Several of them died. The officer in charge of the life-boat decided it
was better to bury the

{illust. caption = SURVIVORS OF THE GREAT MARINE DISASTER

The first authentic photograph,...}

{illust. caption = Copyright by Campbell Studio. N. Y.

COLONEL AND MRS. JOHN JACOB ASTOR

Mrs. Astor, nee Miss Madeline Force, was rescued. Colonel Astor who
bravely refused to take a place in the life-boats, went down with the
Titanic.}

bodies. Soon they were weighted so they would sink and were put
overboard. We could also see similar burials taking place from other
life-boats that were all around us."

GAMBLERS WERE POLITE

In one boat were two card sharps. With the same cleverness that enabled
them to win money on board they obtained places in the boats with the
women.

In the boat with the gamblers were women in their night-gowns and women
in evening dress. None of the boats were properly equipped with food,
but all had enough bread and water to keep the rescued from starving
until the expected arrival of help.

To the credit of the gamblers who managed to escape, it should be said
that they were polite and showed the women every courtesy. All they
wanted was to be sure of getting in a boat. That once accomplished, they
reverted to their habitual practice of politeness and suavity. They were
even willing; to do a little manual labor, refusing to let women do any
rowing.

The people on that particular boat were a sad group. Fathers had kissed
their daughters good-bye and husbands had parted from their wives. The
card sharps, however philosophized wonderfully about the will of the
Almighty and how strange His ways. They said that one must be prepared
for anything; that good always came from evil, and that every cloud had
a silvery lining{.}

"Who knows?" said one. "It may be that everybody on board will be
saved." Another added: "Our duty is to the living. You women owe it to
your relatives and friends not to allow this thing to wreck your reason
or undermine your health." And they took pains to see that all the women
who were on the life-boat had plenty of covering to keep them from the
icy blasts of the night.

HELP IN SIGHT

The survivors were in the life-boats until about 5.30 A. M. About 3 A.
M. faint lights appeared in the sky and all rejoiced to see what was
supposed to be the coming dawn, but after watching for half an hour
and seeing no change in the intensity of the light, the disappoint