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Show ARCHIE BUTT MEETS DEATH LIKE A HERO Oallant Young Officer Handa Young Lady Into Boat, Stndt Maaaaga to rlendt and Awaltt tht End. Waalilngton. A graphic t'orr of Iht hernlam of Major Archibald Itutt wat told Friday In an Interview given to tht Washington Htar t correepond tnt In New York by Mint Mary K Toting, a former realnent here. Mhtt Young, hellced lo have been Ihe laat woman to leave tht Titanic, and Major llult hud long be.-n frtenda. Mine Young having been a aperlul ruu-Ic ruu-Ic Inatruiinr to the children of former for-mer I'realdent Uooievclt. Mlaa Young aald: "The lnat perann to whom I tpoko on board tbt Tltnnlo wat Archie Butt, tnd hla good, brnve face, amlllng nl mo from tho deck of the ntenmer, waa the lnat I could dlallngiileb aa tha boat I wat In pulled away from tho ttetmer't aldu, "Archie hlmacir put me Into Ihe boat, wnipiied blitiikett around ntn and tucked me In at cnrefully at If we were atari Ing on a motor rldo. "He entered llio boat w-th me, performing per-forming tho little rourtivlea nt cnlmly aod with aa amlllng a fin e na If death wna fur away, Inaiend uf being but a few momenta removed from him. "When he had t-urefully wrupped me up he atopped on the gunwale of the boat and, llftlim bit hut, milled down at me. " 'tliHMlbye, Mlaa Young.' he anld bravoly and amlllng. 'I.uck la with you. Will you kindly remember mo lo all tho folkt back home!' "Then he atopped to the deck of tho ateniner and the bont I wna In wnt lowered to the waler. Il wna tho Inat boat lo leave the ahlp; of thla I nm perfectly certain. And I know Hint I am tho lnat of thorn, who wero attved lo whom Archie llutt apoke. "Aa our bout lowered nnd left tno aldo of the aleiiuter, Archie wna atlll aliindlng at tho roll, looking down lit me. lilt hut wna ruined, nnd tin' emie |