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SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1912.

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The following account of the disaster is given by Ms Becaley, who till lately wana mastor at Dulich Collego —

THE

JOY OF RETURN ING FEALTH:

WHAT TWO ROYAL. A PRYSICIANS SAY.

The voyage froin Queenstown" was quiet swinging lurch with B deck. I was batereater bhrill than when, after a siege

Lbe

THAI TUA TANG là hai than braun on the starboard side" I was on, the port side. Afurt of the men walked soross the deck to see if this was trus. Imains where was and shortly afterwanini hened the OTOR the side of the ship I saw beat

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all the simple joya of Bile, fow give 4 and successful. We had 'mes with very ine

full of women Again the "Call" was repeate weather. The sen was calm and the winded. Any more Indies" I saw none com of Binges, the patient is told that he bas was westerly to south westerly the whole ing Then one of the crew liked up and felt suffering behind him; he is convales way The temperature was very celd said. Any ladies on your deck. Sir cent, and is to be allowed to resume his particularly on the last day. In fact, after "No." I replied. Then you'd better normal food instead of the light sloppy dianer it was almost jamp." said he I dropped and fell into diet on which

foeding- on Sunday evening shotten the bottom of the boat as they cried is kider favesrabla adinarestanesa cold in my berth about ten minutes when at Lower away....... As the bont began to however, convalescence may be a protract. about a quarter past 10 I felt a slight deseand two ladies were pushed hurrie lyed, tedious affair which the pations ands Deck, and a baby exceedingly irksome, specially if he na jar. When soon afterwards there was through the crowd on a second shock, but it was not ten months old was passed down after the important duties ro perform or urgent ufficiently large to cause any anxiety to Then down we went, the crew shouting out matters Awaiting his consideration. Even, anyone, however nervous they may have directions to those lowering un-ovel, however, if there is no such deed for his been. The engines however, stopped "Alt, Stern. Both together, antifiimmediate return to the work-a-day world. immediately

afterwards. At first I thought we were some 10ft, from the water. Her natural inclination makes his actions to be that the ship had Test a propeller. I want occurred the only anxious moment we up and out in the shortest possible time. up on deck in "my dressing gown and had during the whole of our experiance I found only a few people there who had from the time of our leaving the deck to come up in the same way to inquire why our reaching the Carpathin. wa had stopped, but there was no sort of

★ LIFENCAT IN DINGER, anxiety in the mind of any cas. We mu through the smoking-room” window that a Immediately below our boat was the Fame of cards was going on, and I want exhaust of the condensers, and a huga in to sait if they know anything. They stroms of water was pouring all the time had noticed the jar a little more and look from the ship's slide just above the waters ing through the window had seen a huge line. It was plain that we ought to be iceberg go by efse to the side of the bost.smart away from her if we were to autapo They thought that we had just grased it swamping when, we tonefied the watak with ginncing blow and they bad pean to We had no officers on board, and 200 if any damage had been dogs.

no petty officer or member of the None of us, of course, had any enacep, craw take charge so nog of tion that she had been pierend, below by the stokedh shouted, Smemo find part of a submerged icuberg. The game of the pin which releases the boat from cards was resumed, and without any thought the ropes and pull it up. No one know of disaster. I retired to my cabi

enbit to read where it was. We felt as well as we could until we started auxin. never saw any of on the floor and along the sides, but found the players or the onlookers again..

oothing. It was difficult to more among A little later, bearing people going up so many people. We had 60 or 70 on board. Down we went, and presently wo

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Stop lowering 14,” par crew shouted, restores the nervnus as well as the physical and had weighed her down. Again I want and the crew of No. 14, now only 20ft.ition of the blood.

side of the body, and improves the con Eq, ury cabin," whers I put on scine warmer above cried out the same. The diskines - cothing,

As I dres ed I heard the order the top, however, was some 70ft. and the shouted, "All the passengers on deck with creaking of the pulleys must have deadened life bolts on." We all

all walked up slowly all sound to those whore for down she cone with the lifebelts tied on urer or

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up and touched the bottom of the merely

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ain swinging bat abore our heads. The next was taking, and that we should return. drep would have brought ber cn our heads. in a short time to go to bed. There was Just before she dropped, another staker

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a total absence of any panie er expressprang to the ropes with his knife open in Faist of alarmu.” I suppose this must be his hand. One." I heard hiarmy and

accounted for by the exceeding calmness then Two,"

vo," as the Knifes cat throngh of the night and the absence of pay sigus the pulley rope, The next moment the of an accident. The ship was absolutely exhaust steam carried us clear while

•Htill,

and except for the gentle tilt down bont No. 14 dropped into the water. wards, which I do not think one person in taking the spaen we and

occupied ten would have noticed at the time, there uam at lofore. Our gunwales were

were almost were no visible signs of the approaching touching. We drifted away sexily, and disaster. She lay just as if waiting for tho when our ours were got we handed directly ander to go on again when some trifling away from the ship. The crew seemed fo witter had boon adjusted. But in a fexraq to be mostly cooks. They sat in their moments we saw the covers being litted white jackets tiro to an oir, with a stoker from the boats and the crows allotted to at the tiller. There was a certain amount then standing by and uncoiling the ropes of shouting from one end of the boatt

sto. which were to lower them. We then began the other, and the discussion as to which to realize that it was a more serious matter way we should go was finally decided by than we had at first supposed,

our electing as captain the stoker who was My first thought was to go down to get steering and by all agreeing to obey hir mus clothing and some money, but orders. He set to work atanas tollget acing people pouring op: the stairs, -into-tosch with the other boots," calling" decided that it was better to canes no confusion to people coming up by

PREPARATIONS FOR, GRAVING, TE Presently we heard the order, "All men stand back away from the outs. All ladies retire to the next deck, balow," It was now. o'clock in the morning. which was the making room or 3 deck. The starlit night was beautiful, but as The men all stond away and waited in there was no moon it was not very light. 94bsolute silenco, some leaning against the The sex was a calm as a pond. There, Fra end mailings of the deck, others pueing just a gentle beare as the boat dipped up slowly up and down. The boats were then nad down in the swell. It was an ident awung out and lowered from A deck. | night, except for the heter enid. In the Whed they were level with B desk, where distanco the Titanic looked quarmour. Her all the waren were collected, the women length and her great bulk were outlined in got in quietly with the exception of some, black sasinet the starry sky. Every port who refused to leave their husbands, dit some cases they were torn from their husbands and pushed into the boats, but in many instances they were allowed to remain, since there was no one to insist that they should go.

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