Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-20

or some who refused TO leave their hus-
bands. In some cases they were turned
from them and pushed into the boats
All this time there was no trace of
any disorder; no panic or rush for the
boats and no scenes Of women sobbing
Historically. Everyone scented to realize
SO slowly that here was imminent danger.
When il was realized that We would
be presently In the sea with nothing but
our lifebelts to support US until We were
picked up by passing steamers. it was
extraordinary how calm everyone was
and how complete the self-eontrol
''One by one the boats were filled with
women and children. lowered and rowed
away into the night. Presently the word
went around among the men. The men
are TO be put In boats on the starbosrd
side l was on the port side and most of
the men walked across the deck TO see
If this was so. Presently heard the call:
Any more women Looking over the side
Of the ship I saw boat No 10 swinging
level with b deck. half fun OF women. l
saw no more come and one Of the crew
said then: You'd better jump l dropped
in and fell in the bottom as they cried.
Lower away"
Beasley said that the nfeboat was
nearly two miles away from the Titanic
less than two hours later when they made
out that the great liner was sinking.
Other survivors who were nearer to the
sinking liner told of hearing the strains
Of Nearer. Ny God. to Thee" played as
The liner sank, and some Of those in the
lifeboats blended their voices in the mel
ody. Suddenly there was a mighty roar
and the ship. already half submerged.
was seen to buckle and apparently break
in two by the force caused by an explo-
sion when the water reached the hot
boilers. The bow sank first, and for fully
five minutes the stern was poised almos:
vertically in the air, when suddenly /:
plunged out Of sight.
Conditions In the Lifeboats.
With the last hope gone Of seeing their
loved ones alive. many women in the
llfeboats seemed to be indifferent whether
they were saved or not. They were nearly
Loco miles from land and no knowledge
that a ship of succor was speeding TO
them. Without provisions or water there
seemed little hope Of surviving long In
the oitter cold.
'Ihere were sixteen boats IN the torlorn
procession. which entered upon the ter
.rible hours of suspense.
Ihe commence that the ship on wfaeh
uey had started across the seas was
I
sure 10 oring them safely mere was no"
turned 10 utter heIpiessness' BUT the
shoek OF learning that ther hNes Wers
IN peril was hardly greater than the re-
lief when at dawn large steamers
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Safpa'nias sue Inc Carpa'h'as pas
seHsers' VINO were oou'i ior d heu''e''
raheah e!hse' sno"eu e'efs cons'oeFa-
t'oh lor Tue slfi'he"' hnu many saNe w
'neir CABINS IN oroer tna' 'hey inisht %
maoe eonior'aole, Inc rescued were ~
All =eonoitiohs OF dress ana uhdress' ana
the women on 'he Carpa'hla Neu "ilh
one another IN supplying missing gar
mehts'
On the four days cruise BACK 70 New
YORK many realizing that their exper-
fences would De awaited oS an anxious
world put their stories paper while
their nerves were stli at tension from
the excitement OF the disaster they hah
escaped.
Ismay TO Testify. u. ....
| ]. Bruce lsmay. president Of the Inter.
national Mercantile marine, owners of
the yb,,a star I,ne ,yho NO. .,,ons ,ba
seventy odd men saved 4. a. D. FRANKLIN.
vice preSiueh' Oh the While. star me
ana ohitsu states senator william Alden
smith enairrhan OF 'ne senate inVesugat-
ing coh'ni.tee' heid conference ABOARD
.i'e Safpa'nia soon ai.er 'he passengers
had come ashore tonight
ai'er nearly an hour senator Smith
came out Oh tne CABIN ana said he had
NO au'horns 10 subpoena witnesses at
titanic at ,he Waldorf,Astoria MOTEL to-
had consented to appear at the hearing