Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-16

tanie's sister ship. Olympic. which has
wireless apparatus Of sufficient strength
to send messages across the Atlantic.
has sent US nothing. The olympic left
here last Saturday and this morning is
90 miles away from the Titanic. The
Olympic should be alongside the Titanic
at O'Clock this afternoon. The olympic
has been notified OF the reported acct
dent"
4 wireless message from the Titanic
received shortly after midnight. an
nounoed the liner had struck an iceberg
off the banks of Newfoundland and was
in sinking condition. Transfer OF the
passengers to the lifeboats began at
once, The accident occurred last night,
Two hours later. the ships wireless ap-
paratus. which had been working so
badly as to permit of only intermittent
and fragmentary messages. failed COM
plctely.
weather Cain, and Clear.
The last words sent by the operator
told that the vessel was apparently
doomed. sinking by the head and that
the women MESSENGERS were being
rushed into the lifeboats \ Eeasuring
feature vas that the weather was calm
and clear and help only a few hours
away.
The TItanic's first S. o. s. message was
received by the Allen linen Virginian.
which according to the position given by
the Titanic's operator was not more than
l'o miles away. The captain Of the Vir-
ginian at once started his boat at full
| speed for the scene Of the disaster. an
| nouncing TO his brothe. officer on the
bridge Of the Titanic that the virginian
should reach rim by 10 O'Clock this
morning.
The Titanic's accident happened in
latitude ATS north, longitude So,N west.
This point is about II5o miles due east
OF New York City and 40 miles south Of
| Cape Race. New Fnundland. wireless sta
ton. AL the messages from the ship
were reiayed to the Cape Race wireless
station by the Vlrginlan and forwarded
by the Marconi company to New York
City. The Titanics twin. ship. Olympic,
which left New York last week was also
| in direct communication with the sinking
boat from a point about 800 miles away
and started at once for the scene.
The Titanic, which was on Its maiden
trip. IL in charge Of captain smith, who
was on the bridge OF the big Olympic
when that boat colIided with the Rrltlsh
cruiser Hawke last september
| The Titanic carries LEO passengers. ei
which s1s are in the first cabin and - Ia
the second cabin. ] ! -, , s..
Notable Passenser List.
The passenger llst is a notable one.
Among these are:
Emil Brandeis. Omaha. 49,.
F. d. Mfllet the artist and presiden,
of the Consolidated American academy
at Rome ....... A.....
Major Archibald Butt. military aide to
President Taft. ..'.i
c. NJ Hayes. president of the Grand
Trunk railway.
J. Bruce lsmay. chairman and manag.
ing director Of the white star line.
Henry b. Harris. the American theatri.
cal manager.
W. T. Stead.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor.
Mr.. and Mrs @. D. widener.
Benjamin Guggenheim.
Mr.. and Ms. Harry widener.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. who Joined
the ship at cherbourg.
The Countess Rothes.
Mr.. and Mrs Isidor straus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Tausing.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Thayer.
Mrs. J. s. Stuart White.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Allison.
Mrs. Albert.
Mrs. Cardoza.
Mr.. and Mrs. W, E. Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Chsffess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Fortune.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. Douglas.
Mfr. and Mrs. Henry Harper.
Mrs e. d. Appleton.
Norman c. Craig. NJ. p.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Dodge.
William c. Dulles.
Colonel Archibald Grace
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick NJ. Hoyt.
Fletcher Fellowes.
Lambert Williams.
Colonel Washington Roebling.
Adolpe saalfield.
J. ClInch Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick speddin.
! Clarence Moore.
Robert W. Daniel.
Captain E. J. Smith is in command of
the Titanic.
The last previous communication vita
the Titanic was a wireless message re-
eeived by the Msrconi station at Capo
| Race reporting IL lisa miles east Of Sandy
! Hook at l:2S o'clock Sunday morning.
LONDON, April ls.-The list Of second