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Show Washington, April 19. A graphic story of tho heroism of Major Archibald Archi-bald Butt was told today In nn interview in-terview given to tho Washington Stnr's correspondent In Now York by Miss Mary B. Young, n former resident resi-dent hero. Miss Young, believed to havo been the last .woman to leavo tho Titanic, and Major Butt had long been friends, Miss Young having' boon a special music Instructor to tho children of former President Hoosovclt. Miss lining um; "Tho Inst person to whom 1 spoko on board tho Titanic was Archlo Butt and his good, bravo face, smiling nt me from tho deck of tho stenmor, was tho last I could distinguish as tho boat I was In pulled nwny from tho steamer's side. "Archlo himself put mo Into tho boat, wrapped blankots nround mo nnd tucked mo In ns cnrofully ns If wo were starting on n motor rldo. "Ho ontered tho boat with mo, performing per-forming tho llttlo courtcslos as calmly calm-ly and with ns smiling a face as If death was far away. Instead of being but n few momonts removed from him. "When ho hnd carefully wrapped mo up ho stepped on tho gunwnlo of thu4 boat, and, lifting his hat, smiled I down nt mo. "Goodbye, Miss Young," he said bravely and smiling. "Luck Is with you. Will you kindly remember mo to, ill tho folks back homo?' "Then ho stepped to tho deck of tho stenmor and tho boat I was in was lowered to tho water. It was tha last boat to leavo the ship; of this I am perfectly certain. And I know that I am tho last ot thoso who were saved to whom Archlo Butt spoko. "Aa our boat wns lowered and left tho sldo of tho steamer, Archie was still standing at tho rail, looking down at mo. His hat was raised, nnd tho samo old, genial, bravo Binllo was on his faco. The picture ho mndo as ho stood there, hat In hand, bravo and smiling, Is ono thnt will always Un-gor Un-gor In my momory." Taft Mourns Jor Brave Major Butt. With nil hopo for tho rescuo of Major Ma-jor Archibald Jlutt abandoned, President Presi-dent Taft today Issued n statement showing tho high regard In which ho hold him nnd his belief thnt ho died as a man should dlo In tho faco ot such a disaster bb that of tho Titanic. Tho president said: "Major Archlo Butt was my military mili-tary nldo. Ho was llko a member ot my family and I feel his loss as It ho had been a younger brother. Tho chief trait of his character was loyalty loy-alty to his Ideals, his cloth and his friends. Ills character was a sliuplo ono In ,the sense that ho was Incapable of intrigue in-trigue or Insincerity. "Ho was gentle nnd consldernto to eyoryone, high nnd low. Ho never lost, under any conditions, his senso of proper regard to what he considered the respect duo to constituted authority. author-ity. "Ho was an earnest member of tho Episcopal church and loved that com munion. He was n soldier, overy Inch or him; a most competent nnd successful suc-cessful quartermaster and a devoteo to his profession. |