Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-15
Wireless Messages Brings Other
Steamers to Rescue.--l 800
Lives in Peril
FRANTIC APPEALS FOR AID
Monster Liner Seriously Damaged,
Rur Said to BE Making Her Way
to Cape Race.

New York, April l5.-Wircles
dispatches from Captain II. }. Had
dock of the White Star Liner Olym
pic says that five boat loads of pas
sengrrs have been taken from th'
sinking Titanic by the Partisan o.
the Allan Line and that twenty 9th
ers have been taken off by the Gun
ard Liner Carpathia.
The Partisan and Carpathia arc
standing by the Titanic and the Bal
tic was reported as approaching by
the Olympic's captain.
This information came direct to the
local Offices of the White Star Line
and Vice-president Franklin.
In making it public, Vice-President
Franklin declared that he personally
had no doubt but that the Titanic
would be safely towed to port. lie
declared that she has plenty of water
tight compartments, and that, while
she may sink several feet because OF
the weight of water in the forward
compartments and the necessity OF
trimming ship, she will not go down
The boats of the Titanic arc very
large and they took care Of 35 pas
sengers each trip. In accordance with
the custom of the sea, women and
children were transferred first. About
800 had been taken off when the
Oympic's captain sent his wireless,
according to Franklin's estimates.
A second dispatch stated that the
Virginian had passed u line to the
Titanic and will tow her to Halifax.
Cape Race, N. F., April l5.-Wire-
less advices from the Allan Liner
Virginian which was rushing to the
aid of the disabled White Star Liner
Titanic, stated that the last word re-
ceived from the wireless operator on
the Titanic was at 3:05 this morning.
In that message he reported the wo-
men and children being taken off
in q calm sea.
In addition to the Virginian there
were in the vicinity of the Titanic, and
racing toward her today the White
Star Liners Olympic and Baltic; the
Hamburg American Liner Cincinnati;
the Cunarder Mauretania; the Prinz
Adelbert, Amerika, Friedrich Wilhelm
and half dozen freighters.
Halifax, N. S.. April l5.-Wireless
messages received by the nearest
wireless station ut 4:30 said that most
of the passengers aboard the great
liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg
off Cape Race, "have been put to
sea in lifeboats." The message read:
Most passengers Titanic in life
boats. Sea quiet"
1t was unsigned.
1t is thought to have come from
one of the boats hurrying to the
stricken liner.
The weather this morning was
clear and calm. The pumps of the
Titanic were being worked to their
utmost, it was stated, and while the
forward holds were full of water, the
water tight compartments were hold
ing and if they can stand the strain
there is hope that the leviathan will
yet make port.
There is no doubt of the grave dan
ger. The great steel prov of the
Titanic crumbled before the impact
with the enormous iceberg. At the
smash, however, the water tight com
partment doors closed automatically
Immediately the wireless apparatu;
calls for aid were sent out, and the
response was immediate.
1t was believed here at $3.50 after
every known bit of information hac
been considered, that all on boart
will be saved and that there is fail
chance of the Titanic reaching port.
As soon as the passengers can b
transhipped it is believed that Capt
Smith will try to have the Titanic
towed to port. 1t is likely he vii
have her drawn stern foremost tt
Tighten as much as possible the ter
rlble strain on the collision bulkheads
The position of the Titanic, whe,
she was last heard from was Ala
north; SOFA west.
The tirst news of the accident wa
received by the wireless operator q
Cape Race. 1t said:
"fave struck iceberg; we are bae