The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-19
BEST STORY OF DISASTER
MIR. 6easley, a London Passenger
Gives Graphic Story Of Sinking
Of Titanic

New York, April 19-The story OF
the wreck OF the Titanic has been
told by the survivors who reached
here at $3.50 last night on the Car
pathia. The tale as told disproves
many exciting theories.
Following is the account OF Mr.
Beasley of London: The voyage
from Queenstown had been quiet and
uneventful; very fine weather was
experienced and the sea was quite
calm. The wind had been westerly
to southwesterly the whole way, but
very cold, particularly the last day ;
in fact after dinner on Saturday eve
ming 1t was almost too cold to be out
on deck at all had been in my
berth for about 10 minutes when at
about Ills p. m. | felt slight jar
and then soon after a second one,
but not sufficiently large to cause any
anxiety to anyone, however nervous
they may have been.
However, the engine stopped i'm
mediately afterward and my first
thought was she has lost propeller.
went up on the top (boaU deck in a
dressing gown and found only few
people there, who had come up SIM.
larly to inquire why We had stopped.
but there was no sort of anxiety in
the minds OF anyone. We saw through
the smoking-room window a game OF
cards going on and went in TO in.
quire If they knew anything; II seems
they felt more of the jar. and looking
through the window had seen a huge
iceberg go by close to the side of the
boat
"They thought We had just grazed
IL with a glancing blow and the en-.
CINE had been stopped TO see If any
damage had been done. No one, OF
course. had any conception that she
had been pierced below by part Of
the submerged iceberg The game
went on without any thought of dis
aster and retired TO my cabin to
read until We went on again. never
saw any of the players or the on.
lockers again. A little later hearing
people going upstairs ] went out
again and found everyone wanting to
know why the engines had stopped.
mo doubt many were awakened
from sleep by the sudden stopping of
a vibration TO which they had be.
come accustomed during the four
days we had been on board. Natur.
ally with such powerful engines as
the Titanic carried, the vibration was
very noticeable all the time and the
sudden stopping had something the
same effect as the stopping of loud.
ticking grandfather's clock in room.
On going on deck again | saw there
was an undoubted list downward
from stern 10 bows. but. knowing
nothing of what had happened con.
cluded some of the front compart.
ments had filed and weighted her
down. ! went down again to put on
warmer clothing and as dressed
heard an order shouted. "All passen.
gers on deck with life belts on" We
all walked slowly up with them tied
on over our clothing. but even then
presumed this was wise precaution
the captain was taking. and that we
should return, in a short time and re.
tire to bed. There was total alb.
senoe of any panic or any expressions
OF alarm, and ! suppose this can be
accounted for by the exceedingly
calm night and the absence OF any
signs of the accident. The shin was
absolutely still and except for n
gentle tilt downward, which | don't
tnlnk one person In 10 would have
noticed at that time, no signs of the
approaching disaster we're visible
She lay Just as II she were waiting
the order to go on again when some
trliling matter had been adjusted
Covers Lifted from Boats.
But in few moments we saw the
covers lifted from the boats and the
crews allotted to them standing by
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