The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-18

/ y wrecked, a gaping wound opening
below her water line and letting the
water into her forward compart-
ments.
: Women and Children First.
In the meantime the life-boats
were manned and into them were
placed as many Of the women and
children as they could hold. These
boats were put on while there was
yet some hope of holding the Titanic
afioat until her wireless messages
could summon help.
Later and more comprehensive
messages tell of great bravery on the
part of the men passengers. There
was a minimum of disorder. John
Jacob Astor. who, with his bride,
was returning from their long honey
moon abroad. saw his bride placed in
Ia llfe.boat safely away. Colonel AS
tor was drowned
Captain Smith. n E
The work of getting the life-boats
away. the work of allaying the fears
Of the great crowd of passengers as
much as possible, the work of keep
Ing the pumps in operation and the
engines throbbing-these tasks and
countless others were directed by
Captain Smith. the venerable COM
mander of the Titanic, and before
her advent the commander OF the
Olympic, who displayed almost SUI
perhuman power of mind and body as
the worlds most horrible sea disas-
ter crowned his long and honorable
service on the high seas. -'r
A wireless message from the Vir-
gilman states that the occupants OF
the small boats which she picked up
have been transferred to the Car
pathia, which Is proceeding to New
York. ....
Founders In Four Hours.
The Titanic struck the iceberg at
1925 Sunday night and foundered at
2:20 Monday morning. At daybreak
! the Carpathia arrived on the scene
and her passengers and crew beheld
only the small boats with their pre-
cious human cargoes and dismal
scene of wreckage.
Sinking by the head and women
are being rushed into the life-boats!"
! were the last words that sputtered
| into the wireless room OF the Viz
ginian from the Titanic.
Wireless Sounds Distress Cry.
All through the night and until her
wireless station was silenced, over
hundreds of miles of sea from the
antennae of the giant liner flashed
the mystic and magic sos" the
worldwide cry Of distress on the
ocean. Every wireless operator
within range of the MANNED vessel
dropped her other message TO locate
her and meanwhile relayed the fatal
message to the world
The collision occurred in latitude
4l.46 north and longitude 5O.14
west, 1850 miles east Of New York
and $50 miles soHth Of Cape Race,
the most westerly point Of New
! Foundland.
No storm prevails.
| Contrary to earlier. dispatches
there was no storm when the vessel
struck. The weather was clear and
calm.
Almost as soon as the Virginian
| picked up the distress signal 1t was
recorded by the operator on the
Olympic, the Titanic's sister ship,
and next to her the largest vessel
afioat. This was at midnight. Al
! that hour the Olympic was 200 miles
from New York en- route to South
ampton.
The Olympia forged ahead under
| full steam, but wireless dispatches
indicate that she reached the scene
too late to be of any assistance.
Baltic Speeds to Rescue.
The Baltic-famous for her rescue
of the passengers of the steamer Re-
public and for her Jack Binns, who
sat aloft and braved death to sum
mon help-was the next ship to pick
up the brief story of the THAMES
plight. She was on her way from
New York to Liverpool, but turned
about and put on full speed toward
the Titanic's position.
! The Partisan, according to her mes
sages, reached the fiotilla Of res
cuers shortly after the Baltic.
Confirms Loss OF Life.
A wireless message from Captain
( Haddock confirmed the fears Of the
White Star line officials that all but
the go women and children who es-
capped in the small boats from the
/ s10,000.000 steamship had persisted
A part of this message was withheld
but enough was divulged to the news
! papers TO make certain the appalling
extent OF the catastrophe.
Not until Captain Haddock flashed
Horrible disaster-all but $40 lost"
would the White Star officials be-
lieve that the mightiest ship ever
launched had gone down on her
maiden voyage.
The scene in the White Star line
Offices was pitiful. Brought to a
realization OF the stupendous wreck
the complete destruction OF the
fruit OF their dreams-gray.haired
men. many OF them veteran seamen,
wept.