THE PANIC AND SHOOTING ARE DENIED.
CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF THE CATASTROPHE. DEATH-DEALING (CE-FALLS AND AN ADVENTURE ON A RAFT. , (Received April 20, 12.30 a.m.) New York, April 19. The New York Herald says that Mr. Charles Stengel, a racehorse owner, of New York, described the impact as terrific. * Tons of ice, , adds, fell on the steamer, killing the men in the I bows, . which were torn asunder. ; ' I . The water poured in and pandemonium reigned. He pc-ys a triI bute to ;the. bravery of , the sailors and officers. j ' • _ ■ i . •J- J - 1 x 1 V* • 14 ' . . ''' '*' '• r ' : '• ! N " t ' •; .
The majority of the narratives, however, testify that there was no panic and no shooting, and ; that the impact with: the iceberg was "light.-.- / Colonel Gracie and Mr. Dent managed to reach a vraft on which were 30 people knee-deep in water. They were picked up.' Colonel Gracie alleges that Major Butt defended a boat against a rush, killed 12,; and was shot himself. ' . ; /. Though faced with death, the band on the Titanic played "Nearer,; my God, to Thee." " !
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14972, 20 April 1912, Page 7
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179THE PANIC AND SHOOTING ARE DENIED. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14972, 20 April 1912, Page 7
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