Evening journal., 1912-04-17
BODIES TAKEN
FROM SEA NOW
ON WAY TO PORT

UN Wal IU FUhi
Copyright, 1912, by The United
Press Associations)
By Roy W. Howard. General News
Manager, United Press Associa-
tions.
ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP
OLYMPIC, EASTBOUND, BY
WIRELESS TO CAPE RACE,
AND LAND LINES 10 NEW
YORK, April 1.-THE bodies OF
some at least of the victims Of the
lost Titanic will be brought, prob
ably to Boston, on the Leyland
liner Californian Wireless advices
reaching us from the scene of the
disaster say that some have al
ready been recovered. They will
be tenderly cared for and we
understand that they will be
taken to port as soon as the
Californian resumes her inter-
rupted voyage, just when We do
not know.
The Olympic is proceeding. She
could do nothing The realization
of the tragedy followed by the
knowledge that the younger sis
ter of the Olympic went to the bot
tom while this great vessel was
rushing to her aid at top speed
and hoping against hope that she
would get there ON time, has stun
ned all on board
The captains seat In the dining
saloon, his cabin, everything about
the Olympic Is a reminder Of Cap
tain Smith, first commander of the
Olympic, who lost his life on
board the sister ship. There is lit
tie talking among the passengers.
There is hushed whispers as the
passengers and sailors discuss the
tragedy, which was brought
squarely home to everyone here.
Since the word was received that
the Titanic had struck berg, the
apprehension has been very great
AS soon as Captain Haddock re-
ceived the first wireless word OF
the disaster he turned the Olym-
pics PROV toward the scene and
sent her ahead at full s1eed
There was hope that we might ar
rive In time. That hope was shat
tered when we got into wireless
reach of the Carpathia and the
full news of the tragedy was re-
ceivcd.
The word OF the tragedy shock
cd and appalled, everyone. The.
Olympic's orchestra was hushed
The instruments were put into
their cases and will not be heard
again on this voyage az least
The helplessness Of all was ap-
parent This was best shown by
the heavy contributions made TO
the fund for the sailors and their
dependents which was immedi-
ately raised After remaining
almost stationary most Of Tues
day, relaying with melancholy ox-
actltude the list OF survivors from
the Carpathia, Captain Haddock
was ordered to proceed on his
voyage. Not until then was the
use Of the wireless permitted for
any other purpose
The above message received fro
Roy W. Howard. general news ma
ager Of the United Press. az the Nc
York Offices this morning. cleared
some OF the missing details of {
great ocean tragedy of the wreck
IL shows plainly that Ca
tain Haddock must have been certa
from the moment he received the IN
appeal for aid that the emergency W
great Il will also lessen the fea
Of many Of the near relatives of {
victims of the tragedy that the hodi
of their loved ones would be Ia
forever. If the recovery OF the bodi
had been left until the vessels III
left Halifax today reached the seer
many must have sunk forever. VIII
others must have been torn to piec
by the grinding ice foes that dot {
scene.
Whether Captain Haddock receiv
the real story Of the events that n
mediately preceded the terrible di
aster and loss OF the finest vess
anoat Is known only to himself h
wireless operator and the officials
the White Star Line.
Bic ship Impotent.
The striking feature Of the who
tragic affair is the admission of. 4
potency ON the part OF the gre
Olympic. whose crown as the large
ship afoat was restored by the ho
rifying disaster. Like Vice Preside
Franklin. Captain Haddock apparer
~ believed at the outset that q
great Titanic would keep afoat un
help could come and for several hou
at least he must have rushed
steamer northward AT top speed. I
gardless Of consequences. that
might be able 10 rescue the splend
ships company.
Then. when they finally picked u
the Carpathia came the realizati
that il was all in vain. that the Tita
ic was no more and that the sea h
claimed It's toll. Il Is a striking col
cidence that IL should have been {
sister-ship Of the dead giantess III
brought voc 10 the many and joy
some by relaying 20 the land stati
the list Of the saved. and showed co
clusively how many We're missing.
Then with her orchestra silent. Al
her company stunned By their gri
the great Olympic's prov was turn
again toward the east. She had do
all she could. but Il was very little,
DEGREE STAFF WORK OUT.