"Is there any assistance that can be rendered?" was the
next question.
"Thank you, no," was the answer in a tone that carried
emotion with it. Meantime the tugboat was getting nearer
and nearer to the Carpathia, and soon the faces of those leaning
over the railing could be distinguished.
TALK WITH SURVIVORS
More faces appeared, and still more.
A woman who called to a man on the tugboat was asked?
"Are you one the Titanic survivors?"
"Yes," said the voice, hesitatingly.
"Do you need help?"
"No," after a pause.
"If there is anything you want done it will be attended to."
"Thank you. I have been informed that my relatives will
meet me at the pier."
"Is it true that some of the life-boats sank with the Titanic?"
"Yes. There was some trouble in manning them. They
were not far enough away from her."
All of this questioning and receiving replies was carried
on with the greatest difficulty. The pounding of the liner's
engines, the washing of the sea, the tugboat's engines, made it
hard to understand the woman's replies.
ALL CARED FOR ON BOARD
"Were the women properly cared for after the crash?"
she was asked.
"Oh, yes," came the shrill reply. "The men were brave--
very brave.
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