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From the Daily Mirror, May 4, 1912:
“Mrs. E. Leather, of Birmingham,
gave me a succinct narrative of her escape in Boat
16, which was the last on the port side to be
filled, at about 1.30. The master-at-arms, Mr.
Bailey, was in charge, and there were two sailors
and two firemen, the rest of the 42 on board were
all women, mostly from the steerage, except two
foreigners, who hid under the seats. Miss Marsden
rowed all night with the men, Miss Jessop and myself
nursed two little babies. Miss Gregson took charge
of a little French baby all night, and Mrs. Roberts
also had a baby, but they were in another boat...We
had a poor Portuguese bride on our boat, who had
lost her husband. She could not speak anything but
Portuguese. They were on their honeymoon...One
second cabin passenger saved on our boat had all her
household things on board, and was taking her three
children to their father in America. She and the
children were saved, but of course she lost
everything. Her eldest girl, aged fifteen, was saved
in nothing but her nightdress.”
We know Mr. Bailey
was in charge of #16, verifying Mrs. Leather's
placement.
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