New-York tribune., 1912-04-16

erred the Vgnan The steamship Carpha with several hun
red passengers of the Titanic route to New York
The statement all the passengers and were transferred
as qualified later
"AT 2:2o THE TITANIC FOUNDERED."
Shortly afterward following given the message
Captain Eaddock:
m Titanic foundeed Carpathia proceeding to New
Fork with passengers H. l. HADDOCK, S. S. Olympic
After this message Franklin he said
"It is horrible
been rumoed from Halifax that three
aeamers passengers board namely the Vgnan the Car
sathia and the Parsian
from Captain Haddock that the Titanic sank
zzo this morning We also learned from him that the Gar
,athia had CTS survivors on board
at vv difficult Vgnian and the Partisan have
INV asked Captain Haddok and our
gent Halifax aboard the
v,o steamships -.,-
very that there has been great loss OF
e impossible give further particulars until we have
aeard Vgnan the Parisan We have information
there any passengers aboard those two vessels
hopeful that the reaching that the V
nan the Partisan have survivors aboard are true
There was sufficient number Titanic carry
Ill the passengers.
81 was confident to-day that the Titanic
unsnkab steamship safe and that there would be
40 loss of life The the message from Cap
:an Haddock.'
Mr. Franklin denied emphaticaly that Line had
withheld report sinking Titanic He said that the
Captain Hddok made public by the
pany few minutes after it received in the Offices
said night that the Titanic carried 1923
passengers ze2 second class and 7
teerage. -. r.. ... ..:-.
The crew numbered $780, including officers men and evsdesses
message received from Captain Haddock the White
cancelled special proceed Halifax
bring New York the rescued passengers OF the Titanic
The disaster is the greatest known to shipping history
Those approaching the loss of the steamer Allan
1879 with s74 lives. and the sinking of La Bougogne 1898
with s7l lives
There still remains hope that the Viginian the Partisan
will having saved the of the Titanic
until after o'clock last night that became that
the Titanic had foundered with terrible loss of life All day hopes
had been buoyed telling the all
also reported that the vessel would be owed safely
harbor Halifax
THE EARLY MESSAGES HOPEFUL, BUT UNOFFICIAL
The early messages however, all unofficial
flashing wires from
Cape after o'clock that the Titanic had
Newfoundland Banks three hours and fyfve minutes striking
iceberg
information by Captain
Ttanics ship the Olympic told the awful disaster
that the than 2oo the Titanic only had been
saved significant added nearly all of those s,v.d
children.
There 230 and children first second Cabins
1t how there in steerage the
spell the doom Of nearly the entire as the men
passengers.
HELP FROM vIRG1NrAN AND pAR1s1AN NOT pRogAp1r
G the reignng White vcepresiden
Franklin studied the situation calmly possible spite of homes
contrary he did believe the Vgan Partisan could
reached the Of the disaster assistance
When the Vgnan first reported her receipt the rs sd
signal Sunday night she said she probably would able
reach the Titanic before 10 yesterday This have been
nearly eight hours after the Titanic sank equally doubtful
the Partisan could have reached the doomed earlier
Mr. Franklin said that from his knowledge Captain Smiths
aanty and heroism other occasions he believed
stuck the bridge and sank with his
In discussing the line in the dispatches that nearly those
saved were women and children Mr. Franklin said:
There rule Of the which to sacrifice
themselves for the children rule of courtesy
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