The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-17
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Remains of Ssw Of the Victims Of
Tltanle>> tsaster Are Being
Brought to the
Shore.
NEWS FROM OLYMPIC
General News Manager of United
Press Associations Was on Board
Enroute to the
Other Side.
NEWS FROM OLYMPIC

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
[Copyright 1912 by the United Press
Association,
[By Roy w. Howard, General News
Manager of United Press Association
ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP
OLYMPIC, eastbound. by wireless to
Cape Race and land lines to New
York, April 17.-The bodies of some
at least of the victims Of the lost
Titanic will be brought, probably to
Boston, on the Leyland liner Californ-
ian. Wireless advices reaching US
from the scene of the disaster say
that some have already been recover
ed They will be tenderly cared for
and we understand that they will be
taken to port as soon as the Californi-
an resumes her interrupted voyage,
but when we do not know.
The Olympic is proceeding. She
could do nothing. The realization of
the tragedy, followed by the knowl-
edge that the younger sister of the
Olympic went to the bottom while this
great vessel was rushing to her aid
at top speed and hoping against hope
that she would get there on time, has
/ stunned all On board.
The captains seat in the dining
saloon, his cabin, everything about
the Olympic is a reminder of Captain
4 Smith. first commander of the
Civ IS. who lost his life on the
bridge If the sister ship. There is
little talking among the passengers.
In hushed whispers passengers and
sailors alike discuss the tragedy which
is brought squarely home to every
one here.
Since the word was received that
the Titanic had struck berg the
apprehension has been very great. As
soon as Captain Hadock received the
first wireless word of the disaster he
turned the Olympic's prov toward
the scene and sent her ahead at full
speed There was hope that we
might arrive in time. That hope was
shattered when we got into wireless
reach of the Carpathia and the full
news of the tragedy was received.
The word of the tragedy shocked
and appalled, everyone. The
Olympic's orchestra was hushed, the
instruments We're put into their cases
and will not be heard again on this
voyage, at least. j.
The helplessness of all was appar
ent. This was best shown by the
!, heavy contributions made to the funt
for the sailors and their dependents
!, which was Immediately raised. Afte
remaining almost stationary most o
Tuesday, relaying with melanchol.
! exactitude the list of survivors from
:, the Carpathia, Captain Haddock wa
, ordered to proceed on his voyage. No
until then was the use of the wireles
permitted for any other purpose.
The above message received from
Roy W. Howard, general news mana
), ger of the United Press, at the Ney
:, York offices this morning, cleared u
:. some of the missing details of tn
: ocean tragedy Of the wrecked Titanic
1t shows plainly that Captain Hat
dock must have been certain fror
the moment he received the frs
: appeal for aid that the emergenc
:, was great. It will also lessen the fear
!, of many of the near relatives of tn
= victims Of the tragedy that the bodie
4 of their loved ones would be los
;, forever. If the recovery of the bodie
= had been left until the vessels tha
;. left Halifax today reached the scen'
i many must have sunk forever. Will
: others must nave been torn to piece
by the grinding ice floes that dot tn
= scene.
:. Whether Captain Haddock receive
! the real story of the events tha
:. Immediately preceded the terribl
4 disaster and loss of the finest vess'
afloat, is known only to himself, HI
wireless operator and the officials