Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-15
WHITE STAR STEAMER IN coLLI.
SION WITH ICEBERG AND BOW
ls STOVE IN.
FOURTEEN HUNDRED PAS.
sENGERs TRANSFERRED
Steamship Attno sadly o:~.sed stili
ARoat-WirsIsss Messages Bring Aid
From Othsr Vessels From Distances
Of Several Hundred MiIes-Carriss
Grow Of 500.

Wireless dispatches up to noon to-
day showed that the passengers Of the
monster White Star liner Titanic
which struck an iceberg off the New
foundland coast last night. were being
transferred aboard the steamer Car
pathia. Cunarder.
Already twenty boat loads of the IT.
tanics passengers had been trans
ferred aboard the Carpathic, and al
lowing from forty to sixty persons as
the capacity OF each life boat. some
500 to 1900 persons have already been
taken on board the Carpathia.
Latest reports indicate that the
transferring of passengers is being
carried on successfully and safely. The
sea is smooth and the weather calm. 1t
is probable that all the passengers OF
the Titanic are safe.
While badly damaged the Titanic is
still afioat and is reported to be max
ing her way toward Halifax under her
own steam.
The Titanic is the largest steamer
ever built. She is $50 feet long, and
has 46,32S tons displacement. She was
launched last May and this was her
maiden trip.
Among the passengers aboard are
Col. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor. AL
fred G. Vanderbilt, Major Archibald
F. D. Millett, the artist, Mr. and Mrs.
Isidor Straus, j. G. Widener, of Phila-
delphia. President Hayes. of the Grand
Trunk railway. j. Bruce Ismay, man
aging director Of the White Star line,
w. T. Stead. and Others.
The liner carries 1.4Oo passengers
and crew Of 500.
Star says that an unofficial dispatch
from Halifax states that word has been
received there that the Titanic was
still ahoat and was making her way
~.
Ship Reported Sinking.
The Canadian government marine
agency received wireless at Ais p.
m., that the Titanic Is sinking The
message came via the cable ship Min
ia, off Cape Race, and said the steam
ers towing the Titanic are endeavor-
ing to reach Cape Race to beach her.
L-I Nf
passengers from, the disabled Titanic
is now under way and twenty boat
loads already have been taken aboard
the steamship Tarpachia.
Montreal, April 15.-The local office
Of Horton Davidson, one Of the Titanic
passengers. has received the following
wireless message:
"All passengers are safe and Titanic
taken in tow by the Virginian."
New York, April 15.-OTicials Of the
White Star line had received no word
here at o'clock this morning other
than from the press dispatches OF, q
reported accident to the Titanic They
were unable to understand why they
had not received from the Titanic some
direct word.
The first heard Of the accident was
about o'clock this morning when a
bulletin from Montreal stated that the
Allan line offices there had received a
wireless from Captain Gambell, of the
steamer Virginian, stating that the Ii
tanic was calling for assistance after a
collision with an iceberg. The Vir-
ginians captain added he was heading
his boat for the Titanic, whose position
was said to be about $50 miles south
of Cape Race. Newfoundland.
Vessel Reported Sinking.
Immediate inquiry by the Associated
Press in an urgent dispatch to the
Marconi station at Cape Race was an
swered soon afterward as follows:
"At 1925 last night the steamer Ti-
tanic called &C. @. D. and reported
having struck an iceberg. The steamer
said that immediate assistance was re-
quired
Half an hour later another report
came saying they were sinking ana
that women were being put Off In the
lifeboats.
"The Virginian at midnight was
about 10 miles from the Titanic ana
exoected to reach the vessel about 10
a. m. Monday.
The Olympic was at midnight at
40 20 north. She was in direct COM
munication with the Titanic and is now
making all haste toward her. The
steamship Baltic also reported herself
an about 200 miles east of the Titanic
at 1913 a. m. and making all possible
speed toward her"
1t was difficult for even mariners to
interpret the situation from the Marconi
dispatches They could not understand
why 1t should be necessary to take off
any passengers If the liner was sinking
slightly at the bow unless the captain
felt that the watertight compartments
would give way.
Owners Not Worried.
At o'clock this morning p. A. 3.
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