t seems they felt more Of the
ar, and looking through the window
lad seen a huge iceberg go by close
10 the side OF the boat. They thought
We had just grazed 1t with a glancing
blow and the engines had been
stopped to see II. any damage had
been done. No one. of course, had any
conception that she had been pierced
below by part OF the submerged ice
berg. The game went on without any
thought Of disaster. and retired to
my cabin to read until we went on
again. | never saw any Of the players
or the onlookers again. A little later.
bearing people going upstairs, ! went
out again and found every one want
ing TO know why the engines had
stopped. No doubt many were awak-
ened from sleep by the sudden stop
ping OF a vibration TO which they had
become accustomed during the four
lays we had been on board. Natural
ly. with such powerful engines as the
Titanic carried. the vibration was very
noticeable all the time. and the sud
den stopping had something the same
effect as the stopping OF loud tick
ing grandfather's clock In a room.
ON going on deck again I saw that
there was an nndoubted list down.
d.. 80 - t...s
ing nothing of what had happened.
concluded some of the front compart-
men's had filed and weighed her
down. went down again to put on
warmer clothing and ms dressed
heard an order shouted:
LiFEsoATs ORDERED.
IAN passengers on deck with life
belts on
we all walked slowly up with them
lied on over our clothing. but even
then presumed this was wise pre-
caution the captain was taking. and
that we should return In n short time
and retire to bed. There was a total
absence OF any panic or any expires.
sions OF alarm. and suppose this
can be accounted for by the exceed
ingly calm night and the absence of
any signs Of the accident The ship
was absolutely still and except for n
gentle tilt downward which don't
think one person in ten would have
noticed Mt that time. no signs OF the
approaching disaster were visible.
She lay Just as II she were whiting
the order to go on again. when some
trifiug matter had been adjusted.
But In few moments We saw the
covers lifted from the boats. and the
crews allotted to them standing by
and curling up the ropes which were
to lower them by the pulley blocks
into the water.
We then began 10 realize II was
more serious than had been supposed.
and my first though, was to go down
and get more clothing and some
money. but seeing people pouring up
cause no confusion TO people coming
mp by doing so Presently we heard
the order:
WOMEN TORN FROM HUSBANDS,
NJ hA'N FAAHA hh'h NliWl
the boats and all ladies retire TO
next deck beiow''-th- smoking room
deck or n deck The men NIL stood
away and remained IN absolute si.
icnce. leaning against tho end ratings
Of IN. deck or pacing slowly up and
down, The boats were swung out
md lowered from 4 deck. when they
were 10 the level Of n deck. whore nil
the ladies were collected. tho ladies'
rot In quietly, with the exception OF
some who refused 20 leave their hur.
bands In some cases they were torn
from them and pushed Into tho bonia
bu, In many Instances they were nj.
lowed 10 remain because there was
no one 10 insist they should no.
Looking over the side. ono snw
boats from Mt already In tho water.
slipping quietly away into the dark