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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Got Too Excited.

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OMAHA, Neb., April 1s.-George
Rice, aged "A, ex-sailor and lighthouse
Keeper of the Atlantic coast became
totally paralyzed from excitement
while listening Tuesday night to an
account of the Titanic disaster. He
fas been unconscious since and can
not recover.
Rice was stationed for three years
IN charge of the lighthouse at Cove
Point, 100 miles south of Baltimore,
he helped save many lives from ship
wrecks, and had started to relate his
experience with an iceberg when the
paralysis struck him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Two-Year-oId Younester Trottins
About on Deck Just Be-
fore the ship
Sank.
PARENTS ARE MISSING
Brought Back by kInd-Hearted Couple
Who Found II on Board the
Inflated IT,
tanIc.

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NEW YORK, April 1S.-G. NJ.
Tucker and Margaret Hays, the lit
ter of 304 West S3rd street, New
York, saw a two year old child wan
dering about on the deck of the
Titanic as they were rushing to a
boat. They took him with them into
the life boat and saved him. Miss
HAYS carried him in her arms off the
Carpathia. She does not know who
ne Is.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
IN THE WATER
TWO HOURS
Two Men With Life Preservers on
Who Jumped Into the
Ice Filled
NEARLY EXHAUSTED
Men OF the Ship Are Praised for Their
Machine Like Work Dur
Ing the Excite
EXHAUSTED
NEARLY

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NEW YORK, April 49, George Bray
ton, of Los Angeles, thinks the only
thing that saved him was that he was
accustomed to bathing in cold sea
water.
Il waited on the deck until the wat
er got waist high Brayton said.
Then put on my overcoat over life
preserver had previously strapped
around me, and struck out. / was two
hours in the water and nearly ex-
hausted when picked up
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Two Hours in Water.

Louis Finola. OF 7o7 Catherine
street philadelphia, Storage passen-
ger, said he was wakened by some
other steerage travellers while in his
berth
q ran up on deck he said, land
then some time later jumped off into
the water. had life preserver on
and foated around for two hours be-
fore one of the boats picked me up"
S. V. Silyerton of st. Louis said
that when they first struck he had no
idea of the magnitude of the disaster.
Even after the crash, he said, he be-
lieved that the steamer would float at
least until help came.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Men Were Heroes

The men of the crew showed splen-
did heroism. There was no panic
among the steerage or second class
passengers, but the men among the
first cabin passengers few into a wild
rage.
Il heard several shots fred and !
was informed that the manager of the
boat had fred them at men who
crowded women out OF the life boats.
we were well cared for on the Car
pathia. Every courtesy was shown us.
The mental condition of all of the men
and women was marvellous considering
all the circumstances until the ship
came into the dock at New York. It
vas only natural that many evidences
OF insanity were shown after lifting
the suspense.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Mook,s Sensational Story.

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NEW YORK, April lS.-"Just as the
Titanic settled down for the last
lurch, Mock said. her boilers explod-
ed and the air was literally filled with
bodies of those who had been stand
ing on the deck above.
while we were floating around,
saw one raft, or piece of wreckage
with II men clinging to it. Many of
these dropped off to death, exhausted
by exposure.
Many of the survivors had their
feet frozen. One boy among those
saved told me he saw his father drop
off the raft
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Wilde Drew His Revolver and End
ed His Life Rather Than
Drown With His
Ship.
THE QUARTERMAsTER
THE
Moody Tells of the Sudden Haze En-
countered Just Before the
Titanic Broke Her
Back.

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NEW YORK April 1S.-Quarter-
master Moody of the Titanic said to-
night that First Officer Wilde of the
Titanic who was on the bridge when
the vessel struck the berg, killed
himself. He said that Wilde drew
his revolver and shot himself as soon
as he realized that the accident was
serious.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Will Tell Everything.

Il think that both Mr.. Franklin and
Mr.. Ismay are willing to talk freely
about the matter" said Senator
Smith. Both assured me that they
were willing to have everything told .
They showed no disposition to shield
anyone responsible. 1t seemed that
they had no desire to thwart the in
vestigations of the committee and
am confident that We will be able to
make a speedy, thorough probe"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Director Of the Line Saved His Preei.
Gus Skin by Jumping Into One
Of the First
Boats.
AHEAD OF THE WOMEN
used His Authority az Manager Of
the Company to Be
One Of the Sur
vlvors.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, April 1s.-C. H.
Stengie of Newark said that Bruce
Ismay was in one of the first boats
that left the Titanic.
"Ismay sat in the life boat waiting
for women and children to get in
said Stengle. He did not have long
to wait as they were hurled in bodily.
There was some shooting, | heard
afterwards, but l do not know any
thing about it,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Men Like Machines.

~ could hear women screaming and
they were soon rushing out on the
deck and then thought there was a
serious situation The men worked
like machines getting the women and
children into the boats. My idea was
to get on an iceberg If could The
boat went down slowly and finally |
Jumped overheard ! got into boat
but don't know how did 1t. .
Mrs. Elizabeth Robert of st. Louis
was rescued in her night clothing. She
praised the men, but said that there
was a great deal of crowding at the
boats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Mrs. Astor at fTome.

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NEW YORK, April 1s.Mrs. John
Jacob Astor was met by her relatives
and the Astor family physician and
Immediately taken to the Astor home
$40 Fifth Avenue. Her condition is SER
ious but not necessarily DANGEROUS
When asked II her husbands body had
been recovered she was told they ha6
hopes of finding the body.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
STENGLE TELLS
Of THE HORROR
Says $500 Men Leaped Into the sea
When They Were Denied
Space In The
Boats.
ICE BLOCKS KILL MANY
Collision Was the Result Of Criminal
careiessness According
to This Sur.
vivor.
ICE BLOCKS KILL MANY

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NEW YORK, April Sc. H. Stem
gle, one of the first passengers off the
vessel said that the collision of the
Titanic with the iceberg was the re-
suit of criminal carelessness."
THE ship was going % knots an
hour when she struck" he exclaimed.
Stengle said that the impact was SO
terrible that great blocks of ice were
thrown on the deck and number of
people were killed When these blocks
slid across the decks. The stern
rose in the air. People ran shriekiny
from below. Women and children i'm
mediately rushed to the lifeboats. AS
fast as possible they were lowered
away to the sea. Sailors took the wo-
men and hurled them bodily into the
boats, tearing them away from their
husbands to whom they We're clinging.
Stengle did not confirm the report
that men were shot down because
they tried to push the women and chill
dren away from the boats. He said he
was 80 far aft that he could not tell.
One of the women told him she
heard seaman threaten to shoot men
who tried to get into the boats. She
also told him he said that she heard
two shots fired but he did not know
whether this was 30.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Mrs. Wick Saved.

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NEW YORK, April 1S.-Caroline
oonnell. of Youngstown. Ohio, an
aeunced that Mrs. George D. Wick,
VINO lost her husband. a millionaire
S ~ manufacturer, and Miss Mary
%'ck and Miss Elizabeth Bonnell, OF
southport, England. were all saved.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Watched the Life Boats.

John, a nephew of Senator Clark.
of Butte. Mont, said Aston stood by
the afterrail looking at the life boats
until the Titanic went down.
Mrs. Isidor Straus was told that
she could go in the life boats" said
John Clark. She asked if her hus-
band could go and when told not, she
stood by her husbands side and went
down with him when the Titanic
went to the bottom.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Mrs. Astor Alive.

eve did not see the Carpathfia un-
til daylight and we did not know
whether we were to be rescued or not.
Mrs. Astor liz not dead. She is alive
on the Carpatllia. Many of our wo-
men are insane" srS
Mrs. Andrews wore only her night
dress and she said that the agony of
six hours at sea in the boat, not
knowing whether they would be saved
was beyond her power of description.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
In Water Twenty Minutes.

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NEW YORK, April 19.-J, B. Thay-
er, of Philadelphia, came ashore from
the Carpathia. He said that when the
Titanic sunk he was thrown off, and
was forced to swim about in the
water for twenty minutes. At the end
of that time one of the lifeboats pick
ed him UP.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
MANY WOMEN
ARE INSANE
Mrs. Andrews Tells Of the Agony She
Suffered While Six Hours
In a Life
Boat.
WITH A N1GHTGowN ON
ship Struck at 1915 and the surviv-
ors Were Picked up at $50
in the Morn
Ing.
WITH A N1GHTGowN ON

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NEW YORK. April 1s.-Mrs. An
drews of Hudson, N. Y, said that the
crash came at 11:Sa and that they
got off in the boats at 12:15. The
Titanic sank about 2 a. m. She got
on board the Carpathia at $3.50 a. m.
The sea was very calm, but became
rough after that hour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Iemay viii Talk

Immediately after the senators left
Ismay, Franklin told the waiting
newspapermen that the director Of
the line who was saved, would talk
to them just as soon as his physical
condition would allow it.
Mr.. Tsmay is. of course in a ter,
rible condition. said Franklin. But
just as soon as he can be quoted he
will talk"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
CAPTAIN STAYED
TO THE LAST
Not Until the Water Tapped His Rect
Did Captain Smith Leave
the Doomed
Ship.
THE LoNDoNER's STORY
Beasley Says There Was no Trouble
on Board Although Some
Of the Men Were
Nervous.
THE LoNDoNER's STORY

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NEW YORK. April 1s.-As the tt
tanic sunk into the icebound Atlantic
off the New Foundland banks, Captain
e. ], Smith, stood at his position on
the bridge until the water Tapped his
feet, and then quietly jumped into the
water, according to Lawrence Beasley.
young I4ondoner, who was taken Off
the Titanic in life boat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
.AsTOR WAS
NOT COWARD.
Kissed His Wife Good Bye and
Then Drew Himself to
Attention on
Deck.
AN INSPIRING EXAMPLE
;sassc: fss= 49,
H. 49,
One Of the Richest Men in the World
Shows the Others How
To Be Pre-
pared.
AN INSPIRING EXAMPLE

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NEW YORK, April 1S.--Colonel
John Jacob Aston kissed his bride
good bye as he placed her In the
waiting life boat. Then he drew him
self to attention as he stood on the
first cabin deck of the Inflated
Titanic, snapped his hand to his head
in single salute and was in that
position as the life boats drew away
from the doomed craft.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Suffered Intensely.

THE force Of the collision was on
her keel and not her bow. We were
in the small boat about four hours and
half before We were rescued by the
Carpathia. We saw ice fields and ice
foes all about us. They we're con-
stantly grinding and crashing togeth-
err and we were in danger of being
dashed to pieces. The weather was
extremely cold and we suffered in
tensely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
In the Third Boat.

NEW YORK, April 1s.-E. q. Tay-
lor of Philadelphia, one of the
Titnaic survivors, stated through the
United Press that j. Bruce Ismay,
chairman of the White Star line board
jumped into the third life boat that
was to be launched. He gave up his
seat In this boat to woman with a
baby. lsmay then jumped into the
next boat to be launched, saying he
was going to man and have charge of
that boat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Had Time to Dress.

I'VE are awakened by the shock"
he said. Il had time to dress and get
on the deck We got into boat, and
as it was being lowered away it near.
ly turned over. We finally got 1t
launched all right.
I'VE were afloat for four hours
The weather was clear and quite
pleasant. Mrs. Straus refused to go
into any of the boats and went down
with her husband.
Mock and his sister were taken d.
rectly to the hotel Belmont At the
same MOTEL were Mrs. Ostby and Mrs.
e NJ. Kimball, of Boston. Mrs. Ostbv
was critically i'll from the shock, al
though able to walk with slight assist
ance
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Colonel unmoyed .

That was the statement made by
C. H. Stengle one of the survivors
on landing here. !. The colonel, he
said, seemed unmoved by the fact
that he was about to die. Calmly and
without tremble he placed the
bride of only a short time in the
place Of safety. Then he went to his
death.
Stengle declared that the sight was
wonderfully inspiring to the few who
witnessed 1t.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Captain Smith Stood on the Bridge
and Went Down to the
Bottom With His
Ship.
HARRIS WAS ANXIOUS
Theatrical Manager Tried to Get
Into the Life Boat With
His Wife But Was
Denied.

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NEW YORK, April 1s.-G. A.
Brayton of Los Angeles said:
Captain Smith stood on the bridge
until he was washed off by a wave.
He swan back. stood on the bridge
again and was there when the Titanic
went to the bottom.
Henry B. Harris, the theatrical
manager, tried to get ON a life boat
with his wife but the second officer
held him back with a gun.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Men Leaped Into the Sea.

Stengle said that 1900 men leaped in
to the sea when they saw that there
was no chance for them on the boats
How they died do not know l
caught lifeboat by the gunwale af-
ter / had jumped into the ocean.
was dragged on board.
There were not enough sailors in
the life boats to operate them and the
women were compelled to pull oars
themselves. Some, of these women,
working at the oars could be heard
shrieking the. names of their hus-
bands" continued Stengle.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
One Man shot.

A third class passenger also tried
to climb in the boats was shot and
killed by a steward. This was the
only shooting on board as far as l
know.
John Jacob Astor went to one of
the officers and told them who he
was and asked to go in the life boat
with his wife. The officer told him
he could not go in the boat Aston
then kissed his wife good bye ano
she was put in the life boat. Aston
said: L resign myself to my fate,
and saluted in farefell."
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BERG 90 Feet HIoh.

There were 16 lifeboats," said
Beasley. when the Carpathia picked
us up. And there were T0s of us in the
boats. The berg we struck was about
80 feet high above the water. The
collision seemed to tear the whole
bottom out of her But 1t was three
hours before she went down AS we
rowed away Captain Smith could be
seen by the bright lights that still
showed on the sinking ship. He was
standing on the bridge Of the Titanic
directing his men at work until the
moment the bridge where he stood was
level with the water. Then he calmly
climbed over the rail and dropped in
to the water.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Short Life Of Goldfish.

The life of goldfish is rarely more
than five years in captivity under the
most favorable circumstances.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Fourth Man on Deck.

There was not much shock when
we struck. There was a couple of lit
tie poundings, but nobody thought it
was serious. When left my state
room and went to the deck saw only
three people there. When the sailors
told us that they had better put the
women into the boats we thought 10
was Just matter of precaution. Some
of the men were little nervous but
there was no trouble. They offered
me an opportunity to get into boat
and | went There was no idea then
that the Titanic would sink
Mock said: Then as watched, he
gradually seemed to lose his strength
until at last he slipped back and the
water closed over him.
Mock was rescued, with his sister,
Mrs. Paul Schubert, of Hamburg.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
Boat Mounted Berg.
"Nearer My God to Thee"

AS the steamer continued to lover
into the wSser the passengers
marched toward the stern. It was
found that there were not enough life
boats to save all on board. The ships
band assembled at the stern at the
first cabin deck and played Nearer
My God to Thee" as the boat went
down. BY that time most of the life
boats were so far away that the sur
vivors could catch only few faint
strains Of the air.
noticed that the vessel was hog
AS we pulled from the ship we
backed showing that she had already
broken in twain amidships.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-19
NEARER MY
GOD TO Thee
ship's Band Assembled on the Deck
and Played This inspiring
Tune as She
Sank.
MISS goNNELL's STORY
olri Tei,s q the Last Frantic Mo.
ments on the Titanic
When She Found.
cred.
MISS BoNNELL's STORY

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NEW YORK. April 49, Miss Bon
nell OF Youngstown, Ohio, said that
the steamer was booming along at
the usual rate of speed when the
wreck occurred. She dictated the fol-
lowing statement to the United Press:
shortly before midnight Sunday
night the Titanic was ploughing
through the ice fields at about her
usual rate Of speed. A large prpor-
ton of her passengers were asleep.
AS near as can tell about 1880 the
bottom of her bow drove into large
iceberg Many of the lower plates of
the hull were torn asunder.
4
Boat Mounted Berg.
The water Immediately rushed in
and the boat Immediately began to
sink by the bow. Many passengers
were not aware Of the collision as the
boat seemed to slip across the top Of
the berg.
ALARMS were Immediately given
and the passengers hurriedly seized
whatever clothes were nearest at
hand. Immediately the boats were
made ready. heard that there was
some shooting among the first cabin
passengers but | have no verification
OF IL.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-25
Abdul Harnid's Days

Abdul Hsmid, otherwise acclaimed 40 "Andu! the
Damned" is now sxty-nine years oid in nis Alsu'
viii. vhere he IL closely kept out OF sight,
II n said that he occupies himself with working at
the carpenters bench and arrangtng elaborate am
ners with his chief cook. The Young Turks nave
not sought to take away reasonable amount OF
what the old man considers necessary to his COM
fort and amusement provided he will not plot to re
turn to power. in which case they will cut on his
subsidy. "Since his dethronement," says Le Cri
de Paris "he has added 20 Circassian girls to his
household and to these. quite recently four more
and the Ottoman treasury pays the expense Of these
acquisitions"
It is said that the old sultan a. thoroughly do
tests his jaier Rassi Bey. as did the great Napo
leon his jailer, Hudson Lave. at st. Helena, and
has not addressed ten words to Rassi since bis cap
tivity began.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-25
''Shorty" Was An Angel

upon a scheme to ring In" their best
hitter out OF turn. A wordy argument
ensued.
Shorty" without the slightest hesi.
tation. entered the confab in an effort
to straighten matters. Did he manage
to right the dinculty? Certain 1t 10
that by the time the field was cleared
he was at the plate. coat OF. sleeves
rolled up, borrowed cap on his head.
bat In hand. awaiting the pitchers Of.
fering. A fast out-curve was deliv.
cred and Shorty" swung heavily.
A few blocks away . little boy
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-25
CITY WAS BUILT ON A SWAMP
st. Petersburg Of Ruosla, Most eeautl-,
tfui Metropolis Of Nation, Founded
by Peter the Great.

st. Petersburg. Russia.--St. Peters
burg, the beautiful and majestic me,
tropolls OF Russia, founded by Peter
the Great. Is constructed on a verita-
BILE swamp. It is said that moisture
underlying the city can be seen some
times oozing up between the paving
blocks on the Nevsky Prospect, busy
thoroughfare. The city IL not only
built over water. which often threat.
ems to inundate II, but II IL visited by
rain and snow Mt least two hundred
days OF tho year. The city IL prac.
tically surrounded by water, for
swamps abound on two sides, the sea
and the river on the other.
At the beginning of tho building OF
st. Petersburg Peter the Great set
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-25

thousands to work. under cOmpulsion
Of the knout." to build dikes and re-
claim the land. Everyone, mobiles and
peasants alike. hated the place. all
save Peter the Great, who called the
city his Paradise" and forbade the
use Of stone in building elsewhere In
Russia, ordering all the stone acces-
sible to be brought to st. Petersburg.
Any peasant who wished to enter the
city could do 30 by fetching a cart
load Of stone This was his passport.
Indeed, people did not have to beg to
enter st. Petersburg. They were
forced by the cars command to
abandon other places and come to
dwell in his pet" city. The conse-
Quence was a crowded quarter where
the poor herded together like so many
rats, living in sQualor and misery.
Even to this day. the Russian metrop-
oils Ia the most unhealthy capital OF
Europe.
But, in spite Of all the drawbacks.
st. Petersburg is beautiful and ma
jestic city. The Winter Palace 10
splendid, as are also entire streets OF
beautiful buildings. It might be called
a city of space. for the streets are
very wide, and nowhere--save In the
slums-does one find crowding. Ev-
erything seems on gigantic scale
cathedrals, public and educational
buildings. art galleries. etc. Beauti-
full statuary IL seen In the public
squares. the statue Of Peter the Great
being q magnificent monument to the
glory of the ruler who built the city
in the face Of natures and mans op'
position.
Nevsky Prospect is the fashionable
street of st. Petersburg. It II only
three miles in length. but II 10 a. cele'
brated q highway ~ Regent street.
London, or Fifth avenue. New York.