The evening world., 1912-04-16
SANK FOUR HOURS AFTER COLLISION.

SANA EOCK dOUhS AFIEh COLLASxON.
The Titanic struck an iceberg about 1925 o'clock Sunday night She
sank Just four hours later. at 2o o'clock yesterday morning. Only one
That message implored that aid be rushed" Evidently the wireless appa.
ratus went out of commission almost Immediately.
Tho first vessel. summoned by wireless. to reach the scene Of the dis
aster. ALAG North, sofa West, a the Carpathia. bound from New York
for Mediterranean ports. There was no sign of the Titanic, which a few
ships that sail the seas. But the iceladen surface of the oceanw was black
with wreckase and in this field of desOlation, rising and falling with the
ralts' hNed with hystericai women weeping children and a fw desperate.
aboard the Carpathia. When the last boat had given up its cargo of surviv.
ors other vessels had arrived. But there vas - a is, n another Mv,r,
person IN the Icy waste. The Carpathia mad all those who had escaped
destruction.
Reluctantly the captain Of the carpathia. after satisfying himself that
Inc had saved oil within reach. headed about and started for New York.
He left behind him, cruising back and forth. the Partisan, the Baltic and
the Olympic. which had arrived during and after the transfer of passengers
The White Star line people say that all the lfebonts of the ritan.c
true it shows that the Ttantc, carrying asio persons, had life saving ap-
planes sufficient to care for but a little more than onethird of that
number.
Undoubtedly at the time of the collision the Ttantc was moving
through a great area Of broken ice and was in a fog. At 1920 O'Clock in
the evening the lounge rooms. the smoke rooms and restaurant were I'M
doubtedly thronged with passengers. An orchestra a playing somewhere
and perhaps. it being Sunday night, an improvised concert was in prog.
ress. Surely nj thought of danger invaded the mind of any passenger, for
and stoutest and most magnificent ship anoat?
And many passengers had retired to their bertha. The booming of the
big siren OF the Titanuc at regular intervals, a Message of warning to
Der 81 early N IN hisht' ot we're asleep especially in the fore
castle, where the members of the ere off watch were in their hunks. In
all probability Capt Smith and at least three of his officers werc on the
bridge.
Without any warning the moving mountain of steel. towering l75 fee.
above the water, crashed INTO a mo'hg mountain OF he, TIT Das OF which
was hundreds Of feet below the surface. The shock might have riven and
torn the great ship q s o earthquake shock might rive and tear a steel
skyscraper on land.
Only those who yer there and a remember will be able to describe
what occurred. What deeds of heroism were accomplished! What stink
ing episodes OF cowardce married the magnificent record OF a ship lost
with al-or nearly al-the women and children saved and nearly all the
men lost! What a record to spread on the pages OF history Of disasters
of the sea!
Out of the panic and shrokns and fear there must have sprung men
OF power and determination without parallel Not only weret these heroes
among the rev but among the passengers No higher grade of herosn
exists than that which impes n husband to Hiss his wife and children, COM
init them to boats and remain aboard a vessel doomed to destruction. Such
hcrOng hay figured In history time d again N h wreck If II Titanic
shows that the Ter OF the twentieth century arc as willing to sacrifice
themselves for their loved mes al were the lei Of bygone ages.
william Gardner of No broadway sad:
II him that the sudden sinking Of the Titanic can only he explained IN
hi probability thai she al over n ubmerEtd portion Of the Iceberg and thn
her entire bottom nm inner bottom were ripped open frcn the bow 20 the
onpincr room Her fires were put out, which accounted for the sudden silence
Of nj wireless. II may I'VE ripped open ony. the OUTSIDE or her keel but thu
rner bottom vas probably damaged nj the ship nicl quickly.