The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-04-26
SPUR OF ICEBERG
RIPS BOTTOM Off
GIGANTIC SHIP
Titanic Is Literally Disemboweled
by Submerged FIoe While
Speeding.
PLACID SEA HIDES DEATH
Intis Shock 10 Felt When Vessel
stdkes-Passenasrs for Hail an
Hour Believe Damage 10 slight
-Pathstie Stories Of Sur.
Vlvors.

vlvors.
New York. April in.--it was the sub
merged spur OF an iceberg Of ordi'
nary proportions that sent the White
star liner Titanic more than two miles
en- the bottom Of the Atlantic on the
haHka or Newfoundland. Tho vessel
vas ttcamlng almost full tit through
a emily swelling sea aud under star
Mt aky. IN charge Of First Onlccr Muir
dock, who moment after the COLL
sion surrendered the command TO Cap
cain Smith. who went down with his
boat
The lifeboats that were launched
we're not hlled 10 their capacity The
scaernI feeling aboard the ship was.
even after the boats had left It's Sides
that the vessel would survive iia
NOund. and tho passengers who were
Iefi aboard believed almost up TO the
last moment that they had chance
Tor their lives.
The captain and officers behaved
Win the utmost gnllantry and there
eln psifect order and discipline IN
the Launching OF the boats and after
su hope had been abandoned for the
taisation of tho ship for those who
Eorc on board
Jurt before It went down the n.
sanir broke its back
Placid Sea Hides Death.
T,c great liner was plunging
shtouh q comparatively placid sea
On Ono surface of which there was
murh muahy tee and here and there a
lnmb,r ct comparatively harmless
tooldng nocs The night was clear
and stars visible Chief Oiiccr Muir
sock was In charge Of the bridge.
The nfst lnllmation ct the presence
Of tic iceberg that no received WAS
from the lookout In the crows ncnt
They were 10 close upon the berg at
thiH moment that Il was practically
Impossible TO avoid n collision with IT,
The Ggst officer did what other I'M
stabbed aud alert commanders would
have done under similar clrcum.
.stEuccs that H., he made an effort
BY going full speed ahead ON his star
board propeller and reversing his port
propeller. simultaneously throwing his
helm over. TO make rapid turn and
eIcnr the berg.
Rips Bottom Open.
These maneuyers were not success
Ful ilo succeeded In preventing his
low from crashing into the ice clln
but nearly the entire length Of the
great ship on tho starboard side was
ripped.
The speed OF tho Titanic, estimated
60 be nj least twenty ono knotn, was
40 terrific that tho knli,llke edge OF
shr icobergs spur protrudlng undei
abe sea cut through her like eau
opener.
The shock was almost impcrcopt
lble The first oiilccr did not appar
emily realize that the great ship hat
received its death wound ana none Of
the passengers II Il believed had IN,
slightest suspicion that anything NOR,
than a usual minor accident had hap
pcncd. Hundreds who had gone tt
their berths and were asleep were mol
awakened by the vibration
Return TO Card Game
To illustrate the placidlty viii
HAlNNN ~ ANNNNNNN wv NAN' NNN "
gnrdod the accident It Ia related thu
four who were IN the smoking room
piayiug bridge calmly got up front th'
table. and. after walking ON deck an,
looking over the rail. returned to thei
game one OF them had lcft his ciga
on tho card table. and while the thrc,
others were gazing out ON the sea h
remarked that he couldn't AFFORD Il
toee his smoke. returned Tor his cigar
and came out again
Tho four remained only for fey
moments on deck They rcsumc
tbeir game under the impression tina
the ship had stopped for reasons bcs
known TO the commander and not II
golylng any danger to her The tor
dcncy OF the whole ships company e,
rcpi the men In the engine depar
Tncnt, who were made aware OF III
danger by the lnrushlng water. was I
make light Of II and In some instance
even TO rldlcule the thought OF DANCE
90 so substantial a fabric,
Slow to Realize Peril.
Within few minutes stewards nm
other members OF the crew were ser
round TO arouse tho people. Some n
asriy refused to get up, The steward
had almost to force tho doors Of III
9taterooms TO make the somnolent al
preciate their peril.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aston were In the
room and saw the Ice vision fash b
They had not appreclably felt the go
'sIs shock and supposed then nothir
Out Of the ordinary had happone
They were both dressed and came {
deck leisurely,
IL was not until the ship began
cake a heavy list to starboard that
ttEemor OF fear pervaded It.
Launch BoAts Safely.
Tho crow had been called to Gle
away the lifeboAts. Of which the
we're twenty. four Of which were Ct