Show SUPREME IE FAITH AITU IN N CREAT CRAT VESSEL COST MANY LIVES Frenchmen Declare Proper Efforts Would Have Saved Many More Mor PARIS PARS April Three Thre Three F French survivors survivors sur sur- Fernando Ferando Omont mont Pierre Marechal Mare Mare- chal son of or tIle tho w well l known French ad admiral admiral ad ad- miral and Paul ChOV the sculptor co- co jointly cabled t to the Matin a graphic narrative of or the disaster to th the Titanic In which they repeatedly Insist more lives could coul have been s saved if I the thc passengers had not had s such mAch ch dogged faith that the Titanic was tU Several everal boats they hey declare could have haV carried double the number The Tho three Frenchmen ga say they were playing bridge with a Mr r. r Smith of or Philadelphia Phila delphia when a great crunching mass ms of ot otIce Ice packed up against tho portholes As Al they rushed on deck there was much confusion but this quickly dl died d do down One of o the tho officers when questioned by bya a woman passenger humorously replied Do not be afraid arId We Ve Weare are merely cutting cutting cut cut- ting a whale in two Presently the tho captain appeared to become become be be- be come nervous ous and ordered all to t put ut on their life preservers The boats beats werthen were then lowered but only a. a R few persons stirred and several of or the boats bata put off of half haIr empty empt one with wih only fifteen n In It I. I I When hen the Frenchmens Frenchmen's ns n's boat rowed oft off I for tor half hat a mile mie the Titanic t presented a fairy Ik like picture Illuminated from stem to stem Then suddenly the lights becart began be be- b- b cart gan to go 10 out and tho the stern ster reared up high In the ait air An n Immense clamor camor roseon roso rose on all al sides and during the hour an anguished anguished an- an on cries crieR rang tang out It I was says 9 the like a great t chorus chanting the retrain refrain of death wih with wild wid obstinacy Sometimes the cries died out and then the tragic chorus began again more mOra terrible and mote more despaIrIng despair despaIr- ingi Ing |