Evening journal., 1912-04-16
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.

Besides the personal appeals for news,
the offices were deluged with frantic ap-
peals by long distance telephone and tele-
graph. To all the same reply was made
that as soon as the actual facts were
known the news would be made public.
1t was accepted everywhere from the
start that Captain L. j. Smith, admiral
of the White Star feet went down with
his ship. For forty years he had been a
sailor and for more than twenty-five
years master of ocean ships. His first
accident came last fall as master of the
Olympic He was on the bridge when
that sister ship of the Titanic was
smashed by the British cruiser Hawke.
Then at the outset Of his work as COM
mander of the Titanic he had encounter
ed an accident which just missed de-
stroying the steamer New York, by fail
ing to shut off his engines when passing
her berth at the Southampton docks.
His friends said there could be nothing
to live for after losing the Titanic. The
very fact that he had failed to sense"
the icebergs would always have been held
against him and the men who knew him
best said he would hardly have lived to
come to port even though he had saved
his passengers.
Alfred c. Vanderbilt. at first supposed
to have been lost, cabled his relatives
here that he did not sail
The futility of money in the face ci
the appalling tragedy that had over.
taken the victims Of the wreck was ex-
empliied in the case of Mrs Benjamin
Guegenheim. whose millionaire husband
twas one OF the missing. She impor
ltuned every one she could reach, semi
hysterically demanding that something
be done.
For Gods sake, do something" sh'
demanded of Vice President franklin
'1f there is any chance do not let ex
pense count. Can't you hire steam
boats and rush them to the scene
There may be some boats still afloat am
there may be men and women clingini
to the wreckage."
She was assured that word had bee
sent to every steamer in the vicinit
to comb the seas and see what the
could do
! Vice President Franklin locked him
self in his Office at l0.45 o'clock and ar
nouneed that he would see no. one. Whe
an inquiry was shouted through tf
door to him. asking whether he had an
; news OF the-reported rescue of more ths
400 additional survivors from the T
itanic. he answered in a shaking voice
Il hope that il is true, but we hs'
. no such information.r
800 Survivors on Carpathia.
f. j. Berwind. a director of the Whit
Star Line, at l045 o'clock confirmed q
report that there were at least 500 su
vivors from the Titanic on the Ca
, lpathia, which is en- route to New Yor
The following wireless despatch'
were given out at the Offices of Il
Cunsrd Line:
$50 a. m, New York time, lstitu'
.45 north, longitude 5000 west I a
, proceeding TO New York unless othe
! wise ordered with about 500 After hs
ing consulted with Mr.. lsmay and col
: sidering the circumstances with
much ice about consider New York bes
! Large number icebergs and twenty mil
filled ice with bergs amongst.
. "ROSTROM,
Commanding Carpathia." I"
: This message came via Cape Race al
. was followed by another which appa
emily had preceded it and read as fC
!, lows:
Il '7.2O a. m, April l6.-Titanic stru
I. iceberg; sunk Monday, 3 a. m, Al.
: north, 50.l4 west. Capathia picked
many passengers in boats. VIII wi
= further particulars later. Proeeedn
back to New York