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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
7
Eyewitness accounts describe orderly lifeboat evacuation as Titanic sank. Survivors recount calm behavior, swift rope cuts to save boats, and heroic actions by Maj Butt and officers. Passengers recount dawn rescue by Carpathia, desperate cries, and gratitude toward crew.
New York April 18 Captain Smith reportedly leaped from the Titanic as the vessel sank after the ship went down slowly with the bridge level to the water. Stewards and sailors describe seeing him on the bridge and on a raft before he disappeared beneath the waves.
Spartanburg South Carolina April 18 reports say about fifteen persons were injured when Carolina Special No 2 crashed into a freight train at 7 30 tonight at Cedar Springs six miles east of here.
Jacques Futrelle a noted author and former Washington newspaper man died in the Titanic disaster. His wife recalled his calm refusal to board lifeboats and his premonition of death. Brother in law John Peel traveled to Newark to join survivors. Futrelle had prepared for his children’s future and entrusted power of attorney and funds to his brother in law.
Eye witness recounts chaotic sinking of the Titanic as passengers rushed to lifesaving boats. Captain Smith reportedly calm until evacuation, women given priority, many men followed crowd like sheep. George Braden of Los Angeles describes crew actions, explosions, and lifeboat passage during the disaster.
Montreal merchant Simon Senecal, a passenger, describes scenes after the Carpathia reached lifeboats. He says boats carried many women, and water was thick with bodies. He recalls a boat taking living passengers from a raft while others were left in the sea. He notes seven rescued individuals later died or were buried at sea.
Henry Bull a prominent Newport business man and brother of the late Dr William T Bull was found dead in the harness room of 1 ins Stable early in the morning of April 1. He had inhaled gas and held a tube in his hand. He was 76 and a Civil War veteran.
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