THE TITANIC DISASTER.
EVIDENCE BY A SURVIVOR OF THE PLUNGE.
THE CHIEF COOK'S STORY
(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)
London, May 11
Jonathan, chief baker on the Titanic, gave evidence that prior to the sinking of the vessel he threw fifty deck chairs overboard. He went to the pantry and draiik half a tumbler ol Kqueiir.""Suddenly there was a crash, and the ship buckled. People scurried to get to the poop. The ship save a lurch, and everyone was pitched down and fell in a mass. Hundreds were piled upon each other. Jonathan managed to clutch a rail when the Titanic plunged, and found himself in the water safely, with a belt on. He paddled about for two hours, and at daybreak reached a collapsible on which Lightoller and twenty-five men were standing. There was no room, and Jonathan was pushed away. He swam round to the opposite side, when Maynard, a cook, recognised him and supported him until the lifeboat rescued him.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 13, 13 May 1912, Page 5
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