BRAVERY OF THE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN.
N SURVIVORS' TRIBUTES
SHOOTING AND PANIC DENIED
(Received."April 20, 1.10 a.m.)
New York, April 19
Tho "Herald" says that Mr.. Charles Stengel, of New York, describes the impact as terrific. Tons of ice fell, killing
some men
The bows were torn asunder, and water poured in. Pandemonium reigned.
He pays a tribute to the bravery of the sailors and the officers.
The majority of the narratives, however, testify that there was no panic or shooting, and that the impact was light.
A raft on which there wore thirty people was knee deep in the water when picked up.'
It is alleged that Major Butt, in defending a boat against a rush, killed twelve men, and then shot himself.
When the survivors left tho ship's band was playing tho hymn "Nearer my God to. Thee."
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Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13396, 20 April 1912, Page 5
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