The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-16

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 tncene in the eerie fog-bank 900 tnaileu east of Now York.
 He was standing by the pilot thouso when the 46,000-ton liner <lOomod through the mist and fog Following the iIghtships radio beam. Tt bore straight down, amidships, *lipon hiB ship. Thoro was q crash, Land Braithwaise went fioundering <down beneath tho seas knowing &fhnt the accuracy Of his crafts ra. *fo steer straight to the iightBhip.
 After intorm'nnble seconds, he *burst to the surface and soized q sfpioce of wreckage. Small boats 4from tho Olympic, lowered with tmngnificent efficiency in the few hmoments after the crash and Do. efore he could realize what hap. <pond, were approaching.
 "I could do no moro," he said, 9s'than to ask God Almighty to save &ne, through Jesus Christ. The next thing ! knew, I was on tho
 Braithwaito's head injury was apparently the only physical dam tnge, save for the effect from i'm. Imersion and shock, that was sui. sfered by the surviving four mem. %bers of tho Nantucket's crew of
 Mate c. F. Mosher. who halls From New Bedford, J. Y. Perry, radio operator, and Laurent U. Robert, oIler, from Provincetown and East Boston respectively. ap- ipcarod to be in excellent condition. The four survivors rested co,n- fortabiy in statsrooms on tho Olym- A Aals hA came into port. Their only clothes wore the few garments--trousers and flannel shirts--they were swearing when the Nantucket wont edown, Braithwaite wore no shoes, Ae wrapped himself in a blanket as zho and his men posed for photo.
 BraithwaIte, short in build but .etooky,. explained gently that he was "forbidden" to comment on fhe accident, and that all details must come from the headquarters pf the lighthouse service in Boston.
 "But as far as personal experi- z II know my ship was in apple pie order," he began. And that's .aii I can tell you"
 4 Under the correspondents guid- 4ance, however. he described the drama that followed tho frightfui vision of the Olympic'B huge bows as they burst through the fog tabove the smaller vessel. V "Twice l was knocked down" he said. "The second time, found mysoif under water. and tried to swim. Suddenly realized It was getting darker, and l knew l was swimming downward--down with the suction of the sinking ship. l managed to straighten myself out, and presently 1 saw light above.
 q opened my mouth to shout and gulped in salt water, but Tn moment I hit the surface. look. ed around for wreckage, but all the larger bits seemed to escape
 The captain paused for mo. mcnt and then with the meticu: alous accuracy of a sailor, described .fhe piece of wood that drifted near enough to catch. n etick of wood two feet and six inches long, five inches wide, and three eighths of an inch thick. It didn't help a great deal. couldn't seem to keep my head above wa
 .:Then I saw the boats, and the next thing Knew l was aboard one-and there was poor Mister Richmond (Ju,idn Richmond, Man. &tuckct oiler who died). !. Laurent Robert, another oiler, used to be 'sfe guard. He Knew 4 About artificial respiration ana ne Brought me around"
 M The survivors were holsted aboard the Olympic, he said and aIi of them were offered shot of
 1T didn't take it," the captain naid. q don't drink. But did smoke a cigaret--the first one I've .amoked since the World war;"
 Christian E. Mosher, first mate of tho Nantucket, said i've were always on guard against some such Happenings as that
 Mosher explained that dri!lf were held frequently aboard the Nantucket, and that as soon as the olympic poked her nose through fhe fog, the collision alarm was soupded.
 ssT,he crew." Mosher said, "most of us being oa deck, rushed below for life belts, and snatched them from wherever we could find them.
 The men below tumbied on deck,
 "We went down so fast that by Inc time l reached the deck again with my life rreserver, I was up to my knees in water. l believe all If of the crew were on deck by that time.
 "I was drawn under, like every body else, but | came up safely In q moment, and soon found myself ln a life boat. 1 believe that those who were knocked unconscious probably struck wreckage when they came up
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