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" THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1912. ROAD EXPERT IDE A FINE IMESSIO THOSE WHO WITNESSED DEMON STRATION AND HEARD LEC TURE OF D. WARD KING, SPLIT LOG DRAG EXPERT, GAINED VALUABLE INFORMATION. Those citizens of Pensacola and of Kscambla county, as well as some rep resentative citizens of adjoining coun ties, who witnessed the demonstration given by D. Ward Kin, tne famous split-log: drag expert, on the Bar rancas road, near Brent's mill, yes terday morning:, and who heard the lecture of that gentleman delivered in the convention hall of the San Car lo hotel yesterday afternoon, certainly learned some things of Interest and well worth the time consumed In at tending the demonstration and lec ture, and gained some information which will, urVoubtedly, prove of vast Jnent to Escambia county If properly applied. The Demonstration. Accompanied by a number of promi nent members of the Pensacola Com mercial Association, some of the coun ty commissioners and a number of other representative citizens of the town and county, Mr. King went to the section of road which had been select ed for the demonstration yesterday morning and, taking charge of the team and the" split-log drag himself, gavo an interesting and instructive exhibition of its uses, performing a number of feats which opened the eyes of the spectators. Among the most interested of the attendants at the demonstration and the lecture as well, was F. C. Brent, who constructed the first hard road In this section of the county the road leading from this city out to his home. Mr. Brent was much impressed with the operation of the split-log drag, taking a turn at driving the team him self, and he took an active interest In the demonstration and in the lecture yesterday afternoon. 'The demonstration served both to show how to handle the drag and the effect upon the road, for, while, ef ccurse. dragging the rough section of the road one time could not entirely Illustrate what can be dose by the use of the drag, it made a considera ble difference in the road and clearly Indicated the possibilities of road dragging. The Lecture. From the moment that Mr. King was introduced by Chairman Geo. A. Berry of the good roads committee of the Commercial Association, until he left the hall after delivering his lecture and answering the questions asked him by people in the audience, he held tho undivided attention of his hearers. Mr. King is nothing if not original and has a unique manner of expressing his thoughts, so that his hearers could not tell what was com ing next and were kept In expecta tion, wondering after each statement what would be the next. He does not talk in the stereotyped style, com mon to ao many speakers In his line, but talks as If he were carrying on a conversation and explain hia meth ods of road working so clearly that, as he expressed it, after he finished explaining It a person would wonder why he had not thought of it before and would feel rather ashamed of not doing so. He said the discovery of the split log dra had been forced upon him and that he claimed no particular credit for it, except that he possessed a fig hting disposition which made him determined when he went after any thing not to atop until he got it. He told of how the "bad roads in the country Into which he went when he first began farming had made him be gin to study and experiment in order Continued on Page Six. YOUNG WIFE SAVED FH , HOSPITAL tells How Sick She Was And What Saved Her From An Operation. i' " 11111 1 11 " 1 " i i 1 1 1 ... '.Mm.. Upper Sandusky.Ohio. "Three years tgo I was married and went to house keeping. 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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and such unquestionable testimony as the above proves the value of this famous remedy and should give every one confidence.. Some Well-JCnown Passengers Aboard the Titanic, Many of Whom Were Lost 'WILLIAM' T STEAD M&X- A S TOf SPLENDID HEROISM OF ' THOSE WHO REMAINED Continued from First Page. York completely prostrated over the loss of Mrs. Compton's son, Alexander, who went down with the big liner. "AVher we waved good-bye to my son," said Mrs. Compton, "we did not realize the great danger, but thought we were only bing sent out In the boats as a precautionary measure. When Captain Smith handed us life pre servers he said, cheerily: 'They will keep you warm if you do not have to use them.' Then the crew began clearing the boats and putting the Women into them. "There was a moan of agony and anguish from those in our boat when the Titanic sank, and we insisted that the officer head back for the place where the Titanic had disappeared. We found one man with a life preserver on him struggling in the cold water, and for a minute I thought that he was my son." MRS. JOHN JACOB ASTOR, WIDOWED BY THE DISASTER, IS UNDER THE CARE OF PHYSICIAN .New Tork, April 19. Mrs. John Jacob Astor, widowed by the Titanic disaster, Is being cared for by the family physician at the Astor home. A bulletin Issued today says she is not in a critical or dangerous condition. Mrs. Astor held up bravely until she reached her home, when she Is said to have broken down, but quickly rallied. WOMEN ROWED THE LIFEBOATS WHEN THE MEN BECAME EXHAUSTED New York. April lj. Women survivors of the Titanic were calm and apparently unafraid when the Carpathla reached the wreck scene. Some of the lifeboats were being rowed by women when Captain Rostron, who had kept an all-night vigil on the bridge, first sighted them splashing about among the Icebergs. Mrs. C. F. Crane, of Fort Sheridan. 111., a passenger on the Carpathia, today gave a graphic account of the Carpathia's thrilling race with death. She said news of the disaster had become known to the Cunarder's passengers and that scores of men and women were lined along- the deck watching for the first sight of the crippled Titanic. "With the aid of glasses," Mrs. Crane continued, "we soon sighted tho lifeboats. The first to come into view was 'manned' by women. Passengers and seamen aboard the Carpathia were stunned. 'She has sunk,' said an officer of the ship who stood near me. And then I realized for the first time that many lives had been lost. ""As the Carpathia slowed up, the women at the oars of the firet boat did not seem to be the least bit excited. "It was a remarkable thing, the calmness of those women. Some were thinly clad, while others were dressed in evening gowns. Other boats came into view. It seemed as though they were coming from behind icebergs And the women in the boats were too dased to realize their situation. Some of the toats were only half filled and the men who had been rowing were completely exhausted. When all the boats had been picked up and there were no others In sight, the first outburst of grief was heard." Mrs. Lena Rogers, of Boston, was saved from the Titanic in a boat which carried 55 women passengers. Crowded to more than its capacitj', ths boat was In danger of being swamped when Fourth Officer Louve, who had It in charge, succeeded in transferring some of his passengers to one of the other boats. "As we left the Titanic," she said, "several men were on the point of jumping into our boat, already overcrowded. They were stopped by Offictr Louve drawing a revolver. After taking us out of range of the Titanic's suction, he transferred us to other boats that had not been completely filled and went back after more from the sinking ship. Too much praise cannot be given the officer for his work." Mrs. J. J. Brown, of Denver, Col., told of helping her own boat by taking a hand at the oars. There was no one else In the boat who could help' the three Inexperienced sailor boys in the boat with her to get the small boat away. "The most trying moment," said Mrs. Brown, "was at the instant the boats were being sent away. After they were once away, everyone seemed too dazed to realize what had happened until the Carpathia pichde us up. BY WORKING TEN MINUTES OVERTIME THE WIRELESS OPERATOR SAVED 746 LIVES New York, April 19. -How the wireless operator on the Carpathia, by putting in an extra ten minutes on duty, was a means of saving 745 lives, was told by Dr.J. F. Kemp, the Carpathia's physician, today. "Our wireless operator." said Dr. Kemp, "was about to retire Sunday night when he said. Jokingly: "I guess I'll wait Just ten minutes, then turn In.' "It was in the next ten. minutes that the Titanic's call for help came. Had the wireless man not waited there would have been no survivors." Dr. Kemp described the iceberg that sank the Titanic as at least 400 feet leng and 90 feet high. He said one of the boats the Carpathia picked up was filled with stokers from the sunken liner. "It hard just two women aboard," he said. The doctor said the Carpathia cruised twice through the ice field near the spot where the Titanic sank and picked up the bodies of three men and one baby. "On Monday at 830 in the evening we held a funeral service on board the Carpathia," continued Dr. Kemp. "At this service there were thirty widows, twenty of whom were under twenty-three years old and most of them brides of a few weeks or months. They didn't know their husbands were among- the dead of the disaster. The California and the Bumah, the last named a Russian steamer, cruised about the scene of the wreck for some time In a futile search for bodies of the victims." w "Mrs. John Jacob Astor," the doctor continued, "had to be carried aboard. She had to be taken Into a cabin and given medical attention. She was more completely attired, however, than many of the women who were rescued." E. Z. Taylor, of Philadelphia, another of the survivors, was Impressed by th behavior of the crew. "It seemed to me," said Mr. Taylor, "that the discipline on board was wonderful." He gave a graphic description of his own experiences. "Afur I had given up hope for my own life and had seen boat load after boat load of women and children taken away," he said, "I thought I would take a chance and I jumped into the sea. ,'T think I must have been picked up within a few minutes. I was uncon scious for some time, not regaining my senses until about one o'clock In the morning when I saw the Titanic blow up. The boat seemed to break in two In th-j middle as the result of an awful explosion. The noise was terrific "The night was clear and starlight. In my boat were about twenty people. The Carpathia picked us up about 3 o'clock in the morning." E. W. Eeane, a second cabin passenger, was picked up after swimming in the icy water for twenty minutes. He, too, Jumped into the sea after the boats were lowerd. "I hard a shot fired," said Bruce, "just after I jumped. Afterwards I was told a steerage passenger had been shot while trying to leap into a lifeboat filler! with women and children." H. B. Steffanson, of New York, another survivor who leaped Into the sea and was picked up, declared that he saw the Iceberg before the collision. "It seemed to me that the berg, a mile away, I should say, was about eighty Itet out of the water. The ice that showed clear of the water was not what we struck. After the collision I saw ice all over the sea. "When we hit the berg we seemed to slide up on it. I could feel the boat Jumping and pounding and I realized that we were on ice but I thought we would weather it. I saw the captain only once after the collision. He was telling the men to get the women and children into the boats. I thought then that it was enly for precaution and It was long after the boats had left that I felt the steamer sinking. I waited on the upper deck until about 2 o'clock. I took a look below and saw that the Titanic was doomed. Then I Jumped into the ocean and within five minutes I was picked up. Mr. Steffanson also described the discipline upon the boat as perfect. Many women as well as men, he said, declined to leave the Titanic, believing she was safe. Miss Cornelia Andrews of Hudson, N. Y., was one of the first to be put into a lifeboat. "I saw the Titanic sink," she said. "I saw her Mow up. Our little boat was a mile away when the end came but the night was clear and the ship loomed up plainly even at that distance. As oor boat put off I saw Mr. and S'rs. Astor standing on the deck. As we pulled away they waved their hands and smiled at us. We were In the open boat about four hours before we were picked up." KENTUCKY MAN WAS PREPARING TO DRINK HIGHBALL WHEN CRASH CAME New York. April 19. C. H. Romacue of Georgetown, Ky., one' of the first cabin passengers, had Just stepped from &m deck to the smoking room and stood nt a table with a highball in front of him when the crash came. "We had been crunching through ice all day," said Mr. Romacue, "and I had been standing on the deck. I had become chilled and went inside for a warming drink before going to bed. Suddenly there came the sllock and my first thought was that we had struck a larger cake of ice than usual. The boat suddenly tilted, so sharply that my highball slid from the table. Then came a cry "we're sinking,' and the light grew dimmer and dimmer and finally went cut. 'Even then there was no panic of any kind although there was a rush to the boats when they were first lowered. The officers in charge commanded women end children first' and the men stood back. Few of us even thought there was any real danger." EVERYTHING DONE TO KEEP MEN FROM LEAVING THE LIFEBOATS New York, April 19. That all possible means were taken to prevent the male messengers on board the Titanic going away in lifeboats and allowing the women and children to perish, is thestory told by Miss Lilly Bentham. of Rochester, N. Y a second class passenger. She said she saw shots fired at men who endeavored to get away. Miss Bentham was in & Jiysterical con dition when the Carpathia landed and was unable to give a full account of what happened but Mrs. W. J. Douton, a fellow passenger, wno also comes from Rochester, and who lost her husband, told about what took place. "I had not been in bed half an hour," said Mrs. Douton, "when the steward rushed down to our cabin and told us to put on our clothes and come upon deck. We were thrown Into lifeboats and packed like. sardines. "As soon as the men passengers tried to get to the boats they were shot at I don't know who did the shooting. We rowed frantically away from the ship and were tied to four other boats. I arose and saw the ship sinking. There was a baby in the boat with one of the women. The baby's hands had been cut oft. I think it was still alive. The mother didn't give it up. During the night while waiting for the Carpathia four of tne crew died in the boat and were thrown overboard. It was bitter cold and we had to wait until 8 o'clock in the morning before being taken off by the lifeboats of tho Carpathia." JACQUES FUTRELL, THE NOVELIST OF ATLANTA, DIED LIKE A HERO New York. April 19. Mrs. May Futrelle, whose husband, Jacques Futrelle, the novelist, went down with the ship, was met here by her daughter, Mlas Virginia Futrelle. The latter was brought to New York from the Convent of Notre Dame in Baltimore. Miss Futrelle had been told that her father had been picked I up by another steamer. Mrs. Charles Copeland, of Boston, a sister of the writer, who also met Mrs. Futrelle, was under the same impres sion. Miss Futrelle and Mrs. Copeland. with a party of friends, awaited at a hotel the arrival of Mrs. Futrelle from the dock. "I am so happy that father Is safe, too," said Miss Futrelle as her mother clasped her in her arms. It was some time before Mrs. Futrelle could com pose herself. "Where is Jacques?" Mrs. Copeland asked. Mrs. Futrelle. afraid to let her daughter know the truth, said: "Oh, he Is on another ship." Mrs. Copeland, howeverr guessed the truth and became hysterical. Miss Futrelle also broke down. "Jack died like a hero," Mrs. Futrelle said, when the party became com posed. "He was in the smoking room when the crash came. The noise of the smash was terrific. I was going to bed. I was hurled from my feet uy the impact, l nardly round myseir wnen Jack came rushing into the state room. "'The boat is going down; get dressed at once, he shouted. When we reached the deck everything was in the wildest confusion. The screams of women and the shrill orders of the officers were drowned intermittently by the tremendous vibrations of the Titanic's deep bass fog horn. The behavior of the men was magnificent. They stood back without murmuring and urged the women and children into the lifeboats. A few cowards tried to scramble intovthe boats but they were quickly thrown back by the others. Let me say now mat me omy men wno were saved were those wno sneaked into the lifeboats or were picked up after the Titanic sank. "I didn't want to leave Jack but he assured me that there were boats enough for all and that he would be rescued later. "'Hurry up. May! You're keeping the others waiting,' were his last words as he lifted me into a lifeboat and kissed me good-bye. I was in one V vV" .. Vi V 1 r. v.. !'. .- ' . j , JfeLa AnaticnalsiDt f-i itiif ''mmt&frji ft M""e"" " '"ST ' 1 ' " r ""'"" "' "1I"I " "There's nothing that makes a would-be society woman madder than to find her name left out of the report of some function she attended." "Unless it's to find, in addition, thst the name of her rival was put in." Catholic Standard and Times. OFFICERS OF PEARL EAGAN HOME RETURN THANKS The officers and board of the Pearl Eagan Home wish to publicly express their sincere thanks to the public for the substantial Interest taken in the Candidates' baseball game played last Thursday for our benefit; to the man agement of the Maxent ball park for donating the use of the park; to the the several candidates who took part in the game, and especially to M. K. Morey, who conceived the idea, and by his energy and activity brought the game to a successful conclusion. MRS. WTd". FISHER. President. MRS. JOHN PFEIFFER, Vice-President. MRS. J. M. FLINN. Sec.-Treas. The poet led his friend, the politi cian, to the top of New York's tallest tower to admire the view. The man of politics seemed stunned for a mo ment by the beauty of the far-flun panorama. Then he spoke in a low, reverent voice: "Gee! what a lot of assembly dis tricts you can see from here." Exchange. Continued on Page Six. 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