The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-19
SHOCK ENDS
CAY FETE IN
MUSIC ROOM
Women in Evening Dress
Rushed to Boats in Freez-
ing Weather While
Men Battled.
TITANIC RENT IN TWO
BEFORE FINAL PLUNGE
Two Explosions on Board
the Doomed Ship Were
Heard as She Was
Sinking.
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Tn many cases the sailors who
manned the boats deliberately went on
beedless of all supplications. for their
craft was full. One boat wac observed
20 overturn What capeized 1t Is not
known-probably number Of men in
the sea struggling to board her.
Several more pistol shots were heard
ON board the ship. And suddenly above
the muYmur of the sea and the crunch
ing Of the Ice foes, there rose stead.
ilv increasing cry from the doomed
ehip-a cry in which hundreds upon
hundreds of voices mingled
And the women in the lifeboats were
.cyeaminp. each to her husband OF her
brother: 49,, mn.
heard on every side
The screams of men and women on
the Titanic began to increase IN Vol
ume. From the hfeboats the huge nne5
with few tiny lights. None of these
iliuminstions were sufficient to revea
either face or incident, Sut these
lights were steadily sinking. ,,
In the hurry or embarking one OF the
1ifeboats had been lowered without
single sailor in it. Three men had been
picked up by this boat, but the women
were rowing. And the women between
the thwarts were screaming to their
loved ones in agony. =,
Then suddenly above all the waillng
of that desolate scene there rose tne
strains of the ships band playing
"Nearer, Ny God, to Thee
And for the first time those in the
boats realized that those who were left
behind knew that they were doomed.
few voices rose in accompaniment to
the melody. The chorus swelled louder
and louder. The lights sank lower AID
lower.
The ljfeboats were pulling from the
scene as fast as they could. But while
they were still within sight of the ship
the lights went out with startling swift
ness.
The screams and shouts of those on
board still resounded through the air,
The last light went out and the music
ceased
The peerless Titanic had sunk
Say Captain Shot Self.
One of the most sensational stories
that came from the Carpathia was one
that Captain Smith and the first Off
Ger and the chief engineer had shot
themselves when they realized that the
ship was doomed. These reports could
not be confirmed; in fact, they were
though one or two said they had heard
there was some shooting
The Titanic's four rescued officers
we're placed aboard the Red Star liner
Lapland for the night. They refused
to talk, saying they were under in
structions TO give no information e1-
'cept to the senate committee,
Speeding to Break Record.
Not only was the Titanic tearing
through the April night to her doom
with every ounce Of steam on but she
was under orders from the general Of
of which she was capable. This was
the statement tonight of j. P, l..
Moody, auartermaster Of the vessel
and helmsman on the night Of the dis
aster.
He said the ship was making twenty.
+, one knots an hour and the officers were
striving to live up to the orders to
smash the record
''It was close to midnight said
4 Moody. "and I was on the bridge with
: the second officer who was in com
mand. Suddenly he shouted, 'Pori
: your helm ! did so, but it was toe
late. We struck the submerged portion
Of UHS DeTR>
"Of the many accounts given by thu
8 passengers most of them agreed thai
4 the shock when the Titanic struck tht
: iceberg, although ripping her great
y sides like n giant can opener, did moi
greatly lar the entire vessel for thu
blow was glancing one along the
srde. The accounts also agree sub
stantially that when the passenger
were taken of on the lfeboats t6er
was no serious panic and that man,
wished TO remain on board the Titanic
= believing her TO be unsinkable.
Ismay in Conference.
J. Bruce Ismay, president of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine, owner
OF the White Star line. who was anon
r the seventy odd saved. P A. S. Frank
= lin, vice president of the White Sta
= line, and United States Senator Wi
> liam Alden Smith, chairman of til
senate investigating committee, held
= conference aboard the Carpathia SOC
after the passengers had come ashol
tonight.
After nearly an hour Senator Smi,
came out Of the cabin and said he hs
no power TO subpoena witnesses at til
time, but would begin an investie
tlon into the causes OF the loss of Il
Titanic at tho Waldorf storia hot
tomorrow. He announced that M
Ismsy had consented 10 appear at Il
hearing and that Mr.. Franklin and Il
four surviving officers OF the Titan
would appear for examination befo
the committee. He said the course