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LEVIATHAN WRECKED BY AN ICEBERG
Wireless dispatches up to noon today showed that the passengers of the monster White Star Liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg off New-foundland coast last night, were being transferred aboard the steamer Carpathia, a Cunarder, which left New York, April 12 for Naples.------------------------------- Accident to Largest Vessel Afloat. ------------------------------- NEWS BY WIELESS ------------------------------- Summens Aid and Tells of Army of passengers Being Rescued By Vessels That Hurried to Assist. -------------------------------- Already 20 boatloads of the Titanic's passengers have been transferred aboard the Carpathia and allowing 40 to 60 people as the capacity of each lifeboat, some 800 or 1.200 people have already been transferred from the damaged liner to the Carpathia. Another liner, the Parisian, of the Allan Company, which sailed from Glasgow for Halifax on April 6, is already close at hand and assisting in the work of rescue. The Baltic and Virginian also are near the scene, and the Olympic apparently is near at hand as the wireless information concerning the transfer comes from Captain Haddock of the Olympic. The Latest reports indicate that the transference of passengers is being carried on succesfully and safty. The see is smooth and the weather calm. It is probable that all of the passengers of the Titanic are safe. While badly damaged the Titanic is still afloat and is reported to be making her way toward Halifax under her own steam. The accident accured at 10.25 last night at a point about 4-- miles south of Cape Race. N. F. and about 1.100 miles east of New York.
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The White Star liner Titanic, the largest vessel afloat, left Southampton April 10 on her maiden voyage to New York. She is a vessel of 46.328 tons, is 882 feet 1/2 inches long and displaces 66.-- tons.The Titanic carried about 1.300 passengers of whom 350 were in the first cabin. Among theme are F. D. Millet, the artist and president of the Consolidated American Academy at Rome, Major Archibald Butt, military aide to President Taft, C. M. Hays, president of the Grand Truck railway, J. B. Ismay, chairman and managing director of the White Star line, Henry B. Harris, the American theatrical manager, W. T. Stead, Mrs Isidor Straus, Mr and Mrs John Jacob Astor, Mr and Mrs G . D. Widener, Benjamin Guggenheim and Mr and Mrs Harry Widener. Captain E. J. Smith commands the Titanic. The last communication with the vessel was a wireless message received by the Marconi station at Cape Race, reporting her 1.284 miles east of Sandy Hook at 1.13 o'clock Sunday morning. On leaving Southampton last Wednesday the Titanic had rather an exciting moment. Passing the White Star liner Oceanic and the American liner New York which were berthed alongside one another the suction of the Titanic's triple screws dragged the New York from her moorings. The stern of the New York swung into midstern and narrowly escaped striking the Titanic which had to stop until the New York was towed to a safer berth. The Titanic is a ingeniously fitted --- vessel and her accomodations for cabin passengers are elegant. The ----- of the Titanic is shown when it is stated that in lenght she will stretch over four city blocks and would be considerably over 100 feet higher, standing on end, than the bigest building in New York. The vessel has accomodations for 1.300 passengers and carries a crew of 860. That icebergs are prevalent in the Atlantic just now warm mode known yesterday when the Cunard liner Carmania and the French liner Niagara had adventures with them last week. The Niagara had several plates stered off the Grand Banks last Thursday and the Carmania herself had an exciting day threading her way through them.
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Cripple Making for Port.
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Montreal. April 15. -- Manager Mitchell of the White Star office here, absolutely denied a report credited to his office that the Titanic had sank. Mr. Mitchell said as far as he knew the Titanic was still afloat and was making for Halifax under her own steam helpped by the Allan liner Parisian.He believed with so many vessels around the disabled liner it would hardly be necessary for the Virginian to return to Halifax with the Titanic.
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First Cry for Help.
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Cape Race. N. F. April 15 -- At 10.25 last night the steamship Titanic called "C. Q. D." and reported having struck an iceberg. The steamer said that immediate assistance was required.Half an hour afterwards another message came reporting that they were sinking by the head and that women wer being put off in the lifeboats. The Titanic's wireless operator reported and gave the position of the vessel 41.06 north latitude and 50.14 west longitude. The -------- at Cape Race ------ the Allan liner Virginian ---------------------. Vice-Pial of the resident P. A. S. Franklin, of the International Merchant Marine, the highest official of the White Star line in New York, was one of the first to be notified of the reported steamer, but it was only through the Associated Press that he heared it, and for hours thereafter he could only express him astonishment of the news and his doubt that such a large and theroughly protected ship as the Titanic could be in danger at sea. Upon hearing the first reports he spoke reasuringly, declaring that only eight or ten hours before the White Star offices had received a wireless giving the liner's position. He was sure that if she had met with any accident be would have heard from her promply. "We are absolutely satisfied that even if she was in collision with an iceberg she is in no danger." he said. "With her numerous water-tight compartments she is absolutely unsinkable, and it makes so difference what she hit. The report should not cause any serious anxiety." |
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