INCIDENTS OF THE WRECK

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10614, 22 April 1912, Page 5

INCIDENTS OF THE WRECK

A PLUCKY OPERATOR.

HEROISM OF THE CAPTAIN.

{Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

NEW YORK, April 20. Survivors of the wreck state that, at tho timo of the disaster, the Titanic .; *ras steaming at the rate of twenty<»iw knots an hour, in accordance with instructions to keep up speed, so that €he first voyage record might oo Jjroken. THE CAPTAIN'S HEROISM. The survivors commend the captain's lieroism. He was, they state, literally w asked from -his post. When the boats S ot clear of the ship, the&aptain said, "Men! You have dono<. your rail duty! You can do no more! Its every man for himself!" Beforo the vessel sank the Captain megaphoned to the mass of people on the deck, . "Be' British !". The Captain was Jater smi'helping'tKoso who were struggling aa the water. He refused an, opportunity to save himself. (A former message stated that the Captain shot liimself, which is obviously not correct). INCREDULOUS PASSENGERS. Affor the vessel had struck, many passengers retired to their beds convinced that the ship, would riot ; .i?in.k. Others stood *at the rail, ridiculing as '''''•'Jana-lubbei^VV.^^^TfiP/^H'vto;* 0 ? boated"/' ' '"':'.'/'"'.. "■-,"."''" A PLUCKY OPERATOR. - Mr Phillips, the wireless operator, —stuck to his post until the dynamo ceased to work, and tho water invaded the operating room. With his assistant, named Bride, ho was washed overboard. The latter was saved. CSOLONEL ASTOR AND MR - : • ■ STEAD.

The survivors think that Colonel 'Aster and Mr W. T, Stead (editor of the Review of Reviews) reached a raft, but succumbed to tlie cold ««« dropped off, RUSHING! THE BOATS. Lady Gordon vstates that a few men rushed the boat that she occupied. The officer in charge of the boat drove 'thenr off. - One of them persisting, ho was shot dead, and his body remained in-the boat until the Carpathia picked them Six Chinese hid under the seats of the lifeboats prior to their being launched, and were not detected. THE INFANTS. Seven ''infants, whose names are unknown' wero rescued. One was suffering from scarlet fever, and another from meningitis. §«yera} of the survivors are suffering Irani pneltmoiiia. A vear-old child named Allison, the son of a Montreal banker, was tho sole survivor-of a family of four, AMONG THE MISSING. 'Among those who were lost were. — Mr Julian, a well-known metallurgical engineer; Mr Case, managing director of the Vacuum Oil Company; the Bev. Carter and his wife, of St. Julies', Whitcchapel. IN THE WIRELESS ROOM.

Mr Bride, the assistant wireless op. orator, who had both his feet injured, bears testimony to the courage di;;ylaved by Mr Phillips, the chief operator. Mr Bride strapped a life bo,.t on to Phillips while the latter .vas informing the Olympic that tha vessel Avas sinking. The water was then entering the wireless room. A stoker attempted to remove Phillips' belt. hut Bride knocked him down v MiPhillips went aft of the bridge, to which he clung. As Bride was washed overboard, the sea was dotted with people depending upon their lifebelts for their lives. Another witness states that he s-.nv Mr Phillips die on a raft from exposure. . . , . , Mr Ooustati, the wireless operator ot the Carpatliia, states that Mr Phillips last' message was, "Come qaickly : the engine-room is filling to the boilers." AN EXPERT OARSWOMAN. The* Countess Rothes, who is an expert- oarswoman, practically oominairtiJS he- boat. When she found that the men could not row properly, sao oar. herself. Bevernlother women .took the places of 1.11 skilful stewards. OUTFITTING THE CREW. Philanthropic persons have provide I .210 member of the crew with outnW. • THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. Mr T B Ismay, managing director of the White Star Company, ".vas res-:u^nhiss,ir:;-r on, y l^ pyjamas and an outtu.it. dazed with the cold. Several .survivors, in tiiui "'" tiS"now that he rendered act,ve as-

' sistance in tho fitting and lowering of tho boats. A CHAMPION RESCUED. Mr Charles Williams, the champion racquets player,' was among the rescued. ALTERING THE COURSE. Tho American Hydrographic ofi.ee has.ordered the course for tho Atlantic liners to be moved 180 miles southward of the Titanic track. WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAY. Tho American newspapers pay mi unanimous tribute to tho valour and discipline of the crow. They complain, however, at the inadequate provision of boats, and of the danger of driving vessels at a speed of twpty-ono knots in tho region of the icebergs. THE SURVIVORS. One hundred and forty of the survivors are in the hospital. • Colonel Gracie states that when he readied the surface ho found the Second Officer and Mr Theyer, swimming near him. One of 4Kb funnels of the ship fell, scattering the bodies in the water. An explosion blew the ship's barber off the deck. When the raft was full, several of those in tho water begged piteously for help, but the crew, for self-preservation, refused to permit moro aboard. All aboard the raft prayed throughout tho, weary night. THE CAPTAIN. ;r Mrs Gejorge." Widener, whoso husband and son were drowned, states' that shesaw- Captain Smith jump oif tho'"bridge into"'the sea. A moment previously sho saw another officer suicide by-putting a bullet through his brain.