The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-23

as every compartment from midshlps
forward was quickly flooded and the
ship settled rapidly by the head, with
a list to port. rolling heavily in the
trough Of the sea. The force Of the
impact was so terrific that II practl.
cally rent the ship from stem to
stern.
For a short while sufficient order
was maintained to allow of the
launching in safety Of most of the life.
boats and embark about a thousand
persons. Then cry went up that
the Titanic was sinking and the fren-
zied crowd rushed madly for the
boats. AS the ship settled in the sea
many OF the boats were smashed 60
pieces and some were swamped while
they were being launched The 9th
ers went down with the ship.
BY this time the ship was seen to
be settling fast and the water had
reached the engine room. The wire
less failed through the loss of the
motor and all lights went out all over
the ship. This added to the gloom
and the difficulty of handling the
boats.
The source of this version, which
has the appearance of reliability,
gives the number of passengers saved
as over one thousand.
Titanic's Last Word Told of Ice.
NEW YORK, April 16.-What is be.
lieved to be one of the last messages
sent from the Titanic before it struck
the iceberg was received at the n.y.
geographic office in washington, April
IA, the day preceding the night on
which the collision occurred, accord
ing to advices received here tonight.
The message as given, read:
April IA, German steamer Amerika
reported by radio telegraph passing
two large icebergs in latitude 41.27,
longitude 5O.OS. Titanic"
This message indicates that the Tt
tanic had knowledge of ice in its vi
cinity as its position when it struck
was latitude 41.46, longitude 50,14,
official Figures Of Tragedy.
NEW YORK, April II Q:SO a. M.
The White Star Company's revised
official figures covering the lives in
volved in the wreck Of the Titanic
are:
Total No of passengers aboard. 1920
Members of the crew ..... $50
Total passengers and crew ... 21SO
Number of known survivors. 80. 1858
Number who probably persisted 1872
No. of crew manning lifeboats.. 140
No. steerage passengers saved
(estimated) .............. 400
Cabin survivors (women, 233;
men. 70; children, 16) ....... 1928
Weeping In New York.
NEW YORK, April 16,-New York
has been stirred by the disaster to
the Titanic as it rarely has been
stirred Great crowds gathered about
bulletin boards throughout the city
watching eagerly for news from the
bleak seas.
Telegraph and telephone wires have
been clogged with anxious questions
since the news of the disaster first
came, and the fact that UP to night
fall definite news was still lacking
and has caused nervous tension which
is telling on the people.
Women have tainted in the crowds
as they waited for news Of loved
ones in peril which did not come, and
the crowds in some instances became
hysterical.
The offices of the White Star line in
Bowling Green have been besieged by
armies of the relatives and friends
of the passengers. Many men and
women have been there since Monday
evening, refusing to go home for food
or rest and waiting, waiting for some
word of hope from their loved ones.
Vincent Aston HysterlcaI.
Vincent Aston, son of Colonel John
Jacob Astor and heir to his $600,0OO,-
coo estate, was in hysterical condi-
ton and offered any amount of money
for any news. But he could get no
more information than the humblest
soul craving news of his immigrant
friend in the steerage.
Just before noon one of the waiting
women screamed that her purse had
been stolen and the police on guard
caught the pickpocket after chase
through Battery park There were
mutterings in the crowd which might
have led to a lynching but for the
numerous policemen.
Mrs. Guggenheim Creates Scene.
There were many affecting scenes
at the steamship office. Mrs. Benja
min Guggenheim, wife of the smelteI
millionaire, created a scene when she
was told that her husbands name had