The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15

aboard the steamer Carpathia, a Gu
harder.
Already 20 boatloads had been trans
ferred and allowing 40 to so persons as
the capacity of each lifeboat some 500
or 12OO passengers have been trans
ferred. Latest reports indicate the
transference is being carried on safe
". The sea is smooth and the weather
calm. 1t is probable that all passen-
gers of the Titanic are safe.
While badly damaged the Titanic
still is afioat and is reported to De
making her way toward Ha1faX undeT
her own steam
She is the largest steamer ever built
She is $50 feet long and has 46,329 tons
disbursement. She was launched last
NAV and this was her maiden trip.
Among the passengers are Col ana
Mrs John Jacob Astor, Alfred G an
derbilt. Major Archibald Eutt, mil mil
tarv aide to President TAFT; r. u Mill
the artist, Mr.. and Mrs. Lsauor Straus
I O. Widener of Philadelphia a,Presldent
Havs of the Grand Trunk railway;
II. Bruce Isma, managing director o!
+he White Star line; w. L. stead anu
others. The liner carried 1'4OO passen-
syers and a crew of 500. Another hnef'
the Partisan, OF the Alien CON- IIlrae npGar-S
which sailed from Glasgow for Ha1tdN
on April 6. is already close at han2
and assisting in the work of rescue.
Tbe baltic and Virginia also are near
the scene and the Olympic apparently
is near at hand as the wireless IN
formation concerning the transfer
comes from Captain Haddock OF the
olympic. The accident occurred al
1o.25 last night, about 400 miles SCUM
of cane Race, n. F., and about 1'1Oo
miles east of New York
Montreal. April 15.-The Montreal
star saws an unofficial dispatch from
Halifax states that word had been re
ceived there that the I1tanlc Whlch
struck an iceberg last night still was
afioat and was making heF way Slowly
New York, April 15.-A dispatch
received here from Halifax this morn
ing reports that all the passengers OF
the Tifanic left tn ship shortly after
$3.50 o'clock this morning.
New York, April 15.-The transfer
of passengers from the disabled Ii
tanic now is under way and twenty
boat loads already have been taken
aboard the steamship Carpathla-
Official Statement.
New York, April 15.-Officials of the
White Star line had received no word
here at O'Clock other than from the
press dispatches of the reported accl-
dent to the Titanic.
fTheI were unable to understand
why they had not received some dis
patches from the Titanic Inc IOlIOW-
Ing statement was made by one OF the
saTweIve hours have passed since the
collision was reported to have taken
place and we have heard nothing of
the a ident. 1t is most strange the
Titanic's sister ship, Olympic, which
has a wireless apparatus of sufficient
strength to send message across the
Atlantic has sent us nothing. The
Olympic left here last Saturday and
this morning is $50 miles away from
the Titanic. The Olympic should be
alongside the Titanic at , o'clock this
afternoon. The Olympic has been no
tilted of the reported accident
A wireless message from the Titanic
received shortly after midnight an
nounced the liner had struck an ice
berg off the banks of Newfoundland
and was in sinking condition. Trans
fer of the passengers to the life boats
began at once. The accident occurred
at 1925 o'clock last night. Two hours
later the ships wireless apparatus.
which had been working so badly as
to permit of only intermittent and
fragmentary messages, failed COM
The last words sent by the operator
told that the vessel was apparently
doomed. sinking by the head" ami
that the women passengers We're be-
ing rushed into the lifeboats. A reas
suring feature was that the weather
was calm and clear, and help only .
few hours away.
First S. o, S. Message.
The Titanic's first S. o. S. message
was received by he Allan liner Vir-
ginian which, according to the posi-
ton given by the Titamic's operator
was not more than 10 miles away. The
captain Of the Vii hginian at once start