Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-16

The THAMES accident happened IN
latitude as north. longitude sofa west.
This point Is about 1.i50 miles due east
OF New YORK city and so miles south
OF Care Race, Newfoundland. wireless
station
An the messages from the ship were
reIayed 10 the Cape Race wireless sta
ton by the Virginian and forwarded BY
the Msrc0ni company TO New York. The
Titanic twin ship Olympic, which left
New York last week. was also in d.
rect communication with the sinking
boat from a point about 80 miles away
The Olympic started at once for the
scene
The Titanic. which is on her maiden
trim. is in charge OF Captain Smith. VINO
vas on the bridge OF the big Olympic
when that boat collided with the Brit
ish cruiser Hawke last September.
Steamship authorities here today char
actsrized the disaster as the most start
ling news which has come in from the
sea since the advent OF wireless telegra-
ply
The first heard OF the accident was
about I O'Clock this morning. when
bulletin from Montreal stated that the
Allan line offices there had received
wireless from Captain Gamben. OF their
steamer virginian. stating that the II
tanic was calling for assistance after
collision with an iceberg The Virgin
ian's captain added that he was heading
his boat for the Titanic, whose position
was said TO be about $50 miles south OF
Cape Race. Newfoundland.
Immediate inquiry by the Associated
Press in an urgent dispatch TO the Mar
conf station at Cape Race was answered
soon afterward in the following words:
At los last night the steamship Ii
tanic called g q. D. and reported hav-
ing STRUCK, an iceberg. The steamer said
that immediate assistance was required
Half an hour afterward another message
came. reporting that they were sinking
By the head and that women were being
put off in the life boats
The weatner was calm and clear. the
THAMES wireless OPERATOR reported. and
he gave the position OF the vessel at
4I.s5 north latitude and 50.18 west lOngi-
tude. The Mar nj station at Cape Race
notified the Allan liner Virginian, the
captain OF which Immediately advised
that he was proceeding for the scene of
the disaster.
The Virginian at -lidnight was about
170 miles distant from the Titanic and
expected 10 reach that vessel about 10
a. m Monday.
The Olympic at midnight was in lati-
tude 4os2 north and longitude sl.1S west
She was In direct communication with
the IlCanic and is now making all haste
toward her"
SIGNALS END ABRUPTLY.
The steamship Baltic also reported
herself as about 200 miles east OF the
Titanic at lis a. m. and making all
possible speed toward her.
Nothing could have caused much
greater alarm than this meagre report
did in New York this morning. The tt
tanic is the biggest boat in the world.
She has on board more than 200 per-
s0ns-l.440 passengers and a crew OF $50
men 4 large percentage. IL not the ma
jointly n the passengers are Americans
The newspaper offices were besieged
early today by inquiries from hundreds
OF persons excited by the fragmentary
newspaper dispatches seen az the break
fast tables but in the early morning
hours there was nothing vital TO add TO
the alarming reports from Cape Race
Vice President L. A s. Franklin. OF
the international Merchant Marine. the
highest official OF the White Star line
here. was one Of the first to be notified
OF the reported disaster. but II was only
through the Associated Press that he
learned OF IL. and for hours thereafter
ne could only express his establishment
~ the news and his doubt that such a
large and thoroughly protected ship as
the Titanic could be in danger at sea
Upon hearing the first report. he spoke
assuringly. declaring that only eight or
ten hours before the White Star offices
had received a wireless giving the lin
er's position. He was sure that II she
had met with any accident he would
have heard from her promptly.
I'VE are absolutely satisfied that even
II she was in collision with an iceberg.