The Raymer enterprise., 1912-04-25

sinking, told members Of her family
what she could recall Of the circum.
stances OF the disaster.
Thought Husband by Hsr Side.
OF how Colonel Astor met bis death.
she had no definite conception. She
recalled, she thought. that in the con.
fusion as she was about to be put into
one OF the boats the colonel was
standing by her side.
After that. as Mr.. Biddle recounted
her narrative. she had no clear recol'
lection OF the happenings until the
boats were we'll clear Of the sinking
steamer.
Mrs. Astor. It appears. left In one
OF the last boats which got away from
the ship. 1t was her belief that all
the women who wished TO 90 had then
been taken of. Her impression was
that the boat she left in had room for
at least fifteen more persons.
Clear and starIlt.
Mrs. Edgar J. Meyer OF New York
said:
1T was 4 clear and starlit night.
When the ship struck We were In
our cabin. My husband went out on
the deck TO see what was the trouble.
He came back and said We had hit an
iceberg. but that 1t did not amount
to much. | said I was nervous. We
went on deck for a walk. More peo-
Pile said the accident was Of no i'm.
portance. 1t would only delay our ar
rival.
II was afraid and made my husband
promise II there was trouble he would
not make me leave him. We walked
around the deck while. An officer
came up and cried: All women into
the lifeboats'
my husband and discussed It and
the officer said: You must obey or
ders.'
Decided to Separate.
I'VE went down into the cabin and
We decided, on account Of our baby, to
part. He helped me put on warm
things. got into a boat, but there
were no sailors aboard. We called to
the ship that there were no men In
the boat. They sent sailor down.
AN English girl and l rowed four
hours and half Then We were
picked up at six o'clock In the morn
Ing. We were we'll away from the
steamer when 1t went down, but We
heard the screams OF the people left
on the boat.
There were about seventy widows
on the Carpathia and all were won
derfully brave. The captain Of the
Carpathla and the passengers did all
they could for us. Mrs Harris says
my husband and Mr. Harris and Mr..
Douglas lowered the last boatload full
OF women. All three we're perfectly
calm.
fI9htS 10 save WHe.
Mrs. Daniel w. Marvin OF this city.
who was on honeymoon trip with her
husband, was almost prostrated when
she reached the dock and learned her
husband had not been picked up by
some other boat
my God. don't ask me too much"
she said; tell me. havsyou any news
from DAM He grabf me in his
arms and knocked dqfh men to get
me into the boat AS twas put in the
boat he cried:
Its all right, little girl; you go
and will stay while. I'll put on a
life preserver and jump of and follow
your boat
"As our boat showed of he threw
a kiss at me, and that Is the last |
saw OF him"
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Allison Of Mon
treal and their daughter were drowned,
their .months-old baby, boy. and
his nurse were saved Mrs. Allison
was Just about to jump into lifeboat
where the nurse and baby were when
she discovered her husband was not
with her She went back to look for
him and did not return.
Green Lantern Saves Many.
Henry Stengel of Newark said it
was only the forethought OF member
Of the boat crew who was quick-wit.
ted enough to snatch up three green
lights that saved a number Of the
lives OF those adrift In the tiny life
boat.
These green lights" he said
shining through the darkness en-
abled the other boats crews to keep
close together in the Ice filled wa
ters."
Mr. Stengel put his wife In boat
and then followed. He said that early
the next morning, shortly after they
had been picked up, they saw floating
far away gigantic iceberg. with two
peaks shining In the morning sun
This was the berg that sent the II
tanic to the bottom. he thought.
Jumped Into Sea; Picked Up.
+. z. Taylor OF Philadelphia, one OF