The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-04-19
BAND PLAYED NEARER
nv GOD TO THEE
A. Great Steamer Sank. Carving
1901 Souls Before Their Max
er--Story Of The Disaster

night. with first news direct from
the great White Star Liner Titanic
which sank off the Grand Banks of
New foundland. early on Monday
morning last.
The great liner went down with
her band playing "Nearer By God
To Thee" taking with her to death
all but 745 OF her human cargo of
2,3i0 souls.
The list of prominent men miss
ing stands previously reported. and
the total death list as brought 10
port tonight by the Carparthia is
1901.
Survivors in the lifeboat huddled
IN the darkness AT IA safe distance
from the stricken ship and saw her
go down.
Some maintain that IA compare
tive calm prevailed; others say that
wild disorder broke out. aud that
there was "A maniacal struggle for
the life boats. That the liner struck
an iceberg IA reported by wireless,
was confirmed by all.
'eH~dti'hti Iuuibls ttiu Nv uNN-
terlcal passengers who would not
give their names. said that Captain
Smith had killed himself on the
bridge: that the chief engineer had
taken his life, and that three Ital-
ians were shot in the struggle for
the boats. These rumors could not
be confirmed in the early confusion,
attendan, on the landing of the SUI
xivors.
Ripped from stem To engine room
BY the great mass of ice she struck
amidships. the Titanic's side was
laid open as if by gigantic can
opener.
She quickly listed to the star
board. and shower of ice fell onto
the forecastle deck. Shortly before
she sank. she broke in two abaft the
engine room. aud as she disappear
ed beneath the water. the expulsion
of air caused two explosions, which
were plainly heard by the survivors
adrift.
a moment more and the Titanic
had gone 10 her doom. with the fat
ed hundreds grouped IN the after
decE. To the survivors they were
visible to the last. aud their cries
and means were pitiable.
Top hogs were $50 at Cincinnati
Friday.
A scene of indescrils,ble panic
prevailed When the giant Titanic
struck the iceberg Sunday night, the
flashes state. She was almost rent
asuuder by The terrific impact with
the iceberg. She went To the bot
tom with almost the entire crew and
nearly all of the male passengers.
Captain Smith was the first Of
ficer who realized the peril, but he
did not believe that his boat, which
he expected to pilot to glory On this.
her maiden trip, was IN danger of
going down. As IA precautionary
measure, however. he instructed the
wireless operator To send out the
=. y. ;. call. the international sig
nal of distress on the sea, 50 that
aid would be on hand if it came tc
the worst.
This was before the power fail
ed. and the terrifying signal was
sent into the night asking for as
slstance. The operator had barely
clicked his instrument for the final
letter of his message when the water
flooded the dynamo room.
lie turned 10 his accumulation set
which was weak. and splutterlnp
messages were sent out. but they
were incapable of carrying a great
ear distance than hundred miles.
The Iirst ;. o. ;. call was picked
np by the Carpathia. which headed
at once for the scene of the disaster.
The Titanic had gone down before
she reached the spot. but numerous
pieces of wreokage told the story of
what had happened.
a number OF bodies wore seen
tloatlng about in the ice field. They
were evidently those who had
sought refuge On the floating cakes
of ice or in clinging TO the pieces of
wrsoaags. The cold oysr,ame them,
and they persisted while the Car
pathia and number of other liners
were rushing to their aid. No at
tempt was made 10 recover the
bodies
With the final realization that his
splendid craft was doomed, Captain
Smith ordered the life boats lowered.
His orders We're obeyed with ala
Gritty and the women aud children
were lowered.
The life boats were rocked and
swayed by the wind and rolling of
the big boat, and great difficulty
was experienced in gerting the wo-
men aboard without mishap.
There was a gathering in the
grand salon on Sunday night attend
ed by men and women of the first
cabin in evening clothes. II was
gala night ON board the great liner.
Many of the women were lowered
into the lifeboats in their evening
gowns which afforded but scant
protection from the chill winds and
water.
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