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TH E SYBACUSE HEUALD: FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1912

Through Icy Seasto His Bride ii^ Lifeboatof R o c h e s t e r T e D s N ew S t o r y of T i t a n i c

W r e ck W a t ch e d S h i p Go D o w n as HeS t r u g g l e d in th e W a r e s.

May 3.Roused fromby frsntic hammering on theof their berth inth e second cabinTitanic on that night a fewag o when thething thatin the ley seas off N e w the history ofon deck toway through crowds ofmen and women;atth e aids of a lifeboat bythatla w of the sea which rules thatgo first; then reunitedha d almost gone from both,the marvelous endurancea ma n to swim for anthe freezing; waters ofIs the story toldand without assumption byof th e greataaa tragedy of all time, Edwardand his wife, now In tills city.so many others on board theand bis wife ha dbu t a fe w w e e k s of married lifeset sail fromonApril 10th. Like sowa s to bean d packed in

th e friends at home. No w theirlie inat thebottom of the"We haven't even our w e d toshow ou r marriage,**Mrs. Beam, half laughing, ye*Bu t because he r husband wa san d of strength such asto fewme n shs is notonewh o emergedth e catastrophe widowed after aa fe w days of marand for that sh e la gratefu lWant to England forBride.is a native of Norwich, Engbut far six years or more he hasla theUnited States. He is aby trade and untilIn Rochester, l eav

at that time to make a vis itand returning to bring back afew of his friends knewheha d sailed onth e Titanic an dofhis name inth e listIn newspaperof the disaster, preventedof his connection withhetold his own s toryhis arrival InRochesterMr. B e a m and his wife ar eH e r -

deck towhere th e water wa s lappingover the rail and slid in. Then 1gotmy eye on the boat- with the bluelightymd made for it."Ym. it wa s cold, I can't deny tha tRound me in the water were other me nstruggling to keep up and ahead ofme.I could see' the lights bobbing up anddown onth e lifeboats. I swam slowlyfor perhaps half an hour, perhaps less,I don't know. Then I began to tireand my legs cramped on me. My armsand my chest were comfortably warm.I thought it wa s pretty near upwithme . I go t over on my back and as Ilay there resting theTitanic went

down. Tes, it's true th e hand playedNearer. MyGod. to Thee.' I heardIt and I heard cries and screams fromthose poor people ondeck that makeme shudder now."Heard Band Play Hymn.

I heard th e band and the screams,t o o . " said Mrs. Beam. "The men Inour boat told us it wa s people singingin th e other boats, but I knew better.It wa s horrible; I ca n hear them yet.**

The sight of thestricken liner asshe disappeared forever, as seen byMr. Beam, does not differ materiallyfrom thegenerally accepted description ofher final plunge to the sea bott o m ."She went easily and without causing much disturbance to the seearound her," he said, "although I mighthave been fa r enough away to beun able to notice it Th e last lights I sa wwere the lights inher mast and inth enight!t was one of the clearestalmost nights I ever rememberIould se e people clinging inher mastsand upper work. They were trying tokeep above water to thelast. Thenthose awful scream s and amuffled ex plosion and the Titanic had gone."I turned over andstarted swim-m i n . It washard; my arms wretired and my legs were numbing, butthe boat with th e blue light wa s rora-ing nearer an d I stuck. Then I gotclose, close enough totouch he r s idesalmost an d they pulled me in. Mytongue wa s swelling from thirst, butthey wouldn't let mehave any waterand I licked th e s ides of th e boat to

moisten it and my tips. It wa s salt,but it was wetand that helped. Iguess it isn't necessary to tell youwhat mywife and I did and said toeach other when We met there in thatboat. Maybe w e didn't sa y much anyway.Boat

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of No. 261 Wilklns street. Thisand hiswife's story as told afor TheHerald whofound

by a woman inwh o came pounding onan d shrieked, "Get up, gete ship Is sinking!' I thought th ebecrazy, bu t I thoughtI clambered into someand got out Into th e passage-People were crowding up thein black masses and Ilook ondeck and then camefor mywife. It wa s midnightwewere awakened and the shipyouknow, at half pastslowly sticking he r noseth e surface when I got on deck.ondeck with only he ron.wecame up wecould look intoand hear the bandAs I look back on it now theandI heard revolvers crack freI did not see anyone shot IIt wa s mostly done to frightenage passengers. They wereIn thecompanion way a tryge t ondeck. On the first sideboat we landed when we gotdeck, every boat had gone andfew people standing there.for us then, bu tother side we found a boatan d I got my wife Into it."

to go, either," interMrs. Beam.Put Three More inBoat

ha d to gowhen I shoved youit" grimly replied herhusband.foolish for both of us toTh e boat my wife left inwa sthe ship. Iher as she went down thethewater, forshe had aon. Then I slipped on aand waited." Mr. Beamuntil hi s wife made menth e fact that he had gone backthe sinking ship and rescued aand her two little children andin th e same boat with his

point where he had to tellhisJump from theship aboutand his swim to safety throughsea . As herelated it It wa sby keeping cool and withI thought aboutTitanic slid lower in the wahe. "1 am a good swimmerfigured that if I could once getofth e suction ofth e sh ip I might

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Only Half Pilled."I'll never forget th e s ight of thosepoor women in that boat There wereonly about thirty of us in It by theway, an d it might have carried sixty.There were only three menbesidesmyself. The woman were mostlydressed like my wife, Innight clothes,and they made a querr picture sittingI there huddled together and bent over'to keep beneath th e edge of th e boatand away from th e cool air. I wa s terribly cold with my wet clothes on maand nothing around m%"We didn't attempt to row much. Weexpected tobe rescued inth e morning,that much wehad been told on thedeck of theTitanic, and so we .justkept Inhailing distance of th e otherboats and waited . As it grew light wecould make out the iceberg that sunkthe boat Tou see the Titanic had gonepast th e berg after striking her and wewere pretty close to it when It camemorning. Big? I had to throw myhead back to see the top of I t Itseemed tome tobe ashigh out ofth ewater sa thesay th e Hotel Rochesterand there were tw o great peaks onIt. Prom th e peaks it s ttetched awayback, running down to a point where itdisappeared beneath the water. Itlooked like a great bi g tail.French Woman First Sa w Carpathia."It wa s a French woman inour boatwho first saw the Carpathia. Shescreamed when she saw her away downon th e horizon, 'Look, thebeeg ship!the beeg ship!' sh e said, and then fellin a heap in th e bottom of th e b o a tEveryone In the boat turned to seeher, too, and wepretty near capsizedthe boat. It wa s sometime after thatuntil th e Carpathia came up tous, butwe could wait easily then, and for thet ime weforgot I guess , th e night wehad been through."They were kind to us onth e Carpathia, but she didn't have accommda-tions for 700 more, and to my knowledge there were sixteen deaths th e firsttwo days aboard her. We slept anywhere and everywhere. I even triedrolling in a blanket and lying alongsidethe funnel to keep warm. We were welltreated in Ne w York city, too, but Idon't think the steamship companyacted fair in trying to get us to s igna release for our claims against themfor $20 apiece. I didn't accept it,anyway. I put In a, claim for what I thinkthe things we lost are worth, and someof them can't begiven a money valw.They were our wedding presents."So Beam finished his story. He toldIt modestly andalmost reluctantly,when Itwa s necessary tospeak ofhismarvelous swim to safety. As to hisloss, he feels that what isdone is doneand he is no w reartv to start overagain. Neither henor his wife havecomplained, their friends say. He Isa first-class ma n inhis trade and sheis young. All they want is a chance

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in Advance by Court of Inquiryin LondonSpeed and1 Precautions Are Questioned.

18What messages asking assistantwere sent outami what answers werereceived? I 19What apparatus was there forlowering the lifeboats; what was itsefficiency; did theboats getaway underproper superintendence; andwere theboats properly manned?2 0 D M the lifeboats prove efficientIn saving life; what was the number olpassengers andcrew in each boat- onleaving the bessel; how was the numbetmade upwith regard to the sex andclass rating; and did the boats carry tullloads? Otherwise, why' not?21Wbat were thenumbers of thepassengers ofthe first, second and thirdclass respectively who were saved; w h j *was thenumber of the crew savefl,having regard for their ratings and sex;and what was the proportion of ,,the different classes of passengers and thedifferent grades of thecrew saved tctheir total numbers onboard; and whatreason wasthere for a disproportion,if such there was?22This question further developspoints covered inquestion No. 21.23rWhat were the happenings onboard theliner after thecasualty occurred up to the time she foundered; andwhat was the cause of the loss oftheTitanic and the loss of life that ensued?24-^-Thls question further develops thesubject ofquestion No. 28.25What was the construction andwhat was theadequacy of the equipment of-Jhe Titanic?28'This, designate d asthe tinal question, constitutes a request to thecourtto TeDort upon the rues and regulationsof themerchant shipping act and Umake recommendations with a view tcpromoting the safety of vessels andpersons at' sea.NE W ASSOCIATION TO

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London, May 3.The plan of theBritish government Inquiry into theTitanic tragery hasbeen completelymapped out. The twenty-s ix question) to be asked the witnesses are Insubstance, briefly stated, as fo l lows:1What were thenumbers of thejpassengers and crew, their sexand aaidrth?2Did theTitanic comply with therequirements ofthe act applying topassenger steamers?3Was there a special provision "Inthe design ofthe vessel for safety?4Was the steamer fully officered andmanned?5What was the number of the lifeboats? Was the number sufficient andhad there been- a boat drill?6Regarding theInstallation of thewireless system, was it in effective order and what was the number of wireless operators?|,Were there any, and if so, whatinstructions, given to the master regarding the navigation ofthe steamer? 8What track wa s taken bythe Ti-tatc? Was Itthe one usually followed;was the track safe at that time of theyear, and did the master have any discretion regarding the track taken?9What information reached the Titanic of theexistence of ice; and wasthe course altered inconsequence of thisinformation?16Was there a proper lookout forice maintained; after thewarning wa:received were directions given to varythe speed; and were the directions carried out?11-Was there an equipment ofsearch,flights andbinoculars and was suchequipment necessary?12What precautions were taken bythe Titanic when ice was met?13Did anyone seeth * reported icebefore the casualty occurred; what measure* were taken toavoid theice; andwere these measuers proper?14What was the speed ofthe vesselImmediately preceding thecasualty andwas it excessive under the circum-5 15Wbat was the nature of the j F M J B ^ I t t a K s ^cssuaity? | p ^ , .utrsion, up budding the wKolebody.1When the casualty occurred what j published by thewell-known SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO. ofMEW TORK CTTY

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