Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-15
Steamer Runs
 Into an Iceberg
WHITE STAR LINER HAS 1900
 PASSENGERS ABOARD.
HER MAIDEN WOYRGE
Titanic, Largest Vessel AfFost, Sink. ing and Passengers Are Being Put Of in the Lifeboats.

Montreal, April 1.-The new White Star liner Titanic is reported in ad- vices received here late tonight Go have sturck an iceberg.
 Vessel Sinking, Passengers Tales to
 Boats.
 Cape Race, April 16-At 1925 hat night the steamship Titanic sent the $. 0. S- signal, saying that tho vessel was struck an lceDerg. HaK an hour later the steamship Virginian reported word from the Titanic that the IT. tanic was sinking and Was putting the women off in the beats. At 122I the last signals were received by the Ntrginian rom the Titanic These last signals were blurred
 The news WAS received at the Allan line offices here in wireless noessags from the captain of the steamer Vir- ginian of that line. It was stated that the VirginIan had been in wireless communication with tho Titanic, that she had eported being in colHsion with an iceberg and asked for assistance
 The Virglnian reported that she vyaa on her way to the Titanic
 Virsinian Can Accommodate 900 Mara.
 The Nirginian sailed from Halifax thls morning and at the time the wire
 
 | been about abeam of Cape Race shs has goo passengers on board. but can accommodate 900 more of the Titanic'a passengers should their removal bo necessary
 Further News Expected. l The message from the Vireinia.na | captain was sent by wireless 10 Cape Race and from thence by cabie To l Halifax and then by wire to Montreal. l The Allan line officials here expect to i hear further news at any moment
 Has 1900 Passengers Aboard,
 The White Star liner Titanic. the | largest vessel ahcat, left SOuLbaxnptau April 10 on her maiden voyage for New York. She is vessel of As.3G2 tons, is 8S2 feet inches long. and displaces 66.000 tons.
 The Titanic when she left S0uthsmp- ton had about 1,380 passengera on board, of whom about 35O were in the first cabin. Among these latter are. F. D. Millet, the artist and president of the Consolidated American acaderuy at Rome; Major Archibald Butt. mill tary aide to President Taft. C. M. Hays president of the Grand Trunk railway: J. B. Ismay. chairman and managing director of the White Star ! atrical manager; W. T. Stead. NrH Isador Straus, Mir. and Mrs John Ja cob Astor. MT. and Mrs. G. D. Widener Benjamin Guggenheim and MT. and Mrs. Harry Widener.
 Captain B. J. Smith is in command oi the Titanic.
 Got Bad Start from Southampton.
 The last communication with the Titanic was "a. wireless message re- ceived by the harcoDi station at Cape Race reporting her 1,2s4 miles east oi Sandy Hook at 2-15 o'clock Sunday morning.
 On leaving Southampton last Wed nesday the Titanic had a rather ex- citing moment while proceeding down Southampton water. Passing the White Star liner Oceanic and the American liner New York were berthed alongside each other. Tha suction Of the Titanic's triple screws dragged tn, New York from her moorings and sev l en of that vessels stern ropes parted The stern of the New York swung into mldstream and narrowly escaped str1k ing the Titanic, which had to.stop un r til the New York was lowed to ssfe1 berth.