The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-16

utNlS ItldllNe 10 lOCdllOn LOT lNe
next year came as surprises, even to
none but the 655 taken from life
boats by the Carpathia had been saw
ed This message was relayed i'm
mediately to the White Star offices,
but Mr.. Franklin positively declined
to make the text of the message pub
lie He offered still the hope that
passengers were aboard the Partisan
and the Nirginian, and even when the
admission was wrung from him that
there seemed little hope of the saw
ing of any others than the 655
aboard the Carpathia, he chung to the
hope that in some unexplained way
there were other passengers aboard
the two Allan liners.
The Titanic had foundered in
latitude 4116 north and longitude
SOFA west This is about "a miles,
due south OF the position at which
she struck the iceberg All her
boats are accounted for. There
were about 200 persons aboard the
Titanic
1t can be positively stated that
up to II o'clock last night nothing
whatever had been received at or
heard by the Marconi station at Cape
Race, n. f., to the effect that the
Partisan, Virginian or any other
ships had picked up any survivors,
other than those picked up by the
Carpathia.
The first news of the disaster to
the Titanic was received by the Mar.
conf wireless station at Cape Race
Sunday The Titanic was first heard
giving the distress signal &C. Q. D.
which was answered by a number OF
ships, including the Carpathia, the
Baltic and the Olympic. The Titanic
said she had struck an iceberg and
was in immediate need of assistance
giving her position as latitude 41:46
north and longitude SOFA west.
At 1856 o'clock the Titanic re
ported she was sinking by the
head. and at 1925 o'clock the station
here established communication with
the Allan liner Virginian, from Hall
fax for Liverpool, and notified her Of
the Titanic's urgent need OF assis
lance and gave her the Titanic.
position.
The Virginian advised tho Mar
conf station almost Immediately that
she was proceeding toward he
scene OF the disaster.
At 1885 o'clock the Titanic inform
ed the Olympic that they were putt
ing the women of in boats and IN
structed the Olympic to have hel
boats ready to transfer the passen
gers.
The Titanic, during all this time
continued to give distress signals
and to announce her position.
The wireless operator seemed alb
solutely cool and clear-headed, his
sending throughout being steady and
perfectly formed. and the judgment
used by him was OF the best.
The last signals heard from the
! Titanic were received at 1927 a. m.
when the Virginian reported havinf
heard a few blurred signals which
ended abruptly.
Shortly after II O'Clock last night
Mr. Franklin said he had received
2 dispatch stating that the Carpath
la rescued survivors from a small
deet of lifeboats at 1880 o'clock yes
terday morning, more than eight
hours after the Titanic is reported L
have sunk. In his opinion, the Car
pathia is Fastening with all possibl,
= speed to New York City, in order tia
the persons taken from the lifcboasi
. who were suffering from exposure
! might obtain medical attention witt
the least possible delay.
Not until Thursday night. however
and possibly not until Friday morn
5 ing, can FIRST hand knowledge OF th
e wreck be obtained, for It is not unit
. then, Mr. Franklin said last night
. that he expected the Carpathia q
e reach this port. Already he has viii
f ed to Capt Haddook and has trie
e to reach the Carpathia to obtain
h list of those who were rescued. Thi
viii probably be obtained by wireless
e before the Carpathla reaches por
M What names may appear upon
r. none can tell except that Mr. FRANK
Z lin and steamship men IN genera
|. realize that OF all the 655 there prol
h ably will be the name OF only a ma
, ar two