ends--that picture and all it meant to him then and there;
and besides, just for a moment maybe, and as background to all that,
swift realisation of the awful tragedy ending his life, ending his ship.

But whatever he saw, in that quiet lonely minute, it did not hold or
unman him. Work--work--he must work to the bitter end.

Some saw him for the last time, down in the Engine-room, with Chief
engineer Bell and Archie Frost and the other heroes, all toiling like
men to keep the lights going and the pumps at work.

Others saw him, a few minutes before the end, on the Boat deck, our
final and grandest sight of him, throwing deck chairs overboard to the
unfortunates struggling in the water below.

Then, with a slow long slanting dive, the _Titanic_ went down, giving to
the sea her short-spanned life and with it the life of Thomas Andrews.

So died this noble man. We may hope that he lies, as indeed he might be
proud to lie, in the great ship he had helped to fashion.

APPENDIX

At the request of the Family the publishers have inserted the following
cables and letters which were received when the news of the disaster
first became public.

_Cable dated New York, 19th April, 1912, addressed to Mr.
James Moore, Belfast._

Interview _Titanic's_ officers. All unanimous Andrews heroic
unto death, thinking only safety others. Extend heartfelt
sympathy to all.

JAMES MONTGOMERY.

_Cable dated 21st April, 1912, received by the White Star Line
in Liverpool from their Office in New York._

After accident Andrews ascertained damage, advised passengers
to put on heavy clothing and prepare to leave vessel. Many
were sceptical about the seriousness of the damage, but
impressed by Andrews' knowledge and personality, followed his
advice, and so saved their lives. He assisted many women and
children to lifeboats. When last seen, officers say, he was
throwing overboard deck chairs and other objects to people in
the water, his chief concern the safety of everyone but
himself.

_Extract from letter written by Lord Pirrie to his sister,
Mrs. Thomas Andrews, Sen._

"A finer fellow than Tommie never lived, and by his
death--unselfishly beautiful to the last--we are bereft of the
strong young life upon which such reliance had come to be
placed by us elders who loved an