The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-26
SPUR Of ICEBERG
RIPS BOTTOM OFF
GIGANTIC SHIP
Titanic Is Literally Dise1bcWeled
BY Submerged Floe While
s Speeding.
PLACID SEA HIDES DEATH
little Shock IL Felt When Vessel
Strikes Passengers for Half an
Hour Believe Damage ls Slight
Pathetic Stories Of Sur
vIvors.

New York, April 10. 1t was the sub
merged spur Of an iceberg Of ordi-
nary proportions that sent the White
Star liner Titanic more than two miles
TO the bottom Of the Atlantic of the
banks OF Newfoundland The vessel
was steaming almost full tilt through
. gently swelling sea and under star
lit sky, in charge OF First officer MUIR
dock. who q moment after the COLI
sion surrendered the command to Cap
tain Smith, who went down with his
boat.
The lifeboats that were launched
were not filed to their capacity The
general feeling aboard the ship was,
even after the boats had left Its sides,
!, that the vessel would survive its
wound, and the passengers who were
4 left aboard believed almost up to the
last moment that they had chance
for their lives.
The captain and officers behaved
with the utmost gallantry and there
was perfect order and discipline In
the launching of the boats and after
3 all hope had been abandoned for the
salvation Of the ship for those who
were on board.
Just before it went down the II
<anic broke its back.
Placid Sea Hides Death.
The great liner was splunging
through comparatively placid sea
on theS surface Of which there was
much mushy Ice and here and there a
number of comparatively harmless
looking foes. The night was clear
and stars visible Chief Officer Muir
dock was in charge Of the bridge.
The first intimation OF the presence
OF the iceberg that he received was
from the lookout IN the crows nest.
They were SO close upon the berg at
this moment that 1t was practically
impossible to avoid collision with It.
The first object did what other I'M
startled and alert commanders would
have done under similar cireum-
stances that is, he made an effort
by going full speed ahead on his star-
board propeller and reversing his port
propeller. simultaneously throwing his
helm over, to make rapid turn and
clear the berg.
R1ne Ro.tonc cnan
These maneuvers were not success
full. He succeeded in preventing his
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