The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-15

only, by her watertight compartments, the great White Star liner Titanic is slowly crawling toward this harbor. Her passengers have been taken off to other vessels only to have to face a second ordeal as they are to-ba again transferred to the Baltic, of the White Star line. this afternoon. The Baltic will take them to their jour ney's end in New York, where they are due next Thursday
 The disaster to the Titanic was un- paralleled in the history of navigation. The largest, most luxurious and best appointed vessel ever laid down, she seemed proof against any disaster. she was a new steamer that the pas senger on board, noted financiers and society leaders. owe their lives.
 Hardly another craft af1oat could have withstood the terrific shock when the Titanic, driving along at better than half speed, although in the midst of ice fields, crashed, bow of ice which tore away her steel plates.
 Only meagre advices regarding the wreck have been received here by the wireless, and the failure to clear up how the accident took place or wheth- sengers That Captain Smith, Ad- miral Of. the White Stars fleet, in command of this latest creation, real iZed the danger was shown by an inn mediate appeal for aid.
 The wireless of the Titanic picked up the Cape Race station and immed- lately the aid was demanded.
 inio 70 first to report but almost before she had turned her prov toward the wounded leviathan, other craft had started on the same errand. Then came cruel waiting game, punctuat- ed with brief wireless messages that caused the utmost alarm.
 Hurry, Hurry. was the burden of every word that came flashing through the air. but it was plain from the start that the badly needed aid must come from the steamers that were in the immediate vicinity. Finally word came that the situa- tion on board the Titanic was so seri- ous that the women and children had been placed in the lifeboats and that they were ready to be transhipped should it appear that the steamer was certain to sink. Captain Smith told the steamers that were heading toward him that he was working his pumps NO CdpdClIy ana DolIoVeO uc could keep the vessel af1Oat although the danger was very great.
 After this word all communication with the Titanic and the Virginian
 was cut off. This, it afterward ap- peafed, was due to atmospheric con-
 ditions, although for a time it was feared the liner might have sunk so low that her motors were put out of commission. But there were reserve
 motors and storage batteries for the wireless and when this became known the anxiety increased.
 Finally, at S:30, brief wireless stat ing that the Titanic was still af1oat and proceeding slowly under her own steam was picked up. Then came
 one stating that the Carpathia and Partisan were standing by'' and the Baltic was on her way. After that the messages were few, telling of the transhipment of the passengers. The first few boatloads were rowed to the Carpathia. The boats of the Titanic
 are the very latest thing in the life boat line. being nonsinkable. They are capable of accommodating 50 pas
 sengers in addition to the crew. However, there was no necessity of overcrowding and only 35 passengers were loaded into each of the boats.
 The work of transfer, dangerous at any time, was less hazardous than usual because there was practically no wind and the sea was calm. Many of the passengers carried their most
 valuable belongings with them, but
 there was no attempt, so far as could be made out from the meagre advices that have reached here, to move hand baggage.
 The women and children were the first to leave the ship. They had had | trying time but all were safely landed on the Carpathia and Parisian. One report said that some of the pas sengers were also placed on board the Virginian and still another said | that the Virginian had taken the Ti-
 tanic in tow
 The conflicting wireless dispatches l were due to interference with mes