The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1912-04-26
SURVIVORS TELL OF
TITANIC DISASTER
Wives and Little Ones Torn from Hus-
bands' Arms and Placed in Life
boats.-Captain Goes Down
With His Ship.

upon the stsrbosrd side said that ~
Ice mountain. which the vessel struce,
was at least f6o' feet 'high'-wbess. .sx.
posed.
At the time the ship was .stsaaing
ahead under nearly . full head Of
steam. about twenty one knots an hour.
Acting under orders from Captain
Smith, the ships oficers passed
among the passengers reassuring
them when the rumor spread that the
ship had struck.
From the salon. where they had
been playing cards. and from their
berths. rushed the first cabin passen.
gers. all clambering wildly to the main
deck. They we're followed shortly by
persons from the second cabin and by
others from the steerage.
Keep cool; there 10 no great dan.
scr." was the message which. repeat.
ed over and over again. gradually
became monotonous. The warning
was hardly necessary for none, save
the highest officers OF the ship who
were In Captain Smiths confidence.
knew the real gravity OF the situation.
Captain Smith Immediately went be.
.ow and began an examination. This
showed that quick action was neces.
sary. and within ffteen minutes OF his
:rst warning, the captain again cat.
.ersd the wireless cabin and told oper.
ptor Phillips to fash the distress sig.
nal.
Captain Orders Distress Signal.
Send the international call for help
so that all will understand" said Cap
tain Smith. Some OF the passengers
who had been sleeping we're aroused
and left their berths. Many FASTENED
on deck to get a glimpse OF the berg,
but so swiftly was II moving In the
gulf stream current that within TWEEN.
; ty minutes after the vessel had struck
he Ice mountain had disappeared from
view.
At 1850 p. m. fifteen minutes after
tho collision. the FIRST intimation OF
Impending danger was given. Officers
passed among the passengers warnin 2
them to put on life belts, and the
tarpaulins were cast OF the ilfeboats
' and life RATS and the dsvlt guys
loosened so that the boats could be
swiftly slung over the side. Members
OF the crew also donned life pre-
servers, but with studied forethought
Captaii Smith ordered the principal
officers not to don their belts.
They were told, however. to be
ready to do so in an emergency. The
ship had soon begun to list. The
wireless masts were sputtering a blue
streak OF sparks. Phillips sat at hi.
key. pounding out one S. O. 8. cal
after another. He alternated between
the s. o. g. and the C. Q. ID. 80 thai
there should be no possible chance o
the signal being misunderstood. Til,
Hrst ship to respond to the Titanic'i
wireless appeals for help was III,
Frankfurd. The second was tn,
Carpathia. ,.E
The rivst plates. under the water
line increased the gap. allowing NOR
and more water to pour into the hold
The steel frame had been huckled b.
the impact OF the collision and waite
was rushing into the supposedly wa
tertight compartments around tn
i doors.
The dynamos supplying the ship
searchlight and wireless OUTFIT wer
put out OF commission, The oficer
hurried hither and thither rsportiu
to Captain Smith. This master mar
ner. hero OF tho White Star line. kne,