Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-19
1901 PERlSHED AT SEA
Only 739 Survivors from Steam
ship Titanic
ided with Iceberg on Maiden Voyage
and Sank In Four Hours.


The most terrible marine disaster
ever known took place during Sunday
night, when the White Star line steamer
Titanic. the largest and finest vessel
aiioat, on her maiden voyage from South
ampton to New York. went to the bottom
of the ocean off the Newfoundland banks,
400 miles from Cape Race. carrying down
to death 1901 persons. There were 2340
persons on board and only 739 are known
to have been saved, mostly women and
children. The exact time when the Ii
tanic is said to have gone down was
2.20 Monday morning, three hours and
80 minutes after she received death blow
through collision with an iceberg.
Wireless signals of distress were flash
ed over the sea from the Titanic and
half dozen vessels which intercepted
the messages turned toward the scene of
the disaster, but so far as known only
one vessel the Carpathia of the Cunard
line, outward bound from New York,
saved any of the people from the Titanic.
All of those rescued were picked up from
life boats which We're lowered from the
Titanic soon after she was disabled. The
news of the catastrophe was sent by
wireless from the Carpathia, picked up
by the White Star steamship Olympic,
relayed to the stations on shore by the
Olympic, and then sent to New York.
The Titanic was $50 feet and six inches
long and it had registered tonnage of
1900 and a displacement tonnage of
$4,000 1t cost $4,000, 600 and was fitted
up in the most luxurious style of any
steamship ahoat. Its commander. Capt.
e. j. Smith was a veteran OF 40 years
experience and was regarded as one
of the ablest sea captains in the world.
Among the most widely known men
who are supposed to have persisted in
the wreck of the Titanic are the follow
ing:
Col. John Jacob Astor, one of the
wealthiest men in the country, head of
the Astor family in this country His for
tune is estimated at above 500, 900, 900. He
built the Waldorf Astoria, St. Regis,
Knickerbocker and Astor hotels in New
York and was the owner of the old Astor
House. He equipped battery with which
he served during the Spanish American
war, accompanying Gen. Shafter on his
journey of invasion. Col Astor was di-
vorced from his first wife, who was Miss
Willing, a noted belle of Phila delphia.
His marriage a few months ago to Miss
Force a beautiful young woman, at
tracted much attention Mrs. Astor and
maid are reported to have been saved.
Isdor Straus, former representative
in Congress, who with his brothers owned
several big department stores in New
York and Brooklyn, including the r. H.
Macy establishment
b. Guggenheim one of the seven
brothers who have many millions of
dollars invested in mines and smelters.
William T. Stead editor of the English
Review of Reviews, and an interna tional
figure.
Francis d. Mllet artist and author.
Major A. w. Butt, President Taft S
military aide.
Charles NJ. Hays president of the
Grand Trunk railroad system
JaQues Futrele, the short story
writer.
Henry B. Harris, the theatrical man
| ager.
Karl Behr, the noted tennis player.
The Carpathia reached New York last
night, having on board 739 survivors
from the Titanic. Six persons died after
being rescued. The list Of prominent
persons lost stands as previously re-
ported Practically every woman and
child, with the exception of those wom-
en- who refused to leave their husbands
were saved. Among the latter was Mrs
| Isador Straus, wife of the New York
millionaire merchant.
The survivors on the lifeboats sew the
| lights on the stricken vessel glimmer ia
the last, heard her band playing and saw
the doomed hundreds on her deck and
heard their groans and cries when the
vessel sank Accounts vary as to the
extent of the disorder on board. Not
only was the Titanic tearing through the
April night to her doom, but she was
under orders from the general officers
of the line to make all the speed o.
which she was capable. This was the
statement made last night by ]. P
Moody, a quartermaster, and the helms
man on the night OF the disaster. HI
said the ship was making 21 knots al
hour and the officers were striving t.
live up to the orders to smash a record
1T was close to midnight" said Moody
land 1 was on the bridge with the sec
ond officer, who was in command. Sud
denly he shouted, Port your helm!
did so but it was too late. We strucl
the submerged portion Of the berg"
OF the many accounts given by tn
passengers. most OF them agree that tn
shock when the Titanic struck the ice
berg, although 1t ripped her great side
as a giant can opener would, did no
greatly jar the vessel, for the blow wa
glancing one along her side. The ac
counts also agree substantially tina
when the passengers were taken of o.
the lifeboats there was no serious PAM
and that many wished to remain Of
board, believing the Titanic unsuitable