As the _Titanic_ plunged deeper and deeper we could see her stern rising higher and higher until her lights began to go out. As the last lights on the stern went out we saw her plunge distinctively, bow first and intact. Then the screams began and seemed to last eternally. We rowed back, after the _Titanic_ was under water, toward the place where she had gone down, but we saw no one in the water, nor were we near enough to any other lifeboats to see them. When Boxhall lit his first light the screams grew louder and then died down. We could hear the lapping of the water on the icebergs, but saw none, even when Boxhall lit his green lights, which he did at regular intervals, till we sighted the _Carpathia_. Our boat was the first one picked up by the _Carpathia_. I happened to be the first one up the ladder, as the others seemed afraid to start up, and when the officer who received me asked where the _Titanic_ was, I told him she had gone down. * * * * * Capt. A. H. Rostron, of the _Carpathia_ (Am. Inq., p. 22): We picked up the first boat, which was in charge of an officer who I saw was not under full control of his boat. He sang out that he had only one seaman in the boat, so I had to manœuvre the ship to get as close to the boat as possible, as I knew well it would be difficult to do the pulling. By the time we had the first boat’s people it was breaking day, and then I could see the remaining boats all around within an area of about four miles. I also saw icebergs all around me. There were about twenty icebergs that would be anywhere from about 150 to 200 feet high, and numerous smaller bergs; also numerous ones we call “growlers” anywhere from 10 to 12 feet high and 10 to 15 feet long, above the water. [Illustration: CAPTAIN ROSTRON OF S. S. “CARPATHIA”] BOAT NO. 4.[17] [17] British Report (p. 38) says this was the eighth and last _lifeboat_ that left the ship and lowered at 1.55 A. M. _No male passengers in this boat._ _Passengers:_ Mrs. Astor and maid (Miss Bidois), Miss Bowen, Mrs. Carter and maid (Miss Serepeca), Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Cummings, Miss Eustis, Mrs. Ryerson and children, Miss S. R., Miss E. and Master J. B. and maid (Chandowson), Mrs. Stephenson, Mrs. Thayer and maid, Mrs. Widener and maid. _Women and children:_ 36. (Br. Rpt.) _Crew:_ Perkis, Q. M., in charge. Seamen: McCarthy, Hemmings,* Lyons;† Storekeeper Foley and Assistant Storekeeper Prentice;* Firemen: Smith and Dillon;* Greasers: Granger and Scott;* Stewards: Cunningham,* Siebert.† * Picked up from sea. † Picked up from sea but died in boat. _Bade good-bye to wives and sank with ship:_ Messrs. Astor, Clark, Cummings, Ryerson, Thayer, Widener and his son Harry. _Stowaway:_ One Frenchman. _Total:_ 40. (Br. Rpt.) INCIDENTS C. H. Lightoller, Second Officer (Am. Inq., p. 81):