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Show ARCHIE BUTT MEETS DEATH LIKE A HERO Gallant Young Officer Hands Young Lady Into Boat, Sends Message to Friends and Awaits the End. Washington. A graphic story of the heroism of Major Archibald Butt was told Friday in an interview given to the Washington Star's correspondent correspond-ent in New York by Miss Mary E. Young, a former resiaent here. Miss Young, believed to have been the last woman to leave the Titanic, and Major Butt had long been friends, Miss Young having been a special music mu-sic instructor to the children of former for-mer President Roosevelt. Miss Young said: "The last person to whom I spoke on board the Titanic was Archie Butt, and his good, brave face, smiling at me from the deck of the steamer, was the last I could distinguish as the boat I was in pulled away from the steamer's side. "Archie himself put me into the boat, wrapped blankets around me and tucked me in as carefully as if we were starting on a motor ride. "He entered the boat .with me, performing per-forming the little courtesies aB calmly and with as smiling a face as if death was far away, instead of being but a few moments removed from him. "When he had carefully wrapped me up he stepped on the gunwale of tne Doat anu, ntting his hat, smiled down at me. " 'Goodbye, Miss Y'oung,' he said bravely and smiling. 'Luck is with you. Will you kindly remember me to all the folks back home?' "Then he stepped to the deck of the steamer and the boat I was in was lowered to the water. It was the last boat to leave the ship; of this I am perfectly certain. And I know that I am the last of those who were saved to whom Archie Butt spoke. "As our boat lowered and left the side of the steamer, Archie was still standing at the rail, looking down at me.-- His hat was raised, and the same |
