Heroism Of Crew Praised In Titanic Disaster
In the Titanic calamity 1505 perished and 74 percent survived as survivors praised officers and crew for saving women and children. wireless operator saved 745 lives by delaying his retirement. Dr J F Kemp cited the iceberg as 400 by 90 feet. Mrs Asa Clark recalled a slight shock before dawn and the steady shipmen. Mrs John Murray Brown described the last lifeboat and band playing as the ship sank. Miss Lilly Bentham spoke of shots fired to deter men from boarding lifeboats.
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New York
Gilbert M. Tucker, Jr
Albany
Carpathia
J. F. Kemp
Kemp
Asa Clark
John Murray Brown
Acton
Mass
Robert C. Cornell
E. D. Appleton
Smith
Lilly Bentham
Rochester
Miss Bentham
Churchill Candee
Washington, D. C
John Jacob Astor
George Braden
Los Angeles
Henry B. Harris
Harris
Captain Smith
Titanic Survivors Tales Across the Night Ocean
Reports from Titanic survivors recount heroism and tragedy. Mrs. Carter, a Philadelphia society woman, lost her husband as a baby suffered injuries in a lifeboat. Julia Siegel Cavendish, daughter of Merry Siegel, describes her husband bidding her stay as lifeboats departed. Other passengers כולל Bjornston Steffanson and Philips share perilous escapes, while Mrs. Cavendish’s anecdote highlights sacrifice and courage amid the disaster. The three French survivors Mits tied sorrowful reflections on missed rescue and the sullen call for better lifeboat use.
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T. Cavendish
Cavendish
Julia Siegel
Merry Siegel
Bjornston Steffanson
Stockholm
Swedish Artillery Guards
Hugh Woolner
Woolner
Philips
Marconi
Thomas ‘Whitely
Tamie
Whitely
St. Vincent's
Hos‘pital
surious _bruiges
Bout’ Burits
Phili
Survivors Tell of Escape from Titanic in Fort Wayne
John Pillsbury Snyder and Nell Stevenson recall fleeing the Titanic as a steward warned deck occupants to head on deck. They boarded the first lifeboat, noting a calm scene with moaning women and no life preservers. The Snyders had visited Fort Wayne last fall for a house party at Miss Knight’s Spy Run avenue home.
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New York
John Pillsbury Snyder
Carpathia
Mr. Snyder
Nell Stevenson
Minneapolis
Snyder
Miss Stevenson
Fort Wayne
Miss Knight
Spy Run Avenue
Winona Lake Welcomes Daley’s Chautauqua Season Guests
Winona Lake reports a bustling real estate season with the largest assembly and chautauqua programs yet. Dr J S McCurdy a Fort Wayne dentist leases Minnehaha Cottage for 1922, returning after a pleasant previous visit. Also renting cottages are Mrs Frank Heilman Canton Ohio at Cricket cottage, Mrs Sarah Teague Roann Indiana at Alabama cottage, Mrs G L Underwood Highland Park Jr Fairview, Edith Heiner Rushville at Billy Sunday Illinois Terrace, and Mrs Bessie Herron Hillsboro Ohio at Pierview near the lake.
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Winona Lake
Winona
J. 5. McCurdy
Fort Wayne
McCurdy
Frank Heilman
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Canton
Ohio
Sarah Teague
Roann
Ind
Alabama
G. L. Underwood
Highland Park, Jr
Fairview
McDonald Island
Edith Heiner
Rushville
William A
Billy) Sunday
Illinois
Bessie Herron
Hillsboro
Pierview
Describes How Astor Went Down to His Death
Survivor accounts detail John Jacob Astor and William Stead dying aboard the Titanic. Mrs Astor and Miss Hays recount Astor aiding his wife into a lifeboat and choosing to honor women first. Orchestra were praised for their final, tragic signals as the ship sank.
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New York
John Jacob Astor
William T. Stea
Philip Mock
Paul Schubert
Mr. Mock
William T. Stead
Margaret Hays
Colonel Astor
Miss Hays
Hilda Slater
Ship's Officers Heroic Sailors in Titanic Tragedy
New York report recounts Captain Smith and Titanic officers’ calm leadership as the ship sank. John Johnson describes the bridge rallying cry Be British and officers guiding women and children into lifeboats while the vessel broke apart and sank bow first.
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Capt. Smith
Titanic Hero Col Gracie Recounts Sinking Night
New York reports Col Archibal Gracie of the U S A describes the Titanic collision with the berg on the port side. He details two hours of survival on wreckage, prayers, and aid to others while clinging to a raft and a crate. He recalls facing death and the hopeful, prayerful vigil through the night.
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New York
Archibald Gracie
Col. Gracie
J. B& Thayer,Jr
County Pioneer Dies at 89 in Allen County
George W. Miller aged 89, a pioneer settler of Allen County, died Thursday at his Ridge Road home five miles west of Maysville. He was a prominent farmer for over forty years and left a wide circle of friends. His wife Mrs Miller had died earlier. Surviving are two sons and five daughters, including George and Edward Miller of Milan townships, and Mrs Warren Wade and Mrs. …
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George W. Miller
Allen County
Ridge Road
Maysville
Tive
Daugh
Tera
George
Edward
Miller
O ‘Milan
Warren
Wade
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William E. Carter
Philadelphia
Alice Farnam Leader
Countess Rothes
Dr. Leader
Fernand Qmont
Pierre Marechal
Paul Chevre
Titanic
Astor
Nicholas Biddle
Mr. Biddle
John Johnson
Isador Straus
J. Bruce Ismay
International Mercantile Marine Company
Johnson
George A. Braden
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