Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-16

OF the icebergs were veritable peaks,
projecting hundreds Of feet from the
sea. They ground together constantly
as they were caught by currents and
the noise Of their contact could be
heard for many miles.
The tenor of all the wireless mes
sages that reached here late was that
the Titanic sank before the steamships
that had heard her call for help could
get to her. 1t seemed clear that Cap
tain Smith and his officers had lowered
the women and children and some of
the men in the small boats, but that
most Of the men passengers as well
as crew persisted with the going down
Of the ship.
The place where the Titanic sanL
is about 500 miles from Halifax, N. s.,
and the water at that point, about
seventy miles south Of the Grand
Banks Is at least two miles deep. 1t
Is midway between Sable Island and
dangerous sands which, however, might
have been a place of safety had there
been time to run the Titanic there
and beach her on the northern side.
Vincent Astor Weeps at News.
The officers of the White Star line
in this city were overrun with anxious
Inquiries for tidings of relatives and
friends known to be on board the i'll
fated Titanic.
Colonel Astor's son, Vincent, with
Colonel Astor's secretary, w. A. Dob
byn, and A. j. Drexel Biddle inquired
a~nxiously at the White Star Offices and
when the officials of the line told the
meagre news they had Vincent became
much affected and wept.
A score Of inquirers surrounded the
information clerk at all times, but they
could get no news except that the Car
pathia is bringing 675 Of the Titanic's
passengers.
Sylvester Byrnes, secretary for Isl
dor Straus, said that Mr.. Straus' son,
Herbert, had left for Halifax with the
expectation of meeting his father
there. Jesse Straus, another son, is on
board the Hamburg-American liner
Amerika, going the other way.
Many women in the office of the line
were hysterical, and friends who were
with them tried in vain to comfort
them. Among them were Mrs. W. AID
Olson Wheelock of this city. Mrs,
Wheelock was tnquiring for her sister,
Mrs. d. w. Marvin, and the latter's
husband. who are returning from their
honeymoon abroad.
Among the inquirers at the White
Star Offices was a Mr.. Madorf, who
came seeking news of his friend Arthur
Rverson. who was in the first cabin
Of Titanic with his wife, two daugh,
ters and a son. They were bound for
Philadelphia to attend the funeral Of
a son.
Mrs. Daniel ~Guggenheim, whose hus.
band is a nephew of Benjamin Gug.
genheim, who was on the Titanic,
swooned when her husband brought
word to her of the loss Of life.
Official Statement Given Out.
2. a. S. Franklin, the president of the
International Merchant Marine com.
pany, gave out the following:
1--WE have found that the Carpathia
has on board between 600 and 700 of
the Titanic's passengers. We don't
know where the Virginian and Pari-
sian are nor how many souls they have
aboard"
The lost ship, which stood for the
finest aid most scientific in asean lin
ers, and whose first trip to this coun-
try was awaited proudly by her line,
had a touch of evil fortune before she
cleared the harbor of Southampton
last Wednesday. AS she passed down
stream, her immense bulk-she dis
placed 5000 tOns-drew the waters
after her with an irresistible suction
that tore the American liner New York
from her mornings. Seven steel haws-
ers were snapped like Irvine and the
New York doated toward the White
Star ship. A collision was narrowly
averted. 1t was a misadventure SINH
lar to that which overlook the Titan
les sister ship, Olympic. Captain
Smith commanded the Olympic OF that
voyage. Suction brought about a col
lision Of the Olympic with the cruiser
Hawke and the Olympic went to dry
dock for expensive repairs. A special