The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-15
Largest Vessel Afloat On Maiden Voyage Meets
 With Accident
WOMEN BEING TAKEN
 OFF IN LIFEBOATS
Many Big Liners Within Titanic's Call-Archie Butt Among Pas sengers-0lympie Rushing
 With All Haste to Vessel

Sapr ares. N~wtou-sss.as' ,-ssssvsl ,s --tBulietin.) )--lst Io.:5 last nisht the White star steamship Titantic called Is (. q. D." and reported having struck an iceberg on the Canadian coast. rhs steamer said that immediate assistance wns required.
 Half an hour afterwards another message came reporting that they were sinking by the head and that the women were being put off fin the life boats.
 The weather was calm and clear, the Titanic's wireless operator reported and gave the position of the vessel 4l;i6 north latitude and 50.14 west longitude
 The Marconi station at Cape Race noti- fled the Allan liner vrginan. the cap tain of which Immediately advised that he was proceeding for the scene of the disaster.
 The Virginian at midnight was about i7o miles distant from the Titanic and expected to reach that vessel about 10 a m. Monday
 The Olympic at an early hour Monday morning was In latitude f0.s2 north and longitude 6l :1s west. She was in direct communication with the Titanic and is now making all haste toward her.
 The steamship Baltic also reported her self as about 200 miles east of the Ti- tanic and was making all possible speed toward her. The last signals from the Titanic were heard by the virglnian al l2:27 a. m. The wireless operator on the Virginlan says these signals were blurred and ended abruptly.
 The news of the disaster was received at the Allen line offices here, in wire less message from the captain of the steamer Virginian of that line. It was stated that the virginian had been in wireless communication with the Titanic, that she had reported being in collision with an iceberg and asked for assistance.
 The Virginian reported that she was on her way to the Titanic.
 The Virgirrian sailed from Halifax this morning and at the time the wireless was sent she Is reckoned to have been abeam of Cape Race. She has 9o0 pas scngers on board but can accommodate 900 of the Titanics passengers should theit removal be necessary.
 The message from the Virginlans cap tain was sent by wireless to Cape Race and reaid to Montreal
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 The White Star liner Titanic. the largest vessel aioat. left Southampton April iC l on her maiden voyage for New York She Is a vessel of 46,32s tons. is sSs feet, ( inches iong and dispiaces 66.ooo tons.
 Butt Passenger,
 The Titanic carried about 1900 passen- gers. of whom 350 were in the first ca bin l Among those are F.. D. Millet, the artist, and president Of the Consolidated Amer ican Academy at Rome; Maj. Archibald Butt military aide to President Taft; 1 C. NJ. Hayes. president of the Grand Trunk railway J. Bruce Ismay chair I man and managing director of the White Star line: Henry R. Harris, the Amer i lean theatrical manager: ". T. Stead Mrs. Isador Straus, MT and Mrs. John Jacob Astor. MT. and Mrs. c. D. Wide ner. Benjamin Guggenheim and MT. and 1 Mrs Harry Nidener
 Capt. E. J. smith Is in command of the 1 Titanic
 The last commlinieation with the ri 1 tanic vas a wireless message received by the Marcon station at Cape Race, re- | porting her 12s4 miles east of Sandy Hook at. 2:ia o'clock Sunday morning. l On leaving Southampton last Wednes- day the Titanic had rather exciting moment While passing the White Star l liner ocean and the American liner New York. which were alongside one another. the action of the Titanic triple screws dragged the New York from her moorines Her stern swung into mid stream and narrowly escaped striking the Titanic.
 Largest Vessel AfIoat
 The Titanic is luxurionsly fitted oui vessel and her accommodations for cabin passengers are elegant.
 | The immensity Of the Titanic is shown when it is stated that in length she will stretch over four city blocks. She has