MRS. ASTOR'S VERSION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1424, 26 April 1912, Page 5

MRS. ASTOR'S VERSION.

SHE HURRIEDLY DRESSED, -"YOU ARE IN GOOD HANDS." New York, April 21. Mrs. Astor (wife of Colonel Jacob Astor, who was drowned), states that her husband on awakening told her that something was wrong, and urged her dress, but assuring her that the Titanic was unsinkable. He left, but returned looking grave, and declared that the Titanic had struck a submerged iceberg. She hurriedly dressed, wearing some jewellery, and accompanied her husband to the boat deck. They donned lifebelts, but 'lies husband, noticing she was lightly clad, sent for a heavier dress and wrapped her in a fur coat.

She entered the bont, mid her husband said: "The sea is calm; you will be all right; you are in good hands.. I will meet you in the morning." Mr. Astoi" stood smiling as the lifeboat was lowered. Ml , ?. Astor said she soon noticed the Titanic wa.s settling. She saw her terrier miming about the deck, niul then snw the. Titanic sink. It was very cold and the icy walur entered the bottom of 11k; boat up (o her knees. She. rowed, knowing how to handle an oar; so did Mrs. Wiedoner. liight or (.eu drowniuff men wore , Eickqd, MB. sluriJW .tlw lUtflit, M dajt-

bi'«nU icebergs were sni-romi'liug them, anil llipii (ho (.'arpnlhiii rescued those in the buat. .Mis. Aslnr fonnil in tlie pockets nf her fnr mat; l>oo dollars, which sli« ilistributed amongst Ihe destitute on board the Carpal hi.i.

INSURANCE CLAIMS. KETTLEMF.XTK 13EIXG EFFECTED. (Hoc. April lis, !UII p.m.) London, April 25. The British insurance markols, assisted by the Continent and the I'nifed Mates, ale linding a million sterling for the settlement of Til unit claims. Tin? heaviest underwriting loss is sustained by the I'uyal Exchange Assurance Company, namely J;7(i,(l()0. Renewal insurances on numerous liners arc being ell'ected at far higher rates than heretofore. OLYMPIC'S STOKERS DESERT, BOATS ALLEGED UXSEAWORTHY. London, April 24. The White Star liner Olympic, with UOO passengers on board, was detained, an hour at Southampton owing to firemen and stokers deserting. Tho men alleged that some of tho collapsiblo boats were unscawnrthy. Mr. Curry, the White Star Company's local manager, declared that all the boats were officially examined and passed. Other firemen, woro engaged immediately. DETAILS OF THE TROUBLE. (Rcc. April 20, 0.5 a.m.) London, April 25. The Olympic was on tho point of sailing when a number 'of firemen hurled their kits on tho <[iiay, and scores then surged to the gangway, demanding wooden lifeboats instead of tho collapsibles. The officers offered to demonstrate their seaworthiness, but 205 left tho ship, and pickets were posted at the dock and tho White Star offices. The Olympic has not sailed, and is still without her complement of firemen. The sailors stato that they are determined not to sail without union firemen. BODY RECOVERED. New YorTc, April 24. Tho body of Leslie Williams Welsh, a bantam-weight boxer, was recovered, and interred in New Pork.. THE HELLIG OLAV. Copenhagen, April 24. The owners of tho steamer Hcllig Olav affirm that tho vessel was 350 miles westward when, the Titanic struck. WIRELESS DISABLED. New York, April 24. Tho captain of tho Californian disclaims that she was the steamer seen five miles off. On the Sunday evening the Californian was twenty miles distant, and entered at 10.30 o'clock an immense icefield. The captain stopped the engines and waited for daylight. ' The Californian's wireless apparatus was not working, or ho might hiivo saved all the passengers. He did not learn of tho disaster until the morning.

■We ere informed by Mr. Thomas Baiter, managing director of Kodak, Australasia, Ltd., who is visiting AVollington, that the cabled announcement that Mr. Georgo Eastman, inventor of the Kodak camera, and president of the Eastern Kodak Company, of Now Jersey, had been lost hi the wreck of the Titanic was incorrect. <Mr. Baker, on seeing tho message, at once cabled to America, and received a reply stating that the Mr. Eastman drowned hail no 'connection with tho Kodak Company.