Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-15
.7|7ANT|C STRIKES
ICEBERG IN OCEAN
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standing by, and may have already
transferred the women and children.
London, April l5.-Accordng to
information here, the Titanic carried
about $5,0OO,OOO in bonds and dia-
monds.
St. Johns, N. F., April l5.-An un-
signed dispatch picked up here read:
"All Titanic's passengers safe"
1t is not known just what this re-
fers to, but is believed to mean that
the Virginian has reached the scene
and taken of the imperiled passen-
gers.
Halifax, N. s., April 15.-Held
af1oat only by her water tight COM
'partments, the great White Star Lin
,r Titanic is slowly crawling towards
chis harbor. Her passengers have
been taken off to other vessels only
to have to face second ordeal as
they are again to be transferred TO
the Baltic Of the White Star Line this
afternoon. The Baltic will take them
TO their journeys end in New York,
where they are due next Thursday.
The disaster to the Titanic was UNI
paralleIed in the history OF navlga-
ton. The largest, most luxurious and
best appointed vessel ever laid down,
she seemed proof against any disaster,
and it is to the very fact that she was
new steamer that the passengers
IN board, noted linancierS and s0cl-
.ty leaders, owe their lives. Hardly
another craft afloat could have with
stood the terrific shock when the Ii
.anic, driving along at better than
half speed, although in the midst oil
zee fields, crashed bow on into great
submerged mountain Of ice which
core away her steel plates.
Only meagre advices regarding the
wreck have been received here by the
wireless, and these fail to clear up
low the accident took place, or
whether there was any panic among
he passengers.
There was cruel waiting time,
lunctuated with brief wireless mes
sagas that caused the utmost alarm
"Hurry! Hurry" was the burden
IF every word that came flashing
through the air, but it was plain
rom the start that the badly needed
lid must come from the steamers that
we're in the immediate vicinity.
Finally word came that the Situa-
ion on board the Titanic was so SER
Gus that the womrIL. and children
rad been placed in the life boats ard
hat they were ready TO be- trans
shipped should it appear that the
steamer was certain to sink. Capt.
Smith told the steamers that were
headed toward him that he was work
ny his pumps to fullest capacity and
| believed he could keep atloat, al
| though the danger was very grave.
After this word all communication
| with the Titanic and the VirEinlan
was cut off
Finally at $40 brief wireless
stating that The Titanic was still
afloat and proceeding slowly under her
own steam was picked up. Then the
word came that the Cunard Liner
! Carpathia, the Allen Liners Paris
| AN and the Firginiun, were standing
| BY" and that the Baltic was coming
up fast.
Another brief and rragmcntary
wireless followed. telling that the
trans shipment of the Titanic's pas
SengerS had been begun. The first
boat loads were rowcd to the Car
pathia.
CanSo, n. S., April l5.-Thc White
Star Liner Titanic, having transfer
red her passengers to the Partisan
and Carpathia, WAS at , o'clock this
afternoon being lowed TO Halifax by
the Virginian Of the Allen Line.
The Nirgnian passed line to the
| Titanic as soon as the passengers had
oeen transferred and the latest word
received by wireless was that there
was no doubt that the new White
Star Liner would reach port.
| Agents of the White Star Line at
| Halifax have been ordered to have