Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-15

Titanic that the virgInlan should
reach him BY 10 o'clock this morn
ms Tho Titanic'a accident happened
Ia latitude q1.46 north, longitude
bO.i4 west This point ~ about t,i50
miles due east Of New York city. and
as0 miles south Of Cape Race, New-
fOundlnnd wireless station. All the
messages from the ship were reiayed
TO tho Cape Race wireless station by
the Virgiaian and forwarded by the
Marconi company 10 New York city.
The Tltanic's twin ship Olympic.
which left Kew York last week. was
also IN direct communication with the
snklng noat from a point about SOC
miles away and started at once for
the scene.
Tho Titanic. which " on her maiden
trip IL IN charge Of Captssn q. J..
Smith, who was on the bridge Of the
big Olympic when that boat coilidod
with the British cruiaer Hawke last
September.
Steamship men here today charae-
toixed the disaster as THE most
startling news which has come IN
from The sea since the advent OF wire-
less telegraphy"
The first heard Of the accident was
about 1 O'Clock this morning when q
bulletin from Montreal stated That
the Allan line offices there had re-
ceived q wireless from Captain CAM
bell OF the steamer VlrglniaR, stating
that the Titanic was calling for assist
ance sitter collision with An iceberg.
The Virglnian's captain added he was
heading his boat for the Titanic, whose
position was said 10 be about $50 miles
south OF Cape Race, Newfoundland.
Immediate inquiry by the Assoeiat-
ed Preas In an urgent dispatch 20 the
Mnrconi station ~ Cape Race was
answered soon aftorward In the fol-
lowing words:
AZ 1925 last night the steamer Ti-
tanic called G. q. y. and reported
having struck an iceberg. The steamer
said that Immediate assistance was re-
udlred. Hair an k0ur aftcrwnrd an-
other messagc came reporting they
were sinking by the head and that
women were being put off in the iife
boats"
The weather was calm and clear.
the Titanic's wireless operator report
ed: and he gave the position Of the
vessel as 4f.48 north latitude and
5O.1t west longtituue. The Marconl
station az Cape Race notified the Ale
Ian liner Yirginian, the captain OF
which Immediately advised that ne
was proceeding for the scene Of the
disaster.
"The vIrginian az midnight was
about ITO miles from the Titanic and
expected % reach that vessel about
10 today.
The Olympic at midnight was IN lat
ifude 4O.32 north and longitude sl.S
west
she was in direct communication
with The Titanic and ia now making ali
haste toward her. The steamship
Aejtlc also reported herself as about
900 miles east of the Titanic, "a i.ia
toward her.
"The last signals from tire Titanic
were heard by tho VlFginian AZ 1875
a. M. The wireless operator on the
Virginian says these signals were
blurred and ended abruptly.
Vice President e. =. a Franklin oi
the International Merchant marine,
the highest official of the White Star
llae here, was one OF the first 70 be-
notified Of the reported disastct. but Il
was only through the Associated Press
that he learned Of Il. and for hours
thereafter he could only express his
astonlshment az the news and his
doubt that such a large and thorough
~ protected ship az the Titanic could
be IN danger nt sen.
Halifax. n s.. April i5--The Cana
dian marine agency here at 4:i5 y.
m. received a wireless dispatch that
the Titanic Is sinking The message
came via the Cable Ship Minia, Off
Cape Race II is said the steamers
towing the Titanic we're endoavoring
to get her into sh0ai wntar near Cape
Race 10 h0ach hnr