PATHETIC INCIDENTS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 1 June 1914, Page 5

PATHETIC INCIDENTS

QUEBEC, May 30

Sir Henry Seton-Kerr gave up his lifebelt to another passenger, insisting on the latter accepting it, and saying he could easily get another for himself. He entered the cabin to procure one, and was never seen again.

Many women could easily have escaped, but they waited to procure articles of dress.

A Salvationist, Ensign Pugmire, declared that all his comrades died like Salvationists. Commissioner Rees ran back to rescue his wife. Another Salvationist ftried to save him, but failed. Major Atwell swam for half a mile, carrying his wife on his back, and then, when succumbing through cold and exhaustion, his wife kept her husband's nead up and both were saved.

Another Salvationist described his walking down the side of the careened ship just as if one were walking down a sloping beach into the sea. There was no disturbance and little panic. Once iihe ship turned sideways, it was simply like entering the water in order to take a swim.

The captain was found clinging to the wreckage, and was picked up by a lifeboat, of which he assumed command and saved 73. Afterwards they rowed around the wreck for three hours.

Surgeon Grant was penned in his cahin, but got his head through the porthole and a pessenger pulled him through, and he was rescued.