The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-04-18
fact that all dispatches have been


iceberg 10 now known to have peen
head-on crash that occurred while
the liner was proceeding at little less
than her best speed. She was DAY
ahead OF her schedule and 1t 10 con-
sidered probable that an attempt 10
make record breaking voyage was
the hope OF her crew VIXEN she en-
tered the ice field.
Her forward plates were complete
ly wrecked, gaping wound opening
below her water line and letting the
water into her forward compart-
ments.
Women and Children First.
In the meantime the life-boats
were manned and into them were
placed as many Of the women ana
children az they could hold. These
boats we're put of while there was
yet some hope of holding the Titanic
afloat until her wireless messages
could summon help
Later and more comprehensive
messages tell of great bravery on the
part of the men passengers. There
was a minimum of disorder. John
Jacob Aston, who. with his bride.
was returning from their long honey
moon abroad saw his bride placed IN
life-boat safely away. Colonel AS
tor was drowned.
Captain Smith.
The work of getting the life-boats
away, the work of allaying the fears
of the great crowd of passengers as
much as possible, the work OF keep
ing the pumps in operation and the
engines throbbing-these tasks and
countless others were directed by
Captain Smith, the venerable COM
mander of the Titanic. and before
her advent the commander OF the
Olympic, who displayed almost SUI
perhuman power of mind and body as
the worlds most horrible sea disas-
ter crowned his long and honorable
service on the high seas
A wireless message from the Viz
ginian states that the occupants OF
the small boats which she picked up
have been transferred to the Car
pathia. which Is proceeding to New
York
Founders in Four Hours.
The Titanic struck the iceberg at
1925 Sunday night and foundered at
2:20 Monday morning At dayhreak
the Carpathia arrived on the scene
and her passengers and crew beheld
only the small boats with their pre-
cious human cargoes and a dismal
scene Of wreckage.
sinking by the head and women
are being rushed into the life-boats!"
were the last words that sputtered
into the wireless room of the Vir-
glnian from the Titanic.
Wireless Sounds Distress Cry.
All through the night and until her
wireless station was silenced. over
hundreds of miles of sea from the
antennae of the giant liner flashed
the mystic and magic SOS" the
worldwide cry Of distress on the
ocean Every wireless operator
within range of the manned vessel
dropped her other message to locate
her and meanwhile relayed the fatal
message to the world.
The collision occurred in latitude
ALAG north and longitude SOFA
west. 1150 miles east of New York
and 400 miles south of Cape Race,
the most westerly point Of New
Foundland
No Storm Prevails.
Contrary to earlier dispatches
there was no storm when the vessel
struck. The weather was clear and
calm.
Almost as soon as the Virginian
picked up the distress signal It was
recorded by the operator on the
Olympic, the Titanic's sister ship
and next to her the largest vessel
afoat. This was at midnight. At
that hour the Olympic was 200 miles
from New York en- route to South
ampton.
The Olympia forged ahead under
full steam, but wireless dispatches
indicate that she reached the scene
too late to be of any assistance.
Baltic Speeds to Rescue.
The Baltic-famous for her rescue
Of the passengers of the steamer Re-
public and for her Jack Binns, who
sat aloft and braved death to sum-
mon help--was the next ship to pick
90 Of hn TO-
plight She was on her way from
New York to Liverpool. but turned
about and put on full speed toward
the Titanic's position.
The Partisan, according to her mes
sages, reached the flotlla of res
cuers shortly after the Baltic.
Confirms Loss Of Life.
A wireless message from Captain
Haddock confirmed the fears Of the
White Star line officials that all but
the go women and children who es-
capped in the small boats from the
$10,000000 steamship had persisted.
A part of this message was withheld
but enough was divulged to the news
papers to make certain the appalling
extent of the catastrophe.
Not until Captain Haddock flashed
Horrible disaster-all but go lost"
would the White Star officials be-
lieve that the mightiest ship ever
launched had gone down on her
maiden voyage.
The scene in the White Star line
Offices was pitiful Brought to a
realization Of the stupendous wreck
the complete destruction of the
fruit of their dreams--gray-h haired